Evening star., 1944-07-25
Mats Spirit Low as They Fail
To Find Talent; Lose Auuin

club. That's the word coming from
the Mats headquarters, anyway.
Early Wynn OF Form.
So desperate is the pitching situa-
tion that Bluege yesterday had to
let Early Wynn remain in action
throughout game in which he re-
vealed as early as the second inning
it wasn't one of his days. He was
punished in the second inning and
in the next Wynn lost control to the
extent OF walking four men and
forcing one of four runs across the
plate.
Under normal conditions the Mats
would have had another pitcher in
there before the fourth pass was
issued. Yet Bluege didn't even have
= relief pitcher warmed up, SO worn
Is the staff after the battering 1t
has taken since the start of this
trip.
True an error by Harlond Cliff
hurt greatly In that five-run third
frame the Indians staged. Had
Gift handled his chance cleanly
there might have been no runs But
before the error was committed
Wynn had indicated clearly he
wasn't in good pitching form
Takes 10 to Beating.
So on the hill he remained to
take 10 to beating, his 18th Of
the season. OF him, the Tribe COL
lected Is hits-six doubles and two
triples-as we'll as six walks. In
sharp contrast was the Mats attack
which consisted Of four singles and
f1ve passes on the right-handed Ed
Klieman.
The Tribe lost little time in piling
up runs. Keltner doubled against
the right field wall with one oGt in
the second and raced home as Rosar
looped a single over second. With
two out Klieman hit Texas
Lacquer to left, then Rocco raped
a two-bagger to send in the second
score.
In the third when Wynn went
wilder than tiger in a trap the
Indians chalked up five runs with
only one hit. Hockett walked to be
forced out when Boudreau hunted.
Then Cullenbine walked. A dou-
Bile steal was completed mainly be-
cause OF Ferrell's weak toss to third.
keltner walked to fill the sacks.
then Cliff with a double -plays in
sight fumbled Rosar's roller and
Boudreau counted. A pass to Mack
forced Cullenbine over the plate.
klieman's hoist to Boland got .Kelt-
ner home and Rocco tripled b ac-
count Tor two more markers.
Mats Tally in Seventh.
With singles by Kuhel and Spence
and Boland's fly the Mats picked
up their tally in the seventh. Then
the Tribe went to town again.
Myatt aggravated an old leg in
jury early in Sundays double
header, so Layne was sent to Sec
ond base yesterday. He NAV
have to remain there throughout
the Chicago series. There vas
neither power nor accuracy In Fer
rell's throw to third as the Indians
negotiated a double steal in their
third inning. the heave going TO the
foul side of the bag and arriving
plenty late. . Five runs on only
one hit in the third was a record
for the Tribe this year. Five
runs in an inning would be a real
record for the Mats nowadays.
Spence was saved from an error in
the Tribal fifth when, after muf.
flng Klieman's fly in short center.
ne retrieved the ball in time to
throw for force-out of Mack at
second. E. Case stole in the eighth
to make it % for the season.
Eddie Butka, first sacker. was
shipped to Buffalo club yesterday
under 24-hour option as a recip-
rocal gesture, the Mats having OBJ
tanned Outfielder Boland for a
month by courtesy of the Bisons.
-. Buffalo still has a claim on Bo-
land, although he has been away
from the club since 1898.