Evening star., 1948-09-05
Candini Wastes
Lead Of Runs;
Ferrick Loses
Two Give Up 8 Walks
In z Innings; Vernon,
Stewart Hit Homers
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-For q
feeting moment here today the
Mats enjoyed the ecstasy of a SO
lead over New York. But instead
Of walking all over the Yankees,
Washington's pitchers merely
walked them and thus New York
was assisted. to a 81 win.
The Yankees seventh straight
triumph and their 18th victory in
81 games was in the nature of a
gift. New York retained its second
place status half game of the
pace of the Boston Red Sox be-
cause Milo Candini and Tom Fer
rick inserted eight walks into two
innings of the lengthy proceedings.
Candini and Ferrick pleased the
crowd of 1888 by issuing 10 walks
in the first four innings. Candini
walked three in the third inning.
when the Yankees produced five
runs to tie the score In the fourth
inning. Ferrick walked five when
New York manufactured its other
four runs.
Mickey Vernon contributed
home run, two doubles and sin
gle to the Mats Chit attack and
Ed Stewart also slammed homer,
but such authoritative batting was
wasted on wild pitching,
Mats Shell Porterfield.
Washington shelled Bob Porter
field, highly regarded New York
rookie right-hander. from the
mound in three innings, but Tommy
Byrne limited the Mats to four hits
and two runs in the remaining six
innings.
In constructing their sizeable lead
for Candini, the Mats dealt Porter
field harsh treatment, They clus-
tered three runs in the second in
ming with two out after vernon
doubled and remained on second
while Mark Christman and Eddie
Yost grounded out.
AL Evans pumped single to right
to score Vernon and Candini kept
the scoring spree alive with single
to center that switched Evans to
third Gil Coan walked to load the
bases and AL Kozar rammed single
to center, scoring Evans and Candini
before Sherry Robertson grounded
out.
Stewart opened the third with q
walk and Vernon injected his third
homer of the year. a blast into the
lower rightfleld stands which pro-
jected the Mats into healthy lead
which suddenly developed disease
diagnosed as baseonballitis.
Yanks Pile Up scores.
Candini walked Gus Niarhos to in
augurate the avalanche. Clif Mapes
batted for Porterfield and pumped q
double to left. George Stirnweiss
popped out, but Bobby Brown walked
to fill the bases. Candini forced
over the Yankees first run by also
walking Tom Heinrich.
Into that situation stepped Joe
to lash single of short
stop Christmans glove, scoring
Mapes with the Yankees second run
and leaving the bases jammed.
Yogi Berra's sharp single to right
scored Brown and Heinrich and
moved Di Maggie to third. New
York locked the score at SIS when
scored after Charley Kel-
ler greeted Ferrick with deep fly
to Stewart in center The whole
sale run production ceased momen-
tarily when Phil Rizzuto forced
Berra.
Ferrick was wilder than Candini,
achieving the improbable, In the
fourth inning. He walked Nisrhos,
Byrne singled and Stirnweiss sacri-
feed. A walk to Brown filled the
bases and Heinrich forced Niarhos at
the plate.
A walk to Di Maggie scored Byrne
and Berra fetched Brown and Hen
rich home with a double to right.
Keller was passed Intentionally, but
Rizzuto was passed unintentionally,
scoring Di Maggie. Earl Harrist en-
tered the slaughter and got Niarhos.
up for the second time in the inning,
to pop out.
The Mats sliced their deficit TO 81
at Byrnes expense in the seventh.
Stewart hoisted his fifth homer Of
the year into the rightfield stands
and Vernon's fourth straight hit
was double to right. Mickey moved
to third after Christmas flied to
Berra and scored when Yost ground
ed out
Byrne. credited with his fourth
victory. retired the Mats in order in
the last two innings The defeat
was No. for Ferrick.