Evening star., 1946-07-18
HighSpot Seen Beyond
broken-Down Mats,
Nipped by Tigers

The Mats now resemble broken
down machine, what with Buddy
Lewis lost for two or three day,
with a twisted ankle, Joe Grace not
expected to return for another week
and George Myatt today submitting
to a knee operation that will shelve
him at least a month and possibly
for the remainder of the season.
Lewis turned his ankle last night
as the Mats dropped bitter 80, II.
inning battle to Detroit. Grace. who
jammed his right shoulder while
diving for line drive Saturday. says
the injury still is bothering him anc
Myatt Is being forced into an op.
Grafton to save his career.
Plagued by knee which pops out
OF joint even while walking, Myat,
hopes surgery on his torn cartilage
and the removal of bone chips will
prolong his baseball life. IT CAM
help the club the way I am" says
George, 80 I might as well get the
operation done now"
Mats Lack Garden Reserve.
All that isn't going to help the
Mats in their quest Of higher stand
ing in the American Leagues first
division. With George Binks showed
into action as replacement for
Lewis, the Mats now have no out
field reserve and last night when
Stan Spence was tossed out of the
game for Tipping his bat in the
air while protesting a called third
strike. Infielder Sherry Robertson
was inserted in right field.
Bobo Newsom. who absorbed a
10, l0-inning defeat by the Browns
earlier in the campaign, found last
nights loss equally as irksome, fol
entering the ninth inning the
gigantic right-hander owned a 3.
hit shoutout and with two out he
still was holding the Tigers score.
less.
Eddie Lake opened the Tigers
ninth with single to center anc
Newsom's 20 lead was jeopardizec
when George Kell belted a low
outside pitch to right field for 6
double, Lake halting at third. Bobt
famed Hoot Evers and Hanl
Greenberg successfully, to the de.
light Of 21,438 fans. who werenr
too perturbed when Newsom walket
Eddie Mayo to load the bases.
But up stepped Pat Mullin anc
rammed single to right. SCORING
Lake and Kell. Skeeter Webb, wht
ran for Mayo. later attempted Il
score on the business end of a dou
ble-steal. but became the final out
Outlaws Hit Beats Newsom.
While big AL Benton stopped tn,
Mats with no-hit pitching in tn,
final five innings, the Tigers 60
to Newsom for the winning rur
in the 18th when Webb singled t,
left, moved to second on Mullin'
sacrifice and scored on Jimmy Out
laws double to right.
Washington had fashioned a rur
in the sixth off Virgil Trucks wher
Gil Torres and Jack Early singled
Newsom sacrificed and Gil Coar
brought Torres across with an In.
field tap. That was the only oc
casion that Coan didn't fan, will
Trucks and Benton each strikin,
him out twice.
The Mats mustered their othe
run in the seventh when Gerr,
Priddy singled to center and was
safe at second as Second Basemaa
Mayo scooped up Einks' groundeI
and pegged wild past Lake, coverin,
second. Cecil Travis single scored
Priddy.
Washington obtained only nv,
hits of Trucks in seven inning
and drew a blank from Benton IL
the remaining Ave innings, whii,
Newsom was nicked for nine hits
Dutch Leonard will pitch for tn,
Mats tonight when they tangle will
! the Tigers, who will counter will
Dizzy Trout. Hal Newhouser,
three time winner over the Mats il
as many starts against them thi
season, will pitch for Detroit to
ly,sr 1~I.