Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Athletics Slaughter
Mats in First Game
By 1905 Score
Three Pitchers Hammered
AS Washington Extends
Losing Streak to 6 Comes
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent.

the first inning, blasting him for
five hits and capitaliZing on wild
pitch, an error and the fact that
the Nationals left second and third
bases unprotected on the same play.
Washington sliced the score to
60 with a brace of runs in the fifth,
but the AS bounced back with two
runs of Anderson in their half of
the inning. The Mats reduced the
score to the more respectable
bounds of 8-5 by the seventh, but
Philadelphia nicked Masterson for
run in the seventh and added four
more in the eighth.
Catcher Frankie Hayes connected
for four straight hits for the AS.
while Catcher Jake Early of the
Mats hit home run over the right
field fence with Jimmy Bloodworth
on base in the sixth.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw
out Case Lewis famed. Knott
threw out Cramer. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA Brancato
walked. So did Moses. Both run
ners advanced on a wild pitch. Bran
cato scored and Moses took third as
Mccoy beat out slow roller to YER
non. When Vernon threw wildly
past Sundra, covering first, Moses
also scored and MCCOY took second.
johnson doubled off the right field
fence, scoring Mccoy. Siebert sin
gled to left, johnson stopping at
third. Pofahl and Travis allowed s.
Chapman's pop fly to drop safely be-
tween them, but Travis recovered the
ball and threw to Bloodworth to
force Siebert at second as johnson
scored. Hayes smashed a single off
Travis glove and Chapman went to
third when the Mats left the base
unprotected. Hayes took second
when that base also was left open.
Suder singled to center. scoring
Chapman and Hayes Anderson re-
placed Sundra on the mound for
Washington. Knott famed. Bran
cato, up for the second time in the
inning. flied TO Lewis Six runs.
Washington. 0: Philadelphia, s.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Travis singled to
right. Vernon lined to Siebert, who
stepped on first TO catch Travis for a
double play, Bloodworth singled to
center. Pofahl fouled TO Hayes. No
runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Moses lined to
Case. Mccoy fouled to Vernon.
johnson flied to Lewis. No runs.
Washington, 0; Philadelphia, 6.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Early singled to
right. Anderson singled to center,
Early stopping at second. Case
fouled to johnson. Moses backed
against the right-field fence for
Lewis liner. Cramer flied to John
son. No runs.
DELPHIA-Siebert took a
third strike. Bloodworth threw out
s. Chapman. Hayes Topped a double
to center. Suder grounded to Travis.
who tagged Hayes on the base line.
No runs
Washington, 0; Philadelphia, 8.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Travis singled
to center. Vernon forced Travis al
second. Siebert to Brancato. Blood
worth fouled to Suder. Pofahl flied
to johnson. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Knott famed
Brsncato singled to left. Moses
singled TO right, sending Brancato
to third. Mccoy popped to Blood
worth. johnson flied to Cramer
No runs.
Washington, o; Philadelphia, s.
FIFTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Moses. Anderson singled to center
Case beat out a high bounder to
Brancato Anderson stopping at sec
ond. Lewis grounded to Mccoy.
whose throw to second in an attempt
to force Case hit him on the right
arm and bounded into center field
for an error. Anderson scored, Case
went to third and Lewis was safe
on the play. Cramer flied deep to
Moses, Case scoring after the catch.
Travis fouled to Hayes. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Siebert singled
to right. S. Chapman flied to Case.
Hayes doubled to right. scoring Sic
bert. Pofahl threw out Suder. Hayes
holding second. Knott singled to
center. scoring Hayes, and continued
to second when Cramer's throw to
the plate escaped Early for an error.
Brancato lined to Vernon. Two
runs.
Washington, 2; Philadelphia, 8.
SIXTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures famed.
Bloodworth doubled off the center
field fence. Pofahl popped to Suder.
Early hit his second home run of
the season over the right-fleld fence,
scoring Bloodworth ahead of him.
Myer batted for Anderson and
popped to Suder. Two runs.
Observation-Disclosures now
pitching for Washington. Moses
popped to Travis. Mccoy walked
Mccoy was out stealing, Early to
Bloodworth, as johnson famed No
runs.
Washington, 4: Philadelphia, 8.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Welaj batted for
Case and was safe and continued to
second on Suder's wild throw past
Siebert for an error. Moses made
a fine running catch Of Lewis liner,
Welaj taking third after the catch.
Cramer singled of Brancato's glove.
scoring Welaj Ferrick replaced
Knott on the mound for Philadel-
phia. Travis fouled to Hayes. Nc
Coy threw out Vernon. One run.
PHILADELPHIA - Welaj went
into left field for Washington. Sic
bert popped to Pofahl S. Chapman
singled to right. Hayes walked.
Suder famed. Ferrick walked, I'LL
ing the bases. Brancato also walked.
scoring s. Chapman and leaving the
bases filled. Moses took q third
strike. One rim