Evening star., 1946-05-29
Washington S 5-Star
Slab Staff Seen as
Menace 10 Bosox
By Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports Writer

Washington's f1Ve-star pitching
staff, with its accent on dipping
knucklers and darting butterfly
pitches, looms as the latest stum-
bling block in Boston's pennant
path.
Only seven games Of the pace
and a scant half game out of the
runnerup spot, Ossie Bluege's Ma
tionals have "fluttered" into the
flag chase on a sizzling two-week
record of II wins in their last IS
starts.
Although Bluege has more solid
hitting this season than he had
in 1945, when he made a run of it
until the final day of the season,
the Senators still lean heavily on
pitching. Despite the recent batting
surge of Mickey Vernon and jeff
Heath. the mound record of 10
complete games in the 13-game
string Is the most important sue
cess factor.
The ancient Johnny Niggeling
and Dutch Leonard each have ac-
counted for three decisions in the
recent hot streak, Niggelng going
|all the way three successive times
Roger Wolff, Mickey Haefner and
Walt Masterson of the starting con-
|tingent each have one verdict and
Sid Hudson and Rae Scarborough
triumphed on relief.
SpoiIs Dickey's Home Debut.
Leonard's latest success was neat
81 effort against New York last
night, spelling both Bill Dickey's
home debut as Joe McCarthy's sue
cessor and the Yankee Stadium S
first night game.
Larry McPhail outdid himself with
the finest lighting plant in baseball
but the Yankees still couldn't see
Leonard's fitting "dipsy doodles." In
fact, Leonard himself administered
the fatal blow to Freshman Clarence
Marshall;s chances when he singled
home run in the fourth inning to
break IL tie.
Topcoat weather, threat of rain
and a chilly wind combined to cut
the opening attendance to 4s,895
paid, still the largest after-dark
crowd of the season.
Detroit also closed in on the lead
ers, picking up a half game on the
Red Sox who were rained out Of
their tilt with Philadelphia. Freddy
Hutchinson, labeled the "$75 ,00(
lemon" in prewar days, accounted
for his second victory, 6-1, allowing
only five Cleveland hits. Hutchinson
collected two of the Tigers Mint
safeties of Red Embree and Ee
Klieman
The Chicago White Sox ripped of
their fourth straight triumph TO
their new skipper, Ted Lyons, slug
ging three st. Louis Browns hurler
for IS hits and go romp. The,
knocked out starter Stan Feren
with four runs in the first innin,
and Orval Grove coasted home on {
five hitter.
Dodger Margin Pared.
Brooklyn's National League leat
was sliced to two games on a com
bination of st. Louis 1872 slaughter
OF Chicago and New York's So nigh
game edge over the Dodgers.
Dick Sisler finally hit his home
run stride ana pounded a round.
tripper with the bases loaded in ar
eight-run Cardinal fifth frame
Johnny Beazley who started for tht
Birds was belted out and Reliefel
Ted Wilks picked up the decision
over Claude Passeau. Beazley latel
was sent home to get treatment fol
his ailing flipper.
! Lefty Dave Koslo did a seventh
job on the Brooks for his fourth
success, swapping Brooklyn's seven
game win string. Wildness by 10,
Hatten and Hugh Casey who com
bined to walk Billy Rigney with tn,
bases loaded and the score tied il
the eighth helped the Giants recort
their fifth win in a row.
Pittsburgh put on a big inning
,scoring four in the seventh, to over
come Cincinnati, 6-3. Rookie Edsol
Bahr received credit for his secon,
triumph although he was lifted TO
a pinch hitter IN the seventh
Starter Ed Heusser, knocked of tn
hill in the seventh, was charge,
with the loss.
! A scheduled Boston, -Philadel
phia night game was rained out.