Evening star., 1941-07-20
Surprising Griff
Power Wasted
In Tribe Win
Hit ; Homers in 9-8
Come; BIoodworth's
Clears Full Bags
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

CLEVELAND. July 19.-The Ma
tionals inherited undisputed possess
sion of the American League cellar
despite startling display of distance
sWatting here today. Washington
overpoWered Cleveland in the home
run department, but the Indians ac-
compllShed the more desirable aim
OF capturing the game, 9-8.
Washington was renewing an ac-
quaintance with Joe KrakauSkas,
who hasn't changed much. The
former Washington wildman was
staked to SO and GA leads. but
when the Mats whitfield Cleveland's
lead to 6-5, Mr.. Krakauskas was in
vited 10 enjoy shower.
Krakky was the victim of a brace
of the Mats three home runs, but the
Indians weren't tagging too badly in
that respect. jeff Heath clipped
Ken Chase for a homer to launch
a five-run second inning and in the
fifth Ken Keltner nailed Arnold
Anderson for another.
1t was Jimmy Bloodworth. though.
who delivered the most timely homer
of the afternoon, for in the third
inning after KrakauSkas had loaded
the bases by walking Buddy Lewis,
Cecil Travis and George Archie. the
Mats second baSeman knocked the
ball over the right-feld fence, sud
denly shaving Cleyeland's advantage
to 5-4.
Chase Given Early Shower.
That five-run outburSt in the Sec
ond inning removed Chase from the
premises. Heath opened the ses-
sion by driving his 14th homer of
the year over the right-field screen
and Gerald Walker was safe when
Archie booted his grounder, taking
third as Oscar Grimes pumped a
single to left. Grimes took second
on George Cases throw to third.
Raw Mack fouled to Vernon. but
Rollle Hemslev singled sharply to
left, scoring Walker and Grimes.
Hemsley took second as Catcher Al
Evans tossed out Krakauskas, but
Larry RoSenthal walked and Keltner
scored both runners with a double
to the center-feld wall. Anderson
was waved to the mound at that
point and famed Lou Boudreau.
Anderson was doing a fine Job Of
relief hurting until the fifth in
ming when Keltner drilled 430-
foot homer among the customers in
left-center bleachers to increase the
Indians lead to Ga, but when Ver-
non Whacked a homer over the
right-field screen leading off in the
sixth, Manager Roger Peckinpaugh
decided he had viewed enough of
krakky. recently recalled from
Syracuse.
Early Hits Pinch Homer.
Clint Brown replaced Joe and dis
posed of Archie and Bloodworth, but
Manager Bucky Harris inserted
Early as a pinch-hitter for Evans
and Jake responded nobly by poking
homer over the right-center-feld
wall, locking the score at 6-6.
That situation existed for approx
mately Is minutes, for at that point
a doWnpour interrupted action for
% minutes. Then. with one out in
the sixth, the Indians teed off on
Anderson for three runs. After
Walker had been thrown out, Grimes
and Mack singled in succession,
Hemsley doubled. Brown tripled and
Anderson walked out of the game.
Alexandra Carasquel replaced him
and held Brown on third by retir-
ing Rosenthal and Keltner on infield
outs.
Successive singles by Cramer.
Lewis and Travis produced a run off
Brown in the seventh and in the
eighth the Mats seemed slated to
tie the score at go when BloodWorth
beat out a bunt and Early sent him
home with long double to left.
Myer Disdains to Bunt.
With Early on second and none
out, Pinch-Hitter Buddy Myer dis
dained to sacrifice, lining to First
Baseman Grimes. Case slashed a
scorching grounder to Keltner, who
DETECTED the ball to Shortstop Bou-
dreau. Boudreau promptly whipped
the ball back to keltner to retire
Early at third and Case was stranded
as Cramer grounded out.
Bill Zuber stymied the Indians in
the eighth and in the ninth the Mats
again made a threatening gesture
when Lewis lashed a single to left
to launch the inning. Harder braced
to retire Travis on fly to Walker,
but Lewis took second as Mack fun
bled Vernon's grounder before
throwing him out. Archie ended the
engagement with a fly to Walker.
Both clubs obtained II hits, with
both Early and Keltner delivering
| homer and a double.
Washington plunged into the cell
lar as the st. Louis Browns whipped
Boston, 9-3, and Cleveland remained
six games off the pace of the league
leading Yankees, who spanked De-
| troit, 9-3.