Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1940, Page 16

: Win, Lose or Draw Fulfills Hopes By FRANCIS E. STAN. After Three Long Years of Predicting The only ball club to win four straight major league pennants and ‘World Series is fresh out of the American League cellar, but the Yankees still are far off the pace, all of which reminds that for more than three years Clark Griffith has been calling the turn. The Old Fox started after the 1936 campaign, in which the Yankees had broken the Tigers’ reign as champions. “Strongbacks,” he calléd them. “Strong in the back and weak in the mind.” The Yankees re- sponded by winning again in 1937. P When the 1938 season rolled around Mr. Griffith predicted their downfall again. “Those clubs,” he said, “go overnight. Gehrig and Dickey and Gomez are abqut through. Mark my words.” But the Yankees didn't, and they won again. And last year, after the shock of the Gehrig tragedy, they got a grip on themselves and made it four in a row and Marse Joe McCarthy began making nasty cracks about Griff and his ‘Yankee-baiting. 2 But this year, so far, the Yankees haven't been in the running, and it was inevitable the question carried to Griff should be: “Is this the crack-up of the Yankees you predicted?” Nats Not Only Club With Bad Pitching . “Yes,” Griffith answers. “Now, they still can win it. I'm not a-saying definitely they won't. Those two kid* pitchers, Breuer and Russo, are winning and if Ruffing can last another year, they’ll be ‘tough. But I don’t think they’ll win.” It's futile to ask what club he likes because Griffith’s answer is: “None of ’em. By sin, if we had any pitching, the Washington team could get the pennant. I don’t like the Yankees or Boston or Cleveland or Detroit. It’s a ghame we haven’t got the pitchers, but there’s no use harping on it. We haven't got good pitching, but neither have the Red Sox or the Yankees or Cleveland and they’re supposed to be the rich teams.” This thought righteously comforts the old gentleman. Griffith doesn't like it when people ask him if his rule, prohibiting the American League champion from trading, is what helped the down- fall of the Yankees. He accuses McCarthy of spreading this talk as an alibi. “It’s silly,” he sniffs, indignantly. “There isn't a club in the American League that was, or is, willing to give the Yankees a player of any account. A Picture of McCarthy Helping Washington “Here’s what happened,” he adds. “Gomez cracked up almost over- night. So did Dickey. Last year Gehrig fell sick, but he was due to be through, anyway. The Yanks can’t depend on Hadley any more and Belkirk has about one more year left. Do you s’pose McCarthy thought he could replace those fellows with players he could get in trades with other teams?” This is not entirely without logic, it is agreed. On the other hand, Marse McCarthy, himself, has hinted darkly that if it -had not been for Griffith’s own rule, the Yanks would have traded, to Washington’s ad- vantage, this spring. © “Nuts,” Griff comments, inelegantly, “that ain’t true. The only club the Yanks have helped has been the Browns. I'll admit he helped make the Browns a pretty good club, but he wouldn't help Washington or Connie Mack or anybody else. As for McCarthy giving me better than an even bredk in a deal . .. wal, I've got a picture of that.” In other words, and putting it in a very few, the Yanks simply did what Griff figured they would, i. e, crack. The no-trade rule and ... Flag Races, Series and Barnstorming Are Strains . “Wait a minute,” cautions Griff, modestly, “I was right and I was wrong, too. To tell the truth, I didn't think they'd last as long as they did and I'll tell you why ... “A ballplayer, and I'm a-talking about a good ballplayer, usually lasts longer if he's starring for a team that's never in a pennant race. He doesn’t feel the strain. “Now, the Yankees have been under a terrible strain for four years. The newspapers haven't said so. They always say the Yankees just go out and murder the other fellow, but that isn’t right. Even when the Yankees have been winning games fairly easy they've been under a strain because they’ve known they had to win to keep a lead. And then, of course, those World Series are tough on players. Those series really make ball clubs grow old. “Finally,” concludes the Old Fox, “here’s the