Evening star., 1946-07-21
Six Tribe Ta|Iies
Helped Over by
-Four MispIays
Lead Off FeIIer Goes
After Fifth; Edwards,
KeItner Hit Homers
BY Burton Hawkins

The Mats followed their recent
diagram for distress yesterday at
Griffith Stadium. They grasped a
81 lead off Bob Feller in the fifth
inning, then proceeded to absorb a
1912 walloping from Cleveland be-
fore 10,505 customers.
Feller, who registered his 18th
victory. was having quite a battle
Of 1t with Sid Hudson, who in turn
was having quite a battle of it
trying to locate Nat who could
pick up grounder. They sabotaged
slender Sid with miserable fielding
which led to all six runs scored off
him being unearned.
Hank Edwards and Ken Keltner
dashed home runs, with Keltner
also contributing double and three
singles to swat across four runs in
a game that was stirring for five
innings, then deteriorated into an
other Washington debacle. The last
two innings were played in semi
darkness, which was all right with
the Mats, who would prefer to lower
a curtain on the final four innings.
-Four Washington errors figured
IN the scoring, plus a couple of
weird mental maneuvers by Pitcher
Vernon Curtis, who replaced Hud-
son after the seventh inning. The
games ending was greeted by
downpour, but Curtis didn't escape
being in a fog.
Erratic Play Starts Early.
Error No. l. committed by Third
Baseman Cecil Travis on Lou Bou-
dreau's grounder in the second in
ming, netted the Indians a run
when Keltner's single sent him to
third and Heinz Becker's fly to left
brought him across.
With one out in the fifth. the
Mats clipped Feller for three
straight hits. Rookie Gil Coan
opened the assault with a triple to
right, Logging it to third in one of
the most dazzling displays of sheer
speed seen here in years. Buddy
Lewis fetched him across with a
single to center and Gerry Priddy
tnen lashed double to center.
scoring Lewis. There ended the
Mats becoming conduct for the day.
| With one out in the sixth, Error
No. was inserted by Travis on Pat
Seerey's grounder. Edwards flied out,
but Boudreau singled and Keltner
brought 'em both around with a
double to stake the Indians to a 3-2
lead.
Error No. opened the seventh
inning. 1t was an easy Fener ground
er which trickled between Shortstop
Gil Torres legs and touched off a
three-rm outburst. George Case
sacrificed, and after Jack CONWAY
grounded out Seerey singled to score
/ Feller, and Edwards then lifted q
Hudson pitch over the right field
fence to make it 6-2.
Indians Take Over Curtis,
Curtis took over in the eighth and
the Indians took over Curtis. Keltner
singled and Becker walked before
jim Hogan tapped one back to Cur
tbs, who was SO befuddled by the
prospect OF getting somebody out
that ne looked at third base, glanced
at second, took a peek at first and
finally came out of it to retire
Becker at second.
Feller then bunted and Curtis
scooped up the ball nicely. He
looked at Keltner, half way down
the third base line. then calmly
tossed the ball to Mickey Vernon at
first base, permitting Keltner to
score. Jake Early dropped Vernon's
throw to the plate, allowing Hogan
to romp to third. He paused onlv
briefly at that point, for Case scored
him with double to left.
With two out in the ninth. Boil
dreau singled and Keltner drilled A
nome run into the left field bleachers
The victory was Cleveland,s fifth
stralght-the Indians longest WIN
ming streak of the season-and
Feller's five strikeouts brought his
seasons total to 207. Clevelands s
triumph also boosted it within two
games of the tobogganing fourth
place Mats.