Evening star., 1950-08-30
Consuegra, Kuzava
To Face Hutchinson
And Hank Borowy
By Burton hoWkins


The slumping Tigers 11-week
grip on first place in the Ameri-
can League will be jeopardized to-
night when the Mats battle
Detroit in a twilight-night double
header at Griffith Stadium start
ing at $50. ..-...
The top four clubs in the
league are closely punched fol-
lowing Sid Hudson's 5-4. Shit
conquest of the Tigers as the Mats
supported him by mauling Dizzy
Trout for IL hits last night.
Detroit is clinging precariously
to first place by the grace of an
.002 percentage edge over New
York, while only two games back
and painting on their necks are
Boston and Cleveland.
President and Mrs. Truman.
excited over the pennant scram-
BILE, joined 8,731 other fans
in witnessing Hudson's twelfth
triumph. For the second time
in two years Mr.. Truman made
an unannounced visit to Griffith
Stadium and on both occasions
the Mats responded with Sd wins.
COnsuegra. Kuzava to Pitch.
Desperate Detroit, beaten in six
of its last nine games, will send
Fred Hutchinson after his 18th
win in the twilight portion of the
double header. while the Mats will
counter with Sandy Consuegra.
In the second game it will be the
Mats Bob Kuzava against Hank
Borowy. Ladies will be admitted
to the twin bill upon payment of
tax and service charge.
The twilight-night double e-head-
er was arranged when the day
game of a scheduled day-night
double header was rained out yes
terday. The teams will clash in
a day game tomorrow at 2:30.
with the Mats then journeying
to New York for a four-game
series.
Washington has become an i'm
portant factor in the pennant
race, for its next nine games will
be with contenders. Following four
games with the Yankees, the Mats
will return here to face the Red
Sox in a Monday double-header.
Hudson braced superbly after
Pat Mullin blasted a 2-run homer
with two out in the fifth inning.
Thereafter the only Tiger to reach
base was Mullin, who walked with
one out in the eighth.
NOren Comes Through.
Mullins blast over the rightfield
wall presented Trout a 4-3 lead,
but it was enjoyed only momentar-
lily. Detroit's big right-hander
nicked Gil Coan on the arm to
launch the Mats fifth and 1rv
Noren put him in deep trouble
with a double to left-center.
Coan scored and Noren shifted
to third on Mickey Vernon's
single to right. Sam Mele famed.
but Noren scored what developed
as the winning run when Cass
Michaels forced Vernon with a
grounder to Second Baseman
Jerry Priddy.
The Tigers spurted into a 20
lead with runs in the first and
third innings. but the Mats erased
that with 3-run outburst in
the fourth when Mele. Michaels,
Sam Dente and Mickey Grasso
singled successfully.
Johnny Lipon singled to start
the fifth and with one out Null
lin shot Detroit ahead with his
second homer of the year. That
blow ended the Tigers attack.
MATS NOTES S-The victory
was the Mats first over Detroit
here this year. The Tigers pre-
viouSly had won seven straight
here. Eddie Yost walked for the
102d time this season in the third
inning. tying Buddy Myers To-
year-old club record.
Will Harridge, president of the
American League, attended with
his public relations advisor, Earl
Hilligan. Coan's hitting streak
ended at IA games. The Mats
have split 40 games decided by
one run. Grasso has batted in
six runs in Washington's last two
games.
Detroit AB. H. Q. A; wasb'n. ABB BHoA