Evening star., 1944-06-19
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star stan Correspondent.


five games in four days with the
Yankees, the Nationals ran smack
dab into a postponement Of the
opener today, due to rain, but are
looking forward to more trouble
than the mere battling with base
balls world champions.
Until shortly after lunch time,
when their nery little catcher,
Mickey Guerra. checked in, they
feared the jinx that has had so
many of them out of commission at
one time or another would hit them
again, for they came here last night
minus Guerra, who was seized with
pains en- route to the station in
Washington and had to be practical
ly carried back home and put to bed
by his companion. Gil Torres.
It develops, however, that Guerras
collapse was due merely to the heat.
and eating too much, so with the
rest assured by today's postpone
ment Rick Ferrell's understudy
should be ready for action when
play gets under way tomorrow.
Draft of Sullivan Imminent.
The matter really worrying Man
ager Os Bluege and his club is the
possible early draft of Shortstop
Johnny Sullivan He, with Pitcher
Milo Candini, First Baseman Joe
Kuhel and Second Baseman George
Myatt, were given physicals and pro-
nounced fit for military service by
the examining board at Fort Myer,
it was revealed, although Washing
ton club officials did all they could
to keep the matter secret.
Kuhel, who'll reach SO within
few days, won't be called to service
and it appears there is little likeli-
hood of Myatt or Candini being
called, both being we'll above rs.
Sullivan, though, is under that age
and should know within a week just
what his Homewood GllD draft
board will do with him.
The ball club officials profess to
believe that Sullivan will not be
taken before the end of the base
ball season, although they don't
like to discuss the situation at all,
but Bluege isn't so optimistic. If he
loses his present shortsuop he may
shift Torres to the position and en-
ploy Hills Layne regularly at third.
Pedro Gomez, the Cuban, while
good fielder, still lacks the hitting
ability and the experience to be
given a regular job.
Wynn Hurls 10 Shutout.
I'll simply have to play what the
ball club gives me-" Bluege says. "It
could be that Harlond Cliff will get
the job if he reports. And that's
still big if but I'm crossing no
bridges until I come to them. I'm
worried enough right now about
winning games"
Behind Early Wynn's sterling
pitching in the second setto, the
Mats came back to nip the Red Sox,
to O, after being trounced. 9 to 6,
in the opening slugfest of yester-
days double bill in Griffith
Stadium.
Wynn limited the Boston band
to four hits, three of them singles,
and he did his best pitching after
Jim Tabor had opened the fifth
with a triple. Charley Wagner,
Lamar Newsome and George Woods
could do nothing but pop up lofts
too short to move Tabor from the
far corner.
In the eighth, Manager Joe Cronin
rushed in reserves in an effort to
upset Wynn. After Wagner opened
with single, Eddie Lake ran, but
got no father than second where
NeWsomes sacrifice sent him. Jim
Bowman batted for Woods and
skied out. So did Cronin, who bat
ted for Leon Culberson.
Wynn struck out three and didn't
issue pass. His control was superb
all the way.
The Mats needed that good pitch
/ ing for Woods was tough through
the seven innings he right handed.
He gave nine hits, but it was an