Evening star., 1940-07-07
-Four Unearned
RunsCross on
Three Errors
Chase Mound Victim
As His Team Boots
Itself to Cellar
By BURTON HAWKINS.


Seemingly shocked at the pros
pect of capturing a contest, the Ma
tionals wilted like an aged gardenia
after two were out in the ninth
inning yesterday at Griffith Sta
dium, inserting three errors and al
lowing Boston to produce four un-
earned runs to register 5-3 victory
The Nationals neatly tumbled into
the clammy atmosphere of the
American League cellar again. For
82s innings they tented loose
jointed Ken Chase into believing he
was going to annex his first tri-
umph in nearly a month, but 1t
seems the gestures were mislead-
ing.
Leading, 81. entering the ninth,
the Mats mentally were enjoying
soothing showers in the clubhouse
when Chase retired Jim Tabor and
Bobby Doerr in order. Then. how
ever. distressing things materialized
in rapid succession.
Travis Starts Trouble.
Third Baseman Cecil Travis
knocked down Joe Cronins smash,
but his wide throw pulled zeke
Bonura off first base for Washing
tons initial error. The second mis-
cue followed in a few seconds, for
Second Baseman Buddy Myer Jug
gled Pinch hitter Joe Glenn's
grounder. and Cronin and Glenn
were safe.
Tom Carey batted for Pitcher
Denny Galehouse and whacked a
single to left, scoring Cronin and
moving Doc Cramer, who ran for
Glenn, to second. That set the stage
for bespectacled Dominic Di Maggie,
and the little outfielder did Moth
ing to taint the family reputation.
Di Maggie drilled a triple to right,
scoring Cramer and Carey, and
Dominic scored when George Case
dropped Lou Finney's liner to center
to climax the Mats panicky display.
Mats Can't Retaliate.
Thus humiliated, the Mats hadn't
the heart to delay the dinners of
$500 spectators. Buddy Lewis beat
out a bunt down the third base
line in Washington's portion of the
ninth, but that represented the
Mats only timid move toward re-
taliation. for Case already had been
famed and Bonura lined to Finney
to end the weird engagement.
Chase was hurting his most cred
table game in several weeks when
the Mats chose to collapse. He had
checked the high-powered Red Sox
with seven hits and pitched shut
out ball after the first inning until
the decision was within one out of
being his.
The Red Sox produced that first
inning run when Di Maggie singled
to center, scooted to second on Fin
ney's sacrifice and scored on Jimmy
Foxx's single past Bonura, but
Washington bounced back to grasp
the lead when it came to bat.
Mats Get Useless Lead.
Case thumped q sharp single to
center and Lewis walked. Gale
house disposed Of Walker with a
liner to Ted Williams In left, but
Case and Lewis advanced on Bo-
nuras infield out and scored as
Travis lashed a sizzling single to
center.
That situation existed until the
fifth inning, when Washington
scored a run without benefit of a
hit. Walker was safe and darted
to second on Cronin's wild throw
past Foxx at first. Gerald then stole
third and scored as Galehouse un-
leashed wild pitch.
Chase meanwhile was applying
the brakes when trouble loomed.
He issued walks to Gene Desautels
and Di Maggie in the third inning,
but escaped damage. Finney
launched the sixth with a double
to left, and after two were out Tabor
beat out a hit to Shortstop Jimmy
Pofahl, moving Finney to third.
Doerr flied to Case, though, to
stymie that threat.
Tough Loss for Chase.
LII tIle clSIlCIl CIle peSky F1nney
blasted a triple to center with one
out, but was stranded on third as
Foxx and Williams both flied to
Lewis.
Galehouse also was humping into
difficulty, but a brace of double
plays erased Washington's scoring
gestures. In the third inning
Bonura and Travis singled in sue
cession, but Myer lined to Di Mag
gio, who whipped the ball to Doerr
to catch Bonuera off second.
The loss, no part of his own max
ing, was Chase's 11th and his fifth
in succession.