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By Burton Howkins
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The Mats hitherto muted bats
blared a symphony of swat here
today, harmonized effectively with
smooth pitching, and Washing
ton thus surged to 5-3 victory
over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Buddy Lewis and Gil Coan. the
Mats exhibition electriflers, con-
tributed three hits each as WASH
ington sprayed Hank Borowy.
Charley Bicknell and Curt Sim.
mons for II hits. Both Lewis, bat
ting .538 in five spring training
games, and Coan, a .472 hitter.
slammed a double and two
singles.
Meanwhile Milo Candini, Mick
ey Haefner and Sid Hudson re-
stricted the Phillies to six hits and
displayed encouraging control, is
suing only one walk.
All Of Philadelphia's runs stem
med from homers by Eddie Watt
kus and Eddie Miller after the
Mats had vaulted into a SO lead.
Watkins hoisted a drive over the
short rightf1eld wall with none
on in the sixth against Haefner,
while Miller blasted a more au-
thoritative poke over the CENTER
field fence at Hudson's expense
in the seventh after Third Base
man Jay Difani had gummed UP
Bert Haas grounder.
Robinson Still Hitless.
It was a heartening display Of
pitching and batting the Mats un-
yelled, despite the continued base
hit allergy of First Baseman Ed
die Robinson, who has gone hit
less in 13 successive appearances.
Candini, who created few friends
last year at Griffith Stadium with
his inept hurting, was the Mats
keenest pitcher. In his three in
nings of toll, Watkins was the only
Phillie to reach base when he sin
gled to right with two out in the
first inning.
Haefner was nicked for three
hits in three innings. while Hud-
son braced beautifully after Mill
ler's homer and permitted only .
single thereafter.
The Mats greeted Borowy, who
came to the Phillies via the New
York Yankees and Chicago Cubs.
with little restraint. Coan opened
the game with lusty double to
right and AL Kozar singled to left.
Lewis fetched Coan across with .
single to the same spot and the
bases were loaded when Ed Stew
art walked.
| Into that situation stepped the
slow-starting Robinson and drilled
into a double-play, Kozar scoring.
Eddie Yost, who later slammed two
singles, was nicked by a pitched
ball, but went out trying to steal
as Lewis held third.
Mats Run Up Lead.
Washington ran its lead to 81
against Borowy in the fifth. Lewis
blasted a double to center with
one out and took third when Stew
art grounded out. Robinson
walked and Yost popped a. single
into short centerfield, scoring
Lewis and sending Robinson to
third. Sam Dente then forced
Yost.
The Phillies, limited to one hit
by Candini and Haefner in the
first four innings, made threaten
ing, but fruitless gestures in the
fifth. Haas singled to left and.
after Miller popped out, Andy
Seminick doubled to center, Haas
stopping at third. In that crisis.
Haefner whipped a third strike
past Pinch-hitter Stan Hollmig
and disposed of Richie Ashburn on
a foul to Yost.
The Mats margin assumed SO
proportions in the sixth at Bick-
nell's expense. With one out,
Haefner walked and Coan injected
his third hit, a single to center.
Kozar flied out, but Lewis con-
, tributed his third straight safety.
a single to right. That smash
scored Haefner and when Bill
. Nicholson bobbled the ball Coan
scored all the way from first and
Lewis continued to second before
Steward flied out.
NAT NOTES-Ray Scarborough,
Walter Masterson and Forrest
Thompson will face the Boston
Red Sox tomorrow at Orlando L. . {.
Today's victory gave the Mats a
2-3 record in exhibitions. Lewis
has Z hits in 13 tries, while Coan
has hit safely times in II at
tempts.
Manager Joe Kuhel shook up his
batting order today, promoting
Kozar to No. 2 in the lineup and
dropping Dente to the No. 7 slot.
:. Yost moved up peg to No. 6.
Kuhel permitted Len Okrie to
catch the entire game and was
gratified with Lens handling Of
pitchers
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