Evening star., 1952-08-02
Mats Eyes on Yanks
AS Moreno Tries for
Sixth Straight Win
By Burton Howkins
Star Sioff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Aug. Julio Mo-
reno and the Mats had a pair of
successful streaks operating today.
with the Cuban right t-hander .striy-
ing for his sixth straight win and
the Mats bidding for their fourth
in row against the White Sox.
The Mas third successive vic
tory, a 81 affair over Chicago last
night before a crowd Of 1922.
lifted Washington within four and
one-half games Of league-leading
New York and gave the Mats ideas
of sweeping the remaining three
games here before returning to
Griffith Stadium for a five-game
series with the Yankees.
Bucky Harris has his pitching
plans set to encourage such no
tions. Moreno entered today's test
with five days rest and in tomor-
rows doubleheader Connie Mar
rero and Spec Shea will have en-
joyed six and four days rest. re-
spectively. Chuck Stobbs viii OPP
pose the Mats today.
Moreno's quest Of an eighth win
and the Mats fifth straight
over the White Sox at Comiskey
Park-was in the nature Of a COM
plete form reversal, for after cap
turing his first two starts Julio
lost five decisions before launch
ing his current string. 80 egA
Busby Saves Masterson.
Walter Mastersont squared his
record at SIS last night with a
heady nine-hitter. but it was the
superb fielding OF Centerfielder
Jim Busby that enabled Master
son to walk of the : field a win
ner. - -A.'t4,'s
Busby made White sox fans
groan in the second inning when
he streaked in to take Nelson Fox 1
low liner for the inning ending
out at a time when the bases were
jammed. But Bushy saved a more
magnificent catch for the eighth
inning.
With runners on second snd
third and two out, Busby raced
far back to snare Darrell John
sons drive with a leaping stab
It was game-saving grab, chok-
ing of two runs which would have
tied the score.
HoderIein Starts It.
The Mats spurted into a &c
lead against Joe: Dobson' in the
third inning. Mel Hoderlein, who
temporarily at least, may be
identified. as the Mats regular Sec
.ond baseman, ratified OF his sew
|enth hit in three games, a double
to center. Mickey Grasso fol-
lowed with another to bring
Hoderlein across.
Masterson failed to sacrifice fol
the first four times during the
game, but after he struck out
johnson threw wild into center.
field trying to pick Grasso of
second and Mickey raced to third
"A wild pitch enabled .Grasso tt
score. ~
WaShington's lead mounted tc
80 in the sixth when Pete Runnels
beat out a tricklers down the first
base line and romped around or
Mickey Vernon's hit,and-run dou.
bic to right. n II as u
Scare in Ninth.
The White Sox produced a run
in the seventh when johnson
singled and Pinch-hitter Tom
Wright tripled. Busby saved the
Mats in the eighth and Mastersor
had a fright before putting dowr
the White Sox in the ninth.
With one out, Hector Rodriguez
doubled and Sam Dente walked tt
place the tying run on base. bu1
Fox forced Dente and Gil .Coar
gathered in Jim Rivera's fly te
left.
Grasso obtained three Of thu
Mats nine hits with double anc
two singles, while Vernon chippec
in with a double and a single.
Runnels' sixth inning single
gave him string of II games ir
which he has hit safely.