Evening star., 1947-08-07
Haefner Starring on S|ab> Despite Sinus Ai|ment
Mats Pitcher LOOKING
To Big Year in 1948
After Operation
By Burton Howkins

In his last four starts, little Mickey
Haefner has produced fair limitations
OF perfect pitching, what with
throwing three five-hitters and q
three hitter, but Washington's
stubby southpaw has ideas of i'm
proving. Plagued by a serious sinus
condition early i'll the year, Mickey
will submit to an operation at the
seasons end and he believes 1t will
make him more effective.
There were times earlier in the
year when my sinus bothered me
so much I actually was dizzy while
was pitching" Mickey was saying
last night after whipping the Boston
Red Sox, 10, on five hits for his
fourth straight victory and his sew
enth of the season. Il should have
had an operation last winter, but ]
let it go because I felt better. Now
know the doctor was right
| Mickey has ideas of starting spring
training earlier, too. I've never
been very hot in the early part of
the season." he says, so I guess my
best bet is to start training sooner
I I'm getting little old now and that
weight I pick up during the winter
gets tougher to lose.
Feels Operation Will Help.
"The only reason for my improve
ment is that I'm feeling better. !
think I can win few more games
and help the club for the remainder
of this year and believe that an
operation will give me a chance to
be better pitcher next season.
Ted Williams, Boston's famed
slugger, will testify Haefner is a
polished pitcher this season. Twelve
times this year they have faced
officially and all Ted can display
for it is single and a wretched
.O83 average against Mickey; who
has famed Williams three times.
L give him a curve ball low" says
Mickey, "and he doesn't seem to like
it% Williams found lit extremely
distasteful last night when Haefner
twice struck him out and retired
MIN on flies to left on Teds other
two appearances.
Haefner also was charmed, since
the Mats stirred up only two infield
hits against Earl Johnson and
Mickey Harris. In the Mats first
Eddie Yost opened by beating out
roller to Second Baseman Bobby
Doerr and continued to second when
Doerr threw wild past first
Buddy Lewis beat out bunt down
the flrst-baseline, sending Yost to
third, and Eddie scored when Tom
Mcbride drilled double play
grounder at Shortstop Johnny Pesky
/ Red SOx Never Get Far.
That was the extent of the Mats
hitting. In the fourth inning, John
son loaded the bases with one out by
walking Mcbride, Mickey Vernon
and Stan Spence successfully, but
jerry Priddy eased him out of that
predicament by hitting into a
double-play. Otherwise, the Mats
gave him no trouble and he gave
them no hits. Harris pitched hit
less eighth Shining.
| Meanwhile Haefner was expert
encing what amounted to no diff
Guilty with the Red Sox. Pesky
clipped him for a double with one
out in the first, but Dom Di Maggie
and Williams flied to Mcbride. The
only other Red Sox to reach second
was Di Maggie, who singled In the
fourth and moved to second on
Doerrs single with two out before
Haefner famed Murrell Jones.
| Mickey famed eight, to the de-
light of 1882 customers, and walked
only two. In his last four games,
he has defeated Cleveland, 10, on
five hits; Cleveland, 5-1, on three
hits: ST. Louis, Al, on five hits and
Boston, 10.
Early Wynn was to try for his 18th
triumph today against the Red Sox,
who were to dispatch Denny Gale
house to the mound. The Mats will
| invade Philadelphia tomorrow nieht