Evening star., 1947-07-11
Ray Pitches 10 Sweep
OF Bargain Bill After
Wynn HurIs Shufout
By Burton Hawkins
Star StuH Cerrespendent


CHICAGO, July 1l.-Into a yawn-
ing chasm has stepped well educated
Ray Scarborough to plug a pitch
ing gap for the Mats and appar-
emily end Manager Ossie Bluege's
quest for a starting pitcher to help
offset the collapses of Mickey Haef-
ner, Sid Hudson and Bobo Newsom.
There have been times when Scar
borough's pitching has been as bril-
liant as the cum laude record he
compiled as a student at Wake
Forest, but those occasions have
been scattered. Ray frequently has
blamed his unimpressive per-
formances on lack of steady work
but he'll receive regular employment
as starting pitcher for the re-
mainder of the year.
The former nigh school biology
teacher was granted his second
starting role of the season yesterday
and responded nobly, beating Chi
cago, 7-2, to give Washington a
sweep Of double-header with the
White Sox, who were hlanked by
Early Wynn, 40. in the opener.
Scarborough's boss, Clark Griffith,
long has claimed Ray should be
one of the leagues outstanding
pitchers and there have, been in
stances when the loose -jointed right
handler has sparkled. For the major
portion of the last two seasons he
has been confined to relief roles,
however, and it's a job he doesn't
relish.
Needs Steady Work, He Says.
II need steady work to be effec-
tive" says Ray, an ex-Navy lieu
tenant who was the Mats most
polished pitcher when he entered
the service in 1943. That he hasn't
received it has been traceable to
a sore arm which handicapped him
for nearly three months last year
and a damaged wrist which ham
pered him in spring training this
year.
Raw was battered badly in exhibi-
ton games and was discarded as a
starting pitcher possibility, but with
one neatly pitched game he has
established himself in the good
graces of Bluege.
The Wynn-Scarborough combina-
ton snapped Chicago's dominance
of the Mats, who had dropped 10 OF
II previous games to the Sox. Scar
borough and Wynn allowed 10 hits
each, but two safeties off Ray were
luck -anointed bloopers and two
others were tainted.
Washington quickly shot Scar
borough into 80 lead at Frank
Papish's expense. Eddie Yost' S
double and Stan Spence's single
gave the Mats a run in the first
inning and they picked up two more
in the third when Buddy Lewis
singled, Tom Mcbride tripled and
Jerry Priddy walked before Mcbride
and Priddy negotiated a double
steal.
Mats Role Up Score.
Jack Wallaesa's single, scoring
Floyd Baker from second, sliced
Washington's advantage to 3-l In
the third, but the Mats slammed
Orval Grove for three runs in the
seventh on two walks and singles by
Mark Christman, Rick Ferren and
Yost. They added their final run in
the eighth off Gordon Maltzberger
on Priddy's double and Ferrells S
single.
Luke Appling's double and Taft
Wright's single pried Chicagos
other run from Scarborough in the
eighth, but by that time Ray was
unconcerned. He struck out eight
and walked only one in achieving
his second victory.
The Mats also boosted Wynn into
an early 80 lead in the opener.
They clustered two runs of Ed
Smith in the first inning. when Yost
walked, scooted to third on Lewis
single and scored when Mcbride
drilled into a double-play. After
Spence walked, Mickey Vernon
scored him with triple to center,
but was stranded when Priddy
famed. Successive singles by Lewis
and Mcbride, plus passed ball,