Evening star., 1939-06-04
krakky Is Loser
After He Fans
st1woUp
CorrosqueI's Passes
Help Chicago; West
Slams Home Run
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star STAFF CorreSpondent.


Star staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO. June 3.-The Nation
ais got a firm grasp on seventh
place here today as they deftly
fumbled their way to defeat by the
White Sox in an 81 tussle.
Chicago essayed a double steal
with two out in the eighth inning,
with Gerald Walker breaking for
the plate and Rip Radcliff scooting
toward second. While it wasn't
scored as double theft, the move
produced the winning run for the
White Sox.
Catcher Angelo Giuliani, bumped
hard by Walkers bruising slide into
the plate, dropped the ball after
Umpire Bill MCGOWAN had signi-
fed with a majestic wave of his
right arm that Walker was out.
But, it developed, only the ball was
out-of Giulianis CRIME me-smeared
pfw.
Joe Krakauskas. the crescent
legged Lithuanian to whom Mana
ger Bucky Harris entrusted the
Mats pitching burden after Ale
jandro Carasquel and Harry Kelley
were lifted, buoyed the hopes of
his mates when he started that
eighth inning by tanning Ollie
Bejma and Joe Kuhel in succession.
Walk Leads to Winning Run.
That, however, was misleading,
for Walker walked and Krakky
then issued single to Radclff
which propelled Walker to third.
That set the stage for Washington's
defeat.
Until that point the Mats had
done very well, despite themselves.
They were off to a refreshing start
in the first inning. George Case
raped a triple against the left
field barrier. Bobby Estalella popped
out, but Buddy Lewis singled to
score Case. Taft Wright forced
Buddy at second, then Cecil Travis
sliced a triple down the left-feld
line and Wright crossed. Travis
was stranded when Buddy Myer
flied to Mike Kreevich.
Those two runs were sufficient for
only three innings. though, for
Carrasquel, who had been sensa-
tional in three previous appearances,
wasn't today He was wild and the
Sox slammed him at opportune
moments.
Carrasquel Free With Passes.
Carrasquel still to be impress
sive on the White Sox lot, created
a mess of trouble for himself at
the outset by walking the home
boys in wholesale fashion.
Without benefit of a hit the Sox
scored in the first. Carrasquel
walked Bejma and Kuhel to start
things. Bejma scooted to third
after Walker flied to Case, and when
Catcher Jake Early, who started be-
hind the plate for the Mats, al
lowed a called strike on Luke
Appling to escape him for a passed
ball, Bejma romped across.
With two down in the third the
Venezuelan again went wild and
Chicago pulled up to % tie. He
walked Walker, who promptly stole
second and registered on Radcliff S
sharp single to left
Sammy West staked the Mats to
a So lead in the fourth. He Whacked
one of Johnny Rigney's less respect
able pitches into the lower tier of
the right-field stands scoring Wright
and Myer, both of whom had
singled ahead of him. 1t was
Sammy's first homer of the season.
Sox Enjoy Big Sixth.
The margin dwindled to 5-4 in
the fifth when Chicago produced a
pair of runs on brace of singles,
another walk and a sacrifice fly.
Then, in the sixth. the Sox poured
it on the large Venezuelan, who
walked Marvin Owen and Relief
Pitcher Edgar Smith with one down.
Bejma singled to right, scoring Owen
and sending Smith to second. After
Kuhel's retirement advanced the
runners, Walker pumped single to
center, scoring Smith and Bejma.
The Mats bounced back to tie it
up in the seventh. West fired single
to center for his third straight hit
and Giuliani followed with another
single to the same spot Kelly sac
rificed. but Pitcher Smith elected to
try for force play on West at third.
Sammy beat the throw and the bases
were filled.
Case worked a walk out of Smith,
scoring West, and Smith walked to
the shower. Clint Brown replaced
him and forced Estalella to foul to
Owen. Giuliani scored following
Radcliff's catch of Lewis liner.
Then the White SoX decided they
wouldn't work overtime and the
Mats collaborated in sending them
home happy.