Evening star., 1948-03-13
Mats Daring on Base,
Marks First TussIe;
AS Win on Error
By Burton Hawkins
Ster Staff Cerrsspendsnt

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13-When Manager Joe Kuhel Of
the Mats said he was going to have
smart ball club he wasn't talking
for effect. The hustling, new pilot
proved this yesterday against the
Athletics, even though Washington
went down to a 5-4 defeat In q ting
ling 10-inning struggle.
Make 'em throw" Kuhel has
said continually in practice. Make
the other team throw the ball
around, they're bound to make mis-
takes"
The Athletics made couple Of
mistakes yesterday that ordinarily
would have meant the ball game.
It was an exhilarating sixth inning
that the vacationing fans saw and
at the end it had the crowd roaring
in appreciation.
It all started when Johnny Sull-
van raped a single to center. AL
Kozar laid down perfect sacrifice
bunt and Gil Coan came up. Now
Coan has been working industriously
for days to perfect the drag bunt
and ought to get somewhere.
Mats Tear Around Bases.
Coan dropped his bunt right be-
tween big Rudy York, first baseman,
and Second Sacker Pete Suder. By
the time the confusion was over, Gil
had gained first safely while Sui
livan had scooted to third. Then
came more daring on the Mats part.
Coan broke for second with Charley
Harris pitch and Catcher Buddy
Rosar Immediately whipped the ball
to Shortstop Eddie Joost. But Coan
stopped dead in his tracks while
Sullivan made break for home.
Seeing the new turn of events,
Joost Slammed the ball at Rosar who
in turn hurled it to Hank Majeski
on third. Then came the vindica-
ton Of Kuhel's Judgment. Majeski,
fiustered, let the ball go by and Sui
Ivan legged 1t for home.
But Philadelphia's troubles weren't
over. Coan, instead Of being con-
tent to rest on third, rounded the
sack as If 1t were pylon. Majeski,
startled, scrambled to his feet and
threw to Rosar at the plate. The AS
catcher had his eye on the charging
Goan, who slid safely while Buddy
dropped the ball. There were two
runs without a hit. That's smart
baseball.
Clark's Error Costly.
The Mats outhit the AS, 7-6. They
even made one less error, 2-3, and
still they lost the game. But the
most heartening item was the fact
the Mats weren't trying to win, par
ticularly. OF course, they played
hard, but Kuhel's idea was to give
his youngsters chance and there's
no doubt he discovered quite bit
about his rockies in his first official
clinic" Manager Joe put in an
entire second team" in the sixth
inning. a.
1t was Jimmy Clark (nee Ted
Petroskey) who enabled the AS to
win in the 10th when he booted Sam
Chapman's grounder, allowing Joost
to score. The latter had singled to
center and was sacrificed along.
Barney McCosky purposely was
passed and Elmer Valo forced
Barney. Then came an easy ground
er by Chapman which the over
anxious, Clark fumbled.
There were several bright spots
in the afternoons performance.
Dick Weik started for the Mats and
yielded one run and two hits in four
innings-although he walked six.
Then came Joe Jones, the side-arn1-
ing Cinderella kid
Jones Tires in Ninth.
Jones had the crowd cheering his
snakelike curves which had the AS
baffled. Joe struck out York and
Suder in the fifth and then slipped
a hooking strike past Joost In the
sixth. He had allowed only two
hits, had walked one and hit one
batter until the fatal ninth, when
he got tired. The Mats were lead
ing, Al, at the time.
MCCOSky SCdrUeQ Cle "A > ldIly Wy
drawing a pass. Valo was hit by a
pitched ball, but Chapman slammed
a long fly to Coan. York got f1uke
double when Rookie Larry Drake
couldn't make up his mind on the
ball, McCosky scoring and Valo
taking third. Rosar slammed a
drive down third which Cal Ermer
courageously stopped. Valo scored
and as the numbering York rounded
third Ermer pegged true and well
to Ken McCreight. The latter
seemed to have tagged. out York, but
Umpire Bill Mckinley didn't think
so. That was the tying run.
Young Buzz Dozier came in and
after stemming the tide in the ninth
fell victim to Clark's error.
Today Sid Hudson. Chic Pieretti
and Milo Candini we're slated to
share the pitching chores, with
Philadelphia calling on Joe Cole
man, Alex Kellner and Carl Schieb.
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