Evening star., 1943-05-31
Milo Lone Star
AsChisox Deal
Justifies Griffith's
Faith in Him.; Gomez
Wild in First Start

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Milo Candini was regarded as a
sore armed pitcher tossed into a
trade with no regrets by the Yam
KEGS when the Mats obtained him
with Infielder Gerald Pridd in ex-
change for Pitcher Bill Zuber and
batch OF cash, but the husky
Italian right -hander hasn't harmed
Boss Clark Griffth's reputation as
judge of baseball flesh.
Griffith admitted he was taking
long-shot gamble on Candini
when he brought him to the Mats in
January. for Milo had been plagued
by sore arm last year at Newark,
New York International League
farm. With the Bears he had
compiled the unimpressive record
of winning games and losing 9.
But Griffith had detected a flash
of brilliance in Candini before he
injured his arm pitching against
the Mats in an exhibition game at
st. Petersburg. Fla, last year. He
was willing to take the chance
Candini's sore arm would vanish
and apparently he has Won
Candini now has pitched 10 in
nings in relief roles for the Mats,
picking up two triumphs and losing
no decision. Only one run has
been scored against him over that
span and that was unearned. He
has permitted only five hits and
walked two batters.
Stars for Losing Cause.
AS the Mats dropped a double
header to Chicago, So and 81,
yesterday at Griffith Stadium be-
fore $4,000 fans, Candini provided
| the customers with one of WASH
ington's few outstanding achieve
ments. He pitched five innings of
the opener and scattered three hits,
but his superb hurting came too late
to aid the Mats.
The White Sox had mustered four
runs off EWald Pyle in the first two
! innings and it developed they were
enough, as Bill Dietrich and Gordon
Maltzberger limited the Mats to six
hits. The Mats obtained only six
. hits in the nightcap, too, as Thorn
ton Lee displayed sudden recovery
from a sore arm to capture his first
start of the season.
Washington thus was deposited in
second place as the Yankees swept
a twin bill with Cleveland, which
was to invade Griffith Stadium to-
day for a double header. The In
dians, beaten in five of their last
six starts, were to send Jim Bagby
and Al Milnar against Dutch Leon
ard and Early Wynn.
The Mats entered the double
header with the American League
lead, but trudged off the field one
and half games off the pace of
the Yankees, only half game
ahead Of the third-place Athletics
and one game ahead of fourth place
Cleveland.
Wildness Hurts Gomez.
Lefty Gomez made his debut as a
Nat in the nightcap and when he
deserted the mound with shoulder
cramp, with two cut in the fifth
inning, the White Sox owned a Al
lead. Stan Spence's double and
Mickey Vernon's single in the first
inning matched Ch:cago's first inning
run, but thereafter the Mats collected
four hits and no runs off Lee.
A brace of successive walks led to
two Chicago runs in the third inning
Guy Cartwright singled, stole second
and scored on Don KolloWay's single
in the fifth for the final run off
Gomez, who suffered cramp on the
next play. Second Baseman Priddy
raced into short center field and
contributed a spectacular catch of
Wally Moses loorer. then hastily
relayed the ball to the inheld. Gomez
took the relay and was forced to
, retire after making an off-balance
throw to Vernon, catching Holloway
off first for a double play.
Making his first start of the sea-
son, Gomez was handicapped by
Wildness. He walked five batters and
permitted four hits before walking
of the mound Rae Scarborough
replaced him and yielded Chicago's S
| final run in the seventh when Thur
man Tucker singled and Curtwright
doubled
White Sox Start Early.
fuckers triple and Curtwright S
lnfleld out fetched the White SoX a
run in the first inning of the opener
Two walks, an error by Plye and
singles by Luke Appling and Dick
Cutler. gave Chicago three more
runs in the second.
Washington whitfield Chicagos
lead to Al in the fourth when
George Case beat out bunt. Vernon
walked and Bob johnson and Alex
Kampouris singled. but the White
Sox picked up an unearned run off
Candini in the fifth and coasted
home as Manager Jimmy Dykes re-
placed the altering Dietrich with
Maltzberger in the seventh.
Chicago, obtaining eight hits in
each game. leaped from the cellar to
sixth place. The White Sox now
have defeated the Mats in four of
six games this season.