Evening star., 1943-05-24
War Bond Game
Tonight 10 Lure
10000 Crowd
Griffmen Shut Out Sox
For Margin in West;
Gain Third Place
By 8 Staff Correspondent of The Sta

EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON,
May 24.-Emerging from the West
with rosy record for the first time
in years, the Mats will hop off
choo choo late this afternoon, grab
dinner and hustle out to Griffith
Stadium to battle the crack Norfolk
Naval Training Station team under
the lights tonight at BIAS o'clock.
Long before game time. however.
entertainment will be launched for
upward of 10000 fans who will be
present AS the result of having pur-
chased War bonds. The least ex-
pensive seats in the park have sold
for $1875 for a contest expected to
pour more than S1.500,000 into thu
Treasury Department.
At TAO the United States Navy
Band will march on Griffith Stadium
turf and five minutes later will pro-
vide music for early arrivals until
8:10, when Comedian Al Schacht
will present his baseball clowning
repertoire.
Ten minutes later Kate Smith will
be introduced at home plate by Dis
trict Commissioner Guy Mason Miss
Smith will deliver War bond speech
before singing the national anthem
to the accompaniment of the Navy
Band as the flag is raised in CEN
terfield.
Crosby to Have Inning.
President Clark Griffith of the
Mats then will raise the Treasury
flag and at 8:45 the successful bid
der for the Presidential box will
throw out the first ball. Play will
be interrupted at the start of the
seventh inning and Bing Crosby will
sing several numbers.
The Mats will enter the game with
out the services of Third Baseman
Ellis Clary, who has returned to his
Valdosta (GaD nome to visit his
wife and recently born daughter
That will mean Washington fans
will get their first peek at Alex
Kampouris, utility infielder recently
obtained from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Charley Wagner, former Red Sox
right who defeated the Mats
five straight times in 1941, is ex-
pected to pitch for the sailors, while
Manager Ossie Bluege of the Mats
today still was wavering between
Mickey Haefner. Rae Scarborough
or Lew Carpenter as his starter.
Norfolk Navy is importing a club
packed with former major league
stars. Shortstop Phil Rizzuto for
merly was with the New York Yanks
and Centerfielder Dom Di Maggie
was with the Red Sox. At second
base will be Benny Mccoy, ex-
Philadelphia Athletics star, and in
the outfield with Di Maggie will be
Don Padgett, formerly of the Cards.
Take Five of Nine Games.
Washington will enter the game
as the third-place team of the
American League as the result of
spanking the White Sox, 1l-O, yes
terday at Chicago The Mats now
are only one and half games be-
hind the league-leading Cleveland
Indians
The Mats completed their invasion
of the West with five victories and
four losses, winning two of three
games at both Cleveland and De-
trolt before dropping two of three
at Chicago. They will resume ma
jor league action Wednesday night,
when they battle the Browns at
Griffith Stadium in the first of two
successive night games
Some 1888 fans didn't get an
opportunity to become excited about
the conduct of the White Sox yes
terday, for the Mats hit the jackpot
in the first inning with 7-run out
burst that eliminated any idea of a
close contest and Early Wynn sealed
Chicagos doom with siX-hit shut
out pitching.
Early Pounds Homer.
The White Sox Clipped in with
three errors in that opening inning
as the Mats capitalized on them,
plus three walks. a sacrifice, three
stolen bases, two singles and double
to enjoy their biggest inning of the
year and shell Buck Ross from the
mound.
Washington hammered Ross and
Joe Haynes for 13 hits, including a
home run by Jake Early that
launched the ninth inning. Mean
while, Wynn was having no trouble,
yielding his first hit to Luke Appling
with one out in the fourth inning
after retiring the first 10 Chisox in
order.
George Case, with three singles,
and Gerald Priddy, with two dou-
bles and single, sparked the Mats
attack. The second game of
scheduled double e-header was erased
by weather.