Evening star., 1944-08-14
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

With q new winning streak
well, It's two games In a row, any
way-under way, a five-game losing
string snapped and their prime
jinxes. the Detroit Tigers, out Of the
way, the Mats may be getting set
for q right good home stand. Al
most anything good could happen
after that double triumph over
Cleveland's Indians yesterday.
In no way resembling the club
that had just dropped % of Is
engagements, the Washington out
fit in its Sunday set-tos with the
Tribe was an up-and-going concern
that attended to its task in thor
ough manner to score its second
sweep OF double bill in II Of the
bargain affairs this season.
The Mats double-header record
now reads: 10 split; 8 lost; won.
Not since July 16. when they beat
Philadelphia's Athletics here for
their first double victory, had the
Mats taken two successive games
and in the case of Mickey Haefner
his 2-1 victory in the first game
yesterday was his first since that
July day.
Wynn Finally Wins.
For Early Wynn, the Al win In
the second game was his first since
June %. Between the victories he
had dropped 10 decisions, a record
for the league this year.
Haefner did neat bit of pitching
limiting the Indians to five hits
spread over four innings and one
pass. Not until the ninth did the
Tribe avert a shutout, when with
one out Pat Seerey, chunky out
fielder, drove the ball into the open
stand back of left for his llth home
run Of the year.
The Mats got their victory off Jim
Bagby early. Singles by Jake Pow
ell, Joe Kuhel and Rick Ferrell ac-
counted for second-inning run
and in the third George Myatt's
bunt and another one-baser by Pow
ell meant another tally. All told.
the Mats got nine hits and two
walks of Bagby.
The second game was more spec
tacular, with the Mats settling the
issue in the first inning, then STALL
ing the Indians with a fine display
Of fielding until the ninth, when the
visitors again averted a shutout.
The Tribe got 10 hits and 2 passes
OH Wynn. They hit him safely in
every inning from the third on. but
five double plays held them at bay
Double Play Mark for Mats.
The double-play total was a sea-
son record for the Mats. Shortstop
Johnny Sullivan was on the start
ing end Of all the fielding feats,
beginning the fourth and fifth with
f1ashy catches of line drives. Had
1t been necessary, the fourth double
play easily could have been a triple
play. Schlueter and Peters were
far on base when Sullivan nabbed
Macks liner and Myatt could have
relayed Sullivan's throw to Kuhel
long before Peters could have re-
gained the sack. ,E
The Mats got their IA hits of
Ray Poat, Mel Harder and Paul
Calvert and their runs off the first
and last named In the first inning
after George Case and Myatt walked
Stan Spence lofted the ball over
the right field fence for his ninth
home run Of the campaign and his
first in Griffith Stadium. on CAL
vert in the ninth, Sullivan tripled
and rode home on Wynn's. long loft
to the right fielder.
Again it was Seerey who blazed
the way to the lone Indian score
He opened the ninth with a double
and Lou Boudreau followed with
a two-bagger.
Powell had = happy time at BAT
with five singles for his eight trips
to the plate. After striking on,