Evening star., 1942-04-17
Mats, Athletics Tied
In Ninth Inning on
Johnson S Homer
As OutfieIder Hits
For Circuit to Overtoke
Griffs Two-Run Lead
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Staff Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, April IT,
The Mats and the Philadelphia
Athletics were tied here today In
struggle for the seasons first
victory for either team.
The score was 4 to 4, the game
being tied in the Athletics half OF
the ninth inning when Roy John
son, AS outfielder, hit a homer
scoring Blair, who had singled
Bruce Campbell and Jake Early
were the big guns of the Washing
ton attack. Campbell's two doubles
were responsible for three runs, and
Early brought in the other with a
triple which scored Roberto Esta-
leila, who had doubled.
Jose Gomez, the Mats Mexican
second baseman, did not make the
trip to Philadelphia. He is confined
to Georgetown Hospital Gomez
played against the Yankees yester-
day with fever of 1016.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Blair whipped
out Case. Knickerbocker threw out
Spence Vernon famed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. flied
to Spence Knickerbocker famed.
Pofahl threw out Blair.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Campbell dou-
bled to right. Campbell took third
as Knickerbocker threw out Es-
talella. Early flied deep to Mackie-
wicz, Campbell scoring after the
catch. RepaSs singled TO left and
continued to second on Johnson's s
tumble. Pofahl walked. Suder came
in fast for Leonard's slow roller and
threw him out. One run.
PHILADELPHIA fouled
to Early. Siebert popped to Pofahl.
Hayes flied to Spence.
THIRD INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE beat out a
bunt down the third base line
Spence hit into a double play,
Knickerbocker to Suder to Siebert
Knickerbocker threw out Vernon.
PHILADELPHIA - Suder famed
So did Mackenzie. Estalella threw
out Besse
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Campbell flied
to johnson. Estalella doubled off
the right field fence Early tripled
of the right field fence. scoring Es-
talella. RepaSs flied to Kreevich
Early holding at third. Blair threw
out Pofahl One run.
PHILADELPHIA - Pofahl threw
out Kreevich. Knickerbocker sin
gled of Estalella's glove for the first
hit of Leonard. Blair doubled of
the right field fence. Knickerbocker
stopping at third. johnson walked,
filling the bases. Knickerbocker
scored and Blair took third as Sic
bert forced johnson at second,
Pofahl to RepasS. Hayes forced Sic
bert at second, Repass to Pofahl.
One run.
FIFTH INNING.
INGTON-Leonard singled
to right. Case lined to Blair. Spence
walked. Vernon took a third strike,
Campbell doubles to center, scoring
Leonard and Spence. Estalella
walked. Early famed. Two runs
PHILADELPHIA flied to
Case. Mackenzie famed. Besse
flied to Case.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Collins playing
right field for the Athletics. Blair
threw out Repass. Kreevich made
a nice running catch of Pofahl's S
fly. Leonard popped to Suder.
PHILADELPHIA - Case backed
against the left-field barrier for
Kreevichs drive. Knickerbocker
fouled to Vernon. Blair fouled to
Early.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case famed.
Kreevich made a fine running catch
of Spence's drive. Vernon walked
Vernon stole second. Campbell
walked. EStalella took third strike
PHILADELPHIA - johnson flied
to Case. Leonard tossed out Sic
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