Evening star., 1941-06-10
FeIIer Checks Mats
With -Four Hits as
Indians Win, Al
Victory Is Pitchers 18th
For Season and Fifth
Straight for Cleveland
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star STAFF CorreSpondent

victim of the season here today, the
famed Cleveland pitcher checking
Washington with four hits as the
Indians captured their fifth straight
victory, Al.
Feller, in registering his eighth
successive win. pitched one-hit ball
for the final six innings, retiring
ID Mats in order over that span.
Cecil Travis eighth inning single
with one out was the only blow of
Feller after the third inning. Feller
walked three and famed six.
The Indians nicked Sid Hudson for
q run in the first inning on success
sive singles by Gerald Walker, jeff
Heath and Roy Weatherly but the
Mats tied the score in the second
when Jimmy Vernon walked and
Jimmy Bloodworth doubled to right
to score him.
Ken Keltner led off the third in
ming with home run over the right
field fence Walker walked and
Heath raped a single off Hudson's
glove, but Weatherly forced Walker
at third. Hal TroSky walked TO fill
the bases and Heath scored as Ray
Mack forced TroSky. When Blood
worth threw wild past Vernon in at
tempting to complete double play
Weatherly also scored with the third
run of the inning
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case fouled to
Hemsley Lewis lined to Weatherly.
Keltner threw out Cramer No runs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES took a
third strike Keltner flied to Case
Walker singled left. Heath sin
gled to center, sending Walker to
third. Weatherly singled to left.
scoring Walker, Heath stopping at
second. Trosky fouled to Travis.
One run
Washington, o: Cleveland, l.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Travis famed
Vernon walked. Early famed
Bloodworth doubled to right scoring
Vernon. Keltner threw out Pofahl
One run.
CLEVELAND-Mack singled to
right. Mack took second as Blood
worth threw out Hemsley. Mack
took third as Bloodworth threw out
Feller. Travis threw out Boudreau.
No runs.
Washington. |; Cleveland, /.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Hudson singled
to left. Case sacrificed, Keltner to
Trosky. Lewis famed. Cramer beat
out a slow roller to Boudreau, Hud-
son stopping at third. Travis fouled
to Keltner. No runs.
CLEVELAND-Kelt hit home
run over the right-fleld wall. Walker
walked Heath singled off Hudson's S
glove, Walker stopping at second.
Weatherly forced Walker at third,
Early to Travis. Trosky walked,
filling the bases. Heath scored as
Mack forced Trosky at second, Po-
fahl to Bloodworth, Weatherly TAX
ing third, when Bloodworth threw
wild past Vernon for an error,
Weatherly also scored, Mack hold
ing first. Bloodworth threw out
Hemsley. Three runs.
Washington. /: Cleveland, 4.
FOURTH INNING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. took a
third strike. Early popped to Bou-
dreau. Bloodworth flied to Heath.
No runs
CLEVELAND - Feller famed.
Travis threw out Boudreau Keltner
tripled to center. Walker flied to
Lewis No runs.
Washington, /; Cleveland, 4.
FIFTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw
out Pofahl. Hudson went out the
same way. Feller tossed out Case.
No runs.
CLEVELAND-Heath flied to
Cramer Weatherly walked Trosky
fouled to Early. Weatherly was out
stealing, Early to B!oodworth. No
runs.
Washington. /; Cleveland, 4.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Lewis was out,
Trosky to Feller who covered first
Cramer grounded out to Trosky.
Travis flied to Weatherly No runs.
CLEVELAND-Tra threw out
Mack. Hemsley flied TO Cramer.
Feller singled to center. Boudreau
forced Feller, Bloodworth to Pofahl
No runs.
Washington, /; Cleveland, 4.
SEVENTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Walker. Early struck out. Mack
threw out BloodWorth. No runs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES flied to
Case. Walker went out the same
way. Heath was safe when Hudson
dropped Vernon's toss to first base |
Bloodworth threw out Weatherly. !
No runs.
Washington, I; Cleveland, 4.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Pofahl fouled to
Keltner. Bolton batted for Hudson
and walked. Welaj ran for Bolton. !
Case flied to Walker Lewis grounded
out to Trosky. No runs.
CLEVELAND - Carrasquel now
pitching for Washington. Trosky
grounded out to Vernon. Blood |
worth threw out Mack. Hemsley
popped to Pofahl, No runs.
Washington, / Cleveland, a.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Cramer fouled
to Keltner. Travis singled to left.
Vernon walked. Early took third
strike. Heath backed against the
right-field wall for Bloodworth's
drive. No runs.