Evening star., 1947-08-10
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By Burton Hawkins
Stor Staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9. - The
Mats sparkled in all departments
except batting. fielding and pitching
here today, They were breathing.
but otherwise displaying no sign OF
life as Philadelphia mauled EN-, 81,
to the delight OF 8,642 customers.
For the sixth straight game, the
Mats accumulated seven hits or less
as Slim Phil Marchildon eased to
his l4th victory, rationing Wash
inoton with seven hits. The Mats
only achievement during the after
noon was interrupting a string of
Is scoreless innings by Marchildon
when they produced their only run
in the ninth on Mickey Vernon's
double and Mark Christmans third
single,
The Mats we're no fielding sensa-
tion. They committed four errors
and their fielding reached pathetic
point in the fourth inning when
Vernon and Right Fielder Buddy
Lewis contributed a baseball rarity.
On that occasion George Binks'
grounder scooted past Vernon for
one error and also trickled between
Lewis legs for another.
AS Start Rout in Second.
Sid Hudson was entrusted with
the Mats pitching and he per-
formed acceptably until the second
inning, when the AS clipped him
TO: a run. They sprayed five more
runs across the plate in the third
inning against Hudson and Milo
Candini, adding two runs in the
fourth when Vernon and Lewis pre-
sented their version of fielding.
For four innings the Mats were
operating under the influence Of
Coach CLYDE Milan, who willingly
relinouished the managerial reins
70 Ossie Bluege in the fifth after
the Athletics had compiled an 30
lead, Bluege arrived late due to
attending a funeral in Washington.
Philadelphia fashioned only seven
hits off Hudson. Candini and Scott
Cary. but by the fourth inning the
game had lost all semblance of a
contest. The Mats filled the bases
in the second inning with one out
on singles by Vernon. Christman
and Jerry Priddy. but AL Evans
lined to Third Baseman Hank
Ma.ieski and Hudson flied deep to
Binks.
With one out in their portion of
the inning, the AS licked Hudson
for run when Sam CHAPMAN
walked, scampered to third on
Buddy Rosar's single to center and
scored when Pete Suder forced
Rosar.
Valo is Knocked Out.
Marchildon, who inserted three Of
Philadelphia's hits, greeted Hudson
with the first home run of his career
starting the AS third. That mighty
blast into the upper left field deck
touched off 5-run uprising
After Binks bunted and was
thrown out, Hudson walked Eddie
Joost and hit Elmer Valo on the
back of the head. Valo was knocked
but recovered rapidly
and was carried from the field on a
stretcher. Removed to Graduate
Hospital, it was disclosed he sus-
tanned a conclusion and he will re-
main at the hospital for a week He
will be lost to the Athletics for about
two weeks.
Ferris Fain then clipped Hudson
for single. scoring Joost and send
ing Barney McCosky, running for
Valo. to third. Candini was waved
to the mound and he walked Chap
man, filling the bases. Rosar pumped
a single to left, scoring McCosky
and Fain and shifting Chapman to
second. Suder forced Rosar, but
Chapman scored when Priddy threw
wild past Vernon attempting a
double play. Hank Majeski brought
relief to the Mats when he ended !
the inning with a fly to Lewis,
MarchiIdon's Streak Ended
Marchildon singled to right in the
fourth and when Binks' grounder
skipped past Vernon, Marchildon
went to third. When it also escaped
Lewis, Marchildon scored and Binks
romped all the way to third. Binks
scored after McCosky flied to Sherry
in left.
Marchildon owned shit shutout
entering the ninth, when Vernon
raped a double off the right field
fence He took third when Stan
Spence grounded out and Marchil-
CONS string OF 25 scoreless innings
ended when Christman singled to
center, scoring Vernon.
1t was defeat No for Hudson.
who has won only two games in
more than three months after cap
turing his first three starts of the
season.