Evening star., 1949-05-18
Loss 10 Tigers
Points Up Need
OF Relief Men
Calvert Is Slated
To Make His LocuI
Slab Debut Tonight
By Burton Howkins

The teletype machine in Clark
Griffith Office was being watched
closer than Fort Knox gold today
with each clatter carrying hope
the Mats would obtain an accept
able relief pitcher on waivers
With major league clubs forced to
trim their rosters to Is players by
midnight, waiver lists from Amer
lean League headquarters in
Chicago were being scrutinized
frantically.
! I've claimed six pitchers re-
Gently, but waivers on all of them
were withdrawn" disclosed
Griffith. I'm hoping we can pick
up somebody today who can
help us.
One under the player limit. the
Mats are in position to create
| two other vacancies If they relish
| loading up with castoffs. Mark
Christman may be stricken from
the player list. providing waivers
are obtained, and employed solely
as coach. Len Okrie. third
string catcher. is destined to be
farmed out if names on the waiver
list are enticing.
Up to Chin in Trouble.
Manager Joe Kuhel ostensibly
has a 10-man pitching staff. but
actually he's up to his chin in
trouble when his starting pitcher
can't remain the route. Milo Can
DIM, first afflicted with a damaged
knee and now a sore arm. hasn't
pitched in nearly two weeks. Joe
Haynes sore arm has kept him
idle for three weeks.
Forrest Thompson returned tc
relief duty last night. after nurs-
ing an ailing arm for three weeks
and promptly handed Detroit
4-2 gift before 1884 fans. Kuhel
is reluctant to press the inexperi-
enced Dick Weik into action. Dick
Welteroth's relief pitching has
been spotty yet the Mats can't get
waivers on either of the promising
youngsters.
The Mats require tolerable relief
pitching desperately. Paul Calvert
slated to make his local debut to-
night against the Tigers Ted
Gray, and Sid Hudson have been
pitching despite angry blisters
which aren't getting an opportu-
nifty to heal. Walter Masterson
has made rapid recovery from
an appendectomy, but has weak
ened in the late innings.
Walks Start Tumble.
Last night Masterson had q
two-hit. 20 game in his grasp
with two out in the eighth inning
but walks to Don Holloway and
George Kell, plus singles by Vic
Wertz and Pat Mullin locked the
score.
Thompson replaced Masterson
and escaped harm momentarily
when Hoot Evers slammed his first
pitch deep to Clyde Vollmer in
center. In the ninth, though. For
rest pitched as If the plate was
located on Seventh street. He
walked Johnny Groth, Eddie Lake
and Connie Berry successfully
with none out.
Welteroth arrived on the scene
and his first pitch was rifled into
center by Johnny Lipon; Groth
and Lake scoring on the single
Sam Dente took Kolloway's
grounder and whipped out Berry
attempting to score and Kell hit
into a double play. but too late.
Ralph Weigel stirred faint hope
among the customers when he
singled off Dizzy Trout with one
out in the ninth. but Gil Coan
struck out for the third time and
Buddy Lewis grounded out.
Two Hit-Run Singles.
The Mats 20 lead off Virgil
Trucks principally was the ac-
complishment of Dente. who twice
shifted Eddie Yost from first to
third on hit-and-run singles. Al
Evans got YoSt home in the
fourth with a bad hop single past
Holloway. then brought him
across again in the sixth on a
grounder to Holloway.
That was the situation when
the Mats pitching exploded.
NAT NOTES-Kuhel was pro-
testing all night that Trucks was
using a sweat ball. but got no.
where he repeatedly had
Plate Umpire Bill MCGOWAN ex-
anime the pellet, but Bill found
nothing except the customary
cover and stitches.
The Mats have averaged better
than $4,000 fans a game at home
In 18 games on the road
they've averaged 10000 custom
ers. Evers has been working
out. at first base for the Tigers
and may wind up with the job.
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