pay-off. When Ruth was making $80,000 a year the Yanks always figured they'd get half of that salary back by playing the bushes before the season opened. So they started the custom of barnstorming all over.the country on the way home from spring training . .. Florida, Alabama, Texas and half-way around the world, almost. B “They never stopped that custom. They still make those Yankees sleep in Pullman berths for two weeks before the opening of the season. I had this in mind, too, when I started to call the turn on the Yanks three years ago and I'll admit it—they fooled me. They lasted longer than I expected they would.” But even while he’s actually shoveling earth on the champions’ grave Griff has his fingers crossed. Like every other practical baseball man, he’s afraid they’ll rise, Eagerness to Aid Oklahoma Ag Team in Pinches Drives Efaw To 16 Distance Wins in Row By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Neb., May 27—Forrest Efaw, who never ran a race before he entered Oklahoma A. and M. College, is a muscular little sun- tanned chap who has won 16 con- secutive mile and 2-mile runs “get- ting the points we needed.” Sitting on a bench in the Uni- versity of Nebraska Stadium dressing room after winning his events sgainst the Huskers, champions of the Big Six, Efaw explained: “I've been doubling in the mile and 2-mile because our coach depended on the points I could get.” Incidentally the Aggies won the Missouri Valley Conference cham- pionship and lost in a dual meet here only because of Nebraska's over- whelming strength in the weight events. Prefers 2-mile Route. If he were to choose between run- ning the mile or the 2-mile Efaw “If I could run the 2-mile only,” he said, “I believe I could do it under 9:10.” “You know that mile race against Brooks of Nebraska came awful close to breaking my string. I thought I was going to get beat until we hit those last five yards.” Efaw turned back then to his freshman year. “I never had raced before entering college, s0 in my first year I did twice as much work as the coach told me to.” Master at Saving Energy. Grinning, he recalled “the coach couldn’t understand where I was getting my endurance, and I didn't tell him.” The lithe little runner is a senior majoring in economics. And at the business of conserving his energy for the stretch push he is an expert, which is economics in a practical would take the tougher one—the | Way. 2-mile—unless he could get into a steeple-chase which he says is the| Princeton meet, and the follo :Gianis_'Fanning 0f McGraw - Jewish Player Star Of His Club’s Surge; Keller Lifts Yanks By SID FEDER, Associated Press Sports Writer. U%flthere in the place all good baseball souls go, the old man must be dancing a jig these spring after- noons as he looks down on his New York Giants. For Harry the Hoss Danning, last of the “McGraw men” to arrive, is a rip-snorting bronco now. Not only is Harry head man in the Giants' sudden surge toward the National League roof—they .were only 21 games cut after a 10-8 de- cision over the Boston Bees yester- day—but he’s the complete answer to the dream the old man (of course it's John McGraw) always had of pregenting to Pa Knickerbocker's folks a classy Jewish ball player. Harry hasn’t yet picked all the splinters out of the seat of his pants from riding the bench for four years waiting for Sweet William Terry, Wwho took over the reins from Mc- Graw back in ’32, to give him the “break.” At that, Sweet William was just about forced into calling on the 6-foot, 185-pounder in '37, what with Gus Mancuso showing signs of wear gnd tear then and no other able-bodied catcher around. Danning Sets Pace at Bat. Since Sweet William invited him to play, the Hoss has been coming along steadily. He's leading the league in batting now with a neat -394 and is out in front with 31 runs batted in. His total of seven homers —two of them in yesterday’s affair accounting for four runs—is second only to Johnny Mize's mauling. Hubbell is fading, Ott no longer is “Mr. Slugger” and Jojo Moore is a step or two slower in his sunfield patrolling, but the last player the old man hired before he called it a day is & “McGraw man” right down to his size 11s. The only reason Danning didn't knock the Giants any nearer the National League driver’s seat yes- terday was because both Brooklyn and