Evening star., 1950-07-22
Mats Seek Fifth Row Hudson Faces Wynn Of Indians Tonight
|Marrero's S 6-Hit Job
Evens Season Series
with Cleveland Club
BY Burton Howkins

The Mats aren't within shout
ing distance of the first division,
but they're commanding respect
from the pennant chasers. In
the course of a year Washington
has shed its fall-guy role and is
acting the part of tough hombre.
When the Mats pursue their
fifth straight victory at Griffith
Stadium tonight, for instance. they
also will be seeking a season edge
over highly regarded Cleveland.
Aiming for that advantage will be
Sid Hudson. trying for his 10th
win. and opposing him will be
ex-Nat Early Wynn, also after
| No. 10.
The Mats squared their season
series with the Indians at 6-6 last
night behind the accomplished
pitching of Connie Marrero, who
thwarted Cleveland with shit
job and beat 'em, 80. It marked
the seventh game in IL between
the clubs which was decided by
one run.
Upper Bracket Clubs Fought.
Washington has played inspired
baseball against first division
clubs this year. Last season they
won only "a, lost GA against the
top four clubs, but this year they
show nothing worse than a 1928
record against first division teams.
The Mats have a 5-4 margin
over the Yankees, trail Boston by
As and Detroit by 5-8. and those
performances are in sharp con-
trast to l949. when Washington
won only four games each from
Boston and Detroit.
Somehow, though, the Mats
seem to save their most exciting
moments for the Indians, who
missed an opportunity to slice a
game of Detroit's lead. The Gus
toners enjoy the rivalry and in
six games here the Indians have
averaged crowds of 5000, ac-
counting for nearly a fourth of
the Mats home attendance:
The Mats have responded to
that support by capturing five of
six games from Cleveland here,
achieving their latest victory be-
1ore crowd Of 1875 as Mar
rero clung grimly to an early lead.
Mats Score Quickly.
Mike Garcia, the loser, walked
Eddie Yost and Gil Coan in the
f1rst inning and that led to two
runs when Mickey Vernon singled.
scoring YoSt and shifting Coan to
third. Ed Stewart got Coan across
with a grounder.
Cleveland picked up a run in
the second inning on a walk to
Bob Kennedy, Jim Hegan's single
Garcia's sacrifice and Dale
Mitchell's outfield fly, but the Mats
made it 81 in their second when
Yost singled across Mickey
Grasso. who had singled and
moved to second on Marrero's
sacrifice.
That situation existed until the
eighth. when singles by Mitchell
and Bob Lemon, plus Larry Doby's
fly, fetched the Indians their
other run.
Yost and Grasso, with two hits
each, led the Mats Shit attack.
NAT NOTES Johnny Price.
basebalrs talented trickster, will
put on a pre-game show tonight
starting at 8 o'clock and it's worth
gulping dessert to view him. i.
Garcia wrenched his right ankle
chasing foul bounder by Marrero
in the eighth inning and had to be
assisted from the field. Chick
Pieretti finished for the Indians.
The Spanish Dons, a crack drill
team from Half Moon Bay, Calf,
aStounded the customers with
their precision parading in a pre-
game ceremony. -. Yost's two hits
boosted his total for the year to
100. Marrero. who sacrificed
once and walked twice in four
times at bat, had Garcia confused
when he squatted on every pitch
in getting his pair of walks.
Cleveland has service candidates
in AL Rosen, who is in the Naval
Reserve, and Kennedy, a Marine
Reserve both are officers. :.
Julio Moreno. due to report soon
from the Mats Havana farm, won't
be able to pitch for several days
due to split finger.
Mars :. Indians 2