Evening star., 1948-05-19
Scarborough Wins Starting Role With Grittmen
Sterling Relief Effort
AGAINST White Sox
Impresses KuheI
By Burton Howkins
Star Sfuff Cares pondenf

| CHlCAdO, May lS.-ltS sIdouo-
ton day for Ray Scarborough. The
perennially promising right-hander
who has been sparkling in relief
roles, has altered the pitching plans
of Manager Joe Kuhel, who nov Is
planning to employ five starters.
Ray, who turned in a superlative
relief job here yesterday when the
Mats travelled IL innings to whip the
Chicago White Sox, 5-4, will take q
regular assignment henceforth along
with Early Wynn, Sid Hudson
Mickey Haefner and Walter Mas
| terson.
Scarborough, who has won two
games and lost none, emerged from
the ranks of relievers yesterday. He
poured it on against the White Sox
limiting them to four scattered
singles in 5-inning relief job, and
so impressed Kuhel that he captured
newly created starting position.
Ray looked great against Boston
the other day." declared Kuhel
giving the Red Sox only one hit
In three innings. He was superb
against Chicago. From now on
we'll use five starters and I think
the additional day Of rest will bene-
fit Hudson, Masterson, Haefner and
| Wynn"
Earl Whitehill, the ex-Nat pitcher
who now is travelling for a sporting
goods firm, was an avid admirer Of
Scarborough yesterday when Ray
checked Chicago and whacked
across the winning run in the 18th
inning.
Calls Current Pitchers Stupid.
Whitehill, fiery fellow, explodes
when the topic of current pitchers
is discussed. He claims they're
muscle-b bound in the brain, easing
up too much and trying to get by
on soft stuff when they should be
firing their fast ones in close games.
He didn't find fault with Scar
borough.
There's a boy with sense" said
Whitehill, Il watched him closely.
He was in tight game, with every
pitch crucial. He bore down all the
way because the situation called
for it. He didn't throw Junk pitches
at any time and he should be COM
mended for it. The only time to
ease up a little is when you have
la commanding lead. Scarborough
was in = tie game, did some thinking
with his pitching, and came out
with a win.
You read about Bob Feller, Hal
Newhouser, Wynn and Masterson
trying to get by on fancy stuff and
it makes you wish you were years
younger and pitching again." con-
tinued Earl. ''They should have
sense enough to realize they are fast
ball pitchers-that their best fast
ball can murder good hitters-but
instead they try to sneak by on
tricky stuff. They ought to be shot
for trying it. Scarborough didn't
and SO I admire him."
Scarborough stepped into a A.
game and held the Sox helpless
until he stirred up the winning run
in the 18th. With one out Ike Pear
son walked Ed Stewart and Jake
Early propelled him to second with
a single to left. Mark Christman
struck out, but Ray slapped a single
to center, scoring Stewart.
Scarborough TO- the Rescue.
T Hudson permitted Al lead to
evaporatef before. Forrest Thompson
replaced him in the seventh inning
with two on base and eaSed out of
the jam. Scarborough then took
over and Won a starting position.
He walked none, which was relief
in itself to Kuhel, whose pitchers
have issued 101 bases on balls.
Scarborough snapped the Mats
four-game losing streak and lifted
them within three games of the
500 level. Masterson was hoping
to move Washington closer to that
even keel today when he faces
Chlcago's Joe Haynes.
NAT NOTES: The Mats thought
they had obtained another silent
specimen in Garden Gillenwater,
but it isn't so -. he squawked loud
long land futilely) when Umpire
Art Passarella called a second strike
on him yesterday. -. Pitcher Mickey
Haefner has returned to his New
Athens Qll) residence for treatment
of a sinus infection. He'll rejoin
the club in st. Louis.
The exclusive gathering Of 2,10s
was the smallest group the Mats
have performed before this season.
AL Kozar has been dropped to
eighth in the Mats batting order,
with Johnny Sullivan showed UP to
the second notch. E. In the Mats
last four games Sullivan has taken
called third strikes five times.
Even the light-hitting White Sox are
outproducing the Mats in home runs.
:. Chicago has blasted eight, while
the Mats have only two. WASH
lngton's pitchers have yielded 16
homers. Fourteen steals have
been attempted against the Mats
and only 2 have clicked. The
Mats have tried II steals and made
good on II. >. Chicago has lost II
OF its last IL games and newspaper
criticism of the club has become
intense. The White Sox haven't
won a game at home, dropping six
straight. The Mats have been
following foul weather, with wind
and cold hampering them yesterday
. Gillenwater is a 500 hitter in
three games with the Mats.
Kozar's batting average has tobog-
gained to .212. He has batted
.067 In Washington's last nine
games, but he has been handicapped
by two smashed fingers. Eddie