Evening star., 1950-03-12

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season form-1949 midseason
form. that is. The combined wild
throwing of Third Baseman Eddie
Yost and Pitcher Dick Weik gave
the Athletics 7-3 victory over
Washington in the opening game.
The Mats frittered away 80
lead compiled at the expense of
Southpaw Lou Brissie in the first
Big Crowds See Yonks and Red Sox Win
First Games. Poge B-3
inning. That margin vanished
rapidly, with Rookie Connie Mar
rero the victim of the AS 3-run
outburst in the second inning,
After that, things got worse.
In all, the Mats accumulated
nine hits off the pitching of Bris-
sic. Dick Fowler and Bobby
Shantz. including two each by Gil
Coan, Eddie Robinson, Sam Mels
and Al Kozar. Philadelphia nick.
led Marrero, Lloyd Hittle and
Weik for only six hits, but a griev-
GUS error by Yost staked the AS
to a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning
and Weik walked five straight bat
ters in the eighth inning to give
the Athletics their final three
runs.
t. Weik Really Gets Wild.
| 1t was neat sort of StrIlppla
until Weik, who had escaped un-
scathed in the seventh inning,
went wild in the eighth. Hs
walked Bob Dillinger, Ferris Fain.
Sam Chapman, Ben Guintini and
Pete Suder in order to force across
two runs. Shantz's bounder,
which forced Suder, scored Chap
man with the AS last run.
Coan, perennial spring sensa-
ton, opened the Mats first inning
with a sharp single to left. Right
field Elmer Valo misjudged Sam
Denies drive into two-base
error and the bases were jammed
when Rookie Irv Noren walked.
In that situation, Eddie Robin
son rammed a single to right,
scoring Coan and Dente and send
ing Noren to third. Mele's long
fly to- left fetched Noren across
with the Mats final run.
The Mats prospects of a bigger
inning. evaporated when Yost flied
out and the slow-footed Robinson
was nailed at third trying to adj
vance on Kozar's single to left.
Marrero. little Cuban right
handler who won Is games with
Havana last year, walked Chap
man with one out in the second
inning and Guintini a rookie up
from Dallas. lashed a single past
third which sent Chapman to
third.
Suder popped out, but Joe Tip
ton looped double barely beyond
the outstretched paws of Noren.
That blow scored both runners
and. Upton romped across when
Brissie blooped single to left.
Yards Over First Base.
With one out in the fifth, Joost
singled to left and Second Base
man Kozar bobbled Valo's ground
er. Dillinger slapped a grounder
to Yost, who stepped on third
to force Joost. but Eddie then
threw yards over Robinson's head
at first base and Valo scored.
Meanwhile, the Mats were STIR
ring up no threats. Mele singled
to start the sixth. but Yost drill
led into a double play before
Kozar singled. Mele doubled
with one out in the eighth, but
was caught off second after Yost
grounded back to Shantz.
Mickey Grasso singled to start
the ninth, but Ed Stewart forced
him, Len Okrie fouled out and
George Genovese forced Stewart.
NAT NOTES: An interested
spectator was John j. Jachym.
who purchased 40 per cent of the
Mats stock last winter.
Grasso, tossed out of % Pa
ciflc Coast league games last year,
had his first run-in with Umpire
John Stevens, who ruled that
Grasso tipped JooSt's bat in the
eighth inning. Joost was sent to
first base due to interference
Noren failed to get a ball out of
the inf1eld twice he nearly
belted extra-base blows but the
smashes curved foul. Irv played
centerfield for five innings, then
replaced Robinson at first base.
The Mats and AS will clash
here again tomorrow, with Sid
Hudson, Joe Haynes and Dick
Welteroth slated to pitch for
Washington and Carl Schieb, Ed.
Hrabscak and Joe Coleman due
to work for Philadelphia.