Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-27
First Win in Hub
|This5eason Goal
AS Ray Pitches
indians Beaten. 5 to 4,
Despite Long Homer
CIouted by Dolby
Rv Rur$on Hawkins
By Burton Howkins
Ssor Stuff Correspondent

Sfof Ssuff IoffesponoeHf
BOSTON, May 27-Launched
with a night on the road. the
knights Of the road Mats plunge
into an important 3-game series
under lights against the Boston
Red Sox tonight. It was on a
journey through the West that
the Mats caught IRE and wedsed
themselves into the American
League race, but on foreign fields
In the East they have work to
do.
Fenway Park. where the left
field fence forces the shortstop
and leftfielder to become close
companions, long has represented
jinx stadium to the Mats. Over
a span of the last three years
Washington has a 4-19 record
here. The Mats have yet to win
here this season.
That sort of conduct must cease
II the Mats hope to leapfrog over
the Red Sox into third place to-
night. Washington now is a mere
.003 points behind Boston as a
result Of conquering Cleveland
5-4, last night at Washington
The game was called at the end
Of the Indians eighth to permit
both clubs to catch trains.
Scarborough Going to Mound.
Against Boston, Manager Joe
Kuhel will send Ray Scarborough
In quest Of q fourth victory to.
night with Jack Kramer SLATED
to pitch for the Red Sox.
Kuhel's pitching pattern for the
next several days calls for the
employment Of Walter Mastersor
and Paul Calvert in remaining
games here, with Joe Haynes ane
Sid Hudson reserved for use
against the New York Yankees a,
Grifdth Stadium in Washington
Monday.
Washington hits the road again
with 4 1913 record for touring
but at Philadelphia, New York
and Boston the Mats have not
astounded anybody with one win
against seven defeats.
II was Al Evans. with -four
singles in g many attempts. who
led the Mats 10-hit attack last
Iniaht IN their nth triumph ovel
lCIo r. y saany eames. And
lon M was long -litttinl
lIArl 10 slammed 4 ter
Irific i3 I'd III \ losing cause.
Dolby hoisted q tremendous drive
over the rightfield wall in the first
inning after Joe Gordon had dou-
bled. but the Mats capitalized or
Gene Bearden's wildness to cluster
three runs In the second inning
Mats Triumph In Third.
With one out, Bearden hi
Eddie Robinson and walked Sam
Dente. Evans blow caromed OF
Bearden's glove into short right.
field. enabling Robinson to score
Haefner popped out, but Johr
Simmons walked and Ed Stewart
rammed . single to center, scoring
Dente and Evans.
The Indians surged back to lock
the score at 80 in the third or
. walk to Lou Boudreau. Gordon's
single and Doby's long fly. but
the Mats again bumped Bearder
in their third.
Yost walked and Robinson sin
gled before Dente popped into q
double play, but Evans singled
and Haefner doubled to fetch the
Mats q SIS margin.
Cleveland reduced that advan-
tage to Sd In the sixth when
Dale Mitchell singled. Ken Kelt-
ner walked and Mickey Vernon
singled, but Haefner braced to
retire the last seven Indians In
order.
The victory, Haefner's fourth
was achieved before . crowd Of
1919.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston, 8: Jacksonville. =. 10 In.
ninEs.
Columbus. B; Augusta, 2.
Savannah, /; Greenyilie, o.
Columbia, 8; Macon, 2.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Elmira, 9; Hartford, 8.
Albany, 9; Williams, z.
Other games postponed.