Evening star., 1947-07-12
Italian Right-Hander
Gets Starting Role
In Chicago Today
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff corsspondsnt

Stor Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, July 12.-Managel
Ossie Bluege Of the Mats will scan
waiver lists in an attempt to re-
place blustery Bobo Newsom. dis
patched to the New York Yankees
for the $4,000 waiver price, but
meanwhile he has promoted Chick
Pieretti to starting assignments IL
the hope the little Italian right
handler will thrive on regular duty.
Pieretti, who previously has been
relegated to relief roles, will get his
first opportunity under the new as
signment today when the Mats seek
their fourth straight victory against
the Chicago White Sox. Walter
Masterson, with the aid Of burly
Tom Ferrick, received credit for his
seventh triumph as the Mats de-
feated the. Chisox, 4-3, last night
before crowd Of 25,020.
"Wen try to pick up somebody to
replace Newsom," said Bluege, "but
apparently our only hope is to get
q pitcher of a waiver list. In the
meantime, Pieretti and Ray Scar
borough are going to get opportu-
mites to start"
Grace Injuries Shoulder.
Washington's three-game winning
streak was achieved at a cost last
night, with Outnelder Joe Grace
suffering damaged shoulder slid
ing into second base on a double In
the eighth inning. A recurrence Of
an injury he suffered last year when
diving for line drive, 1t may shelve
Joe for at least 10 days.
Employed exclusively against right
handed pitching, Grace will be sup
planted in leftfield by George Case
and Tom Mcbride, who will alternate
at the position.
In the meantime, the Mats aren't
fretting about the future. They have
replaced a six-game losing streak
with an infant string Of wins, max
ing the most OF their seven hits of
Bob Gillespie to capture their latest
victory, and they have climbed back
into sixth place.
The Mats first hit OF Gillespie, a
double inches inside the rightf1eld
line by Stan Spence starting the
fifth inning, led to Washington's s
first run. Stan held second as Mickey
Vernon grounded out, but scooted
to third when Cecil Travis was
thrown out and scored on Jerry
Priddy's single to CENTER
Mats Take 70 Lead.
Washington moved into a 20 lead
in the sixth. Masterson's sharp
single bounced of Second Baseman
Cass Michaels' right eye for single.
Eddie Yost sacrificed and after
Buddy Lewis grounded out, Grace
scored Masterson with a single to
center.
Masterson's wildness cost the Mats
two runs in Chicago's sixth. He
walked Gillespie and Floyd Baker to
start the trouble. Priddy contributed
a spectacular driving stop Of Luke
Appling's grounder and tipped the
ball to Travis, forcing Baker, with
Gillespie taking third. Dave Philley's
fly to Spence scored Gillespie, and
Appling scored on Rudy York's
triple to center. When Priddy's relay
escaped Yost at third, York darted
a few steps toward the plate, but
was nipped attempting to scramble
back to third when Masterson
retrieved the ball and shot 1t back
to Yost.
Sherry Robertson pinch-hit for
Masterson with one out and the
bases loaded in the seventh as the
result Of Vernon's single, an error
by Appling on Travis grounder,
Priddy's sacrifice and an Intentional
pass to AL Evans. Sherry lofted a
fly to center, permitting Vernon to
score, before Yost flied out.
Chisox FaIter in Ninth.
Doubles by Grace and Vernon
staked the Mats to AZ lead in
the eighth, but with two out in their
portion of the inning the White Sox
pushed over an unearned run on
Tom Ferrick. Baker walked, took
second when Appling beat out slow
roller to second, and continued to
third on Priddy's throw past Vernon.
Philley's smash of Yost's glove
scored Baker before York forced
Philley.
Chicago inserted three singles in
the ninth, but failed to SC re. Thur
man Tucker singled to left with one
out but went out stealing before
Skeeter Dickey singled to right. Don
Holloway singled to left, Dickey
at second, and In that crisis
Priddy scooped up pinch-hitter Mike
Tresh's grounder and threw him out