Evening star., 1942-08-21
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff CORRESPONDENT.


NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-The |
Mats were trailing the Yankees
in their opening game here this
afternoon.
inning as the Yankees blasted away
at the offerings of Early Wynn and
Bill Trotter with display of their
old time power.
The New Workers sent Wynn to
the showers with 6-run outburst |
in the first and then hammered
Trotter for the rest. Included in the J
extra-base hits were Joe Gordon's
l4th homer of the season. and
Charlie Keller's homer and triple
The Yanks got lone run in the
fourth, three in the fifth and four
more in the sixth.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case singled to
right. Spence lined to Heinrich, who
stepped on first base for double
play. Cullenbine lined to Keller.
NEW YORK-Rizzuto beat out
bunt down the third base line. Rolfe
singled to center, sending Rizzuto
to third. Heinrich flied to Spence.
Rizzuto scoring after the catch. Di
Maggie singled to left, Rolfe stop
ping at second. Keller popped to
Sullivan. Rolfe scored and Di
Maggie took third on passed ball.
Gordon walked. Dickey singled off
Clarys glove, scoring Di Maggie
and sending Gordon to third. Sell
kirk doubled to right, scoring Cor
don, Dickey stopping at third. Russo
singled to center, scoring Dickey and
Selkirk. Rizzuto up for second time
singled to right, Russo stopping at
second. Rolfe popped to Clary.
Six runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Selkirk made a
brilliant leaping catch against the
rlght-fleld stands to rob Estalella
OF a home run. Russo tossed out
Vernon. Sullivan flied to Selkirk.
NEW YORK-Trotter now pitch
ing for Washington Heinrich flied
to Spence. Di Maggie was safe when
Sullivan threw wild past Vernon.
Keller tripled to center, scoring Di
Maggie. Gordon hit his fourteenth
nome run of the season into the
LETT field stands, scoring Keller
ahead of him. Dickey grounded out
to Vernon. Selkirk flied to Case.
Three runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Clary singled to
right. Evans popped to Gordon.
Trotter famed Case singled to
left, Clary stopping at second,
spence beat out slow roller to
Rolfe. filling the bases. Keller made
a fine running catch of Cullenbine's
deep drive.
NEW YORK-Russo famed. Riz-
zuto beat out a slow roller to .Clary.
Rizzuto stole second Clary threw
out Rolfe, Rizzuto taking third. Hen
rich popped to Sullivan. ..
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Rolfe threw out
Estalella. Vernon fouled to Hen
rich. Sullivan flied to Selkirk.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie lined to
Cullenbine. Keller hit a 420-foot
home run into the center field
bleachers. Sullivan threw out Cor
don. Dickey walked. Clary threw
out Selkirk. One run.
FIFTH INNING.
WASEINGTON-Clary flied to
Keller Evans flied to Di Maggie.
Trotter famed.
NEW YORK-Russo doubled to
left. Rizzuto beat out bunt down
the third base line for his fourth
straight hit, Russo taking third.
Russo scored as Rolfe forced Riz-
zuto at second, Clary to Sullivan.
Heinrich walked Di Maggie sin
gled off Cullenbines glove. scoring
Rolfe and sending Heinrich to third.
Keller flied to Spence. Heinrich scor-
ing after the catch. Gordon forced
Di Maggie at second, Cullenbine to
Clary. Three runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Case walked.
spence tapped in front of the plate
and was tagged out by Dickey, Case
taking second. Cullenbine fouled to
Rolfe. Estalella singled to center,
scoring Case. Vernon forced Esta-
leila, Gordon to Rizzuto. One run.
NEW YORK-Dickey singled to
right. Hemsley ran for Dickey. Sell
kirk singled to right, sending Hem
sley to third. Russo took a third
strike. Rizzuto doubled to left for
his fifth straight hit, scoring Hem
sley. Selkirk stopped at third, Rolfe
beat out slow roller to Vernon,
scoring Selkirk. Rizzuto taking third,
Heinrich flied to Estalella, Rizzuto
scoring after the catch. Di Maggie
singled to left. sending Rolfe to third.
Kellar walked, filling the bases. Cor
don walked. scoring Rolfe and leav-
.ng the bases filled. Hemsley famed.