Evening star., 1948-07-06
New Punch Developed
By GiIlenwater Good
For Split With As
by Burton Hawkins

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Garden Gillenwater sounds like
something dreamed up by a per-
fume manufacturer, but at the mo-
ment it's a tonic to the Mats. He
has been giving Washington lotions
of hits lately, boosting his average
to sweet-smelling vicinity of 800 and
injecting timely extra-base blows.
The thin center fielder with the
thin collection of hair has perked
up the Mats anemic attack with a
rash of hits in his last five games.
He has batted 400 over that span
and for a stretch of II games can
display a 1888 mark, all Of which has
hoisted his average to .299 for the
season.
Gillenwater is hard of hearing as
the result Of being beaned several
years ago, but American League
pitchers will testify there Is nothing
wrong with his eyesight. The Mats
last two victories have been personal
triumphs for Garden, who belted
homers in each to provide the win
ming margin.
Particularly grateful to the ex-
Milwaukee chattel are Walter
Masterson and Mickey Haefner, who
Unbiased neat pitching which wasn't
wasted, due to Gillenwater's be-
havior. Haefner registered his
fourth win yesterday as the Mats
split a double e-header with the
Philadelphia Athletics, capturing the
opener, 81, behind Mickey's six-hit
pitching, and being humiliated, 1875,
before 1904 customers in the night
cap.
Gillenwater Grabs Game.
It was Gillenwater, who cost
Clark Griffith the once-respectable
sum of $4,000 who blasted a 18th
inning homer to give the Mats and
Masterson a 81 win over the New
York Yankees on Friday night. Yes
terday, in the first game, 1t was Gill
| lenWater who rammed a rare wash
ington home run into the left-field
bleachers after Ed Stewart had sim
gled in the fourth inning.
Gillenwater's job was threatened
for a spell when Earl Wooten broke
into action as Garden was nursing
infected feet. Wooten was hitting
adequately and fielding superbly,
but when his batting tobogganed
Gillenwater resumed activity. Now
Wooten is being employed against
ieft-handed pitching, but in right
field, with Garden retaining the
center-field spot.
Home runs by Washington hitters
which soar into the left-field
bleachers virtually have become ex-
tinct. When Garden accomplished
it yesterday at the expense of Joe
Coleman it was No. Of this season
planted there by the Mats, who have
demonstrated they won't disturb
fans in that area too frequently.
The Athletics had spurted into
10 lead in the second inning of the
opener on singles by Ferris Fain
and Hank Majeski, Second Baseman
AL Kozar's error and an outfield fly
by Buddy Rosar, which scored Fain
from third. With one out in the
fourth though, Stewart singled to
right, and with two out the free
swinging Gillenwater connected for
his second American League homer.
AS Maui Nat Hurlers.
The Mats boosted their advantage
to 81 In the seventh on doubles by
Mark Christman and Eddie Yost
and that margin was sufficient as
Haefner and Forrest Thompson
scattered four hits in the final seven
innings. Haefner was replaced with
one out in the ninth after Barney
McCosky doubled and Thompson
disposed of Don White and Fain.
Thompson was effective in the
second game, too, but he arrived on
the scene after Ray Scarborough,
J Earl Harrist. Dick Welteroth and
Milo Candini had shown consider
able ineptitude. The AS mauled
!, them for II runs in the first four
J innings as Washington's throwers
permitted II hits and eight walks
Thompson allowed only one run and
three hits in 52s innings, but he was
giving the Mats first aid at a time
when they required a major opera
ton.
NAT NOTES: Masterson will bid
for his seventh win tonight when
he opposes the AS Lou Brissie
under the lights D.. The Mats 60 to
Boston for night games tomorrow
and Thursday, then return to
Griffith Stadium Friday night to
begin a 3-game series with New
York.
Gil Coan, hitless for q consecutive
times through the first game, clipped
Phil Marchildon for three straight
hits in the second game. =. The AS
batted around in the second and
fourth innings of the second tiff,
scoring four runs each time. :. On
display for the first time was the
Mats new electric scoreboard, with
lights flashing the balls, strikes and
outs. :. The entire scoreboard will
be overhauled for next year.
X-rays of Catcher A. Evans jaw
showed no fracture. Opposing
runners have tried Al steals against
Evans and Jake Early. =. They've
been whipped out 80 times. i
Joe Kuhel's campaign against re-
sined bats is having an effect. i
Umpire Jim Boyer rejected Ray
Colemans bat for that reason yes
terday, but Ray found another with
two triples in it.
The Mats home attendance was
lifted to 411,940 yesterday . an
average of 1,443 Washington
has won II, lost 18 at home. -. The
Mats have a 1920 road record. :.
The Mats starters have survived
only five times in their last % games.
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