Evening star., 1942-07-18
No More Sinq|e
Games Slated
For Daytime
MeNoir, Just Acquired
In Trade for Wilson,
Tobbed for Third
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Life among the Mats Is becoming
more interesting, or at least more
complex. With no attempt to clas-
sify developments in the order of
their Importance, here's what's hap
pening to the Washington Base
ball Club:
DIT has a four game winning
streak, longest of the season.
(2)-It has come within a few per-
centage points of escaping the cellar.
(3)-It will play 10 more "twi-
night" games at home, which means,
DIT will play no more single
day games, with the exception of
todays game and Sundays, at Grit
fifth Stadium for the remainder of
the year.
(5)-It has obtained Indelder Eric
McNair from Detroit in exchange
for Pitcher Jack Wilson.
(6)-Prexy Clark Griffith admits
he has another deal brewing, that
the Wilson, -McNair swap wasn't the
trade he's been working on for the
last few weeks.
Griffith isn't attempting to label
McNair the cure for Washington
infield evils, but he believes it's a
step in that direction. The veteran
McNair, who broke in with the Ath-
letics in 1929, is smooth fielder
but light hitter, as testified by his
.186 average last year and his .167
mark this season in pinch hitting
roles.
Probably Will Play Third.
"McNair will take over some spot
in the inf1eld for us, probably third
base, when he gets in shape" says
Griffith. He hasn't played much
this season and he's not in condi-
tion, but he'll be all right in a
little while"
He has seen service with the
Athletics, White Sox. Red Sox and
Tigers and was regarded as one of
the leagues finer players until the
death of his wife several years ago.
It was crushing blow to McNair.
He brooded for several seasons as
his play lapsed.
Wilson, who was obtained from
the Red Sox last December, was a
distinct disappointment as a Nat.
He launched the season as starter,
but lately had been assigned only
occasionally to relief roles.
"The deal I've really been work
ing on broke down" informs Grit
fifth, but I believe we'll resume
negotiations shortly. We still have
a chance to make more important
deal and I'm still working on It,"
Grifith's decision to add 10
twilight-night games to Washing
tons schedule was the result OF
surprisingly good crowd of 1000
last night at test" game. The
Mats captured that game, 80. In
cidentally, behind the 4-hit pitch
ing of Buck Newsom, who shut out
the Tigers for the second time this
season.
Face Leagues Hottest Club.
The Mats today were to battle the
hottest club in the league In the
st. Louis Browns, who were to take
string of eight straight victories
against Washington. Outflelder
Chet Laabs of the Browns also is
the most sizzling speciment in base
ball at the moment, having collected
nine home runs in seven days.
Alexandra Carrasquel was to
face the Browns. who have moved
into the first division, in today's
game, while the Mats and Browns
will collide in a double header to-
morrow. Early Wynn and Walter
Masterson will pitch for Washing
ton tomorrow in the Mats final ap-
pearance here until August 4.
Newsom didn't achieve last nights
triumph the easy way, for not until
one was out in the seventh did
Washington get a hit of young
Harold Newhouser and the lean
Tiger southpaw entered the eighth
with a one-hit game in his grasp.
George Case beat out a push bunt
to open the Mats eighth, however,
and then stole second. Stan Spence
fetched him across with looping
single to left and continued to
second on Barney McCosky's throw
to the plate.
Clary's Fielding Saves Shutout.
Mickey Vernon walked before
Bobby Estalella fouled to Catcher
Birdie Tebbetts, but Bob Repass
looped a single to right. scoring
Spence and Vernon took third and
Repass continued to second as Teb-
belts permitted Ned Harris peg to
the plate to escape him.
AL Evans walked to fill the bases
and Johnny Sullivan tapped to
Newhouser, whose throw to Tebbetts
forced Vernon at the plate. Rudy
York muffed Tebbetts' throw to first
for an attempted double-play and
Repass scored. Ellis Clary walked,
again loading the bases, but New
som famed
Clary preserved Newsom's shut
out with brilliant diving stab Of
Doc Cramers grounder in the
seventh with two out. Runners
were on third and second at the
time with the clubs locked In a
scoreless battle when Clary inserted
his acrobatics and a fine throw to
min Cramer at first