Evening star., 1943-07-16

Upset Red Sox, Help
Put Grifs Second
For some time now husky Bob
johnson has been carrying the Mats
along .on his powerful shoulders,
but If the load Is beginning to wear
him down, he isn't displaying signs
of 1t. With half the season van
ished, the big, bronzed outfielder Is
stamped as Washington's most val
liable performer.
johnson hasn't harmed Boss
Clark Grifith's reputation as q
trader. For Outfelder Bobby Es-
talella and $500 Grifith obtained
johnson and If 1t isn't one Of the
best deals the Mats prexy ever ne
gotiated, the evidence is misleading.
Bob is leading the Mats in hits,
doubles, triples, home runs and
runs batted in, but his value doesn't
cease there. As AN outfielder he
hasn't made an error this season
and has whipped but eight runners
with crisp, accurate throws.
Bob's Hits Hoist Mats.
When Ellis Clary suffered a
sprained ankle johnson volunteered
to play third base, realizing Man
ager Ossie Bluege then could insert
Gene Moore in the Mats outfield
and possibly obtain more power.
Bob was guilty of two errors as a
third baseman, but he gave the Mats
nice job of it, considering his
limited experience at the position.
Bob supplied the spark that
wedged the Mats back into second
place last night at Griffith Stadium.
He swatted across three runs with
a double and home run as WASH
ington defeated Boston, 4-3, before
1866 customers.
His heroics came as no surprise
to local fans, for Bob has been
burning up the league for month.
In his last % games johnson has
swatted .349 at a time when most
of his mates have been floundering.
He's getting distance with his blows,
too. Seven of his last IL hits, for
instance. have Travelled for extra
bases, with four doubles and three
home runs among the dozen safe
ties.
Mats Pole Long Safeties.
Boston tapped Early Wynn for
three runs in the second inning
last night, capitalizing on three
walks, an error by Third Baseman
Alex Kampouris and Leon Culber-
sons triple to snatch 80 lead.
johnson went to work in the
fourth, and that advantage evap-
GRATED rapidly.
With two out in the fourth john
son doubled to score Johnny Sulli-
van, who had doubled. With two
out in the sixth johnson drilled his
fifth home run of the year among
the fans in the left field bleachers
at time when Sullivan was perched
on first base as the result of an
error by Third Baseman Jim Tabor.
That 3-3 status existed until two
were out in the Mats portion of the
eighth. Stan Spence then walked
and Mickey Vernon bounced a triple
high of the right field fence to
fetch him across with the winning
run. Vernon's blow was the fifth
and last Washington got off Yank
Terry but all the Mats hits were for
extra bases.
Tenth for Carrasquel.
Meanwhile Alex Carrasguel had
replaced Wynn and pitched superb
ly to register his tenth triumph, or
three aEor,e than he ever has won
In any OF four previous seasons as a
Nat. Carrasquel permitted only
three hits in the seven innings he
toiled, allowing only one In the final
five innings.
Johnson, Gerald Priddy and Jake
Early helped Carrasquel over a rough
spot In the fourth. After Pete Fox
singled Bobby Doerr rammed
double of the left field barrier but
johnson hastily retrieved the ball
and fired it to Priddy. Early grabbed
Priddy's relay and made diving
stab to nip Fox attempting to score.
Doerr then was stranded as Bill
Conroy flied to Johnson and Terry
famed.
With one out in the sixth Tony
Lupien thumped a triple off the
right field fence but couldn't get
home as Fox'popped to Sullivan and
Doerr struck out. With two out in
the eighth Carrasquel walked Tabor
and Lupien successfully but Fox
popped to Early.
Candini Faces Bosox Tonight.
Milo Candini, beaten in his last
start after compiling a winning
streak OF seven games, will face the
Red Sox at Griffith Stadium tonight
at $3.50, with Oscar Judd slated to
pitch for Boston. In his only start
against the Mats this season Judd
pitched a shit shutout. The last
time Candini saw the Red Sox he
whipped 'em, 10, also on three hits,
Boston will face the Mats in a
third successive night game tomor-
row night and remain here for a
double-header on Sunday.
George Case, the Mats right
fielder, missed action last night due
TO swollen left arm. He was
plunked there by Mort Cooper in
the Al-Star game after being hit
IN the same spot by the Yankees
Spud Chandler two weeks ago. He's
expected to be available tonight.
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