Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-19
Spy Song u.s. Bushe 25 Lose; Saratoga to Olympic Zenith
Score Five Runs
On Niscues by
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Torres PAGES Attack
As Wolff Goes Route,
Benton Is Thumped
By Staff Correspondent of Tn. Star

By Staff Correspondent of TIL. Star.
DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 10
Washlngton's pennant pursuing
Mats passed their toughest test of
the year with a wonderful mark
and now are only IL games of the
American League lead.
They came into Detroit 81 games
behind the top Tigers and tanned
them thoroughly, three games to
one. The Mats picked up their Sec
ond successive win and their third
in the series over a jittery Bengal
band, II to S.
The Mats were outhit, 10 to II,
but the Tigers outerred the Mats,
4 to 0. And those four errors by
an almost demoralized infleld told
heavily in the Washington success.
Five Of the Mats runs were the d.
rect result of the misplays.
Roger Wolff went the route
against the Tigers, and after the
first inning, when they hung I'D
three runs, two due to Roy Cullen
bines 18th home run of the season,
to match total the Mats had
amassed, Roger had them pretty
well quelled He was the third
Washington knuckleball pitcher to
score over the Tigers in the series.
Torres Leads the Way.
The Mats did their hitting at the
expense of Al Benton. George Caster
and Walter Wilson, with Gil Torres,
smashing single, double and triple,
spearheading the attack. Benton
started but was knocked out in the
sixth to the great dismay of the
2O.38O-a crowd that raised the to-
tai attendance of the series to
1T ,49l-in Briggs Stadium.
Al had yielded seven hits and six
runs, three of the latter earned.
Caster took a two-hit two-run
humping in the seventh then Will
son had his troubles.
Wolff, after yielding three hits
at the start, held the Tigers to Just
four more until the last two
rounds. Then the Bengal band got
SIX satellites, but they were so far be-
hind none of the Mats was bothered
Right off the reel, the Mats hung
up three runs. Wyatt hit with one
gone and stole. After Lewis struck
out, a passed ball moved Myatt to
third then Kuhel walked and stole.
Blnks bounced single off York S
glove to tally Wyatt and when
Second Baseman Borrow. who re-
trieved the ball. over threw first,
Kuhel also tailed.
/ Webb's Error Scores Bnks.
After Layne's hit moved Binks to
second, another Tiger error sent In
run. Shortstop Webb grabbed
Ferrells bounce and tried to force
out Layne, but heaved past second
base to let Binks carry on to the
plate.
The Tigers bounced right back
to tie, and after two were out, Webb
opened with single and made
second with two gone. Greenberg
scored Webb then ran in ahead of
Cullenbine, who homered.
The Mats resumed scoring in the
fifth. Kreevich drew a pass and
there were two on when York kicked
Myatt's sacrif1cial tap. Lewis bunt
ed to advance the runners and
kreevich rode home on Kuhel's hoist
to right field.
Two more Nat runs were regis
tered in the sixth when Benton was
blasted from the box. Terrell walked
10 count as Torres drove a triple
deep into right field. Wolff then
singled to send Torres home. When
kreevich singled Wolff to second,
Caster relieved Benton. The new
pitcher got Wyatt on a pop. but
Lewis shot a single to right. Wolff.
trying to tally from second. was
nlpped at the plate by Cullenbine's
fine throw.
Give Caster a Pounding.
The Mats got to Caster solidlv in
the seventh for two runs. Kuhel
strolled, then Layne lined a two
Dagger against the left field stand
and Terrell rifled a double along the
left field line.
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Mats came up for their eighth turn
and they got three more runs. but
1t was not the pitchers fault al
together. Kreevich and Mvatt
walked and Lewis drove a perfect
double-play ball to the Tiger short
stop. Hoover scooped it up nicely.
then threw to center field to let in
TWO runs and put Lewis at second.
A single by Binks scored Lewis.
The Tigers finally found the plate
again in the eighth. One was gone,
when Cramer hit for a base So
did Greenberg. A double by Cullen
pine showed Cramer across the home
base.
Three more hits got the Tigers
their last counter in the ninth.
Richards doubled, Hoover singled
after one was out and Cramer got
his third hit, a one -baser, after the
second retirement.