Evening star., 1939-07-02
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

The violent cramps which recently
had gripped the lowly Mats batting
power suddenly were soothed yes
terday at Griffith Stadium as Wash
ington unleashed a 16-hit attack
to register 9-4 victory over Phila-
delphia.
Bearing slight resemblance to the
wobbly outfit which had produced
only Is hits in three previous en-
gagements, the Mats plastered the
combined offerings of Lee Ross and
George Caster to come from behind
twice and enable the youthful Joe
Haynes to snatch his fourth twirling
triumph of the season.
The Athletics teed off on HAYNES
in the early innings, but as the
game aged. Joe settled down to
unravel rather brilliant brand of
hurting. allowing Philadelphia only
three hits in the final six innings.
Myers Batting Eye Clears.
Walloping the 21-year -old Haynes
for six safeties and three of their
runs in the first three innings, the
Athletics thereafter maneuvered
only one man past second base,
Catcher Frank Hayes connecting
for a home run into the left-field
bleachers in the sixth inning with
the bases empty. That represented
The last of the Athletics five extra
base blows.
While Haynes nine-hit pitching
was a tremendous aid to Manager
Bucky Harris, forced by injuries to
operate with minimum of mound
talent. the robust swatting of the
Mats was a more welcome spectacle.
Buddy Myer, who fruitlessly had
searched for a hit in II previous
trips to the plate, rammed a double
and three singles to various sectors
OF the stadium to enjoy a perfect
day.
Washington power, incidentally,
was concentrated almost wholly in
the tail end of the batting order.
for Myer, Bobby Estalella. Jake
Early and Haynes smashed II hits
among them.
AS Jump Into Lead.
The Athletics grasped 20 lead
in the second inning. Haynes drilled
a double down the left-field line
and scooted to third as Sam Chap
man beat out a slow roller back of
second base. Hayes scored as Sep
Gantenbein smacked into a double
play. Wayne Amber then blasted
a double past Third Baseman Buddy
Lewis and scored when Ross rif1ed
a single to center.
Then the Mats astonished the $500
spectators by presenting second
inning attack which erased that
lead and sent the Mats ahead, 80
Early floated a soft fly to left which
fell inches inside the foul line and
Myer and Estelella. who had singled
in succession. both scored on the
double. Early moved to third on
Haynes single to right and scored
after Sammy West flied to Bob
johnson in left.
Philadelphia knotted the score at
3-3 in the third when Dee Miles,
who failed to make the grade as a
Nat. poked mighty triple off the
center-field barrier and scored as
Shortstop Cecil Travis whipped out
johnson.
Hayes home run among the left
field customers staked the Athletics
to 4-3 lead. but Washington rallied
to produce two runs in the seventh.
Mats Go Wild in Eighth.
Bob Prichard led off in the seventh
with a looping double to center, but
he appeared doomed to be stranded
there as Lewis popped out and Taft
Wright flied to Chapman. Travis
walked, however, and Myer slammed
his third straight hit, a single to
left, scoring Prichard and advancing
Travis to third.
Travis romped across when Esta-
leila doubled to center, but Myer was
out at the plate attempting to score