Evening star., 1950-07-01
Rookie Bob Ross Due
To Start Against
Athletics Tonight
By Burton Hawkins

DuChy I1dA llos 1OOhAAAS w oAAC
future and at the same time
trying to prod his current Mats,
will trust young Bob Ross with
his first Griffith Stadium starting
assignment tonight against the
Athletics and hope for encourage
ing developments.
Harris has the nucleus of a.
steady club in such performers as
Eddie Yost, Cass Michaels, Irv
Noren and a few others, but he
needs pitching help. The 81
year-old Ross, a left-hander who
moved up from Chattanooga two
weeks ago, could be an important
figure in Bucky's plans.
Harris has reserved his opinion
concerning Ross, for in relief
appearance at Chicago Bob
showed signs of brilliance. but in
his first start at Cleveland he was
battered by the Indians.
In his attempt to reconstruct
the Mats, beaten 7-6 and 4-2 by
Philadelphia last night before
12,2l9 customers. Harris chief
concern centers on his pitching.
Thus Ross finds a manager eager
to give him a regular berth if he
displays the talent to warrant it.
AS to Start Shantz.
Against Ross the Athletics will
counter with Bobby Shantz, a little
southpaw who has won six and lost
seven. He will be trying to keep
the AS out of the cellar. a spot
they vacated with their triumphs
last night.
The Philadelphians came from
behind twice to capture the first
game for Hank Wyse, who required
relief from Lou Brissie. The Mats
belted Wyse for three runs in the
first inning. but the AS bounced
back with four in the fourth off
Connie Marrero as Mike Guerra
slammed a tWo-run triple to high
light the uprising after two were
out.
Washington retaliated with an
other three-run outburst in the
fifth to grab a GA lead, but the
AS moved back into command
at 7-6 with three runs in the
sixth and Brissie came along to
retain that margin. Mickey Har-
ris gave the Mats no-hit pitching
after replacing Marrero with none
out in the sixth, but it was in
| lost cause.
Joost's Homer Does 1t.
The Athletics took an early 20
lead against Sandy Consuegra in
the second game, but the Mats
tied it up in the fifth on Johnny
Ostrowski's single. Sam Dente's
double and Mickey Grasso's sin
gle. That tie existed until the
eighth, when Ferris Fain singled
and Eddie Joost rammed his 11th
homer into the leftf1eld bleachers.
Guerra contributed three of the
AS II hits in the first game. while
Joe Astroth accounted for three
of Philadelphia's IL hits in the
second game.
MATS NOTES: Gil Coan. still
suffering from headaches as the
result Of a fractured skull suffered
on June 2, worked out with the
Mats yesterday and pumped a
drive against the cigarette sign
atop the rightfield wall. Gill
has been advised not to run for
couple of days but believes he'll
be ready to play when he comes
off the disabled list July 6.
H. Gabriel Murphy. who pur-
chased the 40 per cent block of
stock owned by Johnny Jachym,
was elected member of the Mats
board of directors and made Sec
ond vice president of the club at a
special meeting of the board yes
terday. Calvin Griffith, first
vice president. hopes Murphy will
arrange more football games for
Griffith Stadium as his first as
signment.
Elmer Singleton, obtained from
San Francisco last Sunday in the
deal which sent Pitcher Steve
Macy to the Seals, was due here
Thursday, but hasn't arrived
yet he's motoring, which ap-
parently sets record for non
chalance in moving up to the
majors.
Consuegra was involved in an
unusual play in the fourth inning
OF the second game Bob Dill
linger's liner tore the glove off
Sandy's hand, rejecting the ball
to Mickey Vernon. Consuegra
raced to first base and caught