Evening star., 1940-03-17
Pitching Feeble,
Batting Weak,
Mats Crash
Giants Slug Haynes
EorIy, Get 20 Hits
In 1872 Victory
BY . STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

3, 3 stan Correspondent Of The Star.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, March
16.-The Mats finally shook of their
shutout complex today. after IA
scoreless innings against the Indians
and Giants. Rallying in the sixth
and seventh, they scored two runs
against Bill Terry's team, but the
uprising fell short and the Giants
won, 13 to 2.
Clark Griffith and Bucky Harris
received a shock from the outset
when Joe Haynes, the young right
handed pitcher who had been con-
ceded q starting job, was mistaken
for a batting practice pitcher by the
Giants, who previously had been
beaten by Washington, S to 4. Dur
ing his three innings in the box,
Haynes was battered for II hits and
the Mats had a deficit Of 80 to over
come. They didn't.
Haynes ineptness was enthusiastic
cally shared, however, by other
members of the Washington cast.
Third Baseman Cecil Travis con-
tributed three errors and George
Case and Gerry Walker made boot
apiece to bring the total to five.
Jimmy Bloodworth escaped official
condemnation in the box score, but
the second baseman was no ball of
fire, either.
Haynes Ears Pinned Back.
Before Haynes could get one hitter
out the Giants had a 80 lead, and
at the end of the first inning they
had increased it to SO. Jack Rucker,
rookie outfielder, started it with an
infield hit. More robust was the
triple belted by Bill Jurges, who fol-
lowed, and the double which Frank
Demaree hit. There followed walk
to Mel OFT and two more infield hits,
both to second base. by Harry Dam
ming and Mickey Witek, and there
after it was only long afternoon.
. Three of Terry's better pitchers
were pitted against the trio Of Nat
youngsters, Haynes. Rene Mon
teagudo and Walter Masterson, who
bore the beating in the box. Hal
Schumacher hurled three runless
frames. giving up only a single to
Haynes. Carl Hubbell followed and
it was against the veteran screwball
pitcher that the Mats broke their
scoreless streak.
In the SIXTH Hubs last inning,
singles by Monteagudo, Wasdell and
Lewis got a run. Jimmy Pofahl led
of the seventh with looper to CEN
ter off the left-handed Roy Joiner
and went to second on Fuckers
error. George Case scored him with
single to center. The game was
well beyond recall, though, because
the Giants had jumped on Haynes
for three more runs in the second
inning and another in the third.
Mats Never Looked Good.
Monteagudo was warmly greeted,
although he escaped damage in his
first try. But in the fifth and sixth
the Giants manufactured three more
runs, making the score 1872, and just
by way of being consistent in the
matter of welcoming Washington
throwers they touched up Master
son in the seventh.
Johnny Mccarthy promptly tripled
and Tommy Stewart singled him
home. After that Masterson was
left alone.
At no time did the Mats resemble
anything but q losing ball club.
-Four Of their nine hits were made
by the horsepower department..
Pofahl, who had gone hitless in the
two previous Grapefruit League
games, collected two singles and one
run, and Haynes and Monteagudo
made single apiece, Monteagudo
scoring the first Washington run.
It wasn't until Bill Terry had
yanked almost all of his starting
players that the Grif1men got around
to scoring. In . burst OF generosity,
and also because he wanted to look
at his new men, the Giant pilot
II players during the long.
hot afternoon. The presence of the
shock troops did not hurt the Mats
cause. They were just a little easier
to get out than OFT, Demaree, Dam
ming and company.