Evening star., 1942-05-24
Newsom FizzIes
After He Gets
4-Run Start
Champs Win With Big
9th; Come Is Given
CoIorfuI Setting
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


Before a shockingly small crowd
of $500 that produced s9,825.26 for
Army and Navy relief funds-a
paltry purse in comparison with
Brooklyn's 100000 contribution in
a similar setting-the Mats lost
again yesterday at Griffith Stadium,
this time to the Yankees, 8-4.
In patriotic atmosphere that
has no parallel in base ball annals,
the Yankees mustered four runs
in the ninth inning after spotting
the Mats a 40 lead, thus tying the
score. New York nicked strutting
Buck NewSom for single runs to
lock the score, then applied the
crusher at the expense of Newsom
and Rookie Hardin Cathey.
Lefty Gomez, who started for the
Yankees, weathered that 4-run
blast, but yielded to Pinch-hitter
George Selkirk in the seventh and
Johnny Murphy pitched the final
three innings to get credit for the
victory.
Patriotic Display Is Superb.
Pre-game ceremonies were the
most colorful ever held before a
base ball crowd, with Army, Navy
and Marine Bands blaring military
tunes and soldiers, sailors, Marines,
high school cadets and American
Legionnaires marching.
From the standpoint of stirring
shoWmanship and patriotic display
the affair was a huge success. but
those thousands of empty seats we're
a distinct disappointment. There
weren't enough fans who were will
ling to miss dinner to benefit the
families of those who haven't
missed bullets and bombs.
For a time the twilight tiff was
threatening to collide with dark
ness in a A tie. The Mats saw
what resembled the winning run
at the time stranded when Mike
Chartak tripled to open the Anal
half of the eighth He remained
on third as Bruce Campbell famed
and Mickey Vernon and Jimmy
Pofahl popped out.
With that reprieve the Yankees
Joe DiMaggio, Charley Keller and
Joe Gordon singled successfully in
the ninth to grasp a 5-4 advantage.
Cathey then replaced Nevsom with
Keller on third and Gordon on first
and New York sprayed three more
runs across the plate as Phil Riz-
zuto doubled and frankie Cro-
setti singled.
Newsom Given Good Lead.
Newsom, who made a remarkable
rapid recovery from a sore ankle"
that prevented him pitching in his
regular turn against the Browns
on Thursday, seemingly was having
an easy time Of it with the Yankees
In the early innings, despite his
wildness.
Washington staked him a 40
lead in the third. Bobby Estalella
opened with triple and Stan
Spence fetched him home with a
single. Gomez then walked Chartak
and Campbell to fill the bases, but
Vernon popped to Crosetti Bob
Repass lashed single to left, scor-
ing Spence and Chartak, and when
Left Fielder Keller fumbled the ball
Campbell also attempted to score.
but was nipped at the plate Repass
continued to second on the error
and scored on Pofahls single to
center.
That constituted Washington's
scoring for the afternoon. For the
next three innings Gomez yielded
no hits and Murphy. who relieved
him, blanked the Mats in the final
three innings on two hits.
Yanks Get Range on Buck.
Meanwhile the Yankees were
operating on Newsom, who had
escaped damage in the first inning
despite filling the bases with walks.
Not until the fourth inning did
New York obtain hit of burly
Buck, but it led to run as Keller
singled, moved to second on Cor
don's single, to third as Bill Dickey
grounded into a double play and to
the plate as Third Baseman Estelella
fumbled Rizzutos grounder.
Buddy Hassett scratched single
off Repass' glove to launch the fifth
and Tommy Heinrich propelled him
to second with single to left. Di
Maggie popped out, but Kel1er's
sizzling single scored Hassett and
sent Heinrich to third. Heinrich
refused to risk dash for the plate
after Gordon flied to Campbell, but
later was out on an attempted steal
of home.
The Yankees whitfield Washing
tons lead to 4-3 in the sixth when
Rizzuto walked with one out. then
broke up a double-play by collid.
ing heavily with Pofahl at second.
Gomez had grounded to Repass, who
tipped the ball to Pofahl, but
Rizzutos rowdy antics prevented a
throw to first. Gomez then took
second as Crosetti walked and
scored on Hassett's single to center.
With two out In the seventh the
Yankees proceeded to tie it up.
Gordon smashed q single to left,
and Dickey brought him around
with mighty double over Spences
head in center.
That was the situation until the
Yankees portion of the ninth, when
New York obtained five of its IA
hits to deal Newsome his sixth
defeat Of the season. The Mats,
who collected only seven hits of
Gomez and Murphy. dropped into q
tie for the cellar with the White
Sox. Washington also was losing
to the Yankees for the sixth sue.
cessive time.
The Navy Band entertained early
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