Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-04-21
Blow Ample Chance!
10 Reverse. Verdict;
Hurting Mediocre
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

They get some hits and pick up
some runs here and there, but the
Mats don't possess that telling
wallop which brings runs in clusters.
New York'S Yankees do and in that
way they spoiled the season OPEN
ing in Griffith Stadium yesterday
for Washington.
To the disappointment of the "a
494 paid-the smallest cash-on- the
line crowd at a Washington base
ball inaugural in years-the Bomb
ers from the Bronx concentrated
their fire on the left-handed
knockers served by Mickey Haefner
in two rounds to start the Mats to
q 6-to-3 defeat.
The Yankees got II hits of the
three pitchers Skipper Os Bluege
sent against them in the game
played much of the time during q
drizzle. Seven were made of Haef-
ner before he left the hill with
nobody out in the fifth.
Three of the hits were Of the
extra-base variety-two doubles and
the other a triple-and these told
heavily in the five runs garnered
of Haefner.
Griffs Muster Only Five Hits.
Wally Holborow, who succeeded
Haefner and hurled through the
seventh, yielded nothing more than
a pass and q single, and Santiago
Ullrich, who was nicked for three
hits, one three-bagger, and a run
in the last two rounds, shouldn't
have been scored on. The tally he
gave up was the result of Walter
Chipple's misjudgment of a drive
by Johnny Lindell that went for
three bases instead of being an
out.
In sharp contrast to the New
York attack was the Mats offensive
that consisted OF five hits, all but
one singles, and four walks of the
two slabmen used by Manager Joe
Mccarthy. The Yanks also kicked
in with four errors, but the Mats
with five scoring chances thrown
at them were able to profit only
twice.
All their scoring was of Floyd
Bevens, who started and lasted
through the first two batters in the
sixth. Two passes with a sacrifice
by Holborow, fly by George Case
and single by George Myatt got
two tallies of him in the fifth. In
the sixth, George Binks' double and
Harlond Gifts infield hit got a
Nat to the plate for the last time.
Case had made third base with
only one out in the opening inning,
but Joe Kuael struck out and Binks'
best was hoist to the rightfielder.
In the second inning with two out,
two errors put Mats on, but Haefner
came up to roll out.
GetteI Squelches Griffs.
Allen Gettel relieved Bevens in
the sixth and Cliff never got beyond
first base. Gil Torres famed, Chip
pie flied out and AL Evans struck
out. An error and a single by
Kuhel had Mats on third and first
bases with two out in the seventh,
but Binks, who had doubled In the
previous inning, this time lofted into
retirement. -
The Yanks hit right down the
middle in beating Haefner. Tuck
Stainback opened the fourth with
a single, hit directly back at the
pitcher. Lindel also slammed one
at Haefner, but was thrown out.
Nick Etten's drive went right
through the pitcher to score Stain
back and the rout Of the knuckle-
baler was on. g.
/ Joe Buzas lined a single over the
pitchers head to get Etten home,
then Don Savage varied the direc-
ton of the clouting by knocking to
left. Case had some trouble judging
the ball and 1t went for two bases
to get Buzas on third. Herb Cromp-
ton went right back to the middle
line, however, to send a fly to the
center fielder and Buzas crossed
after the catch.
George Stirnweiss opened the
fifth with a drive to center for three
bases and after Russ Derry walked
Haefner gave way to Holborow.
With one out, a walk to Lindell filled
the bases, then Stirnweiss tailed as
Etten was thrown out, and a passed
ball helped Derry over the plate.
But the Yanks had powered the
way to their two scoring splurges.
The Mats just didn't have the
strength to do that. And that was
the ball game.