Evening star., 1944-07-09
Rally in Ninth,
But Fall Tally
Shy Of Tying
Two Runs in 7th Tell;
Score Being BAH From
Second to That Time
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

That $3.50 rating, their first in
more than month, the Mats gained
on Friday night didn't last long.
Washington's warriors slipped of
their 500 perch last night, but not
without battle as they succumbed
to the league-leading St. Louis
Browns, S to 4.
After they got Johnny Niggeling
lead in the first round. he promptly
relinquished it in the second. The
Mats pulled up to tie in this inning,
but in the seventh the venerable
knuckle- -baller faltered again and
some faulty support gave the Browns
the two runs that decided.
The Mats, though, gave Sig
Jakucki an uneasy time in their
last turn. Manager Os Bluege
rushed in two pitchers as pinch
batters. Early Wynn whitfield, but
Bill Lefebvre drew pass and gave
way to pinch-runner Al Evans
George Myatt skied out, but an
error by Don Gutteridge gave Joe
Kuhel life.
Then Jake Powell swung single
to left, his third hit of the game, to
score Evans and as Catcher Frank
Mancuso let the throw to the plate
get away Kuhel reached third and
Powell second.
Ortiz Fails in Pinch.
Here Stan Spence was purposely
passed for the third time. putting
the issue up to Bob Ortiz Bob's
best was pop to the third base
man TO the great disappointment Of
the 1896 ladies night throng.
Poor backing hurt Niggeling as he
took his third defeat of the year.
He was nicked for 10 hits and gave
four passes. but he struck out TO-
Only two of the Browns runs were
earned as the Mats committed four
errors and two of the errors-by
Johnny Sullivan and Rick Ferrell-
were directly responsible for scores
At that, the Mats were no maryels
with their fails. They mustered
only six hits off Jakucki with three
Of his seven passes leading to tai
lies They had two golden oppor-
tunities to build up their scoring.
twice going down with the bases
f1lled-in the first and again with
that big threat in the ninth.
Scoring Is Started Early.
A pass to George Myatt, the
first given by Jakucki to an opening
batter this season, paved the way
to two Washington runs in the first
inning. Myatt stole before Joe
Kuhel fouled out, then counted as
Jake Powell rifled double to right.
Always afraid of Stan Spence, the
Browns pilot ordered him passed.
This looked all right when Bob
Ortiz struck out, but Gil Torres
singled to get Powell home. Rick
Ferrell then walked to crowd the
stations, but Johnny Sullivan hoisted
out
The Browns, who had wasted a
triplet in the first frame, wasted
nothing in the second as they forged
ahead. Chet Laabs got an infield hit.
Mark Christmas clean single and
Gus Mancuso sacrificed. Niggeling
disposed of Jakucki on strikes, but
with both runners under way. Don
Gutteridge dropped a Texas Lacquer
in left and the score was tied. Milt
Byrnes singled Gutteridge to third
then broke for second with the
first pitch to George McQuinn. Milt
pulled up, but Ferreil threw any,
way. tossing wildly to center to let
Gutteridge count.
Tie Count Without Hit.
The Mats tied without getting a
hit. Niggeling began the second
with a walk and Myatt got on as
Gutteridge erred A force out ad-
vanced Niggeling and as a Jakucki
pitch was missed by Mancuso the
knotting run crossed.
Niggeling was in trouble enough
In thes third to cause some activity
In the Washington bullpen. A hit
and two passes filled the bases with
Browns, but a double-ply snuffed
everything.
But the Browns cid all right in
the seventh, hitting the counting
block twice. Byrnes opened the
round with slam to center for
three bases. McQuinn rolled to Sui
livan and an accurate throw would
have snuffed Byrnes at the plate.
But the shortstop's heave wasn't
anywhere near the mark and got
by Ferrell to let in the score and put
McQuinn on second. After Vern
Stephens sacrificed, Gene Moore
walked. but Laabs fouled out.
Christman, though, with an inf1eld
single brought McQuinn. home.
And that inning, boys and girls