Evening star., 1942-03-15
Rook Hits Over
; Runs, Gets 7
In ST. Tuss|e
Hudson Gives Losers
a Hits, Tally; Wilson,
CorrosqueI Shine
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stan Correspondent,

SANFORD, Fla, March l4.-Here
in the land of glee and the home of
the Braves the Mats today snatched
their fifth victory in six exhibition
games. frustrating Boston's National
League representatives with 4-hit
brand of pitching to take a ST. de-
cision.
1t was Sid Hudson Day here. 1t
was this Central Florida villages
team that served as a springboard
to the major leagues for the tower
ing young Highlander. 1t was Sid,
ironically, who gave the Braves
their only run and all their hits.
A friendly gathering of 599 ma
tives had no occasion to be disap-
pointed in their shining son, how
ever. for Sid was the winning
pitcher. When he left the mound
at the end of the three innings the
Mats had a 81 lead and Jack Will
son and Alexandra Carrasquel pro-
tected it through the effective me-
dium of retiring 18 Braves in order.
Gale Heads Attack.
That trio of pitchers, who checked
Cleveland, 10, on two hits the first
time out, shared honors with
Stumpy Stanley Gale. who batted
in three Washington runs and
scored two others.
Gales first extra-base blow as q
Nat was delivered at an opportune
moment. for Pitcher Jim Tobin had
walked Mickey Vernon and Jake
Early to launch the second inning.
Up stepped the blond Gale to
smash a Scorching double to left to
score both runners The chunky
third baseman scored a moment
later on Jimmy Pofahl's single to
left after Bob Repass had flied out.
Hudson, who had retired the
Braves in order in the first inning.
pitched a double to Chet Ross with
one out in the second, but Ross ad-
vanced no farther as Repass
whipped out Ernie Lombardi and
Tony Cuccinello popped to Pofahl.
Wilson, Carrasquel Curb Foe.
With two out in the third. Hudson
hurled SUCCESSIVE singles to Tommy
Holmes, Paul Waner and Bob Fer
nandez as the Braves manufactured
their only run. Thereafter Boston
did no hitting, for Hudson disposed
of Max West, then turned the job
over to Wilson and Carrasquel, who
permitted no Brave to reach base.
Wilson, the former Boston Red
Sox right-hander who won only four
games last season, was sizzling
specimen. Of the nine Braves to
face him, only two beIted the sphere
beyond the confines of the infleld
and both we're soft flies.
Carrasquel was as effective. for
only two Braves swatted out of the
infield and these swats were gath
cred in easily.
While Wilson and Carrasquel
were battling the Braves, Washing
ton went out and got itself two
more runs.
Mats Add to Score.
In the NTH inning. stan spence
singled to center before Bruce
Campbell flied out. Vernon and
Early again coaxed successive
walks, this time from Pitcher Jim
Wallace, to fill the bases Gale
fetched Spence home with a long
fly to Waner, but Vernon and Early
were stranded as Repass fouled to
West
With two out in the ninth, the
Mats were staked to the start of
another run when Second Baseman
Roberge scooped up Gales grounder
and threw wide to First Baseman
Gremp. Repass promptly poked
a John Hutchings pitoh to center
for a double, scoring Gale. Repass
was left as Pofahl famed.
Gale and Repass each collected
two of the Mats eight hits, while
Vernon and Early each walked
three times.