Evening star., 1948-05-12
On Trail Of Another
0utfieIder 10 Boost
Strength at Plate
By Burton Howkins

Garden Gillenwater, right-handed
hitting outfielder who is batting 1886
with the Milwaukee Brewers. has
been purchased by the Mats for
$50 900 1t was announced today by
President Clark Grifiith of the
Washington club. Gillenwater, who
will be 80 years old tomorrow. Will
report to the Mats on Friday at
Boston and will be installed IN
center field.
Grifith, in announcing the pur-
chase, said he still is seeking an
other gardener. We're on the trail
of another outfielder," said Grif1th.
"and we might get him in q lew
days. Well keep trying until we
come up with few hitters.' -.
Gillenwater Is no stranger 70
ma ior league surroundings. A minor
league veteran, he played with me
Boston Braves in 1945. hitting .zSS'
and in 1916, batting .228. Last year
with Milwaukee he belted American
Association pitching at q .3lz chp
and smashed 23 home runs.
A 6-foot- i Inch 178-pounder, Gil
lenwater throws and bats rlgnt
handed. In "a games with tne
brewers this season he has blasted
three homers, a triple and seven
doubles and has batted across rs
rms. Informed of his purchase oy
the Mats last night in Minneapolis
Gillenwater informed Grif1th ne
would return to Milwaukee lmmeol-
atelv to obtain his personal belong
inps and join the team when IL
onens a 4-game series against the
Red Sox at Fenway PARK.
Gillenwater Comes High.
A resident OF Cleveland, Tenn.'
Gillenwater represents the most ex-
nensiye player investment made ny
Grifith on a strictly cash basis IN
recent wears. His addition to the
Mats SQUAD boosts the player roster
to 26. Rosters must to trimmed 10
Is by May 20. .o.
Gillenwater employed .2s6 nat-
ting average with st. Paul IN 1884
as stepping stone to the Braves
who attempted to repurchase MIN
last wear from Milwaukee. Base
ball Commissioner Happy Cnanoier
blocked that deal on a technlcahty:
with Gil Coan in left field ana
Gillenwater in center the Nats
right field Job remains unsettled,
with Manager Joe Kuhel having a
choice of Sherry Robertson, Tom
Mcbride. Earl Wooten or Leon
Culberson. Griffith hopes to settle
that spot with the addition OF
another outflelder.
Coan Almost a Hero.
Coan missed tying the score 1or
the Mats by the width OF a deml-
tasse cup last night as washington
took a Al beating from the Detroit
Tigers before a crowd OF Il. .46l. Gu
contributed a valiant ninth-lnnlng
effort when. he rammed a Stuboy
Overmire pitch over the right-field
fence-foul by inches-at a time
when Eddie Yost and AL Kozar were
on base and the Mats trailing by
three runs.
Vic Wertz personally presented
Mickey Haefner a fourth stralent
defeat when he belted triples in the
first and sixth innings. Both times
his blows were delivered with Fat
Mullin and Hoot Evers on base. -.
The Mats couldn't damage Vlrgii
Trucks until the ninth inning. With
one out. AL Evans walked and scored
on Yost's Iusty double to the LETT
field corner When kozar also
walked. Overmire was rushed to the
mound. Coan greeted him with that
mighty wallop which curved 1oui'
then rif1ed a vicious liner to Mullin.
The runners advanced on a wild
pitch, but Mickey Vernon grounded
out to First Baseman George Vico.
Newhouser Hurls Tonight.
NAT NOTES: Hal Newhouser.
who has lost four successive starts
since capturing the opening game
for Detroit, will pitch for the Tigers
tonight against the Mats Sid Hud.
son. Detroit and washington Will
tangle in day game tomorrow and
the Mats will be making their flnal
appearance here until May 28.
Kozar hasn't had a hit in his last
20 tries neither has Culberson.
Wertz's last three hits have been
triples. The University OF Rich
mond baseball team saw the game.
Wooten produced three OF the
Mats nine hits. =. The Mats got
another nice relief job when For
rest Thompson stepped In for two
innings and didn't permit a hit.
Yost has walked 10 times. .
Early Wynn is battling a heavy
cold. Gillenwater may have the
headline writer's reaching for as
pirin. . Their all-star short-name
team would consist of Vico, 1b.;
Mayo, 2b.; Lake. ss.; Yost, 3b.: Moss,
c.: Dolby, Coan and Valo in the
outfleld and Shea and Page, pitch
ers.