Evening star., 1944-08-20
|Spence's Great
Pegs Prevent
Two TaI|ies
One Helps Halt RoIly
When J Go to Plate
For Lone Marker
BY JOHN b. KELLER,


After dropping four in a row, tn,
Mats came back to win last night
but not without shattering the nerve.
of some $500 fans. They beat tn,
White Sox, 80, for the only win O,
the series, but were on the brink O.
beating In weird eighth inning.
That the Mats managed to get tn,
edge was due to a brace of flint
throws from center by Stan Spenc.
that cut down two Sox at the plate
The first nipped budding rally II
the second. The second came ir
the eighth to complete double PLAY
and just about clinch the tussle.
Each Uses Three Hurlers,
Each side used three hurlers. A.
Carrasquel opened for the Mats anc
went along nicely until the eighth
when he went wild. Bill Zinser ther
made his debut to force across a run
then some juggling of pinch batters
by the visitors brought on Bill Ii
Febvre. Of this collection the Son
got five hits and nine passes.
The White Sox started with JAKE
Wade. left-hander. He went out ir
the second when the Mats got al
their runs. Buck Ross, right-handel
gave way to pinch-batter in thu
eighth. This brought on the yer.
satile Ed Carnett to southpaw one
round. Now Carnett has played
every position with the White Sox
The Mats gathered 10 hits and
two walks with Mike Guerra set
ting the pace at bat, with three
successive singles. AL Carrasquel
got credit for his fifth win, but
it's too bad Spence's name can't
be figured in the record. But fol-
Stan the game would have been a
total loss for the Mats.
Second Inning Is Fruitful.
The Mats really went to town in
the second inning against Wade
with Spence striking out for an in
auspicious start. Four singles with
base on balls mixed In then ac-
counted for three runs.
Guerra opened the attack with a
hit to center and promptly stole
second. Torres walked, then came
an inf1eld single by Sullivan to
crowd the stations. George Myatt
rifled a long single to left center
and Guerra and Torres crossed, with
Sullivan pulling up at third. A hit
by Carrasquel sent in the third
tally.
After Case flied out, Kuhel walked
to fill the bases again. Here Ross
was rushed to Wade's rescue, and
all Ortiz, ninth batter in the round
could get was a foul to left.
The Mats bid for fourth run in
the sixth, that Guerra opened with
his third successive single. Torres
hit sent Mike to third, but Sullivan
popped out. A squeeze was at
tempted, with Myatt bunting. This
resulted in Troskys throw cutting
down Guerra at the plate.
Chisox Make Late Bid.
The White Sox grabbed an un-
earned run in the seventh. fresh
walked and after Webb struck out
Sullivan fumbled Ross grounder
Wally Moses popped out, but Schalk
hit sharp rap to center to re,
fresh home.
A nightmarish White Sox eithth
followed, with the Mats using three
pitchers and the visitors getting fou,
walks, a single and one run-and
that gift.
Hodgin singled, then Carrasoue]
loaded the sacks by walking Trosky
and Tucker and took walk himself
zlnser came on to walk fresh and
forced Hodgin over. Here Lopat, q
left-hand swinger, was sent up to
bat for Webb, so Zinser was yanked
and Lefebvre sent to the hill. The
Sox countered by withdrawing Lopat
and substituting Dickshot, a right
handler. Dickshot hoisted to Spence
who threw a strike" to Guerra tc
double Trosky.
Lefebvre passed pinch batter
Clarke and filling the bases once
more. but Moses flied out.