Evening star., 1949-08-18
Futi|ity Record
Grows as Mats
Wobb|e Afie|d
Loss to Yunks Sends
Seasons 4th Losing
Streak to J Games
By Burton Hawkins
Stur Sioff Correspondent

NEW 1o1bN, AuS. To- L lc
Mats have rolled an eleven and
three sevens this season. Those
numbers would be welcome as
first throws in a gambling casino,
but they represent separate los
ing strings to the luckless Mats,
who have wrenched only four vic
tories from their last "a games.
Washington's latest losing
streak mounted to seven here last
night when New York produced
two runs in the ninth inning to
beat the frustrated Mats, 4-3, be-
fore a crowd of 27,275.
The Mats hope of checking
their most recent succession of
reverses isn't bright, for after
facing the Yankees here today
they'll return to Washington to
battle the sizzling Boston Red
Sox in three games and part of
another, then open a Western in
vasion against Cleveland.
Washington's record of futility
over the past three seasons has
reached ludicrous proportions. In
1947, they lost II straight, last
year they ran up 1S defeats in a
row and this year they have four
separate chains of losses.
Harris Gets Call Today.
Mickey Harris, q nonwinner
after two months with the Mats,
was to try to check their retreat
today. Tommy Byrne, seeking his
fifth straight win and his 11th
OF the year. was slated to pitch
for the Yankees.
Buddy Lewis and Ray Scarbor-
ough collaborated in giving the
Mats a 80 lead to carry into the
ninth inning last night. Buddy
belted a double, a triple and home
run to pump the Mats into COM
mand over Vic Raschi, while Scar
borough possessed q four-hitter
for eight innings.
In the ninth though, Gus
Niarhos opened with a single to
left and Gil Coan missed a div
ing stab Of Charley Keller's liner,
the ball plopping out of his glove
for a single. In that situation,
Phil Rizzuto bunted down the,
third base line and IL developed
to be the payoff play. xs
Scarborough streaked TO grab
the ball on one hop, wheeled and
fired to third in an effort to force
Niarhos, but his wild throw shot
into left field, enabling Niarhos
to score, Keller to reach third and
Rizzuto to take second. Cliff
Mapes walked to fill the bases and
Gene Woodling broke up the game
with a. single to center.
Good Start No Help to Mats.
Lewis double and outfield flies
by Sam Mele and Eddie Yost
staked the Mats to a run in the
second inning. but a walk to
Bobby Brown, Jerry Coleman's
grounder and Charley Silvera's
single cost Scarborough a run in
the Yankee second.
New York took a 81 lead in the
third when Yost threw wild past
first base after fielding Joe Di
Maggio's smash, permitting Riz-
zuto to score from third, but a
walk to Sherry Robertson and
Lewis triple again locked the score
in the fifth. Lewis third homer
of the year, blast into the right
field stands. lifted the Mats to a
80 advantage, but the Yankees
disposed of that in the ninth.
NAT NOTES - Scarborough's
record of never having defeated
the Yankees remains intact. E.
He didn't pitch an inning against
them last year and has a lifetime
mark of 0-6 against New York.
Lewis homer was his first
since April 80 and his second of
the season at Yankee Stadium.
Dick Weik or Lloyd Hittle will
face Boston tomorrow night at
Griffith Stadium. RaSchi finally
notched his 18th triumph after
five previous failures. Man
ager Casey Stengel of the Yam
KEGS says Hittle's fast ball was
'speedier when he was pitching
for Oakland.