Evening star., 1949-05-16
Tough Even in Defeat,
Evans Shows in Tiff
with Bosox Catcher
By Burton Howkins

covered muscles. are willing TO Use
them. TYmidity, which accom-
panied numerous Washington
teams Of recent years. is being
shed by the current club and
Catcher AL Evans lis illustrating it
Washington isn't likely TO be-
come a throwback to the st Louis
Cardinals Gashouse Gang. nor is
it searching<for a scrap, but the
Mats are indicating they won't be
in a mood to avoid an argument.
Evans didn't relish the unre-
quested assistance Boston's Birdie
Tebbetts was giving Umpire Bill
Mckinley yesterday as the Mats
were in the process of losing h
80 decision to the Red Sox before
a throng of 25.748.
Boston's leadoff batter in the
ninth inning. Tebbetts watched
one wide pitch by Dick Welteroth
AS Welteroth's second pitch
headed toward the plate, Tebbetts
beloved Ball two" an opinion
which merged with McKinley's.
Stopped'at Talking Stage.
On the next pitch Tebbetts
nudeed the end of his bat into
Evans mitt and attempted to
plead interference by the Mats
catcher. Mckinley didn't agree
and Evans was more emphatic In
dissenting.
One word led to several dozen
others as Washington Manager
Joe Kuhel rushed to the plate and
several Boston players converged
on the debating circle. The
temper testing never passed the
talking stage. but Evans indicated
the Mats no longer are nursing an
inferiority complex and that
they aren't likely to be taking
their trimming complacently. It's
a healthy sign.
That episode had a happy end
ing when Tebbetts walked and
promptly was picked of base by
Evans, but other events of the
afternoon were less Joyous. The
Mats could collect only four hits
of Joe Dobson and thus a neat
pitching effort by Sid Hudson was
wasted.
Mats Muff Chance in Fifth.
Hudson was nicked for a run
in the fourth inning after walk
ing Ted Williams and Vern
Stephens. Bobby Doerr hit into
double play. but Al Zarilla
scored Williams from third with
q single to right.
The Mats threeten to shell
Dobson in the nth when they
loaded the bases with none out
on Eddie Robinson's double high
of the right field wall. Eddie
Yost's infield hit and a walk to
Sam Dente. Evans fouled out.
though, and the Mats promising
rally vanished when Hudson
shot a sharp grounder to Third
Baseman Johnny Pesky. who
converted 1t into a home to- first
double play.
Boston's second run was in
serted in the sixth when Doerr
singled. shifted to second on
Zarilla's grounder and scored on
Sherry Robertson's bobble of Bill
Hitchcock's grounder. Welteroth
yielded Boston's final run in the
ninth when Dom Di Maggie and
Pesky doubled successfully with
two out.
Clyde vollmer was the only Nat
to reach base in the last four in
nings. He doubled to open Wash
ington's seventh. but didn't ads
vance as Robinson struck out and
Yost and Derfte grounded out.
NAT NOTES-Mickey Haefner
a one-hit shutout conqueror OF
Cleveland In his last start. was to
tangle with Boston's Jack Kramer
or Chuck Stobbs this afternoon
/. Walter Masterson will pitch
against the Detroit Tigers tomor-
row night.
The Mats were nudged into a
fifth-place tie with Cleveland. but
moved q half-game closer to the
New York Yankees, who are lead
ing the league the Mats are
only IA games behind the second
place Tigers. who are moving in
for q three-game series the
Red Sox announced that Rookie
Pitcher Jack Mccall had been op-
toned to Seattle Of the Pacific
Coast League on 24-hour recall
basis.