Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Stephens, Dropo
And Bats Hit
Hudson Hard
Boston Right-Honder
Gives Up Only z Hits
In Last Seven Innings
By Burton Howkins

Joe OODSOn, complete mdSCer OF
the Mats for two years, continued
his domination of them last night.
The Red Sox right-hander stopped
Washington, 10-1, on four hits to
hang up his 18th victory before
10,146 fans at Griffith Stadium.
Unbeaten by the Mats since 1948,
Dobson achieved his sixth success
sive win in two seasons at their
expense. He was Staked to a 80
lead in the second inning, sur
vived shaky second session when
the Mats got their lone run, then
restricted them to two hits in the
last seven innings.
Sid Hudson, unsuccessful in a
third bid to post his eleventh VIC
tory, instead squared his record
at 1910 as the Red Sox battered
him and Joe Haynes for Is hits.
-Four Of Boston's runs were scored
OF Haynes with two out in the
ninth.
Vern Stephens, Walt Dropo and
Matt Bats led the assault on
Hudson and Haynes with three
hits each. Bats drove across
four runs with a triple, double
and single, while Dropo punched
across three runs with triple
and two singles. Mele accounted
for so per cent of the Mats at
tack with a double and single.
Dobson Stingy With Hits.
DobSon didn't allow a hit after
Cass Michaels singled with none
out in the second inning until
Mickey Grasso singled to start
the eighth. Joe retired Is Mats in
order before Grasso connected.
Stephens opened Boston's pro.
ductive second inning by beating
out a grounder to Michaels back
Of second base. Dropo singled to
center, Stephens stopping at Sec
ond. and Bobby Doerr's sacrifice
advanced them.
Al Zarilla was passed intention
ally, filling the bases, before
Bats smashed a high grounder
back of the mound. Hudson made
a fine play on the ball and threw
out Bats, but Stephens scored.
Dropo took third and Zarilla
moved to second. Dobson then
lashed a single to left, scoring
both runners.
The Mats sliced their deficit to
81 in the second after HSele dou-
bled down the left field line. Ed
Stewart walked and Michaels
scored Mele with a single through
the box. Sam Dente sacrificed
and the bases were loaded when
Grasso was walked purposely, but
Hudson's grounder to Stephens
was converted into a double play.
Dropo's Triple Scores Two.
While the Mats were being
stymied by Dobson, the Red Sox
increased their advantage. A walk
to zarilla and Bats triple brought
a run in the sixth and the Boston
lead mounted to 81 in the seventh
when Dropo tripled to the leftf
held corner after Billy Goodman
and Stephens singled. -.''
Hudson left the game when
Sherry Robertson batted for him
IN the eighth and the Red Sox
gave Haynes a going-over in the
ninth. Joe retired Dom DiMaggio
and Johnny Pesky, but Goodman.
Stephens and Dropo clipped him
Tor successive singles to score a.
run. Joe then walked Doerr and
larlIla, forcing in a second run.
and Bats double scored two more
before Gil Coan hauled in Dob.
sons liner.
After the second inning, the
Mats got only three men to first
base and none reached second as
the fourth-place Red Sox took a
TO season edge over the Mats and
leveled the current series at two
games each.
MATS NOTES: Al Sima, rookie
left-hander, will pitch for the
Mats today in the final game of
the Boston series, with Mickey
McDermott, another southpaw.
due to work for the Red Sox
Connie Marrero has joined Jim
Pearce and Elmer Singleton
among the Mats sore armed
hurlers.
Idle tomorrow. the Mats will
battle the Yankees here in AFTER
noon and night games Tuesday.
Before today's game, the a.
man Boiling Air Force base drill
team will entertain the customers,