Evening star., 1943-08-30
Yonk Set Holds Slim Flag Hope
For Mats After Nippino As

Sne Yankees again unJll september
II and the site will be Griffith
Stadium, where Yankee home runs
are less likely to explode.
All that is wishful thinking, but
as long as the chance remains for
the Mats to slice seven games off
that lead in direct contact with the
Yankees, Griffith refuses to admit
the Mats are second-place club.
The Mats probably will regain
Outfielder Bob johnson for that
series. His physician in st. Louis
reports Bob's throat infection has
cleared and he doubtless will join
the club in New York. Third Base
man Harlond Cliff, suffering with
mumps, won't be available for 10
days.
Washington will carry three
game winning streak against the
Yankees as the result of sweeping a
double-header with the Athletics
yesterday at Griffith Stadium before
II zoos fans. The Mats captured the
first game, 5-4, In II innings and the
n1ghtcap. 81, producing stirring
ninth inning rallies in both contests.
Don Black had the Mats beaten,
FL, entering the last half of the
ninth inning in the opener, but Jake
Early launched the session with a
double high off the right field fence
and Johnny Sullivan, who ran for
him, advanced on Gerald Priddy's
Priddy's sacrifice. George Myatt's
tin1id tap down the first base line.
which he bat out for a hit, scored
Sullivan with the tieing run.
Mertz, who had replaced Mickey
Haefner in the eighth, was clipped
for two runs by Philadelphia in the
eleventh as the result of Bobby
Estalella's single, Dick Sieberts dou-
BILE and successive long flies by Irwin
Hall and Hal Wagner, but again the
Mats rallied in their half of the
inning.
With one out Bill Lefebvre batted
Tor Mertz and looped a double to
left. Alex Kampouris ran for him
and scored on George Cases single
to center. After Luman Harris re-
placed Black, Case stole his 44th
base of the season and took third
on a wild pitch.
Mickey Vernon's long fly to right
scored Case with the tieing run and
JAKE Powell then singled to center
He moved to second as Stan Spence
walked and Sherry Robertson broke
up the game with single to center
that scored Powell.
Back in the fifth inning a Robert
son error and three singles off Haef-
ner had produced two PHILADELPHIA
runs after the Mats had scored in
the first inning on Vernon's double
and Spence's triple.
Jesse Flores had a 2-hit shuto,,t
over the Mats entering the last half
OF the ninth in the second game.
The AS had manufactured their
lone run off Leonard in the ninth
when Estalella singled, Siebert was
hit by a pitched ball. Irwin Hall
singled to fill the bases and Wagner
flled to Powell, scoring Estalella.
Myatt opened Washington's ninth
with a single to left, though. and
Pinch-hitter Gene Moore moved
him along with a sacrifice. Case
popped out and Flores whipped two
strikes past Vernon before Mickey
slapped grounder down the first
base line.
Myatt took third as Mickey beat
the ball to the bag. but when Flores
covering first, dropped Siebert's
throw, Myatt scored. Flores then
ATTEMPTED to pick Vernon off first
ana Mickey scooted to second as the
throw escaped Siebert. Powell
lofted a poke over Estalella's head
In left for a single to deal the AS
their oath defeat in their last Is
games.