Evening star., 1944-05-14
1aIlies in Ninth
Avert Shutout;
KuheI Is Star
WolIops Triple, Two
Doubles ond Single; /,
$4,000 See Come
By John b. KELLER.

A slashing attack of 10 hits that
included triple and five doubles
was thrown at the Chicago Whita
Sox in Griffith Stadium last night
and as q result the Mats romped
home victors, IL to 2.
Skipper Os Bluege's men began
the bombardment without delay and
had the Chisox starting pitcher.
the right-handed Bill Dietrich. OUT
of action before the second inning
was over. They continued the
vicious assault at the expense Of
John Humphries. Only Don Hanski.
left-hander who hurled the
ninth, escaped.
While all this firing was sending
White Sox pitchers to cover, Roger
Wolff knuckleballed his way serenely
until the ninth inning when the
Chisox combined a double, a triple.
a long fly and an error for two tallies
to avert a shutout.
White Sox Make Seven Hits.
All told the Chisox cleaned seven
safeties, four of them for extra
bases, of Wolff He gave two passes.
one of them coming in the final
round.
The $4,000 ladies' night crowd was
given the first thrills In the evening
round when the Mats fell upon
Dietrich for four hits and a pair of
runs. Before he fled in the second
ne had been smacked for 10 safeties
and half dozen scores. The at.
tack was continued upon Humphries.
Joe Kuhel with triple, two
doubles and single led the WASH
ington attack. Not until the sew
enth, his last time at bat, was he
matted. Everybody In the Wash.
ington lineup took part in the bat.
ting bee except Wolff.
Griffs Off to Fast Start.
No time was wasted by the Mats
IN touching off the bombardment of
Dietrich. Jake Powell opened with
a single, only to be nipped in trying
10 stretch the hit and George Myatt
rolled out, but Bob Ortiz singled
and the blasting was on. Successive
doubles by Stan Spence and Joe
hunel followed to get Bluege's
charges off to two-run start.
FOR a time in the second session
there was doubt that the Mats ever
would be put out with six hits. all
singles, sending over four scores.
Mike Guerra hit and so did JOHNNY
Sullivan, but Guerra was caught at
third when Wolff tried to sacrifice.
Powell's rap tailed Sullivan. Then
Ortiz, Spence and Kuhel hit in a
row for the other three markers.
Here Dykes finally decided that
it wasn't Dietrich's night and Hum.
phr1es came on to get Hills Layne
VINO skied deeply to the center
fielder.
But Humphries was due for a
going over, too, and he didn't have
to wait long. Guerra clipped him
Tor base hit at the outset of the
third and Sullivan shot single to
left. Powell's walk after Wolff
popped filled the bases, then Gil
Torres rif1ed the ball to left to
shove across two more runs. The
hit was ruled double, although
Powell was caught trying to reach
third.
Kuhel Makes Third Hit.
More woe for Humphries in the
fourth. Kuhel started it with his
third hit and second two-bagger
and made third base as Roy Schalk,
Chlsox middle sacker, threw wildly
after getting the return from the
left fielder. Layne doubled to center
and advanced base as the fourth
ball to Guerra was a wild pitch.
Sullivan's fly to deep center got the
second run of the inning.
Kuhel blazed the way to the Mats
(See MATS. Page A-17l