Evening star., 1949-08-16
Sixth Loss in Boston
Comes After KuheI
CANDLES on Williams
By Burton Howkins.
Stor StoH Correspondent


NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Man-
ager Joe Kuhel of the Mats will
be subjected to a severe roasting
where baseball followers gather
today. There is some shock con-
corning the strategy that per-
mitted Sid Hudson to pitch to
Boston's Ted Williams last night
with two out and the winning
run on third base. a tactic that
promptly backfired.
Williams drove a single to center
that scored Dom Di Maggie with
the 11th-inning run that beat the
Mats, 80, and dealt Hudson a
heart breaking defeat before
crowd of 30,6l9 at Boston.
Two bases were open. which left
Kuhel choice of pitching to
Williams. walking him to pitch
to Vernon Stephens or walking
both to get at Bobby Doerr. 1t
was a difficult choice which con-
fronted Kuhel, who may be ex-
cused for gambling that Hudson
would dispose of Williams.
Sid, pitching one of the more
brilliant games of his career,
had faced Williams four times
and set him down every time.
When the Mats pitchers weren't
walking Ted in that six-game
series they were having unusually
good luck with him. for to that
point he had batted .211 with
four hits in 10 attempts.
Mats Get in Game in Ninth.
Stephens had murdered the mats
In previous games, blasting across
Is runs in five games. but those
who preferred to have both Will
liams and Stephens walked to
reach Doerr were requesting Hud-
son to pitch to a fellow who
batted AIT against the Mats in
the series. Doerr had delivered 10
hits in "a tries in contributing a
large dose of misery to the Mats
in their Six-game losing streak.
Hudson gave the Mats their best
pitching performance in weeks,
but Washington entered the ninth
on the wrong end of a 10 score.
Boston had scored in the fourth
when Al Zarilla doubled and
Shortstop Sam Dente threw low
past first base after fielding Ste
phens' hit to deep short.
Joe Dobson owned a 2 hitter
until the ninth. when Bob Ortiz
opened with a single and Buddy
Lewis doubled him to third. Eddie
Yost famed and after Dente was
passed purposely, Jake Early flied
to Williams, enabling Ortiz to
score the tying run.
The Mats forged into a 81 lead
in the 18th. Clyde Volmer opened
with single and Lewis walked.
Yost popped out trying to sacrifice
and Lewis was picked of first, but
Dente singled to right, scoring
Pinch-runner John Simmons.
~ Then Williams Hits.
Hudson possessed a four-hitter
until the 18th. when Bill Good
man batted for Merrill Combs and
doubled to left. Tom O'Brien tried
to sacrifice. but fouled to Early. Di
Maggie then rammed a double off
the center field wall. scoring
Goodman. Di Maggie took third
when Zarilla grounded out and at
that point Kuhel gambled on
Hudson VS.. Williams and lost.
Ray Scarborough will face the
Yankees Tommy Byrne here to-
night in the opener of a three
game series with New York. :.
Eddie Robinson, his legs swollen
due to an allergy to penicillin, re-
turned to Washington last night
and isn't expected to rejoin the
Mats here. Sam Mele subbed
for him at first base last night.
Outflelder Ed Stewart. who
had returned to Washington with
an ailing back, has returned to
the club.
The Mats now have lost 20 of
their last 33 games. Pitcher
Walter Masterson, nursing a sore
arm. and Third Baseman Johnny
Pesky, who has sore side. were
left in Boston last night when the
Red sox departed for Philadel-
phia.
Wash ton. ABB. n. o. A. Boston. ABB H O. A.