Evening star., 1950-04-04
Scarborough Trading
Value Diminishing
with Each Start
By Burton Howkins
Stor Sfoff Correspondeet

ORLANDO. Fla, April 4.-The
Mats would welcome some help
from their leading pitcher. Ray
Scarborough. their only real win
ner last season, isn't doing too
we'll.
With the seasons start only two
weeks off, Scarborough's recent
pitching may be viewed with some
alarm. In the course of a IA
beating dealt the Mats by Spring.
field yesterday at Haines City,
Ray was pounded for II hits in
seven innings.
Scarborough was pitching de-
spite a chest congestion, so If his
showing was an isolated instance
lit probably would be dismissed
lightly by Manager Bucky Harris.
However, in his last three outings
Ray has been singularly ineffec-
tive.
36 Hits in II Innings.
Over span of II innings in
three games Ray has been blasted
for 20 runs and 36 hits by the
Phillies, Tigers and Springfield.
He has an earned-run average of
81, and this at time when the
clubs pitching is at it's worst.
Ray launched exhibition game
pitching in splendid style, permit
ting only three hits in seven in
nings against the Phils and Tigers.
In repeat engagements against
the same clubs, though, he was
hammered. and in yesterdays
game against Springfield - the
former Newark club-Scarborough
hit rockbottom.
Clark Griffith and Harris fire.
quently have stated Ray won't be
traded, but if the Red Sox or
Yankees renew negotiations for
him at this point it's likely they'd
have receptive audience. With
each appearance Scarborough's
trading value is diminishing.
Off what they've seen recently,
Griffith and Harris would be more
inclined to part with Scarborough
but any deal involving Ray must
bring pair of pitchers, second
baseman and probably a catcher
in return.
Trade Denials Discounted.
Any talk that the Mats won't
trade Scarborough is idle chatter.
Nearing 80. he represents ideal bait
to a pennant contender, and he
isn't the man to bring the Mats
out of the cellar. What the club
requires is overhauling and four
for-one deal could be step in that
direction.
Ray was slammed for at least
one hit in every inning yesterday.
In the first inning the Cubs
they're a Chicago farm now
battered him for four hits and
two runs. The Mats bounced
back with three runs in the third
on four singles and wild pitch
and moved into a AZ lead in the
fourth when Gil Coan walked.
shifted to third on an error and
scored on an inf1eld out.
Then the Cubs took over, aided
somewhat by errors by Eddie Yost
and Scarborough.
Sam Dente. Irv Noren and Sam
Mele each delivered two hits.
MATS NOTES-Watching the
game was Buddy Myer, former
Washington second baseman. i
He has been visiting his mother
who is i'll, in Tampa. Buddy
Is in the construction business in
Baton Rouge. Eddie Robinson
was stopped, but not by the Cubs
pitchers. Harris insisted on
taking a day off and he
went swimming with his family at
Daytona Beach.
Harris was to give the entire
team day off today. The
Mats will meet Kansas City here
tomorrow, when Dick Weik will
pitch against Joe Kuhel's team.
. Harris says, I'm amazed at
the spirit of this club. It's
the best Of any team I've ever
managed"
The Mats now are So against
major league clubs and AZ against
minor league teams.
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