Evening star., 1948-03-14
Sock IA Safeties
Behind 3-Hitter
By Mound Trio
Kozor and Thompson
Sparkle in Clutches;
u Mats Take Port
By Burton Howkins
Sfor StoH Sofrsspcndent

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Mar.
l3.-The Mats rookie2 damned OUT
mt today got its first taste of victory
Tor this year. with a strong South.
ern Association flavor, In mauling
the Philadelphia Athletics,I I'll, in
an exhibition game here.
Washington's youthful team un.
leashed surprisingly powerful IA
hit attack and among its blows
were flve doubles and a triple.
Meanwhile, Milo Candini, Forrest
Thompson and Chick Pieretti were
restricting the AS to three hits
one off each pitcher.
Manager Joe Kuhel poured "a
players into the game. following
his policy of presenting as many
players as possible an opportunity
to break into the lineup.
Johnny Sullivan fashioned brace
of doubles and Sherry Robertson
unloaded two singles and a double,
but it was Al Kozar from New Or
leans of the Southern Association
and Thompson from Atlanta of the
same circuit who injected timely
blows which crushed Philadelphia.
Earl Wooten, from Chattanooga Of
the Southern Association, belted a
triple which led to another Nat
run.
Griffs Pound Coleman.
The Mats blasted Joe Coleman,
26-year-old right-hander, for six
runs on nine hits in the five inn
ings he labored. Alex Kellner
checked Washington for the next
three innings, but the Mats gar
nered another run in the ninth of
Carl Scheib when Wooten lifted a
triple over center fielder Sam Chap
mans head and scored on Larry
brakes single to right.
Coleman was in an unenviabls
predicament as early as the second
inning. Tom Mcbride and Robert
son singled successfully and Eddie
Yost beat out a neat bunt down
the third base line to cram the bases.
AL Evans walked to score Mcbride
before Candini famed and Sui
livan forced Robertson at the plate.
but in that situation Kozar delivered
his first hit as a Nat - single
to center which scored Yost and
Evans.
Mickey Vernon walked to start
another 3-run outburst in the fifth.
Mcbride fouled out to First Base
man Rudy York, but Robertson
lashed double to right for his third
straight hit. Yost took third strike
and Ken McCreight walked to fill
the bases. Up stepped Chunky
Thompson and drilled a single to
right, scoring Vernon and Robert
son. McCreight Tailed when Cole
man wild pitched.
Thompson Wild at Start.
The Athletics produced their only
run of Thompson, who walked the
first two batters he faced in his
debut at a Nat The stubby left
handler passed Elmer Valo and Sam
Chapman, Valo moving to third after
York flied to Mcbride and scoring
after Hank Majeski flied to the same
spot. Thompson then walked Buddy
Rosar, but eased out of further
trouble by tossing out Pete Suder.
Otherwise the AS were making
few threats. In the third inning
Eddie Joo5t doubled to center but
was stranded when Yost threw out
Coleman and McCoskey flied to Rob-
ertson. In the ninth Majeski
rammed a single of Shortstop
Jimmy Clarks glove with one out
and Herman Franks walked, but Ed
die Lyons and Wooten then collab-
Grated on freak play when Lyons
Streeked into short center after
Suder's pop fly, got his glove on
the ball but couldn't hold it. Wooten
nabhed the ball as it fell and the
game ended when Joost lined to
Lyons.
NAT NOTES-Sid Hudson was
slated to pitch today, but begged
of due to cold in his arm Hal
Toenes, Vernon Curtis and Raymond
Garcia will hurl for the Mats here
tomorrow against Russ Christopher
and Lou Brissie OF the AS . Wash
ington will be idle Monday, then
face the Cincinnati Reds on Tues
day at Tampa.
Washington's catchers this season
will wear blue chest protectors to
give pitchers a better background
/. The athletics presented a 10
year-old crippled boy with chrome
plated, collapsible wheelchair before
today's game Coan has con-
tributed four spectacular running
catches in two games here.
Wash. ABB. H. Q. A. Phila. H.o.A,