Evening star., 1943-08-14
Big Gamble Of Trading
Tops Tigers Easily
For Ninth Win
By q star corrssponden. Of IN. star.

By q stan Correspondent OF The Star.
DETROIT. Aug. 14.-When Clark
Griff1th catalogues his outstanding
1913 investments, Pitcher Milo Cam
DIM probably will rank as his best
bargain. a remnant sale special who
Is displaying no embarrassment
mingling with more expensive bric-
a-brac. The trim Italian may not
be the most valuable Nat of the
year but he's qualifying as the most
surprising.
Grifith came up with delightful
deal when he dispatched Bobby Es-
talella and $500 TO the Athletics for
Outf1elder Bob johnson. His pur-
chase of Gene Moore from Montreal
and Mickey Haefner and Angelo
Giuliani from Minneapolis have
aided the Mats, too. but the prize
maneuver of the Mats boss was in
obtaining Second Baseman Gerald
Priddy and Candini from the YAM
KEGS for Pitcher Bill Zuber and cash.
johnson Is the outstanding reason
why the Mats are nested in the first
division, of course, but Bot will be
81 years old this fall. Bob's peak
years are behind him, while Can
DIM, who just reached 26. figures
to have his future ahead of him.
Then, too, johnson came to the
Mats as an established star. Candini
came to Washington tabled a sore
armed pitcher who had won only
four games and lost seven with the
Yankees Newark farm in the In
ternational League last year.
Climbed to League Lead.
Grif1th admitted he was gambling
that Trainer Mike Martin could
create a minor miracle with Can
dini's arm. When Milo was getting
hammered hard in exhibition games,
merely floating the ball up to the
plate, Griffith's gamble seemed lost
but shortly after the season started
Candini began to show a sizzling
fast ball.
Finally he was trusted with q re-
lief role, pitched 22-3 innings
against the Red Sox, permitted no
runs, and picked up a victory.
Against Detroit he was inserted in
another relief job, worked 32-3 in
nings and annexed another triumph.
Manager Ossie Bluege presented
him starting assignments and Can
dini beat the Indians, al. on eight
hits. He defeated Detroit, 8-4, on
nine hits and whipped the Red Sox,
10, on three hits. When he beat
the Athletics, Az, on six hits aid
the Yankees, 30, in another six
hitter, he became the leagues lead
ing pitcher, with seven victories and
no losses.
Milo then bumped into trouble.
In seven innings against Chicago
he was getting the worst Of q 2-1
score-the result of two unearned
runs against him. He had permitted
only two hits but he was yanked
for a pinch hitter, the weak hitting
George Myatt, in the eighth inning.
The Mats proceeded to win that
game in the ninth but Alex Car
rasquel was the winning pitcher.
Snaps Losing Streak.
Next came an assignment against
Detroit, and Candini was holding
Detroit to % tie on five hits when
he again was lifted, this time after
eight innings. The Mats lost that
one In the 10th inning.
Candini displayed little effective
ness in his next few starts, losing
to the Indians twice and the Red
Sox once, but he bounced back to
beat the Browns, 80, on four hits
for his third shutout conquest be-
fore losing 4-3 decision to Boston.
Against Detroit here yesterday.
Candini snapped Washington s
three-game losing streak, permit
ting only six hits and two earned
runs as the Mats hammered four
Detroit pitchers for II hits, includ-
ing three by Giuliani and two each
by Priddy and George Case.
The triumph was Candini's ninth
against four defeats. He has been
summoned for physical examina- .
ton by his draft board but should
he be one of the fathers who will
be inducted, he still will represent
a fashionable starting pitcher for
the Mats when the war is over.
Mats Lineup Revised.
Bluege revised his lineup yester-
day. sending Jake Powell to center
field and benching Stan Spence,
and saw the Mats click for eight
runs in the first two innings. The
Mats got three runs in the first In
ming off Stubby Overmire as Case,
Mickey Vernon. johnson and Priddy
singled and Powell walked.
Washington sprayed five runs
across the plate in the second inning
at Henry Oana's expense. The big
Hawaiian pitched a triple to Case
and after Vernons fly to center
scored George, Dana walked Powell,
johnson and Priddy successfully.
After Dana had pitched two balls
to Ellis Clary. he was yanked and
Johnny Corsica completed the Job
of walking Clary, Powell scoring.
Both johnson and Priddy scored as
Shortstop Joe Hoover picked UP
Johnny Sullivans grounder and
threw wildly to Jimmy Bloodworth
at second attempting to force Clary.
Clary scored as Giuliani forced Sui
livan.
A walk to Johnson, plus doubles
by Powell, Sullivan and Giuliani,
fetched the Mats three runs and
an 11-0 lead in the sixth. Candini.
who allowed only one hit in the first
five innings, yielded single runs in