Evening star., 1944-06-17
Ends Red Sox Strinq
Of 9 Straight With
His Slit Shutout
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
Milo Candini appears to be re.
gaining the pitching form that made
him such a help to the Mats last
season and, if the comeback is M
flash in the pan, the righthandel
perhaps could get his club in place
worthwhile in the current crazy
championship chase.
Recently In relief roles Milo's
pitching began to pick up consid-
erably. He had found something he
didn't have early in the campaign
control. Without 1t Milo was q
pretty poor rescue worker. But IN
Philadelphia last Sunday when he
relieved in both games Of the
double-header he was impressive
against the Athletics, who walloped
the other Washington hurlers to
take both ends OF the bill.
Last night as the Red Sox of Bos-
ton opened four-game series in
Grif1th Stadium, Candini gave with
a game any pitcher would like to
have on his record. His five-hit feat
against a club that had just reeled
off nine consecutive wins was about
as good as anything coming from
the Mats pitching corps this year.
All Bosox Hits Are Singles.
With the 40 success behind him,
Candini may be ready to take start
ing turns frequently and thereby
spell Dutch Leonard and Johnny
Niggeling, veterans knucklers who
apparently need plenty Of rest be-
tween appearances.
1t was the 18th game and the
second start for Milo. As q relief
pitcher he had lost three games
and scored only one triumph. In
his first start he took terrific
lambasting from the Tigers in De-
troit. But he was a pitching
smoothie in getting his second VIC
tory.
ALI the hits made by the Red Sox
were singles. Bobby Doerr, with
two wallops, led the skimpy attack.
The blows were spread over four
frames with the seventh the only
one in which the Red Sox made
two. Then the hits were separated
by two outs.
Rain, that started as the Mats
were taking their seventh batting
turn, held up the game for 36 min
utes. It was q long enough delay
to take some Of the snap out of
Candini's arm, but it didn't affect
him unduly. He took the Red Sox
in order In the eighth. He issued
his first pass of the game to BUZZ
Bucher at the outset Of the ninth,
but came right back to cause Tom
Mcbride to drill into q force play.
Mats Win on Hausmann.
Then George Metkovich got to
Milo for single, sending Mcbride
to third. A pass to Bob johnson
followed and the bases were full.
Here was the spot for Candini to
blow up as he had done often before
this season. Instead he pitched
right through to Doerr, the batter
who had solved him twice., and
Doefr's best was a double-play bail
that ended everything. II
The Mats did their winning at
Glenn Hausmann's expense, getting
to the right-hander for eight hits
in the f1ve innings he pitched. on
Mike Ryba, who hurled two innings,
and Yank Terry, who took over In
the eighth, they. got nowhere.
Two Of the hits on Hauslnann were
OF the extra-base. variety and each
led to q score. Johnny Sullivan
doubled at the outset Of the fourth
and was moved around by Candint
and George Case. Joe Kuhel tripled
at the start of the fifth and rode
home on Stan Spence,s hoist.
But the game already had been
won In the first inning when hits
by George Case, Spence and Bob
Ortiz mixed with a steal Of second
by Case and Kuhel's force-out~ Of
George Myatt, who had walked, got
two tallies.
Case ran his stolen-base total for
the season to a dozen when he
pilfered second In the first inning
and again In the second. With long
leads of first, he had Pitcher Haus-
mann frantic and he beat Catcher
Partee's throws plenty.
Either Joe Bowman or Oscar
Judd, lefthander, will do the fling
ing for Boston tonight, according
to Manager Cronin. Roger Wolf
is in line for the Mats.
There'll be a twilight preliminary
at Griffith Stadium tonight. In a
game starting at $50 the Marine
nine from Quantico will battle the
Marine nine from the Navy Yard
Barracks. The price of one ticket
will get one to both games.
R:~(:x Dr.. d.