Evening star., 1944-05-02
Myatt's S 6-for-6 Ties
Modern Hit Mark as
Bosox Are Routed
BY JOHN B. KELLER,
Star Staff Corresnondept


BOSTON, Mass. May 2.-It looks
as though the draft may soon deal
the Washington ball club a stagger-
ing blow. Early Wynn, the Mats
best winner, with 18 victories last
year and leader thus far this season
with a brace of wins against a lone
loss, definitely is headed for the
Navy, and all indications are that
it won't be long before he dons the
blue.
Notified yesterday by the Spring.
field (Mass) draft board-he regis
tered there originally when he was
Iplaying in the Eastern League, al
though he comes from Morganton
N. C.-that he has been made avail
able for call by Uncle Sans sea
forces, the 24-year-old Wynn is close
to actual service, he believes.
II asked some time ago to be sent
into the Navy when called" he said
today, land from what other infor-
nation I have in addition to this
notice of availability, I'm expecting
word to report any day"
Other Keymen Threatened.
There seems little to defer the
Washington pitcher. He is a wild
over and has a child about years
old that his mother has been looking
after. At present his mother is
recuperating from a major operation
and other relatives are caring for the
child II ic ,,,,IoretDo<l +J,o+ Xyyx,,ox,, ,.
mother is not solely dependent on
him for support.
His loss early in the campaign
would be serious, even though the
Mats still would have a slab staff
better than most of the others in
the American League. However, of
the other top-notch men of the
staff, Mickey Haefner and Bill Le-
febvre, the clubs two left-handers,
and Milo Candini also are believed
near the draft.
Should they 60, the Mats would
be left dependent on the overage
Johnny Niggeling and their two 4Fs,
Roger Wolff and Dutch Leonard, in
addition to the Latin Americans,
Al Carrasquel and Santiago Ullrich.
OF those other than Haefner who
are subject to draft the Mats could
least afford to lose Wynn. In the
27 innings he has pitched this sea-
son he has yielded only one earned
run. Hurting of that cabiler is rare
in these war days, and the Mats
likely would suffer greatly through
Wynn's early departure.
Myatt Star Of 11-4 Win.
The only suffering the Mats did
yesterday as they opened their
three-game series here was from
the chilling wind that swept Fen
way Park. In every other way the
game was an enjoyable affair for
them, and particularly for George
Myatt, who went to the plate six
times for as many hits as the Bos-
ton band was beaten, II to 4.
Myatt's feat tied the modern rec
ord for the game, record last
reached in the American League by
Henry Steinbacher of the Chicago
White Sox on June %, 1898. Stein
bacher hit one double and five sin
giles as he tied the mark. Myatt
did the same yesterday.
Myatt rifled a single to center of
Yank Terry In the first inning and
drove this pitcher to cover in the
second with a two-bagger to the
same field. His third hit was of
Glenn Haussmann in the fourth. I'll
was one-base blow driven to center
field. In the fifth he dragged a bunt
past Pitcher Joe Wood, jr., for al
base hit. He shot a single to center
of oscar Judd in the eighth and
hunted safely against the same left
handler in the ninth.
1t was field day for Myatt. Be-
sides getting his six hits, he drove
four runs across and carried over
three himself.
In all, the Mats collected 20 safe
ties off the four Boston slabmen
They got three of their runs in the
first two rounds to make Terry the
loser and jumped on Haussman in
the fourth for three more to clinch
the clash.
Initial Victory for Wolff.
Wolff knuckle-balled the route to
score his first victory of the cam
paign, and gave up II hits and four
passes, five of the hits and two of
the passes in the sixth and seventh
innings when he was so rocky Man.
ager Os Bluege called to a couple of
reserves to warm up. Wolff helped
his cause by getting three hits and
as many runs.
There was chance that George
Case would miss today's game. He
scraped his left leg badly with a poor
and futile slide into second in the
first frame and later hit his left foot
with a foul ball. The base running
champs limb was so sore today that
Skipper Bluege was inclined to keep
him m tho