Evening star., 1950-08-07
Harris Impressed by Beadens Showing Despite Loss to Tiger
'Bucky Says 194S Star
Has Good Chancetobe
Great Pitcher Again
By Burton Hawkins

1neT6 Is I1O lLlIl6UldCG QlVlQ61lu
on the deal which brought Pitcher
Gene Bearden to the Mats from
Cleveland last week, but Manager
Bucky Harris believes the hand
some left-hander has bright
future with Washington.
Bearden lost a 40 decision at
Detroit yesterday, but Harris says
that "if Gene pitches as well for
us in the future he'll win plenty
of games. I definitely was en-
couraged by his showing and he'll
get lot of work with u.s."
Bearden was stymied by the
seven-hit pitching of Dizzy Trout,
the sturdy right-hander who near
ly came to the Mats last December
in a trade for Paul Calvert. That
failed to develop when the Tigers
pulled out at the last minute, only
to acquire Calvert later on waivers.
The Tigers flrst-place status
partly is the result of Trout's
labor. He won only three games
and lost six last year. but this
season he has an 30 record and
has filled in nicely at a time when
the club has been handicapped
by the loss of Virgil Trucks. due
to sore arm.
Meet Athletics Tomorrow.
Bearden allowed only eight hits,
but the Mats never gave him a
chance against Trout's polished
pitching. Four times the Mats
had scoring opportunities and on
each occasion the bespectacled
Trout disposed of them easily.
Idle today: the Mats returned
here to rest before invading Phila-
delphia tomorrow night for the
first of two games under the
lights.
A 20-game winner with the In
dams in 1948 when he knuckle-
balled Cleveland to the pennant,
Bearden currently owns Ia rec
ord, but Harris visions a come
back for him.
Maybe he won't be a world
beater for the remainder of this
season." Bucky admits, but what
he needs to regain his form is
work and he's going to get 1t
He has a great chance to be
tremendous pitcher again. He
could spring a real surprise next
year."
The Mats couldn't click on their
scoring opportunities for Gene as
31,414 fans watched at Briggs Sta
dium. In the second inning Cas-
Michaels tripled to center will
one out. but Sam Dente watched :
third strike and Al Evans grounded
out.
With one out in the fifth, A
Evans singled and Bearden walked
but Eddie Yost forced Bearder
and Gil Coan flied to left. Michaeli
started the seventh with a wall
] and Dente singled, but Evans hi
into a double play, Michaels TAX
ing third. Again Bearden walked
but Yost flied to Johnny Groth
Trout Drives I'm First Run.
Michaels singled with one ou
In the ninth and Dente followed
with another, but Ed Stewart
flied out and Sherry Robertson
went down swinging.
The Tigers nicked Bearden fol
a run in the second inning wher
Groth singled, moved to second or
a passed ball and scored on Trout''
single. The Tigers lifted theil
lead to 20 in the fifth when Jerry
Priddy walked, scooted to thirc
on George Kell's single and scored
on a wild pitch.
Detroit boosted its margin tt
40 in the seventh. Johnny Lipor
walked and Priddy belted hin
across with a lusty triple to cen.
ter. Priddy scored on Kell's single
to left.
MATS NOTES: Irv Noren hi
safely in his 18th straight game
:. Coan hasn't had a hit in hi!
last IL attempts . in the three
games at Detroit the Mats playec
/ before 1925 customers anC
I boosted their road attendance II
sos, ,442.
The Mats ended the western
! portion of their road trip with
a ST record A high wine
played tricks with pop flies
Don Holloway and Bob Swift per.
mitted Dente's pop to fall between
them Later Mickey Vernon
and Evans extended the same
courtesy to a pop by Trout.
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