Evening star., 1944-08-05
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT,

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. S. - Now
that they have convinced them
selves they again are able to win a
ball game, the Mats may get some
thing out Of this series with the
Boston Red Sox after all
There are three more games to
go and recurrence of that hitting
outburst of yesterday that broke
their losing streak that had run to
IL games could get the Mats some
where. They knocked the ball all
about Fenway Park to beat the Red
Sox, I to S. in the opening encoun-
ter, but they promptly lost their
power in the second setto and went
down, 4 to 0.
In the nightcap. Emmett O'Neill
restricted them to two singles.
made in the second and eighth IN
nings-and three passes, two of the
latter coming in the ninth. The
Mats never had a look-in on this
one.
Haefner vs.. Hughson.
This afternoon, Mickey Haefner
was tentatively slated to tackle the
Bosox and If in the form he was
when losing to the Browns in St.
Louis in 10 innings last Sunday he
could without much trouble be a
winner. But Haefner was likely to
be opposed by Tex Hughson, ace
of the Red Sox staff and a l6-game
winner, which could mean plenty of
trouble for the Mats.
A collection Of IA hits, including
three doubles, made off Yank Terry,
Glen Hausman and Mike Ryba,
enabled the Mats to snap their long
losing streak. 1t was we'll they were
in a hitting mood. though, for
Johnny Niggeling was somewhat
spotty in his pitching. A dozen hits
were made off him with Bob john
son and Jim Tabor lofting home
runs over the high left-fleld screen.
The Red Sox were dangerous right
to the finish.
George Myatt. with three singles,
Knocked over one of the Mats tai
lies and carried across another
George Case, with two singles and
as many walks, scored three times
to celebrate his return to the line
UP. He also got his 3lst stolen
base. which figured in the last
Washington marker.
Cubans Star.
It was the two Cubans, Bob Ortiz
and Gil Torres, who did the big
work in the Mats four-run third
that drove Terry to cover Then
the hurler, who had yielded a first
inning score, gave up five hits.
Ortiz doubled with the sacks packed
to account for two tallies and
Torres singled to knock over as
many more.
The Mats came back in the fourth
to tally OF Hausmann with brace
of singles, and two hits of Ryba
were mixed in the making OF an
eighth-inning score.
Their hitting knack was lost
quickly by the Mats, however Joe
Kuhel singled in the second inning
of the second game, only to be
caught in a double play. and with
two out in the eighth. Torres sin
gled. to be stranded That was all
in the way Of hitting by the WASH
ington club. A walk, wild throw
and a sacrifice got Case to third
base in the first frame, but he was
doubled at the plate after Leon
Culberson bagged Spence's hoist.
Case got to second with two out
In the ninth, when Second Base
man Bobby Doerr made a lurid
throw to the Boston dugout. No
other Nat passed first base.
The Red Sox got six hits of
Wynn. A hit and two walks loaded
the bases in the first inning with
two out, then a wild heave to left
field by Kuhel let in two unearned
runs. Doubles by Lou Finney and
Bob johnson accounted for third
inning score and in the eighth, Roy
Partee lofted over the left-f1eld wall
for his second home run of the year.
Case was restored to the lineup
rs lead-off batter, Spence upped
from fourth to third and Kuhel
made cleanup yesterday as Man.
ager Bluege revised his batting
order.
That second -inning homer by
johnson, the power hitter the Mats
front ONCE insisted upon getting rid
q tor cash, last winter, was his
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