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Hudson Chased EurIy
As St. Louis Builds
Its 7-6 Lead
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

BY BURTON HAWKINS.
The Nationals. who suddenly have
developed a surprising sock, spared
for several rounds with some citi-
zens from st. Louis yesterday at
Griffith Stadium, finally parlaying
a half-dozen runs in the sixth
inning into a payoff punch to beat
the Browns, 1877.
The rally the Mats staged in the
sixth, was as refreshing as the light
rain that fell during most of the
ball game, for until that time they
weren't manufacturing runs as
rapidly as their pitchers were giving
them away. Walter Masterson, who
happened to be strolling across the
diamond at the proper time, re-
ceived credit for the victory.
Washington was operating under
40 deficit before Manager Bucky
Harris could get slim Sid Hudson
out of there. When the Mats entered
the hectic sixth inning they had
whitfield the Browns advantage to
TO, however, and they promptly
proceeded to make it no contest
by punching four of their IS hits.
Cramer Hits In Tying Run.
Fritz Ostermueller, who had re-
placed the peevish Johnny Allen,
walked Ben Chapman to open the
inning, but that aroused no great
glee among the 1000 customers for
Pinch-hitter Johnny Welaj popped
to First Basemen Roy Cullenbine.
When Ostermueller also walked
Pinch-hitte George Archie, though,
Bill Trotter was summoned to re-
place him and that was quite q
break for the Mats.
George Case greeted Trotter with
single to right that filled the bases
and Doc Cramer sent Chapman
across with the tying run by punch
ing single to right that left the
bases crammed. Trotter walked
Jimmy Vernon to score Archie and
Case scored after Buddy Lewis lined
to Right Fielder Chet Laabs.
With Cramer perched on second
and Vernon on first, Cecil Travis
belted a double down the left field
line to score both runners. Jimmy
Bloodworth followed with a dupli-
cate double and Bob Muncrief finally
walked from the bullpen to retire
Chapman on his second trip to the
plate.
Hudson No Mystery to Browns.
Hudson was no man of mystery
to the Browns, who quickly
squelched any ideas he nursed of a
fourth-straight win at their expense
A single by Johnny Lucadello and
doubles by Johnny Berardino, Wal
ter Judnich and Bobby Estalella
produced two runs in the first and
only a fine relay by Shortstop Travis
to Catcher Jake Early prevented
another score, the relay nipping Ber-
ardino as he attempted to tally on
Judnich's blow.
The Browns second -inning upris-
ing was launched innocently, Allen
reaching first with one out when
Bloodworth fumbled his grounder.
Lucadello sent him to third with
double to right and Berardino
scored both with a scorching single
to center. Berardino, incidentally,
collected four of the Browns IA hits
before he was forced to leave the
game with a twisted left knee In
the fifth inning.
washington went to work on Allen
In the third. With Aliens aid the
Mats produced two runs on three
walks, single by Doc Cramer and
a wild pitch by Allen that scored
Case.
st. Louis Gets to Zuber.
Bill Zuber. who replaced Hudson
starting the third, escaped with his
anatomy intact in that inning. but
in the fourth Chet Laabs caromed
home run OF the center field fence,
scoring Berardino, who had singled.
ahead of him.
Travis, Allen and Jake Early coll
Iaborated in shaving the st. Louis
lead to 6-4 in Washington's portion
OF the fourth. Travis led off with
a triple to the center-field corner
and after Third Baseman LucadeIlo
held Cecil on third while throwing
out Bloodworth, Allen accommodate
lngly sent him across on a wild
pitch. Chapman was whipped out
by Lucadello, but at that juncture
Early inserted his first extra base
blow of the season, a mighty home
run over the right-f1eld fence.
The Browns touched up Master
son, the Mats third thrower, for a
run in the fifth through the medium
OF single by Don Hefner, a walk
to Pinch-Hitter Ostermueller and
Berardino's fourth successive hit. a
looping single which escaped the
outstretched Travis glove.
Carrasquel Finishes Well.
Back bounced the Mats, though,
with another brace OF runs in the
fifth. Case singled to center and
scored on Cramer's double to left
center and Cramer scored on Lewis
single to right after Vernon had
fouled out.
That yanked the Mats to within
run Of the Browns at 7-6 and in
the sixth inning they poured 1t on.
Alexandra Carrasquel finished for
the Mats, and in comparison with
what preceded him he was spark
ling. The first two men to face
him singled, but Carrasquel braced
to allow no runs and no more hits
in his three-inning stretch.