Evening star., 1938-07-17
LEWIS SEALS WIN
WITH RUN IN 7TH
0utfield Errors Aid Each
Side-Weaver Yields 8
Hits in Victory.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

Prof. Monte Morton Weaver. the
spindly ex-mathematics instructor
who isn't supposed to be able to pitch
In hot weather. personally assumed
the task Of swapping Washington's
two-game losing streak yesterday at
Grifdth Stadium. Prof Weaver went
to some lengths to drive home his
point, throwing an eight-hitter at the
Chicago White Sox and winding up
with 3-to-2 victory,
The 5000 customers in the pews
saw the rival right fielders, George
Case OF the Mats and Hank Steinbacher
OF the Sox. battle to an error-producins
draw that had important bearing on
the ball game. For the Sox' first run
was unearned, due to boot by Case
IN the opening inning, and the Mats
winning run, coming in the seventh.
was equally tainted.
The victory, Washington's seventh
IN the last nine games, served to pull
the Mats away from the struggling
hfth-place Tigers, who lost to the
Yankees The local firm now has a
three and one-half game lead over the
Bengals and in picking UP a game on
the losing Boston Red Sox, moved to
within five games of third place.
Sox Break Tie in Fourth.
The Sox had all the better of the
argument In the early going. In the
nrst round, with one down. Stein
oacher sent single to right and. with
two out, Rip Radcliff looped a double
down the right field line. Case toc,-
the carom off the right field boxes. but
tnen fumoled for an error, letting
Steinbacher score.
Inc Grlffs wasted no time tyine the
score Teddy Lyons, the superannuated
knuckle-baller of the Sox. was working
IN opposition to Prof. Weaver, and
1eds frst inning was his worst After
getting Case out he pitcher singles to
Buddy Lewis and Sammy West and
tnen' after Al Simmons had popped
ingloriously, Buddy Myer shot a single
70 center to score Lewis and make
1t IL.
This was all the scoring until the
Fourth. when Radcliff led off for the
sox with a base on balls. Luke
Appling obligingly flied out. but then
Radcliff stole second and raced home
when Marv Owen rammed a single
on tne glove OF First Baseman Jimmy
Wasdell.
Mats Even Game in Sixth.
This 81 lead began to look large.
with Lyons going strongly, but to
open the sixth Myer doubled sharply
to right field and wasdell promptly
sacrificed.
The stage was set for ossie Bluere
VINO drew three straight balls. With
the sox infield playing close, Ossie hit
the 3-and-o pitch. but sent it on a
line to Appling for the second out.
1t looked as if the tying run was
going to die on third, but Rick Ferrell
delivered single to tie it up.
The tie lasted exactly one inning
After Weaver had weathered a storm
IN the Chicago seventh, the Mats came
back to win the ball game, with the
help OF Mr.. Steinbacher.
The inning started tamely enough.
with Case grounding out. But Lewis
drew base on balls and West Dashed
q sizzling single to right field and
as he ran on the hit Lewis pondered
the advisability of trying to make
third, The ball was so we'll hit that
Steinbacher was certain to make it a
close play, If he failed to throw out
Buddy.
steinbacher, however, made up
Huddys mind for him. He let the
ball get away from him completely
and, as he bobbed toward the fence,
Lewis scored all the way from first
base and West reached third, where
he died. But Lewis was the big run.
That was the score that made 1t 3-2.
The Sox made a dying gesture to
win in the ninth, when Kuhel singled
with one down and Larry Rosentf1al,
batting for Luke Sewell, drew a base
on balls. But Gerald Walker, up for
Lyons, lifted fly to Simmons and
Bozie Berger ended it all by forcing
Rosenthal at second.