Evening star., 1946-09-07
Newsom Is Nationals
Man Of Year; Turns
Back Bosox in 11th
By Burton Howkins
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NEW YORK, Sept. THE Mats
man Of the year is not Mickey Ver-
non. who happens to be leading the
leagues hitters. Top man on the
club Is Bobo Newsom, whose come
back ranks as one Of the most fas-
cinating sports yarns of the year.
Mellowing Bobo remains one of
baseball's elite pitchers despite an
admitted age OF 81, which probably
Is on the conservative side.
Vernon has made a fancy sort of
comeback himself. Never q 800 hit
ter previously, Mickey finds him.
self pacing the pack. Vernon,
though, hasn't helped the club as
much as Newsom, who would have a
13-game winning streak at the mo-
ment except for three cruel losses.
Only once since joining the Mats
In June has Newsom been pounded
and last night at Griffith Stadium
he reaped sweet revenge at the ex-
pense OF the Boston Red Sox, who
administered that beating two
months ago. Bobo beat Boston. 80
In IL innings last night to the de-
light OF 27,056 customers, who saw
him scatter 10 hits.
Fifth Extra-Inninx Game.
That was the fifth extra inning
tusSle Newsom has found himself
involved in with the Mats. He lost
two 12-inning toughies, 30, 81, in
addition to dropping a 10-inning, Ii
affair, but that triumph over Boston
atoned for much of his i'll fortune
Bobo was proving he could stop the
best of 'em in swapping Boston's
eight-game winning streak.
Bobo has won seven of his las
eigth starts and has finished Is o
the 18 games he has started as 8
Nat. He has won II and lost
with Washington, but that recore
doesn't display his effectiveness. H,
has had one sour start since comm,
to the Mats and that's a perform
ance unmatched in the last thre,
months by Bob Feller, Dave Ferris
or Hal Newhouser.
For the year, Newsom is display
ing a 14-10 record, which isn't ma
terial for glowing at preliminar,
glance. Bobo, though, has provided
the Mats with superior sort o
pitching which has been MARIE,
only by hard luck.
Gift Of Metkovich.
That wining run the Mats manu-
factured with two out in the It'll
was gift of Leftfielder George Met.
kovich, who was dispatched to tn,
outf1eld as a replacement for Tee
Williams in the ninth inning. HI
was supposed to represent defensive
insurance. but he failed miserably
on the only ball hit In his direction
With Buddy Lewis on second base
and Gerry Priddy on first, Star
Spence lofted an ordinary fly te
left. Metkovich circled under it
staggering sadly, and finally got his
glove on the ball as he stumbled
The ball trickled to the leftfielo
fence and Spence was credited with
his cheapest double Of the season as
Lewis scored.
Rip RusselPs triple and Roy Par
tees single sent the Red Sox into
a 10 lead in the fifth, but the Mats
bounced back with two runs in their
half of the inning on singles BY
Sherry Robertson, Lewis, Joe Grace
and Vernon, plus Priddy's outfield
fly. That lead lasted briefly, for
with two out in the sixth the Red
Sox tied the score on singles by
Williams and Rudy York and a dou-
BILE by Bobby Doerr.
Priddy Stars in Field.
Priddy shared honors with New
som, incidentally, handling le
chances fiawlessly and four of them
brilliantly. Gerry unleashed one OF
his most spectacular field display,
since joining the Mats. He made
spectacular plays to his right, tt
his left, in short right field and by
streaking in for slow roller, which
is about the maximum requested OF
a second baseman.
Inc MATS should nave won In the
ninth, but with one out and the
bases jammed, Lewis suffered base.
running brainstorm. In that crisis
Spence shot a grounder to York
who stepped on first, then threw t.
the plate to catch Lewis, who fol
some inexplicable reason had PAUSED
en- route to the plate.
Mickey Haefner was to face tn,
Yankees here today, with Earl,
Wynn and Dutch Leonard slated tt
oppose New York in a double header
tomorrow.