Evening star., 1939-07-23
Krakky STILES
Tribe as Mats
Score, 11-3
Allows One Hit Over
Lost 6 Rounds; West,
Vernon Homer
BY. BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stan CorreSpondent.


CLEVELAND, July 22.-Mr. Joseph
Krakauskas, who recently has been
supplying the Mats with commend
able chunks of hurting. continued
his burst of brilliance here today.
He limited Cleveland to seven hits,
three on the scratchy side, as WASH
ington blasted for distance to
register an 11-3 victory over the
Indians.
After being whacked for four
safeties and the Indians three runs
in the third inning, the crescent
legged Krakky unleashed his most
impressive pitching of the year.
Roy Weatherly beat out a bunt in
the fifth inning, and that repre-
sented the Indians only offensive
gesture against the chunky SOUTH
paw in the last six innings.
Meanwhile the Mats were produc-
ing some authoritative swatting,
slamming Willis Hudlin, Paul Sulli-
van and Johnny Broaca for IL hits,
including home runs by Sammy
West and Jim Vernon, and a half
dozen doubles Two of those doubles
we're thumped by the aging West
and two more were pounded by
Tubby Taft Wright
Krakky in Fine Fettle.
Krakky, though, was the story
The big Lithuanian, who has hurled
16 shutout innings in his last l8
innings on the mound, stymied the
Indians completely in the final six
innings. He had a minimum of 18
men to face and he faced only 10.
with no Indian reaching second
base as the Mats Clipped in with
pair of double plays over that
stretch.
Rated the all-America optimist
some weeks ago when he predicted
he still would finish the season with
a respectable record despite one
which then read 2 triumphs and
10 defeats. Krakky since has cap
tured four victories and hasn't
dropped a decision.
The Mats grasped a 40 lead by
the end of the third inning, and as
a result Hudlin, who started for the
Indians, shortly was experiencing
the exhilarating effects of a cold
shower.
West launched barrage of
doubles against Hudlin, ramming a
two-bagger off the right field wall
in the first inning after George Case
had. bunted and been thrown out by
Hudlin. Buddy Lewis flied to Left
fielder jeff Heath, but Wright rif1ed
a double off the right field screen,
scoring West,
Mats Enjoy Big Third.
By the grace of brace of the
cheapest hits ever authored the In
dians threatened in the first. Wealth
erly beat out a lazy trickler to Ira
Wis with one out and then Chapman
was safe through the medium Of a
high bounder which didn't descend
into Krakky's glove until after the
fleet outfielder had crossed first.
That scoring gesture was erased,
however, as Hal Trosky drilled into
a double play.
1t was West who started things in
the third, too, when the Mats scored
three runs. Sammy walked and was
propelled to second by Lewis sharp
single to left. Wright pumped his
second double off the right field bar
rier, scoring West and sending Lewis
to third
Lewis scored after Travis lined to
Heath and Wright walked across as
Buddy Myer poked a double down
the left field line That blow re-
moved Hudlin from the premises
and Southpaw Paul Sullivan famed
Vernon to end the inning.
Tribe Cuts Into Lead.
The Indians whitfield Washing
tons lead to 4-3 in the third. Skeeter
Webb slapped a single to right to
start the inning, but Krakky fan
ned Sullivan and Lewis threw out
frankie Pytlak as Webb took second.
Weatherly, though, drilled single
to center, scoring Webb, and Chap
man followed with triple over
Cases head, scoring Weatherly
Chapman scored on Trosky's crisp
single to right.
The Mats then began to have fun
with Sullivan. Case stole his 31st
and 32d bases of the season off him
and Lewis and Myer also collected
thefts.
Washington added a brace of runs
IN the fifth on a walk to Case and
singles by Travis and Myer.
Krakky was safe leading off in the
sixth when Sullivan threw wild past
Trosky in fielding Joe's bounder and
the Mats pitcher also was safe at
second when Webb dropped Trosky's
throw there. Case sacrificed and
Krakky scored when West Clipped
more paint off the right field wall
with his second double.
West, Vernon Homer.
Cases double to left and Vests
home run over the center field fence
produced two more runs in the
eighth, while Vernon's circuit smash
added another pair of runs in the
ninth.
Myer was safe with one out in the
ninth when Broaca, covering first,
dropped Trosky's toss. Vernon then
lugged his anemic .143 average to
the plate and boosted 1t bit by lift
ing a homer over the center field