Evening star., 1941-09-24
Di Maggie S Homer
With Bases Loaded
Helps Beat Mats, II
Blow Kills Leonurd's
Hopes Of Winning 20
Games This Season
(Second Game on Page 1-X.)
BY RURTON HAWKINS.

DIV Dun loAN Ih w nlANS.
Dominic Di Maggie belted home
run with the bases loaded in the
first game of a ouble-header today
at Griffith Stadium as the Boston
Red SoX pounded Dutch Leonard
to snap Washington's siX-game win
ming streak, To.
Di Maggie slammed his homer in
the seventh inning, preventing
Leonard from winning his 18th
game of the season and erasing his
hope of capturing 20 games for the
second time in three years. A
Flair opened the seventh with a
single to right, stole second ano
scored on Bobby Doerr's single to
center. Errors by Hills Layne ano
Mickey Vernon filled the bases anc
Di Maggie then drilled his homer
into the left-field bleachers.
Ted Williams had three points
shaved off his batting mark, COINS
hitless in three times at bat, to sklo
to .402.
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON-Di Maggie flied to
Case. Bloodworth threw out Fin
ney. Travis threw out Cronin. Nc
runs.
WASHINGTON-Case lined tc
Williams. Cramer singled to CEN
ter. Layne hit into a double-play
Wagner to Cronin to Flair. NC
runs.
Washington, 0; Boston, 0.
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON-Williams fouled tc
Early. Tabor singled to center
Tabor took second as Flair grounded
out to Vernon. Doerr looped a dou-
BILE over Vernon's head, scoring Ia
Dor, and when Ortiz threw wild over
Travis head at second, Doerr also
scored. Peacock singled to left
Wagner forced Peacock at second
Travis to Bloodworth. Two runs.
WASHINGTON-Doerr threw out
Travis. Vernon popped to Doerr
Cronin threw out Ortiz. No runs
Washington, 0; Boston, 2.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-Di Maggie took a third
strike. Finney flied to Cramer.
Layne threw out Cronin. No runs
WASHINGTON-Tabor whipped
out Early. Wagner tossed out
Bloodvorth. Leonard took a third
strike. No runs.
Washington, 0: Boston. 2.
FOURTH INNING.
BOSTON-Williams walked. Ia
Dor hit into a double-play, Layne
to Bloodworth to Vernon. Blood
worth threw out Flair. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Case popped to
Tabor. Cramer flied to Di Maggie
Iayne flied to Finney. No runs
Washington, o. Boston. 2.
FIFTH INNING.
BOSTON-Evans now catching
for Washington. Doerr popped to
Vernon. Peacock flied to Ortiz
Wagner singled to center. Di Mag
gio singled off Laynes glove, Wag-
ner stopping at second. Travis
threw out Finney. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Travis flied Il
Williams. Vernon flied deep to D
Maggie. Cronin threw out Ortiz
No runs.
Washington, o; Boston. 2.
SIXTH INNING.
BOSTON-Cronin flied to Cramer
Leonard tossed out Williams. Ira
Wis threw out Tabor. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Evans popped tt
Doerr. Cronin threw out Blood
worth. Leonard went out the same
way. No runs.
Washington, O.; Boston 2.
SEVENTH INNING.
BOSTON-Flair singled to right
Flair stole second. Doerr singled
TO center, scoring Flair. Peacock
was safe when Layne fumbled hi
grounder, Doerr stopping at second
Wagner bunted and everybody wa
safe when Vernon threw low II
tayne in an attempt to force Doerl
at third. Di Maggie hit homt
run into the left-feld bleachers
scoring Doerr, Peacock and Wag.
her ahead of him. BloodWortf
threw out Finney. Cronin walked
Williams flied to Cramer. Tabol
forced Cronin at second, Layne Il
SloodWorth. Five runs.
WASHINGTON-Case was saft
when Tabor fumbled his grounder
Cramer flied to Di Maggie. Laynt
flied to Williams. Travis forced Cas-
at second, Cronin to Doerr. M
runs.
Washington, 0; Boston, 7.
EIGHTH INNING.
BOSTON-Anderson now pitchin.
for Washington. Flair walked
Doerr forced Flair at second, Ira
Wis to BloodWorth. Doerr took sec
ond as Bloodworth threw out Pea
cock. Travis whipped out Wagner
No runs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. singled
to right. Ortiz forced Vernon a
second, Wagner to Doerr. Evan
tripled to the center-held corner
scoring Ortiz. Evans scored as Ia
Dor threw out Bloodworth. Ander
son flied to Di Maggie. Two runs
Washington. 2; Boston, 7.
NINTH INNING.
BOSTON-Di Maggie flied to Case
Finney singled to center. Cronir
sacrificed. Anderson to Vernon. Will
nams walked. Tabor flied to Case
No runs.
WASHINGTON-L. NeWsome nov
playing shortstop for Boston. Cas-
singled to left. Cramer hit into ;
double play, Doerr to NeWsome t
Flair. Layne was out, Flair to Wag
her, who covered first. No runs.
Washington, 2; Boston, I.