Evening star., 1940-06-22
Hudson 5 Feat
Ends Couple
Of Streaks
One-Hitter HuIts Not
Losses at J, Brown
Victories at 6
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stan Correspondent,

ST. LOUIS, June 22.-One month
ago towering Sid Hudson stepped on
a hotel elevator here, his spirit
dropping faster than the stepsaver.
"Wow, what a big buy" enthused
the elevator boy, apparently unawed
In the presence of other founder
Ing Mats. He must be a pitcher,
huh?' NO" volunteered Sid with
a sickish smile, "just thrower."
En- route to breakfast today Sid
caught an elevator piloted by the
same boy. Gee, Mr.. Hudson" he
said, that was a wonderful game
you pitched last night Can I have
your autograph" Here a month
ago Sid, in a relief role, pitched a
home run, single and triple to lose
a game the Mats apparently had
locked in the victory column, but
today he had scared in the estima-
ton of elevator boys and baseball
folks as well.
The baseball armament is hailing
Hudson's one-hit, 10 triumph over
the Browns here last night, a VIC
tory which snapped Washington'S
seven-game losing streak and frac-
tured st. Louis winning string at
six games. Not until Rip Radcliff
doubled to right leading of in the
ninth. hit which landed in fair
territory by margin of 18 inches,
did Hudson yield a safe blow.
What followed that hit, though,
was more important. perhaps. than
yr-po
strated he has conquered the tend
ency to wilt under pressure. In
the span of few f1eeting moments
he vindicated everything nice that's
ever been said about him.
Tying Run Stranded on Third.
For on the next pitch Radcliff was
perched on third. representing the
tying run, with nobody out. He ar
rived there through the medium OF
a passed ball by Catcher Jake Early
but he perished there while gazing
at a beautiful brand of pitching.
Hudson concentrated on the men,
acing figure of George McQuinn at
the plate and struck him out. Har-
land Cliff, timely hitter who has
figured prominently in st. Louis
successes. was retired on feeble
rap to Third Baseman Cecil Travis
and Walter Judnich lifted a weak
fly to Left-fielder Gerald Walker to
end the game.
"Shucks, it doesn't make any diff
ference" said Sid in dismissing his
prospects of no-hitter. I'VE won
the game and that's enough. I
didn't know I had no-hitter until
the ninth, when I heard Hoffman
browns third-base coach) holler-
ing about it trying to upset me.
had a two-hitter once, but pitched
the best game of my life last night"
That" says Catcher Rick Ferrell,
who has handled many notable
hurlers in his lengthy career, was
the best pitched game I've ever
seen. Some of us on the bench
knew he had a no-hit game within
reach in the seventh inning. but no.
body said anything about it, OF
course, for fear of jinxing him"
When Hudson survived the seventh
inning with his no-hitter intact, the
tension among the 12,804 customers
could have been cut with the blunt
end of an ak. When the eighth
slithered into oblivion with no hits
Sid was given a tremendous ovation.
Then came the ninth and Radcliff's S
destroyer, but of the courage and
pitching Hudson displayed in subse-
quent developments he had no re.
grets. In the ninth he proved him.
self more of a pitcher than in those
first eight innings.
Walks Three in First Inning.
Sid was off to distressing start.
He walked Roy Cullenbine to start
the Browns half of the first inning,
disposed of Radcliff and McQuinn,
and then walked Cliff and Judnich
to fill the bases. Shortstop Charley
Colbert shared Johnny Berardinos
liner, though, to end the threat.
He walked Bob Swift, with one
out in the second inning, but Ver-
non Kennedy drilled into a double
play. Cliff reached first base on
Travis tumble of his grounder in
the fourth, but Second Baseman
Buddy Myer knocked down JUDI
ond. Judnich then was out steal
ondf. Judnich then was out steal.
ing.
Not until the eighth did another
Brownie reach first, Colbert muf-
fing Kennedy's grounder with two
out, but Cullenbine was tossed out
by Myer to end the inning. Hudson
pitched to only 80 batters.
The Mats produced their only run
In the first inning when George Case
singled, stole second, and scored on
Buddy Lewis sharp single to center.
1t marked the seventh occasion in
their last eight games that the Mats
have manufactured one run or less.
but this particular single tally was
different-it meant victory.