Evening star., 1940-08-04
TieChance Goes
As Smash Nets
But Two Runs
Monteogudo Is Loser
As Chicago Scores
Six in Fourth
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stan Correspondent,

CHICAGO. Aug. "a mere mar
gin of II inches throttled the Mats
last-ditch attempt to avert defeat
here today as the Chicago White
Sox pounced on Rene Monteagudo
for six runs in a disastrous fourth
inning to capture 7-6 decision.
Stepping to the plate in the ninth
inning with two out, Johnny Welaj
on second base, George Case on
first and the Mats trailing At,
gangling Cecil Travis made val
liant bid for his first home run Of
the season after working the count
to three and two.
Travis lashed an apparent score
locking homer toward the right
field stands, but the ball, slowed by
a bothersome breeze. missed enter
ing home-run territory by a foot,
rebounding off the barrier for q
triple to score Welaj and Case.
With Travis perched on third
with what represented the tying
run, Jimmy Bloodworth ended the
engagement with pop fly to Short
stop Luke Appling.
Lewis No Help in Ninth.
That ninth-inning rally appeared
promising at the outset, when Welaj
batted for Relief Pitcher Joe Kra-
kauskas and walked. Case followed
with single to left, but distressing
events then materialized Lewis
looked at three strikes without lift
ing the bat from his shoulder ana
Gerald Walker fouled to Third
baseman Bob Kennedy.
Into that situation stepped Travis
with his tremendous triple. but
Clint Brown braced to retire Blood
worth on that previously mentioned
weak fly.
Walker had blasted the Mats into
a 20 lead in the first inning, when
he belted home run into the left
field stands at time when Lewis
was on first base as the result of
forcing Case. who had been hit by
a pitched ball.
Monteagudo launched the game
as though he was nursing fond hopes
OF shutout. For three innings he
allowed no hits and only one walk,
but in the fourth the White Sox
unleashed the full fury of their at
tack.
+ Chisox Roll Up Six Runs.
Mike Kreevich opened the in
ming with a single to left and scored
as Joe Kuhel poked triple down
the right-f1eld line. Taft Wright
grounded out to Bloodworth. Kuhel
remaining at third, but Luke Ap-
pling walked and Larry Rosenthal
lashed a single through Buddy N.Y.
er's legs. scoring Kuhel and NOV
ing Appling to third.
Mike fresh rammed single to
left. scoring Appling and the run
ners advanced as Myer threw out
Kennedy. Jack Knott aided his own
cause at that point by whacking a
double over Walkers head. scoring
Rosenthal and fresh. and Knott
scored on Skeeter Webb's single to
left.
The damage was six runs on as
many hits, then the White Sox
manufactured what prove dto be
the winning run in the fifth without
benefit of a hit.
That happened when Walter Mas
terson, who replaced Monteagudo
starting the inning, walked Kuhel,
who was forced at second by Wright.
Myers Error Hurt.
Wright logged to second on Ap-
pings infleld out and scored as
Myer muffed Tresh's grounder after
Rosenthal had walked. Chicago's
only other hit Of the game was au-
thorized by Wright in the seventh,
Tubby Taft singing to center.
Meanwhile the Mats weren't TAX
ing many liberties with the pitch-
ing of Knott He checked WASH
ington with hitless hurting in the
second, third, fourth and fifth in
nings, but the Mats shaved Chicago's
advantage to 7-3 in the sixth when
Lewis doubled to left, moved to
third on Travis single to the same
territory, and scored on Myers hit
off Webb's glove.
The Mats produced another run
in the eighth when Bloodworth
singled to left with two down and
scored on Jimmy Pofahl's double
down the left field line after Myer
had walked. That removed Knott
from the premises in favor of Brown
who retired Rick Ferrell on a fly
to Kreevich.
Washington obtained 10 hits of
Knott and Brown, while the White
Sox, who now have won IA of their
last II games, nicked Monteagudo.
Masterson and Krakaukas for Z
timely blows.