Evening star., 1950-07-20
Jeers for Dente
Turn 10 Cheers
In 5-to-4 Victory
Sons InfieId Single
Hands Scarborough
I'd Loss in z Nights
By Burton Howkins

0dLu OenCe, CargeC 1Or DOOS
among the smattering of fans at
tending the Mats recent games
has discovered a simple method
lof Transforming jeers to cheers
The best defense, sensitive Sam
has learned, still is a good Of
lfense.
Denies .242 hitting this season
hasn't created much excitement
among the Mats customers, but
last night Sam got them of his
neck-at least temporarily-with
an inf1eld single that scored Iry
Noren from third base with tive
out in the 10th inning to give
Washington a 5-4 victory over
Chicago.
Thus, the Mats will take a three.
game winning streak into tonight's
Etussle with the White Sox, when
Connie Marrero will seek to sweep
the series. Bob Cain will pitch
for Chicago.
Denies me-ending hit was q
bounder to deep Shortstop on
which Chico Carrasquel made a
fine stop and throw. but Sam ar
rived at first a split second ahead
of the desperation peg.
SCARBOROUGH Is Loser.
Sans payof poke was delivered
against Ray Scarborough, who
was dealt his second defeat In
"a hours by his ex-nates. Ray
Chicago's fifth pitcher in the
game. was in trouble in the tenth
when Noren doubled to center.
Mickey Vernon was passed in
tentionally and Third Basernar
Floyd Baker eased the pressure
with a terrific diving catch of Eo
Stewards foul. The runners ad-
vanced when Scarborough tossed
out Cass Micllaels. Dente ther
stepped to the plate with boo.
blistering his ears and handed
Mickey Harris his fourth win ir
a relief role.
Harris held the White Sox fol
three inings after the Mats over.
came 80 deficit and locked the
score in the seventh at A. Chi.
cago had vaulted into a leac
against towering Jim Pearce, but
singles by Sam Mele, Gil Coan
Noren and Vernon sliced Chi.
cago's margin to 80 in the sixth
C0an Ties Score.
The White Sox picked up a run
off Elmer Singleton in the sew
enth. but Coan singled with the
bases filled in the Mats portion
OF the inning to tie the score.
Coan and Noren each got two
OF the Mats IL hits, while Carras-
quel obtained three of Chicago's
nine.
Pearce, who worked six innings
walked only one and his work i'm
pressed Manager Bucky Harris.
He pitched good enough to de-
serve a win." said Bucky, land
he's going to get more chances
to start. If he can continue to
pitch that way. he'll win"
Lanky Jim was in difficulty al
the outset, when Eddie Yost FUN
bled Carrasquel's grounder in the
first inning. Mary Rickert's
triple and Gus Zernial's single
staked Chicago to 20 lead
which widened in the fifth when
ECarrasquel singled, Baker sacri-
feed and Rickert singled.
i SOx Given Run.
The Mats gave Chicago a rur
in the seventh after Singleton
walked Carrasquel. When Yost
fielded Bakers topped trickler anc
threw him out, third base was
uncovered and Carrasquel scram.
bled all the way there. He scored
when Rickert's grounder slitherec
past Vernon for an error.
With one out in the seventh
Mickey Grasso got the Mats rolling
by working Ken Holcornbe for {
walk. Sherry Robertson supplied
a pinch single and Yost- walked tx
jam the bases. JCoan then knottec
the game with his sharp single tt
center.
/ MATS NOTES.-The Mats have
played 26 games decided by on,
run and have won IA. Work
ling out with the Mats, as he usec
to regularly in spring training
was Harry Ruby, the song writer
:. His life is depicted in "Thret
Little Words" which soon will
show at the Palace.
Carrasquel had his own cheer.
ing section in a group of baseball
players and officials from Vene-
zuela who were seated near the
White Sox dugout. -. They were
disturbed in the third inning when
Jim Honochick ruled Chico's drive
down the third base line fair, only
to be overruled by Plate Umpire
Bill MCGOWAN. Carrasquel
then singled over second base.
Stewart prolonged the game fol-
the Mats with two out in the ninth
when he backed against the fence
to spear Eddie Robinson's drive