Evening star., 1945-08-05
Trail y Games;
Rook HoIborow
.Hur|s 2-Hittei
Ferriss Gets 18th Win
Shepard, as Rescuer,
Checks Avalanche
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


streak to a season record of seven
games at Griffith Stadium to the
joy of a 1905 ladies' day throng.
Then-Blooie! After taking the
first game from BoSton's Red Sox,
4 to 0, they waited in the second
game to rush in the best OF their
remaining reservists and took a
15-to-4 humping, caused mainly
by a stunning 12-run fourth
round staged by the victory-hun-
CRY Boston band.
Despite that second-game de-
feat, however, the Mats gained on
the losing leading Detroit Tigers.
Washington's club now is just 2h
games off the pace and half a
game in front of the third-place
New York Yankees.
Manager Os Bluege pulled one
out of the bag in the first game for
a surprising win. He called on
Wally Holborow, who had been in
nothing more than II relief roles
this season. to start, and Holborow
not only started but finished.
He turned in a polished tWo-hit
performance in blanking the Red
Sox, and it was well he did for his
club was in no batting mood. The
Mats got but four hits. They made
three runs off wild Vic johnson
without the semblance of a blow
before the second inning was well
under way and cleaned another
tally off Red Barrett with two
safeties before Mike Ryba came
on to hurl the eighth.
Get 13 Hits Off Ferriss.
In sharp contrast was the Wash
ington pitching in the second en-
counter. The Mats were opposed
by Dave Ferriss and they combed
him for 13 hits, one more than the
Red Sox got off three Washington
hurlers. The first two Washington
hurlers could not stop anything,
however. Santiago Ullrich started
and got along fairly well until the
fourth. He not only was wild, but
also a fine target. The Red Sox
raked him for seven walks and a
triple, two doubles and single.
The worst of his wildness came in
the fourth when the Red Sox also
went wild, but at the plate.
Ullrich in this round turned the
job over to Joe Cleary, newcomer,
and Joe took a beating, too, in the
inning. He yielded three walks and
five hits, but managed to get one out
before retiring.
Burt Shepard came on to give the
best exhibition for Washington. He
struck out George Metkovich to end
the. disastrous fourth, then held the
Red Sox to three hits and one pass
for one run the remainder of the
way. e..
But Ullrich and Cleary had made
it easy for Ferriss to get his long
sought 18th win and go to the top
of the leagues hurlers.
Holborow Smooth Performer.
Holborow, in the first game, pitch
ed with all the snoothness of a
veteran. Where wildness had been
his weakness in relief roles, he gave
but three passes and struck out
four, twice winding up innings with
strikeouts when Red Sox were
He walked Lake after two were
out in the first. but Bob johnson
promptly drove into a force-out
Metkovich doubled against the right
field fence at the outset of the
fourth, but was tagged easily when
ne attempted to stretch the hit.
Camilli walked at the beginning of
the fifth and snever left first with
Holm letting third strike go by
for the final count.
The one inning which Holborow
was on a spot was the sixth and he
came through handsomely. An er-
ror by Torres put Barrett on at the
outset and Red pulled up at second
as La Forest singled. After Metko-
yich rolled out Barrett was nailed
at the plate by throw from Torres,
who had shared Lakes grounder.
But still there were two on with the
ever-dangerous Bob johnson at bat.
Holborow pitched two strikes,
then threw three wide ones. On the
sixth pitch, though, johnson CO.
operated nicely by swinging out.
Pinch-Batter Mcbride walked at
the start of the eighth, only to be
caught in a double play with Pinch
Batter Ferriss. Then Kuhel cuffed
a grounder to make La Forest the
last Red Sox to see first base.
Griffs Walk to Victory.
The Mats virtually walked to their
win. Four passes from Vic John
son forced across one run and Nc
Farlands' fly sent in another in the
first inning. Vic walked Evans at
the start of the second, then gave
way to Barrett. Holborow tapped a
sacrificial bunt a short way down
the first base line to be tagged out
by Holm. With never a chance, the
catcher Tnsisted on trying to catch
Evans at second and threw wildly
AL went on to third on the error
later to count when Case lofted to
center field.
The Mats wasted Torres single
and Evans double off Barrett in the
fourth but after two we're out in
the seventh. Case tripled and tailed
on Myatt's scratch hit. 1t was q
bounce that Barrett grabbed, but
the pitcher could not recover his bal
ance in time to make a throw to
first.
The second game was tussle fol-
three rounds with each side getting
two runs, but in the fourth the Red
Sox snapped out of their losing
ways to make victory safe fol
Ferriss. They batted around and
seven had a second turn at bat
They got seven hits and six passes