Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-08-06
Walt MastersoIl
To Face Yanks'
Rookie Tonight
Errors Help Griffs
To Tally Twice After
26 ScoreIess Innings
By Burton Hawkins

rs ScoreIess Innings
By Burton Howkins
The Mats slump has tobogganed
them to the brink of the second
division and Walter Masterson will
attempt to haul them back tonight
when he takes on the undesirable
job Of facing the Yankees.
A Washington defeat, coupled
with a victory by the Athletics
over the Red Sox, would drop the
Mats into fifth place after three
weeks in the first division. Harry
Schaeffer, a rookie left-hander,
will pitch for New York.
Masterson's assignment, or the
task of any Washington pitcher
these days. appears similar to en-
countering a nest of machine guns
with a water pistol. The Mats
have fashioned only three runs in
their last four games.
Tonight's game between the
Mats and Yankees will be televised
by Station WTTG (channel So
and broadcast by Station WWDC.
Mats Finally Score.
After 26 scoreless innings the
Mats finally stirred up a couple of
runs, with the aid of couple of
errors, last night against the
Yankees. But it was a briefly
enjoyed % tie they produced in
the fourth inning. Irv Noren's
triple off the right field fence,
coupled with Phil Rizzuto's fly to
Gil Coan in left. gave the Yankees
the winning run in the fifth and
rain halted the game at the end
|of seven innings.
The Mats had chances to pre-
sent Frank Shea runs in punches
off Allie Reynolds but failed to
take advantage of their opportu-
mites. In\the seventh inning. for
instance, Eddie Yost opened with
his third straight hit. a double
to left. Gil Coan then beat out
la bunt which shifted Yost to third
But they couldn't get the tying
run across. Jackie Jensen lifted
a fly to Gene Woodling in short
left which didn't permit Yost to
break for the plate. Pete Run
nels' smash back to the box was
grabbed by Reynolds. and Yost
was trapped between third and
the plate. Second Baseman Gil
McDougald ended the threat by
scooping up Mickey Vernon's
grounder and throwing him out
Shea Wild at Start.
Shea was in trouble at the out
set due to wildness and it cost
him the decision. He walked
Noren, who later accounted fol
three of the Yankees six hits, and
after Rizzuto popped out. he also
walked Hank Bauer. Yogi Berra's
single to right scored Noren ano
sent Bauer to third. Bauer
scored when Mickey Mantle forced
Berra.
Mel Hoderlein beat out a bunt
to start the Mats fourth and con-
tinued to second when Third
Baseman Andy Carey threw wild
Jim Busby and Mickey Grassc
went out. but Shea slammed a
single off Reynolds leg, shifting
Hoderlein to third. When Rey-
nolds retrieved the ball and FREQ
it wild past Noren at first base
Hoderlein scored and Shea went
to second. Yost's single to left
scored Spec.
That defeat dropped the Mats
l712 games back of the Yankees
who have defeated Washington
eight times in nine games, after
dropping the first. two of the sea.
son to the Mats. It also marked
the 40th time this year that thu
Mats have been involved in game.
decided by one run, % of which
they have won.
Yost Gets Three Hits.
If there is a silver lining con.
nected with the Mats perform.
ances at this point it centers ir
the three hits Yost obtained of
Reynolds. who gave up nine IL
notching his 18th win.
When Eddie singled in the first
inning he ended a streak of II
|hitless efforts. Walks to Coan and
Runnels filled the bases with one
out in that inning. but Vernon
hit into a double-play. Singles
by Hoderlein and Grasso, plus a
walk to Yost, jammed the bases
with two out in the second, but
Coan grounded out to Noren.
NOTES: Only about half the
crowd of 16,708 hung around un-
It'll the umpires called the game
81 minutes after hating play.
The Mats and Yankees will tangle
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