Evening star., 1942-05-16
Masterson S Error
In 9Th Gives Indians
5.to.4 Win Over Mats
Pitchers Wild Throw Lets
Pinch-Runner Score From
Second on Bunt PIoy
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent.


CLEVELAND, May 1o.-Playing
for the third time In the last 10
days, the Mats absorbed their
fourth straight defeat here today
in the first game of q double
header, losing, 5-4, as Cleveland
rallied to produce the winning
run In the ninth inning.
Warrington locked the score at
a. In It's half of the ninth, but
Les Elsmins drilled his third double
OF sas rishtfield screen opening the
indiana ninth. Ken Keltner hunted
and Relief Pitcher Walter Masterson
seooped up the ball and threw wild
past third, permitting Pinch-runner
Oscar Grimes to score.
The Mats got only one hit OF Al
Smith In seven innings but In the
eighth they nicked him for three
runs to whittls Clevelands advan.
tage to 49,.
Cleveland pitchers allowed WASH
ington only Ave hits.
FIRST INNING.
WAsHINoTON - Repass famed.
Spence flied to Mills. Keltner threw
out Vernon.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES singled to
right. Mills flied to Chartak. Boud-
reau hit into . double play, Gomez
to Pofahl to Vernon.
SECOND INNING.
WAsH1N0TON-Chartak flied to
Heath. Estalella fouled TO Denning.
Evans took . third strike.
CLEVELAND-Qomes threw out
Heath. Fleming doubled OF right
field screen. Keltner popped to
Pofahl. Mack flied to Estalella.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON - Keltner threw
out Pofahl. Gomez famed. Wynn
took . third strike.
CLEVELAND-Repass threw out
Denning. Smith grounded out to
Vernon. Hockett took third strike.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Repess walked.
Spence forced Repass, Smith to
Boudreau Vernon famed. Char
tax popped to Boudreau.
CLEVELAND-Pofahl threw out
Mills. Boudreau singled to center.
Heath singled to right. sending
Boudreau to third. Heath stole
second. Fleming doubled off right
field screen. scoring Boudreau and
Heath. Keltner fouled to Repass.
Mack singled to center. scoring
Fleming. Wynn tossed out Denn!ng.
Three runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Estalella walked.
Evans forced Estalella at second,
Smith to Boudreau. Pofahl walked.
Gomez fouled to Fleming. Campbell
batted for Wynn and lined to
Hockett.
CLEVELAND-Zuber now pitch
ing for washington. Smith singled
OF Zuber's foot. Hockett attempted
to sacrifice, but forced Smith at
second, Repass to Pofahl. Mills
forced Hockett at second, Pofahl to
Gomez. Mills was out stealing,
Evans to Pofahl.
Sixth INNING.
WASHINGTON flied to
Mills. Spence singled to left for the
first hit on Smith. Vernon walked.
Chartak hit into . double play. Mack
to Boudreau to Fleming.
CLEVELAND - Boudreau singled
of Pofahl's glove. Boudreau took
second on a wild pitch Heath
popped to Pofahl Fleming flied
deep to Spence, Boudreau holding
second. Keltner singled to left, scor-
ing Boudreau and continued on to
second on Estalella's throw home
Mack popped to Vernon. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASH1NGTON-Estalella popped
to Fleming. Boudreau threw out
Evans. Pofahl fouled to Denning.,
CLEVELAND-Po threw out
Denning. Gomez threw out Smith.
Hockett fouled to Repass.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASIN0TON-Gomez grounded
out to Fleming. Ortiz batted for
zuber and walked. Repass was safe
on Keltner's low throw to Fleming.
Ortiz stopping At second. Spence
singled to center, scoring Ortiz. Re-
pass stopping at second. Vernon
beat out q slow roller to Boudreau.
filling the bases. Chartak singled to
center for his first hit of the sea-
son, scoring Repass and Spence and
sending Vernon to third. Ferrick
replaced Smith on the mound for
Cleveland. Estalella lined to Mack.
whose throw to Fleming caught
Chartak OF first for q double play.
Three runs.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES now
pitching for washington. Mills lined
to Spence. Boudreau flied to Char
tax. Heath flied to Estalella.
NINTH INNING.
WAsHIN0TON-Evans singled to
center. Evans stole second. Evans
took third as Mack threw out Pofahl.
Gomez walked. Early batted for