Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
krdkky Crossed
As Circuit Blow
Brings Defeat
Red Sox SIueeer Hits
Bod Pitch on 80
Count in 10th
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Corresnnndent

day had developed keener appre-
citation OF sturdy Jimmy Foxx. the
Red Sox miniature Gibraltar, for
1t was the chunky catcher who
belted Washington out of de-
cision here yesterday despite sensible
strategy ordered by Manager Bucky
Harris.
A few moments before game time,
Bucky issued implicit instructions
to Pitcher Rene Monteagudo TO
present Foxx with nothing which
family resembled a good strike.
Give him slow curves low and
outside or keep the ball close TO his
fists" warned Harris. But don't
give him anything down the middle.
If you walk him. that1l be all right
in fact, if you walk him every
time he's up there you might save
yourself some trouble. Pitch to him,
but don't give him anything good.
He'll beat you out of ball game
if you do"
Monteagudo either ignored or
forgot the order within 10 minutes.
For in the first inning Mr.. Foxx
connected with one of Renes fast
balls down the middle and smashed
1t In the general direction of Maine
That sent Boston into a 20 lead
since Doc Cramer was perched on
base at the time. and taught
Monteagudo a lesson. Foxx. any
way. was walked when he stepped
TO the plate in the second inning.
BY the fourth inning Monteagudo
had vacated the premises in favor
Of Alexandra Carrasquel after yield
ing ST. lead to the Red Sox. Alex
was a rousing success against Foxx,
who missed another homer by few
feet as Buddy Lewis shared his
engthy drive in front of the Bos-
ton bullpen after long run.
Foxx Nails Outside Pitch.
Joe Krakauskas saw the wisdom
Of Harris plans when he faced Foxx
in the sixth inning. with Fritz Oster-
mueller on third and two out. He
walked Jimmy Intentionally and
then disposed OF the less dangerous
Ted Williams.
In the eighth. though. there were
two out and nobody on base when
Foxx strolled plateward Krakky
pitched to him and was chilled
by the breeze OF sharp single
whistling past his head.
Then. with Foxx leading off in
the tenth and the score locked at
6-6, it happened. Krakky gave
Jimmy three straight balls. low and
outside. His fourth pitch was
headed for the same spot and q
semi-intentional walk when Foxx
reached over and nudged the ball
into the right field stands. just in
side the foul line.
There was no occasion to blame
Krakky, but merely to praise Foxx.
He was being thrown nothing that
mildly resembled a fashionable
strike. but he broke up the game
anyway by swinging Justify on low,
outside 3-and-0 pitch.
Jimmy thus employed Washing
tons pitching to construct another
record. With those two homers he
surpassed the lifetime record of Lou
Gehrig and now is second only to
the famed Babe Ruth as a producer
Of home runs.
The Mats still were hoping to
salvage two games from the Red
Sox and toward that ambition
Harris was to employ Dutch Leon
ard on the mound today and Ken
Chase tomorrow. The Mats will be
idle on Monday, opening a two
game series with st. Louis on Tues
day at Griffith Stadium.
Red SOx Sign Steiner.
Foxx's first inning home run.
coupled with a third inning homer
by Bobby Doerr, were instrumental
in boosting the Red Sox into a ST.
lead, but the Mats whitfield it to
So with run in the sixth and
Gerald Walkers home run with
Buddy Lewis on base shaved the
Red Sox advantage to 5-4 in the
seventh.
1t appeared Jimmy Bloodworth
was destined to be hero for a day.
for the stubby Washington first
baseman poked a homer over the
left field fence with two out and
Walker on second in the ninth to
present the Mats a 6-5 lead.
Krakky wilted to allow the Sox
10 tie the score in their half of
the inning when Jim Tabor walked,
moved to second on Lou Finney's
sacrifice and scored on Doerr's
single to center. Then came the
10th, Mr.. Foxx and his 3lst homer
of the season.
Benny Steiner, Central High ath-
ete, has been signed by the Red Sox
and is working out with them here.
A shortstop. Benny will attend the
University of North Carolina for