Evening star., 1942-09-03
Hudson HoIdsCh
To 4 Hits and Wins
First Game, 81
Mickey Vernon Smoshes
Homer to Sturt Mats
On Path Of Victory
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Sid Hudson checked the White
Sox with four hits today at Griffith
Stadium as Washington beat Chi
cago. 30, in the first game of
double header.
In registering his ninth victory of
the season. Hudson permitted, only
a scratch single by Mike fresh in
the first seven innings, retiring IA
White Sox in order over one span.
Mickey Vernon staked the Mats
to a 10 lead in the second inning
when he hammered his seventh
homer of the year over the right
field fence and Washington added
another run in the fourth off Bill
Dietrich on Jake Early's double,
Frank Croucher's single and Ray
Hoffman's long fly. The Mats got
their final run in the seventh with
out benefit of hit as shortstop
Luke Appling and First Baseman
Don Holloway committed errors.
George Dickey's pinch single in
the eighth gave the White Sox their
only runs after Dario Lodigiani and
Bill Mueller had singled and Hoff-
man inserted an error on a double
play ball,
FIRST INNING.
CHICAGO - Holloway was safe
when Sullivan fumbled his grounder.
Moses flied to Spence. Helm flied
to Case, Holloway was out stealing,
Early to Croucher.
WASHINGTON-Case slashed
single down the left field line. Spence
flied to Mueller Campbell hit into
double play, Holloway to Appling
to Holloway
SECOND INNING.
CH1CAGO-Appling flied to Case
Lodigiani lined to Sullivan. Hoff-
man threw out Mueller.
WASHINGTON - Vernon hit a
home run over the right field fence.
1t was his seventh of the season.
Early singled to right. Sullivan
forced Early at second, Lodigiani to
Webb. Croucher walked. The run
ners advanced as Hoffman grounded
out to Holloway. Webb threw out
Hudson. One run.
THIRD INNING.
CHICAGO-SulliVan whipped out
Webb Tresh's smash bounced off
Croucher's glove for single. Diet
rich took third strike. Holloway
lined to Spence.
WASHINGTON - Case flied to
Mueller. Spence popped to Appling.
Campbell looped single to right.
Vernon popped to Webb. r
FOURTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Croucher threw out
Moses. Helm flied to Spence. Sui
livan threw out Appling.
WASHINGTON - Early's looper
fell between Helm, Mueller and
Webb and went for double. Sui
livan flied to Mueller. Croucher sin
gled off Lodigiani's glove, sending
Early to third. Hoffman flied ITO
Mueller, Early scoring after the
scatch Hudsoia oforeef Crouchefa "a t
second, Applh1g To webb One fin
FIFTH INNING. '1s
CHICAGO-Lodigiani popped to
Sullivan Croucher threw out Muel-
lera ii Hudson tossed jeliai Webs. IsL
Observation-Disclosures threw
out Case. Spence went out the same
way Campbell singled to center,
Vernon grounded out to Holloway.
SIXTH INNING.
CHICAGO--Croucher threw out
fresh. Dietrich took third strike
Holloway flied to Spence.
WASHINGTON-Webb made a
nice stop of Early's grounder near
first base and threw him out. Lodi
giani threw out Sullivan. Croucher
flied to Mueller.
3 SEVENTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Moses was out, Ver-
non to Hudson, who covered first.
Croucher threw out Helm. Appling
went out the same way
WASHINGTON - Hoffman was
safe when Appling allowed his
grounder to escape him Hudson S
bunt was flelded by Holloway, whose
throw to Webb, covering first was
wild Hoffman went to third and
Hudson to second on the error. Case
fouled to fresh. Spence flied deep
to Mueller, Hoffman scoring and
Hudson taking third after the catch.
Webb threw out Campbell One run.
EIGHTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Lodigiani singled to
center for the second hit off Hudson.
Mueller singled to center, Lodigiani
stopped at second. Webb flied to
Spence in short center. fresh
grounded to Hoffman who touched
Lodigiani on the base line then, in an
attempted double play at first Hoff
man threw the ball over Vernon's
head. Mueller took third and fresh
went to second on the error. Dickey
batted for Dietrich and singled to
center, scoring Mueller and fresh
Hoffman threw out Holloway. Two
runs.
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