Evening star., 1943-08-07
Leonard in Rare Form
As He Checks Bosox
In Series Start
Ey { Staff corresnond.nt of Tn. s,.r

Ey Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
BOSTON, Aug. 7. The Nats'
pitchers are responding nicely to
Washington's manpower shortage In
the hurting department, for at
time when Boss Clark Griffith fran
tically Is searching for somebody to
bolster his eight man mound CORDS,
Manager Ossie Blueee finds he isn't
required to insert relief pitchers fire..
quently.
In eight Of Washington's last nine
games the starting pitcher has re-
manned the route, and on the other
occasion Early Wynn wilted with one
out IN the ninth. Rae Scarborough,
who replaced him, pitched only to
Don Gutteridge, who drilled into a
game-ending double-pl
That sort Of cooperation from his
pitchers Is making 1t easy on
Bluege, who was to dispatch Jim
Mertz to the mound here today as
the Mats sought their ninth success
sive victory after whipping the Red
Sox, AZ, here yesterday.
Stih Neck Benches WYNN.
In Dutch Leonard's performance.
biuege detected more qualification,
Tor despite the 10 hits he yielded, tho
portly knuckle-ball specialist un-
leashed q fine game. Five of Bos-
tons hits failed to get past the con-
lines OF the infield and two others
were glorified, nd-blown pop flies
AS the result of the Mats eight
hour train ride here Thursday in
cramped coaches. though, Wynn has
developed stiff neck to team I'm
with previously sore shoulder and
ne may not be able to take his reg
gular turn tomorrow. He was sched-
uled to pitch batting practice yes
terday but couldn't throw ball and
watched the Mats latest triumph
from the stands.
Mickey Vernon and Gene Moore,
who have hit safely in IL and Is
games, respectively, continued their
batting spree sto start the Mats re-
Ireshlngly on a lengthy road trip.
Both Mickey and Gene collected two
singles. but Stan Spence and Gerald
Priddy delivered more authoritative
blows.
Ansck Newsome From Mound. :.
After the Red Sox had grasped
q 10 lead in the first inning on
Skeeter Newsome's wind-tossed
triple and George Metkovich's fiy
to Moore. Priddy delivered his sec
ond home run In two games and his
third OF the season, leading of in
the second inning.
The Mats shelled Heber Newsome
from the mound In the fourth. Ver-
non and Moore socked successive
singles and Priddy walked, filling
the bases. Into that situation
stepped Spence and slashed single
to right, scoring Vernon and Moore
and shifting Priddy to third. Priddy
scored as Johnny Sullivan greeted
Mike Ryba with a single of Short
stop Newsome's glove. 1t was Sui
nvan's first hit in % efforts.
That ended the Mats scoring for
the afternoon, but Leonard made
that lead stand up beautifully. The
Red Sox scored luck-anointed
run in the seventh inning as the re-
suit Of Leon Culberson's bunt and
infield singles by Pinch-hitter Joe
Cronin and Skeeter Newsome. :
Dobson- Slated to Pitch. .
Priddy was no insignificant factor
In the Mats defense, either In the
and threw him out Metkovich took
doubled leading of, Priddy went
far back of second base for a bril-
liant stab of Jim Tabor's grounder
and threw hi mout. Metkovich took
third on the play, but was stranded
as Bobby Doerr popped out and
Pete Fox flied to Spence.
Slated to face Mertz for the Red
,Sox today was Joe Dobson. with
George Woods and Ryba likely to
pitch for Boston tomorrow in a
double-header. Bluege will counter
with Milo Candini and If Wynn is
unable to pitch probably will employ
Mickey Haefner.
Following tomorrow's twin bill the
Mats will open an invasion of the
West Wednesday. tangling with De-
troit in the opener of a four-game
series. BH