Evening star., 1945-08-23
Meet Aroused Yanks;;
Take Six Of Seven
.TiIts With Tribe

BY Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-For the
fifth time this trip, the Mats are
running into ball club all fired
up by success in tussling with its
Immediately prior opponent. But
the Mats have done pretty good
job of cooling off the others, so
maybe New York's Yankees won't
be too hot.
But the Mats are not underesti-
mating the Bronxmen. With Char
ley Keller adding his powerful
punch, the Yanks after desolate
time in the West. suddenly were
aroused and popped back into the
first division. And the Yanks will be
cunning for Washlngton's second
place outfit that has its eyes on a
pennant after a greatly successful
tour of the West.
Every series now is highly i'm
portant to the second-place Mats,
only half a game from first place
occupied by the Detroit Tigers
They are hopeful of carrying
first-place standing back to Wash
ington next week. so they will put
everything they have into the four
games here.
Griffs Have Day Off.
After a well-deServed layoff Of
one day, the Mats return to action
tomorrow in single game. Another
singleton is slated for Saturday,
while on Sunday the customary
double-header will be played.
1t seems that all the Mats need to
get along here is continuation OF
the torrid game they put up in
Washington just before leaving for
the West. In the Corn Belt. they
won 13 of 20 to roll up % wins in
their last 80 games.
The Mats rammed through the
West without the services of their
star hitter, baserunner and out
fielder, George Case, but they got
great help from couple of new
corners. Mike Kreevich, outfielder
bought from the st. Louis Browns,
reported just in time to soften the
loss of Case, who sprained an ankle
severely, and Dick Kimble, a pur-
chase from Toledo, arrived at just
the right moment to take over. at
shortstop when Gil Torres, who had
not missed a game this season, fin
ally was benched by an injury.
Kreevich, with his able outfielding
and timely hitting, was an impor-
tant factor in the Mats success in
the West while Kimble surpassed
advance notices with his sparkling
fielding and stout work at the plate.
In their farewell to the West this
year. the Mats yesterday bagged a
ouble-header, beating the Indians
3 to 0 and to 5, stretching win
ming streak to five games. They
had to go through II innings for
the second victory. The first win
was the third shutout of the series,
which the Mats took, six games to
one.
In the first game. Roger Wolff
hurled to his 18th victory and his
third shutout of the year. He gave
the Tribe just five hits and one pass.
Dutch Meyer, first to face Wolff
tripled then Mickey Rocco walked.
The Tribe made two singles in the
second, but got no farther than Sec
ond base. After that, no Indian
passed first Wolff hurled four
strikeouts.
The Mats collected II hits, all but
four off Mel Harder, who went seven
rounds. Pete Center finished. One
of the hits off Harder was George
Myatt's only home run of the season,
drive over the wall back of right
center. 1t came at the start of the
sixth inning to give the Mats their
first run.
Wolff Handy With Stick.
Wolff, who made two hits, drove
across the other tallies. His long
fly in the seventh brought home
Rick Ferrell, who had singled. Then
he hit to send in Hills Layne dur
ing three-blow attack on Center
in the ninth.
Santiago Ullrich made his fifth
start OF the season in the second
setto and was hit freely all the way.
The 18th hit off him came at the
start of the Tribes ninth inning
1t was Rocco's eighth homer of the
year, loft over the right field wall.
1t cut the Mats lead to 5-4, so Micky
Haefner was rushed to the hill.
Doubles by Les Fleming and Meyer
evened the count.
The Mats had picked up a four
run start off Steve Gromek with a
flve-hit barrage, then did not score
again until the sixth, Gromek's last
inning, when they got their ninth
hit. Al Smith came on to hurl two
innings and give one hit, then Gen.
ter took the hill for the second time
in the afternoon. Pete allowed one
hit in the ninth. In the 18th, Though,
Kreevich and Kimble singled off
pete and AL Reynolds took over.
Buddy Lewis hoist to left field
fetched Kreevich over the counting
block.
FIRST GAME.