Evening star., 1950-06-17
Rookie Ross May Get
Nagy's Starting Job;
kuzava 10 Face Sox
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Staff Correspondent


Macy, minor sensation with the
Mats only six weeks ago after two
spectacular victories in q row over
the champion Yankees, found his
role as starting pitcher in jeop-
ardy today.
Virtually all the luster now has
been wiped off Nagy's record. as
Steve has been knocked out Of the
box in each of his last seven
starts. Last night the rampaging
White Sox finished him in the
third inning when they erupted
for seven runs en- route to a I'll
victory.
The Mats, striving to keep their
exclusive hold on fifth place, will
depend on Bob Kuzava this after
noon. Kuzava, seeking his first
victory since he joined the Mats a
couple of weeks ago. will be op-
posed by Ken Holcombe, who beat
Washington at Griffith Stadium
last Sunday.
A White Sox victory today
would give the Chicagoans a tie
with the Mats at the top Of the
second division. The Sox have
won six straight.
Ross Showing Impressive.
In late April the Mats were Ger
tain they had plucked a prize
package from baseball's bargain
basement counter. For $4,000
they had drafted Macy from San
Francisco and he was temporary
hero after walloping the Yankees
twice. Now, though, Steve's pitch
ing reputation is suffering a Sc
we're case Of undernourishment.
Still pursuing an elusive third
triumph, Macy is stumbling along
with a 6.48 earned-run average
and a man with designs on his
starting berth Is Rookie Bob Ross,
who displayed considerable pitch
ing savyy after replacing Macy last
night.
In his major league debut Ross
was greeted impolitely by the
White Sox. Before he got any
body out in the third inning he
permitted a walk and two singles.
Then the rookie settled down
and turned in an excellent per-
formance. In the last five in
nings he allowed only two hits,
both singles, and walked only two.
The Mats already had been
wrecked by Nagy's pitching, but
found some solace in Ross show
ing.
The slim left-hander, promoted
from Chattanooga earlier in the
week, had the White Sox chop
ping the ball into the ground. In
the last five innings the 21-year-
old Ross permitted them to belt
the ball past the inf1eld only three
times.
Scarborough Tough Again.
His work came too late to aid
the Mats, though, for their old
buddy, Ray Scarborough, restrict
ed them to five hits and struck
out eight. Ray walked 10 to IN
'vite trouble. but the Mats couldn't
capitalize on his wildness and
Scarborough thus leveled his sea-
son record at 6-6, while Macy alb
sorbed his fifth defeat.
The Mats suffered through their
second 7-run uprising in as many
games in the third. Nelson Fox
launched it with a triple after the
Mats had grabbed a 10 lead.
Scarborough famed. but Chico
Carresquel walked and Dave Phil
ley blasted homer into the left
field stands.
Phil MaSi's single, a walk to
Eddie Robinson after Gus Zer-
nial famed. and Hank Maieski's
single. finished Macy. Ross walked
Jerry Scala and pitched single
to Fox and Scarborough before
he got control Of things.
The Mats scored their lone run
in the third when Catcher Mast
allowed a Scarborough pitch to
escape him for a passed ball at
a time when the bases were loaded.
MATS NOTES-In their last
seven games, Washington's pitch
ers have yielded 81 runs-in the
last nine games he has caught,
Mickey Grasso hasn't been in a
winning game.
Scarborough famed Irv Noren
three times. He was helped
out Of three jams by infield double
plays.