Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-26

One OF the MATS more pressing
problems was supposed to be their
pitching, but in their first five
games the brand of hurting dis
played by Washington curving
corps has been the chief delight of
Manager Ossie Bluege. He may be
excused for pinching himself.
The Mats entered the campaign
with a questionable pitching staff,
a flock of INFESTED rockies blended
with a handful of more experienced
hands, but in five games Washington
pitchers have permitted only Is
runs and % hits.
That average Of less than three
runs and less than six hits a game
is refreshing Skeptics may scott
and toss it off with a dead BALI
explanation put that sort Of pitch
ing is commendable even if they're
throwing scrap iron.
Even in dropping brace OF games
to the Yankees-by a margin of one
run in each instance-Washing
pitching was superb except for one
brief bit of wildness by Mickey
Haefner. The Yankees were limited
to 10 hits in those two games, VIM
nine the first on ST: safties and the
othc" on four, so in defeat Bluege
could detect a silver lining.
Fine Pit ching Curbs AS.
That silver lining had a platinum
border added yesterday as the Nets
captured 1872 and SO decisions over
the Athletics before crowd OF
1920 at Philadelphia. In the first
game Dutch Leonard limited the AS
to eight hits and in the nightcap
Alex Carrasquel won his second en-
gaeement of the season with nifty
tWo-hitter
Early Wynn. who permitted the
Yankees only five hits in the sight
innings he toiled on Thursday tie
fore being lifted for a pinch-hitter,
will be Blueee's chc.ce to face the
Athletics in the opener OF 3-gano
series tomorrow at Griffith Stadium.
The Mats were idle today.
Encoura eing to Ossie, too. is the
hitting of little Ellis Clary. the
leader of Washington's regulars with
a $50 average. Clary is proving to
be a valuable lead-off man and
Bluege is finding no fault With his
fielding. He's been better than
Bluege had reason to suspect he
would be.
Gene Moore, utility outfelder. is
another Nat who has sided the Mats
in capturing three of their first five
games. Filling in fer siling George
Case Yesterday Moore slammed out
four hits and served notice he'll be
a capable replacement for falter-
ing outfelder. Case. suffering from
a severe cold, may be available for
duty tomorrow.
Mats Come Back at Bat.
That first game yesterday provided
a ~springboard for remarkable
batting comeback by the Mats fol-
lowing Saturdays embarrassment
by the Yankees Spud Chandler,
who limited them to one hit. The
Mats pounded Luman Harris and
Talmadge Alternately, no less, for
10 hits.
Four OF those hits were contrib
uteG by ClaIy. who went rlatews1d
six times. Ee doubled once. singled
three times, walked twice. scored
four runs and batted in another.
Leonard BANKED the Athletics for
eight innings after permitting them
to lock the score at % in the first
frame. Dutch allowed only five hits
after the first inning.
The first of Clary's four hits
bounced off the left field wall for
a double and Bob johnson, Mic..-ey
Vernon and Gerald PrieGy later
followed with singles that produced
two rungs. The Mats added an
ether in the second inning es Jchrny
Sullivan, Clary and Srence singled.
Harris was clipped for two more
runs in the sixth when Spence's
triple off the right field fence
scored Clary and Moore. The Nets
came up with a 5-run outburst in
the eighth when Vernon sand
wiched a double among singles by
Clary. Moore. Johnson, Early and
Sullivan, then tackled on their final
two runs In the ninth at Abernathy's