Evening star., 1943-07-19
Winners Over Red Sox Official Scores
Primed for Big Drive
Opening Wednesday

played little hospitality toward the
Mats in a recent invasion of their
sector Washington will pit its pen
nant hopes almost exclusively in the
next six weeks Thirty-six OF the
Mats next 40 games will be played
with Western clubs.
Only four-game series with the
Red SoX at Boston will be sand
Wiched between a solid diet of West
ern outfits between now and August
%. Not until September 2 will WASH
ington again get around to colliding
with the eague-leading Yankees and
by that time the Mats pennant
prospects probably will have been
settled by what they show against
Detroit, Cleveland, st. Louis and
Chicago.
Manager Ossie Bluege finds his
team in its best shape for the chal-
lenge starting Wednesday night
when Detroit opens a four-game
series at Griffith Stadium, for by
that time Outfielder Bob Joflnsons
injured hand is expected to mend
and Third Baseman Ellis Clarys
ailing ankle will be ready for service.
Robertson Provides Punch.
Clary's return to third base may
be delayed pending further peeks at
Sherry Robertson Since Robertson
was inserted at third base, replacing
weak-hitting Alex Kampouris, the
Mats have won three straight games
and Bluege won't be inclined to dis
turb a winning lineup.
Although still no astute judge of
pop flies, Robertson has been giving
ground balls better tussle and has
supplied hit in each of the three
contests he has played as a regular.
He got one in each of yesterdays
struggles as Washington twice
thumped Boston, 90 and 5-4, be-
fore 1872 fans at Griffith Stadium
johnson, who sprained the knuck-
les on his left hand attempting a
diving catch Saturday night,
couldn't wrap the hand around a
bat yesterday and thus was idle.
In his absence mild-mannered
Gene Moore stepped in and con-
tributed whale of a job.
Moore obtained two singles in the
opener and belted home run and
a single in the nightcap. He led the
Mats out of hitting slump, and
with Washingtons pitching stan re-
veallng its best form in weeks,
Bluege has hopes of gaining ground
on the Yankees at the expense of
the Western clubs.
Scarborough Sparkles.
Washington remained 51a games
back of the Yankees by sweeping
the double header, but got tighter
grip on second place as Detroit split
a twin bill with the White Sox.
Boston picked up a 10 lead on
Rae Scarborough in the second in
ming of the opener, but the Mats
nicked Heber Newsome for two runs
in the fifth, then produced three
more in the sixth of NeWsome and
Mike Ryba as Johnny Sullivan and
George Case doubled after Robert
son and Gerald Priddy had walked
The Red Sox sliced Washington
lead to So in the seventh. but the
Mats bounced back with four runs
in the same inning as the result of
two ks.singles by Moore, Robert
son, Scarborough and Case and an
error byCenter Fielder Leon Culber-
SON.
Scarborough. who will leave the
Mats on August to become an
ensign in the Navy, distributed eight
Red Sox hits neatly, while Case
obtained three Of Washington's nine
hits in the opener, with Moore and
Sullivan getting two each.
Wynn Handed Lead Early.
The Mats staked Early Wynn to a
SO lead in the nightcap. Singles bv
Moore, Jake Early and Case, plus a
double by Priddy, fetched Washing
ton three runs off Lou Lucier in the
second inning. Moore thumped
home run over the right field fence
with none on in the third, while
Prlddy triple and Suuivan's long
fly got the Mats their fifth run in
the fourth.
Boston pecKed away at Wynn, who
registered his ninth victory. for two
runs in the sixth inning and an
other IN the seventh. When the Red
SoX pushed over another run in the
ninth and placed the tying run on
hrst base with two out Bluege rushed
Alex Carrasquel to Wynn's rescue
and the Venezuelan disposed of
George Metkovich on fly to Moore
for the final out.
Moore and Priddy each got two OF
the Mats eight hits, while WYNN
welded II hits, eight of them in the
final four innings B II
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