Evening star., 1948-08-15
Boston DoesAII
Scoring in 9Th
To Win by4,3
Huefner Blows After
Hurting Fine 3-Hit
Job for J Innings
By Burton Howkins


Boston's Red sox wrenched a -
victory from the Mats yesterday be-
fore Ladies Day crowd of $4,000
at Griffith Stadium and vaulted past
Philadelphia into second place in
the American League. Restricted to
three hits in seven innings, the Red
sox pounced on stubby Mickey
Haefner for four runs in the eighth
to present him an 11th defeat.
Mickey's quest of his first win In
five weeks was nearing reality until
the Red Sox rocked him for four
singles, capitalized on q Sherry
Robertson error and injected two
timely outfield flies to fashion their
big inning.
The Mats blasted Joe Dobson for
all their eight hits, including fiye
doubles. but against Dobson, Mickey
Harris and Earl johnson in the final
five innings Washington could mus
ter only one hit-Mark Christman's
sixth inning double.
Washington spurted into 4 so
lead at Dobson's expense. Earl
Wootens double and Jake Earlys
single fetched the Mats a run in tha
second inning and they produced
another in the third when Robert.
son doubled and came around on
Ed Stewards fence-rattling double,
Red Sox Come to Life.
Wooten's second double, Earlys
infield grounder which shifted
Wooten to third and Haefner's neat
squeeze bunt boosted the Mats into
q 80 advantage in the fourth.
That margin seemed sufficient,
what with Haefner stopping Boston
on three scattered singles in the
first seven innings, but Johnny
Pesky opened the door to trouble
in the eighth when he led of by
beating out a roller to Shortstop
Johnny Sullivan.
Ted Williams singled to center
and Vernon Stephens single to
right netted Boston It's first rum.
Williams scored from third after
Bobby Doerr flied deep to Robert
son. Stan Spence walked and Bill
Goodman's single to right sent
Stephens scaInpering across with
the tying run. Robertson's tumble
Of Goodman's hit enabled Spence
to continue to third and Goodman
to second.
Win Snaps Harris Streak.
Tom Ferrick arrived on the scene
at that point and spurposely filled
the bases by walking Matt Bats.
Wally Moses, batting for Harris,
got Spence home with the winning
run on q fly to Wooten.
Harris, who had lost nine straight
games, received credit for the vic
tory, his fourth. For Haefner 1t was
a fourth successive loss.
NAT NOTES: Former Mats re-
turning to Washington to honor
their ex-boss, Clark Grifath. on
Tuesday night at Griffith Stadium
will be guests at bufiet supper
given by the club preceding the
affair Heinie Manush and Al
Crowder will arrive day early IN
order to visit with Griff.
President Truman, Chief Justice
Vinson, Baseball Commissioner
Chandler, and American League
President Harridge are among the
dignitaries who will attend and
Washington's 1924 and 1888 teams
will be introduced The Army
Band, Goldman's Band and $4,000
worth of fireworks will highlight the
festivities.
Yesterdays game was the 18th
this season that the Mats have lost
by a margin Of one run .. They've
won 20 one-run games :. The Mats
have lost four straight and Is OF
their last 10 games Grifith Sta
dium's flag was at half-staff, due to
the death of George M. Richardson,
the Mats treasurer.
Mickey Vernon has gone hitless in
his last Is attempts. Out
fielder Gil Coan Is lost to the Mats
for q week with q Clipped bone In
his right foot, the result Of being
clipped by a foul ball in batting
practice Friday night.
Ray Scarborough Q0-6 and
Walter Masterson 7-S) will take
the mound against Boston's Jack
Kramer Q3-3 and Ellis Kinder
sd in todays double header start
ing at 80 O'Clock The Mats will
be idle on Monday, then open q
3-game series with the New York
Yankees on Tuesday night.