Evening star., 1944-04-09
Mu||en's Triple
Leads 10 Tally
That Decides
Nots Had Just Evened
Count With Two Runs;
Cundini Hits Homer
BY JOHN B. KELLER,
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

WILMINGTON. Del, April "a
knuckle ball that eluded Catcher
Mike Guerra in the ninth inning
today broke up keen tussle with
the Phillies showing the way to the
Mats, 5 to 4.
Os Blueges charges had tied
the score in the first half of the
inning, then Roger Wolff was sent
to the hill to curb the National
Leaguers. But Ford Mullen, first to
face the knuckler, rifled a three
bagger to deep left-center.
Here Skipper Bluege ordered
Buster Adams and Ty Tyson passed
to fill the bases and afford the Mats
an opportunity to ease out of the
tight situation. The strategy looked
good when Ron Northey, cleanup
hitter of the Phils, struck out.
But when Wolff let 60 butterfly
pitch to Nick Goulish, the game
was over Guerra missed the throw
as Goulish swung and Mullen
dashed home.
Phils Get Two Gift Runs.
The Phils had made their earlier
runs of Milo Candini and Santiago
Ullrich. Two unearned runs were
cleaned of Candini at the outset
an error by George Case mixed with
two singles and a pass telling against
the right-hander. Then Milo went
four more rounds without the Phils
getting anywhere.
He helped turn over to Ullrich a
one-run lead made off Dick Barrett
orthodox finger, in six rounds. Milo
contributed to this total with a
1885, foot home run which sailed over
the left field fence in the thiro
frame. After that, the Phils hoped
on Ullrich for a pair of tallies in
the seventh.
The Phils got three hits off Can
DIM and as many off Ullrich, then
ran their total to seven when Wolff
came on. Seven safeties also were
nicked by the Mats, with Barrett
yielding four and Deacon Donahue
who went the last four innings, CIV
ing up the others. >
Mats Show Little Power.
Other than Candinis homer and
Johnny Sullivan's two-bagger at the
outset of the ninth, little power was
revealed by Bluege's charges. They
left eight runners stranded as they
missed getting on the paths in only
one round.
The Phillies weren't long in pick
ing up two runs. The first four
pitches walked Charley Letchas,
then Case made a miserable muff of
Adams hoist. After Jimmy Wasdell
drilled into a force-out, Northey
singled, and so did Teddy Cieslak
following Coaker Triplett's strike
out.
First Nat to reach first base was
Hills Layne, who drew a pass after
two were out In the second session.
Sullivan promptly let a third strike
90 by, but in the next round Candini
got his outfit in the running with
his long home run.
Griffs Take Lead In 9Th.
A walk and brace of singles sent
the Mats ahead in the sixth. George
Myatt was franked and he took third
when Spence drove to center. Bob
Ortiz's smash bounced off the pitch
ers glove to the shortstop and
Myatt crossed as the batter was
thrown out. Then Joe Kuhel's hit
through the first baseman tailed
Spence with the score that put
Washington in front.
But the Phils bounced back in the
seventh to take command. Dona-
hue combed Ullrich for good single
to center as a starter. Letchas
forced the pitch, but Adams got a
cheap hit with a topper toward
third and a pass to Tyson crowded
the bases. Northev's hoist to Case
scored Pinch-Runner Mullen and
Goulish, with looper that fell over
Layne's head, brought Adams home
Sullivan started the Mats to a tie
by beginning the ninth with dou-
BILE dropped in the left field corner
Guerra sacrificed and Jake Powell
batting in Ullrich's place, walked
After Case popped out Myatt singled
Sullivan home, but Spence was no
help.
Neither was the Phillies' ninth to
the Mats.