Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
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By Burton howkins
Sfor Stoff Corrsspondent

BY Burton howkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent
BOSTON, May 26.-If the
meaning of the word Compare
tive" may be sketched a bit. the
Mats were comparatively success
full today. After being Inundated
by a 1910 and 14-2 scores in two
previous games, their embarrass-
ment was tempered slightly when
they lost today's tussle with the
Red Sox by mere Ill margin.
Thus the Washington club was
dealt its sixth successive defeat
and the Red Sox rolled to their
fifth straight win with a 12-hit
production against Sandy Consue-
gra and Joe Haynes. Against o.
year-old Willard Nixon, the Mats
accumulated eight well scattered
blows, with Gil Coan and Irv
Noren each getting three.
Julio Moreno and AL Sima will
try to halt these two streaks
tomorrow when they go against
Boston's Mickey McDermott ODD .
and Harry Taylor (2-3) in a
doubleheader. The Mats then re-
turn to Griffith Stadium Monday
night to meet the Athletics.
Beaten three times by the Mats
last season, Nixon scored his first
victory over Washington and was
q prominent batting figure in the
process. He contributed a double
and two singles, matching the out
put of Dom Di Maggie.
Still Tied For Fifth.
The Mats chung to their fifth
place tie only through the courtesy
of the White Sox, who beat the
Indians. 60, to keep Cleveland
locked with Washington.
The Mats continued their across
Ithe-board sag. Consuegra yielded
nine bases on balls while being
blasted, the Mats hitting didn't
disturb anybody and their fielding
again was shoddy, with Eddie
Yost booting two chances and
Sam Dente one.
Noren emerged from his pro-
tracted slump with two singles
and a double. getting his first hit
in II attempts in the fourth
inning when he beat out bunt.
While Noren was getting some
personal satisfaction. Yost's To-
game hitting streak came to q
stop.
DiMaggio's single and Ted VIII
LIONS double to left gave Boston
a 10 lead in the first inning.
Consuegra handed the Red Sox
another run in the second when
he walked Williams with the
bases loaded, possibly to prevent
events of a more disastrous ma
ture.
Coan Bats in Only Run.
The Mats showed some SEM
blance of competition in the third
inning when they cleaned their
lone run off Nixon. A walk to
Yost and Coan's double off the
chummy left field fence sliced
Washington's deficit to 81, but
that was only momentary.
The Red Sox bumped" Con-
suegra for three runs in the third
after the Cuban right handler
walked Bobby Doerr and Les Moss
with two out. Nixon ratified the
left field wall for a double, scor-
ing Doerr, and DiMaggio dupli-
Gated that drive to score Moss and
Nixon.
With two out in the sixth, Con-
suegra again got in trouble. Bill
Goodman and Williams socked
him for singles and Yost gummed
up Lou Boudreau's grounder. en-
abling Goodman to score. Williams
came in on Vern Stephens single
to left.
The Red Sox chased Consuegra
with four-run outburst in the
seventh inning. Doerr launched
the uprising by walking and, with
one out, Nixon again dented the
left field fence. this time for
single, sending Doerr to third. Di-
Maggie singled to score Doerr. and
Goodman singled. scoring Nixon.
Noren Out at Plate.
When Williams walked to load
the bases, Haynes was summoned
from the bullpen. Boudreau greet
ed him with fly to left which per-
mltted DiMaggio to score from
third. and Stephens drilled a
single to center. scoring Goodman.
After scoring in the third. the
Mats didn't get anybody to second
base until the ninth, when Noren
doubled with one out. Cass Mich
aels sent a single to short center.
but Noren unaccountably gambled
on scoring while the Mats were
trailing by 10 runs and was an
easy victim Of DiMaggio's throw
to the plate.