Evening star., 1944-06-30
BY JOHN j. KELLEB

some punch they might win flock
Of close ball games, but the weak
ness that has characterized their
attack in the main since the middle
'of May won't get them anywhere
worth while.
Early In the campaign, the Mats
were backing good pitching with
some semblance of offensive that
got them the tight ones. In their
last 10 series, however, they have
lost flve, won only three and tied
two. And their feeble batting has
been responsible.
Unless they get superb pitching
tonight as they wind up the three
game set with Detroit's Tigers or
surprisingly improve at bat another
series will be gone, the Tigers hav-
ing made this game rubber" af-
fair by dint Of q 40 win last night.
There's no alibi for club so far
as failure to win is concerned when
it is shut out, but to be unable to
get the benefit Of such pitching as
Earl Wynn provided for the Wash
ington OUTFIT last night shows 1t to
be almost hopeless.
Wynn Puts Up Battle.
For seven innings Wynn pitched
his heart out In q torrid duel with
the Tigers left-handed Hal New,
houser and with any kind OF break
might just rs well have been on the
better end at the finish. That the
break went the way Of the Tigers
when Rudy York swung at the first
pitch In the eighth inning-and .
bad pitch at that, being well out
|side-to drive = home run into the
open stand back Of left wasn't to
WynnS discredit.
The Mats have only their utter
inability to get any power In their
batting to blame. In absorbing their
third Shutout Of the season--and,
incidentally, their third in the last
eight days-they sank to new low
In offensive.
Only two hits bounced OF their
bats, one scratchy infield whack
by George Myatt in the first inning
and the other solid single to left
by Jake Powell in the nth frame.
It was In this nth that they got
their only runner on second base.
After Rick Ferrell popped out,
Joe Kuhel forced out Powell, then
stole second with the aid Of poor
throw by Catcher Paul Richards.
Here Johnny Sullivan stepped to
the plate to watch third strike
whiz by.
Only - Face Newhouser.
Twenty-nine hatters faced New
houser as he hurled to his eleventh
triumph Of the season. Only six
pitches were knocked beyond the
tnfleld. The Tiger southpaw had
nine strikeouts. in the sixth setting
back Wynn, George Case and Myatt
In succession. One of his strikeouts
was Bob Ortiz, who batted for
Wynn at the outset of the home
ninth, and Newhouser finished this
inning and the game by striking out
Myatt.
1t was q sad-looking attack for
a club that still entertains ideas Of
making headway in the hectic
American League race.
Wynn in his first seven rounds
pitched to just a. batters. Richards
after singing with one out in the
third was caught In q double play.
York singled with two out in the
fifth only to be forced out by Doc
Cramer. A wild throw by Sullivan
gave Jimmy Outlaw a life in the
seventh after one was out, but Out
law never passed first base.
Over this stretch Wynn struck
out four. Like Newhouser he didn't
walk a batter during the game.
One Tiger Run Unearned.
Then came Yorks eighth homer
Of the season and that was the
ball game. The Tigers got another
run in the inning, an unearned one
carried across by Cramer, who had
been put on the runway by Sulli-
vans second wild throw. In the
ninth, the Tigers rolled up four
singles to make their game total