Evening star., 1945-04-30
bereff Of Reserves
By Yank Twin Bill,
Move On 10 Boston
BY JOHN B. KELLER,
Star Stan Correspondent

BY JOHN B. KELLER,
/ Star Stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, April 30.-Tomorrow
the Mats open a series with the Red
Sox in Boston and although only
two games are scheduled Manager
Os Bluege is doing lot of worrying
about his pitching.
Mickey Haefner is scheduled to go
to the hill in the first game, but the
southpaw knuckleballer left the club
yesterday to keep date with Uncle
Sans selective service and Bluege
only can hope Mickey will show up.
Haefner's appointment with the
draft officials is in Baltimore-to
which city his papers were trans
ferred from his home town of New
Athens, Ill.-but there was no GER
tainty the pitcher will complete his
important business quickly.
If Haefner fails to show up tomor-
row the Mats will be in a sad way
for hurting. Bluege used about
everything available yesterday ex-
cepting Larry Burger and Rojo
Roche, greenies so far as big league
toll is concerned, as the Mats split
double-header with New York's
Yankees. The bulk of the reserve
brigade went into the first game
after Dutch Leonard, who started,
was forced to retire after the open
ing inning in which the index finger
of his right hand was bruised Sc
verely by batted ball.
Leonard Gone for Week.
Leonard left a little later for Au-
burn, ILL.,, where he, too, has draft
business to look after. He probably
won't rejoin the Mats until next
week when they invade st. Louis to
open their first Western swing of
the season.
Johnny Niggeling isn't slated to
pitch until Wednesday and that for
him is right soon after his last start.
He hurled last Thursday and john
ny usually needs a rest of at least
week between starts. Marino Pie
retti can't be called upon in Boston
right on top of his 13-inning strug-
gle here last Saturday. And Roger
Wolff is out following his fine VIC
tory over the Yanks yesterday in
the nightcap of the twin bill.
Gil Torres could pitch in a pinch.
but only in a desperate one. Bluege
doesn't want to weaken his infield
by lifting the Cuban from the short
stop berth. So it really will be bad
for the Mats if Haefner doesn't get
around tomorrow.
George Case, third member of the
Mats at present involved in draft
matters, has rejoined the club and
will be with them at least until the
War Department disposes of his
case. The New Jersey Draft Board
that conducted his examination last
Saturday has sent the papers to
Army authorities for review, accord
ing to Case.
Break Even With Yanks.
Their pitching poor, the Mats
looked very bad in the first game
yesterday as they took a 13-to-4
whipping But behind VOLTS SPAR
king effort in the second setto that
they bagged, to l, they looked very
good. The win got them an even
break in the string of four games
played here.
VOLTS duel with Alley Donald
was a repeat of the knuckleballer's
battle with the Yanks' Ernie Bon
ham in Washington a week ago last
Saturday AS then, each team yes
terday was restricted to four hits
and the scores were alike.
The Mats picked up an unearnad
run in the opening inning from the
combination of a. fielder's choice, a
wild pitch and wild infield throw
But with two gone in the third in
ming Donald parked the ball in the
lower right field stand for the frs
home run of his major league career.
Snuffy Stirnweiss followed with an
infield hit and Herschel Martin
walked. After that the Yanks never
had a man left on base, double
plays snuffing the two who later
singled
The Mats won in the sixth when
George Myatt tripled to left-center
and Joe Kuhel followed with a loop
ing single to short center.
Leonard was handed a 4-run lead
in the first game when the Mats
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the Yanks kicked in with two errors.
Thereafter Borowy yielded but four
hits spread over as many innings
Derry's Bingles Enough.
Russ Derry, with two homers, was
enough to beat the Mats for he
knocked in six runs. Ossie Grimes
also homered into the lower right
field stand, but when his hit came
the Mats thoroughly were sunk. A
drive from Herschel Martins bat
put Leonard out of whack in the
first frame, so Wally Holborow was
on the hill when the Mats came up
for their second turn. He got
through to one out in the third
inning, then walked three in row
and gave way to Alex Carrasquel.
Making his first appearance of
the season, Alex Immediately was
hit by Derry for four-run homer.
Then double by Johnny Lindell, a
passed ball and a long fly put the
Yanks one run up. In the fifth a
single by Derry and a triple by
Lindell sent Carresquel to the show
ers. Santiago Ullrich followed and
the Yanks scored in each of the
full three innings he hurled, teeing
of on him for five runs in the
seventh when Derry cracked his Sec
lOnd round trimmer