Evening star., 1940-07-21
Punch|ess Mats
Yield 4-1Fray
To Browns
Can't Sock Nieeeling
As Hudson's S 6-Gume
String Is Cut
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

by oUhlON HAWKINS.
Creating little more than 4 faint
breeze with their futile swinging,
the Nationals allowed Rookie Sid
Hudson's 6-game winning streak to
perish in the arid atmosphere of
Griffith Stadium yesterday as John
Niggeling chilled Washington with
a seven-hit brand of pitching to get
the st. Louis Browns a Al victory.
Hudson's string OF successes thus
was clipped by the same team
against which it was inaugurated
month ago. but 1t wasn't exactly
the fault of the towering blond
right-hander. He was matched with
knuckle ball specialist who was as
sizzling as the weather and his
mates wern't granting him any IA
vors.
The foundering Browns, who only
Friday clipped a l4-game losing
string, staked the Mats to a 10 lead
in the first inning, but locked the
score in the fifth, produced two more
runs In the seventh and added in
surance in the eighth as Walter Jud-
mich led of with a home run over
the right-f1eld fence.
Case Gets Mats Tally.
Washington spurted into a mis-
leading lead when George Case beat
out q bunt. stole his nineteenth base
OF the campaign, moved to third on
Buddy Lewis long fly to right and
scored after Gerald Walker lined
out Left Fielder Rip Radcliff.
Hudson was in a stingy mood in
the first four innings, allowing only
two singles. but in the fifth he was
nicked for the tying run as Har-
lond Cliff singled to left and scored.
through the medium of Shortstop
Jimmy Pofahl's rancid relay to the
plate, as Don Heffner followed with
a sharp single to the same sector.
Buddy Myer tossed Hudson into
mess of misery in the seventh
inning, Rip Radcliffe reached first
on the second baseman's high throw
10 Zeke Bonura. Hudson famed
Johnny Berardino, but Cliff drilled
single to center with Radcliff halt
ing at second.
At that juncture Radclin and Gift
negotiated double steal, with the
aid OF Catcher Rick Ferrell's high
peg to Cecil Travis, prompting the
Mats to pass Heffner purposely.
thereby filling the bases and set.
ting the stage for a possible double
play.
Two Runs for Browns,
George Susce beat out a slow
roller to Pofahl. however, scoring
Radclif and leaving the bases filled
Hudson struck out Niggeling, but
Grace beat out q hit to Myer, who
stopped his grounder, but was in
no position to throw. Cliff scored
and the bases still were crammed.
Hudson then whitfield George Nc.
Quinn.
Judnich whacked his homer to
launch the eighth and -Niepe]ine
protected that advantage without
drawing a deep breath.
Niggeling yielded WashinRton,s
seven hits in the span of the first
four innings, when the Mats were
making motions of running away
with the game. After that, though,
the lanky right-hander retired l3
Mats in order, the next Nat to reach
base being Myer, who walked in
the ninth.
Niggeling was in considerable
trouble in these first four innings.
but with men on base he sparkled.
Pofahl doubled in the second in
ming with one out, but the St. Louis
pitcher retired Ferrell and Hudson
on outfleld flies to escape damage.
Lewis Is Banished.
In the third inning Washington
loaded the bases with two out on
Berardino's tumble of Walkers
grounder and singles by Travis,
moved into the cleanup spot in the
batting order in a mild shake-up,
and Bonura. Niggeling evaded en-
barrassment by forcing Myer to foul
to Cliff.
Singles by Hudson and Case with
two out In the fourth inning placed
Niggeling in another unenviable DO
sition, but he disposed of that situa-
ton by retiring Lewis on an infield
tap.
Lewis was so incensed over Um-
pire Hubbard calling him out on
that play, in, which he raced Nc
Quinn to the bag, that he nudged
his nose under Hubbard's and un-
leased his opinion of the umpire.
Hubbard ordered him from the game
and Lewis was replaced in right
field by Sammy West.
Washington's only threat to score
after those gestures came in the
ninth, when Pofahl, who had forced
Myer at second, moved to second
and third on successive passed balls.
He was stranded there as Ferrell
famed and Pinch-hitter Jake Early
flied weakly to Judnich in center
f1eld to end the game. -.