Evening star., 1948-07-18
CandiniIsWiId,
Thompson Also
Fai|sin Seventh
Sullivan, Yost Dreum
On Path in 9th, Cost
Away Tying Chance
by Burton Hawkins


The Mats held a ninth-inning
demonstration on how not to run
bases and romped themselves right
out of a promising rally to present
Chicago a 81 victory yesterday at
Griffith Stadium. 1t was private
lesson for the benefit of smatter-
ing of fans who trudged from the
park pondering if what they had
seen could be classed as baseball.
Washington was two runs short of
tie and making threatening mo-
tions of creating one with none out
in the ninth when Tom Mcbride
and Eddie Yost. walked. In came
43-year-old Earl Caldwell to pitch
for the White Sox and he achieved
the improbable by pitching to one
batter and retiring the side, what
with the Mats bountiful aid.
Johnny Sullivan, running for Nc
Bride, incorrectly assumed that Gil
Coan would plop down a nifty bunt
which would advance him to third
and Yost to second. Sullivan got
a great lead, but when Gil didn't
meet the ball Johnny was standing
between second and third. very en-
barrassed. He finally decided to try
for third and was out.
Yost Failed To Look.
Then came long drive to right
by Coan which Yost believed was
headed for the fence. 1t didn't quite
make it, for Taft Wright hauled the
ball in easily at time when Yost
was beyond second base, fiabber-
gasted no doubt by the turn of
events. Wright relayed the ball to
Second Baseman Don Holloway,
whose flip to First Baseman Tony
Lupien doubled Yost off first.
The Mats only consolation was
that they were playing before a
paid attendance of 1888, smallest of
the year here. Their stupid base
running was exceeded only by their
pathetic pitching which yielded
eight walks and IL hits.
Sid Hudson started and was
mauled for three runs in the first
inning on singles by Holloway and
Luke Appling, Pat Seerey's double
and Wright's single.
That situation was transformed
into 4-3 lead for the Mats in the
second inning. Ed Stewart reached
first on a Holloway error and after
Mark Christman fouled out, Mickey
Vernon and MsKozar, walked to fill
the bases. AL. Evans pumped q
single to left scoring Stewart and
Vernon and Pinch-hitter Sherry
Robertson lashed a double to right,
scoring Kozar. Yost's deep drive to
center fetched Evans across with
the fourth run of the inning off AL
Gettel.
Candini Asked For Trouble.
Milo Candini was trusted with
the assignment of protecting that
lead and the Mats made it easier
for him with another run in the
third on Garden Gillenwater's
double and Stewards single. Kollo-
ways single. which scored Floyd
Baker from second in the fourth in
ming, reduced Washington's margin
to 5-4. but the Mats increased the
gap to Ga in their portion of the
inning when Coan tripled across
Yost at Ike Pearson's expense.
Candini was staked to a 3-run
lead in the sixth after Kozar and
Evans walked. Kozar shifted to
third when Candini grounded out
and scored on Yost's infield hit, but
then Candini asked for trouble and
received it.
With one out in the seventh Milo
walked Lupien, Appling and Seerey
successfully for his fifth, sixth and
seventh bases on balls. 1t prompted
his removal in favor of Forrest
Thompson, who walked Aaron Rob-
inson to force over Lupien. Wright
looped a single to left, scoring Ap-
pling, and Seerey scored when Dave
Philley forced Wright at second
Cass Michaels' single to center
scored Robinson with Chicago's
fourth run of the inning to make
1t 81.
Christmap's Streak Snapped.
Seerey's double and Wrights single
fashioned 81 lead for the White
Sox in the ninth, following which
the Mats staged their exclusive YER
sion of running.
Pearson was credited with the
triumph, while Thompson was
charged with the loss, his second
against two wins. Among other Nat
casualties were Jake Early, who re-
ceived badly bruised left arm when
struck by a Hudson wild pitch in
the first inning, and Mark Christ
man. who sustained a compound
fracture of his 12-game hitting
streak.
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