Evening star., 1943-06-13
Cases Steal, Hit.
By Vernon Gets
Run al Outset.
Win Is First in Hub
Park for Griffmen
In 13 Contests
Ply E Staff Correspondent of The Star

BOSTON, June 12.-Milo Candin!
discovered a marvellous method OF
counteracting the Mats anemic hit
ting here today. He threw shit
shutout at the Red Sox to register
his fifth successive victory. 10, ano
snap Washington's 2-game losing
streak.
Candini, a sore-armed specimen
with Newark of the international
League last season, where he won
only seven games and lost nine, thus
prevented the Mats from losing more
ground to the league-leading Yam
KEGS. who were mauling the Phila-
delphia Athletics to retain their
3-game margin over second-place
Washington.
Washington batting attack
wasn't splendid, but it was suff-
cient. The Mats came up with a
run in the first inning off Yank
Terry and it was just as well be-
cause thereafter Mr.. Terry repre-
sented quite mystery to Wash
ington's batters. They collected
only five hits off him.
In that first inning. George Case
demonstrated the value of a stolen
base. He walked to open the game
and before Stan Spence flied out
Case had whisked into second base
with his 18th theft of the year. He
was so convincing about it. in
cidentally. that he failed to draw a
throw from Catcher Roy Partee.
Vernon's Single Decides.
Up stepped Mickey Vernon and
contributed a single through the
box. scoring Case, and that, it de-
veloped, was a remarkably timely
thump. The Mats, who have scored
only three runs in their last q
innings of action and one in Is
innings, saw Candini nurse that
advantage neatly. Not until one
was out in the fifth inning did the
Red Sox obtain a hit off Candini
who hasn't lost a decision. Roy
Partee looped double to left center
but was stranded as Alex Kampouris
whipped out Skeeter Newsome ano
Terry flied to Bob johnson.
Partee was one Of three Red Sox
to move as far as second base and
none reached third Partee repre-
sented tWo-thirds of Boston's bat
ting attack, also getting single
in the eighth inning. Dee Miles
former Washington outfelder, con-
tributed Boston's other hit, a single
to right in the sixth.
After the first inning the only
Mats who gave Terry any trouble
were Gerald Priddy and Johnny
Sullivan. who fashioned two hits
each. Priddy opened the second
inning with single off the left
field fence and moved to second
on Sullivan's infield safety after
Jake Early had flied out. What
threatened to become a rally was
nipped when Candini forced Priddy
at third and Sullivan proceeded tc
get himself picked off second base
Spence and Bob johnson walked
in the third inning and with two
out negotiated a double steal, but
in that crisis Kampouris struck out
Candini Takes Care of Bosox.
Priddy opened the fourth with a
double that ricocheted off third
base. but Early lined to Pete Fox
in right and Sullivan's liner to
Third Baseman Jim Tabor was con-
verted into double-play. There
after the Mats placed only two men
on base. johnson walked in the
sixth and Sullivan doubled with
one out in the seventh. Sullivan
didn't get as far as third base be-
cause Terry tossed out Candini
and Case was thrown out by New
some.
Meanwhile Candini was moving
down the Red Sox. In the second
inning Tabor walked, but Bobby
Doerr popped to Kampouris. Ia
Dor stole second, but AL Simmons
watched a third trike go by ano
Candini tossed out Partee.
The Red Sox put man on Sec
ond base in the third inning, too,
Wnen NeWSOme walked and moved
along on Terry's sacrifice, but Miles
flied to Spence and Fox flied to
Case. Partee's double in the fifth
was the last time the Red Sox ad-
vanced as far as second.
Possible trouble loomed for the
Mats in the sixth when Miles opened
with a single. but Candini lifted
himself out of that situation. Fox
attempted to sacrifice, but Candini
pounced on his bunt and trans
formed it into double play with a
swift throw to Sullivan at second
Fox being nipped at first on Sulli-
vans peg to Vernon.
Partee opened the Red Sox eighth
with single, too, but Newsome
famed and Candini took Terry's
bunt and forced Partee at second
before Miles popped to Priddy.
1t was Washington's first victory
at Fenway Park in 13 games. Wash
ington won it's opening game in
Boston last year, then dropped Il
straight here to the Red Sox.