Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-08
Lemon Bats In
3 Runs, Griffs
Top Reds, 1912
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star STAFF Correspondent


Jim Lemon, virtually packed for
departure to the minors, crashed
"a bases-loaded homer, triple
and a double to bat across eight
runs and lead the Senators to a
1912 victory over Cincinnati to-
day in wild game played in a
near gale.
With telephone poles support
ing lights wavering continuously
and threatening to snap in con-
slant 35-mile-per-hour winds.
the game was little more than a
test Of the players ability to re-
main erect.
1t was the equivalent of play
ing in a wind tunnel, and seven
harasSed pitchers yielded "a
bases on balls.
From the swirling dust and
avalanche Of extra-base blows,
Lemon rescued his job at least
temporarily. Hitless in 16 previ-
Gus trips to the plate, the big
.outfielder walked three times
once with the bases filled-be-
fore going on his rampage. He
now has five hits-two doubles,
a triple and two homers-in %
tries this spring.
Four Hits for TetteIbach
Lemon stole the show from
Dick Tettelbach, who contributed
a triple, double and two singles
to the Senators 14-hit attack
on Joe Nuxhall, Hal Jeffcoat.
Don Gross and Rudy Minarcin.
Tettelbach also walked and
struck out.
Hal Griggs, PedA0 Ramos and
Tex Cleveneer were swatted for
IS hits. but Clevenger was the
only pitcher who didn't allow
a run. He gave the 1871 Gus
toners a thrill with two out in
the ninth, though, when Gus
Bell doubled. Frank Robinson
beat out an infield hit and Ray
walked to fill the
bases. The tying run was at the
plate in the form Of dangerous
Wally Post. but Clevenger
whipped a third strike past him
to end the travesty after hours
and 10 minutes.
The Senators socked six
doubles and the Redlegs added
four Tettelbach and Lemon
triples, while Ed Bailey
dashed a two-run homer in the
fifth inning. Lemon clouted his
grand-slam in the seventh.
The only pitcher who didn't
walk anybody was Minarcin,
who worked only one inning
and was clipped for two runs.
Comparatively, Clevenger was
an astounding success, retiring
the Redlegs in order in the
seventh and eighth, the only
occasions either side went down
1928.
Griggs escaped damage in the
first three innings, but Jablonski
opened the fourth with a double
to touch off a five-run splurge.
Jablonski shifted to third when
Ted KluszeWski grounded out
and Bailey walked.
Ray Mcmillan grounded to Ed
Yost at third, but the Senators
gummed up a rundown play on
Jablonski and all hands were
safe. Nuxhall pumped across two
runs with a single to right and
Mcmillan scored on a wild pitch
while Griggs was in the process
of walking Johnny Temple.
The runners advanced when
Bob Halle grounded out, and
Bell brought Nuxhall and Temple
across with a double off the
Irightfield fence.
Seven-Run OutburSt
That commanding lead van
Iished Immediately. Nuxhall, who
pitched a four-hit shutout
against the Tigers in his last
start, walked pinch hitter
Johnny Groth to launch the
Senators biggest inning of the
spring.
Jerry Snyder and Tettelbach
followed with singles to account
for a run. Whitley Herzog popped
out, but Roy Sievers walked tc
fill the bases. Yost's routine fly
was waited against the leftfielc
fence to score another run. A
walk to Lemon forced across the
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