Evening star., 1948-05-10
Pace Set by Ferrick, i.
Who Subdues Browns,
Saves Masterson Win
By Burton Howkins

knocking and trepidation that Man.
ager Joe Kuhel is waving the Mats
relief pitchers into action. He pos
sesses four who have pitched COM
bined total of 20K innings and
against that foursome of Tom Fer
rick, Chick Pieretti, Milo Candini
and Ray Garcia Washington's foes
have been helpless.
Fifteen times Kuhel has sum-
moned q pitcher from the bullpen
and on IL of those occasions the
Mats relievers have blanked the
opposition. The only ineffective fire.
man has been Forrest Thompson,
the chubby lefthander who has been
scored on In each of his three ap-
pearances.
Those other four bullpen boys,
though, have been brilliant. In 20h
innings they have permitted no
runs. nine hits and eight walks.
Nice Comeback for Ferrick
Pacing the emergency corps is
burly Tom Ferrick, who has hurled
nine innings in five relief jobs. He
has allowed only four hits, walked
two and famed four. 1t was Fer
rick who stepped in yesterday and
preserved a 81 victory over The St.
Louis Browns for the Mats and Wal
ter Masterson, who received credit
| for his second win.
It's a nice sort of comeback for
Ferrick, who achieved the dubious
distinction of losing four games in
10 days last season. He already has
captured one decision, which
matches his entire winning record
of last year.
Pieretti has travelled 5la innings
without being damaged, while Can
dini has escaped unscathed in four
innings and Garcia has been un-
scored on in two innings. Neither
Candini nor Garcia has given up
Ia hit.
Ferrick stepped into a bases
loaded situation in the seventh in
ming yesterday with two out and
the Mats emerged from that pre-
dicament when Third Baseman
Eddie Yost scooped up Jerry Prid-
dy's smash and stepped on third
base. MastersoA, who walked seven,
had passed Roy Partee. Ray Cole
man and Chuck Stevens to jam the
bases
Mats Win in First Round.
Tom was in trouble in the eighth
inning when he walked Whitley
Platt and AL Zarilla singled. They
advanced as Ferrick tossed out Ken
Wood. but with the potential ty-
ing run on second base Tom struck
out Ed Pellagrini and Les Moss,
then retired the Browns in order
in the ninth.
The Mats run production started
and stopped in the first inning,
when they fashioned three runs off
Rookie New Carver a l7-game win
ner with San Antonio last season
who was making his major league
debut
AL Kozar walked with one out and
Gil Coan propelled him to third with
a looping double to left. Mickey
Vernon walked to fill the bases and
Tom Mc3ride took a third strike,
but Johnny Sullivan rammed a
sharp ST gle to right. scoring Kozar
and Coan and sending Vernon to
third. -.,--
Vernon then whisked across the
plate on the business end of a
double-steal with Sullivan before
Third Baseman Bob Dillinger
grabbed Jake Early's grounder and
tagged out Sullivan.
Browns Tally in Second.
st. Louis produced its run in the
second. Platt and Zarilla singled
successfully and Platt shifted to
third when Wood drilled into a
double play Pellagrini's triple to
center scored Platt and the bases
were loaded when Masterson walked
Partee and Carver, but Dillinger
then flied to Coan.
Early Wynn, who stopped Chicago
on three hits in his last start, will
try for his third triumph tonight
against the Browns Sam Zoldak, q
Washington nemesis. zoldak has
won 81 games in major league So
ciety and seven have been at the
Mats expense.
NAT NOTES: Kuhel had pro-
longed chinfest with Plate Umpire
Bill Mckinley in the first inning e.
Mckinley called ball four" and told
Yost to take first base after Eddie
half-swung at third strike. Nc
Kinley caught a signal from one OF
the other umpires and reversed his
decision after Eddie reached first
base, which should establish a rec
ord for the most delayed called third
strike
Priddy, the ex-Nat second base
man now with the Browns, is ex-
pecting an addition to the family in
September. Eight runners have
attempted to steal against Early and
seven have been whipped out. . j..
The one successful theft against him
was the fault of Pitcher Sid Hud-
son, who permitted the Athletics
George Binks to get a tremendous
jump.
/, Washington has tried Is steals and
has eight stolen bases. The De-
troit Tigers invade for a 3-game
series tomorrow night. . Eight
times this season the Mats have been
limited to six hits or less. ... The
Mats have averaged 12,600 customers
| in 13 home games.