Evening star., 1942-04-19
'sRaIIy Halted
By CarrasqueI
In 9Th Inning
Loss of Leud Griffs
Pile Up EorIy Looms
When Wynn Blows
By BURTON HAWKINS,
star staff Correspondent,

star staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, April 1S.-The
Mats won in a breeze today and
we're referring to the weather.
Washington's four-game losing
streak persisted with a 1916 triumph
over the Athletics, but not until
the graying hair of Manager Bucky
Harris had been fiecked with few
more silver strands during the
course of q hectic, ominous ninth
inning.
Washington was discovering there
Is something In a name after all
for it won with Early Wynn. but
Early wasn't around in the late
going. He was requested to leave
the premises in the ninth inning
when Philadelphia was threatening
to produce second successive win
ming rally against the Mats.
Harris panic was understandable
despite the Mats apparently formid-
able four-run lead for Wynn had
entered the inning with seven
run margin and Bucky's imagina-
tion wasn't laboring overtime in
fearing another Of those rallies the
AS frequently throw at the Mats.
Carrasquel Rushed to Rescue.
Bucky dispatched Alexandra Car
resquel TO the mound and the calm
Venezuelan yielded the Athletics
final run before squelching their
belated bid. Wynn was credited
with the Mats initial 1912 victory,
but 1t wasn't a pitching perform
ance he'll relish remembering.
The Mats we're hitting today. They
blasted Is hits, including three
run fifth inning homer by Stan
Spence, of Jack Knott and Bill
Beckman. They were contributing
extra-base blows. too, for injected
into the proceedings were four dou-
bles, triple and that home run.
Washington seemingly was en-
route to it's fifth consecutive defeat
as early as the third inning. for
Wynn was being hammered for five
hits as the Athletics grasped 80
lead.
In the fourth inning, though, the
Mats were presented a beautiful
break by Philadelphia' infield and
some nifty baserunning by George
Case, who singled to open the in
ming. Spence flied out. but Case
took second on passed ball.
Mats Take Command.
Mickey Vernon tapped an easy
grounder back to Knott and Case
apparently was trapped between
second and third. Case neatly
danced back and forth between the
bases and Second Baseman Billy
Knickerbocker finally Unbiased a
wild toss on the rundown, permit
ting Case to reach third and Vernon
to advance to second.
Into that situation stepped Bryce
Campbell and lashed a single of
Knott's glove, scoring Case and
shifting Vernon to third. Bobby
Estalella rammed a scorching double
to center, scoring Vernon and Jake
Early's single to center fetched
Campbell and Estalella home before
Bob Repass drilled into double
play.
That presented the Mats q 4-3
lead which rapidly assumed the
proportions of 9-3 advantage in
the fifth. Jose Gomez launched
that 5-run fifth inning innocently
enough, being thrown out by Third
Baseman Buddy Blair, but the next
out was Knott. at the request OF
Manager Connie Mack of the AS.
Spence's Homer Big Help.
Wynn scratched single of Short
stop Pete Suder's glove. and Case
followed with single to left. Spence
then delivered his only hit of the
day, homer over the right-field
fence that scored Wynn and Case
ahead of him.
Vernon poked q double of the
right-field fence, and Campbell has
tened Knott's exit with a 4l0-foot
triple of the cente'-field fence,
scoring Vernon. Estalella greeted
Beckman with his second successive
double, scoring Campbell, before
Early and Repass popped out.
Early's walk, Gomezs infield out
and Wynn's single In the seighth
made the Washington lead 1913, but
1t seemed none too safe in the ninth.
The AS were threatening after
Eddie Collins jr., walked and Suder
doubled. Collins scored and Suder
shifted to third on Pinch-hitter
Elmer Valo's grounder to Vernon,
and Mike Kreevich inserted his
third double, scoring Suder.
As Finally SqueIched.
At that point Harris summoned
Carrasquel from the bullpen and
displayed rare sort of faith In him
by ordering Walter Masterson and
Phil Mccullough to warm up even
as the Venezuelan was walking to
the mound.
Carrasquel first act consisted OF
walking Knickerbocker. He threw
three successive balls to Blair be-
fore retiring him on a fly to Spence.
Johnson then rammed a double to
left, scoring Kreevich, before Car
rasquel scooped up Dick Siebert's
grounder and beat the batter to
first base for the final out.
Wynn and Carrasquel yielded IL
hits