the Reds won, too. The chief development in the American League, meantime, saw the New York Yankees bounce out of the cellar up to a tie for sixth place. The Dodgers, blanked for eight innings, handed a heartbreaker to Kirby Higbe and the Phillies, 2-1, in 10 innings. Higbe tossed a four-hitter, but gave up the tying run in the ninth and Peewe Reese broke up the ball game with his first big league homer in the 10th. Derringer Blanks Cards. The Reds blanked the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0—and they did it be- hind the one-hit elbowing of Oom Paul Derringer, who had lost three of his last four outings. Stu Mar- tin’s first-inning single was the only thing the Cards collected except for an assortment of loud fouls. Bob Klinger turned in a six-hitter to nip the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, on behalf of the Pittsburgh Pirates, thus giving the Bucs a two-game winning “streak” for the first time in more than & month. Charley Keller clouted a homer and a double, sending in three runs, and the Yanks had a 7-2 celebra- tion at the expense of the league- leading Red Sox. Since the A's dropped & 4-3 affair to Washington on_ Johnny Welaj’s 10th-inning homer—moving the Nats into fourth place—the Yanks moved up and Connie Mack'’s lads sank to the bot- tom of the loop. Boston’s setback sliced the Red Sox lead to a mere half a game over the Cleveland Indians, who split with the Browns. Left-hander Emil Bildilli and a five-run rally in one inning gave the Brownies first blood, 5-3. Then Left-hander Al Milnar and a five-run rally in an even split with a 13-1 win in the nightcap. The Tigers and White Sox were rained out. Grand Slam Made By Colorado U. By the Associated Press. BOULDER, Colo., May 27— Nothing will top a grand slam, | 80 Colorado U. is champion of champions in major sports in the Mountain Big Seven Conference. The Buffaloes won the football, basket ball, baseball and track titles in one school year. They also won the Eastern division tennis and swimming titles, the conference golf and gymnastics crowns and the di- Next week he will run in th? best sport of all. week in the N. I. C. A. meet. " visional singles and doubles in tennis. one inning brought the Tribe into | Eotor D. C, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1940. | . Brace for Nats’ Slab Staff Seen in Hudlin as He Handily Disposes of Athletics HEY! WHAT GOES ON OVER THERE ? SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DOGFIGHT--- --- FOR A CHANGE -- MAYBE I BETTER TAKE A LOOK ! 4( | AMERICA Jaspers Bounce Back To Contending Spot In Legion Race -But Half Game Off Lead After Victory Over Cathedral Post Recovering from its initial set- back Saturday by the still unde- feated Cooley-McCullough Post, Sergeant Jasper retained its title hopes for the American Legion Junior Baseball League's first-half championship yesterday by routing the luckless National Cathedral nine, 11-3. It was the fifth straight setback for the losers and left the Jaspers only half a game out of first place. The most exciting game of the day proved to be Fort Stevens’ 10-9 victory over Police and Fire, with the score being tied three times and the eventual losers holding the lead at 6-5. Stevens’ four-run rally in the seventh decided the issue. Thanks to O'Lone’s trusty arm, Potomac kept pace with Fort Stevens in their deadlock for third place by defeating Costello, 4-2. O’Lone pitched hitless ball until the ninth, when Harvill broke the spell with & double, but errors and walks had given Costello two runs in the third and left it only one run behind for five innings, Potomac not scoring its fourth run until the ninth. The standings: w. L Cooley-McCulloush 50 Bergeant Jaspe: % 4 5 Land o’ Lakes’ Big Start Sinks Star Club Ten Early starts brought victory in two of three games in Sport Cemter Boftball League play yesterday, but in the third g team had a prolonged uphill fight to: win. Land o’ Lakes’ nine runs in the first two frames started it on the way to a 11-9 victory over the Star mllywononnnmmnthlnnmx, Broadway Bets Yanks and Bosox Even, Passes Up Tribe Long Shot Title Winn.ers in Last Two Garden Shows Both Ex-Service Men; Crosetti on Thin Ice By EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. NEW YORK, May 27.—Gam- blers along the Great White Way have raised the Boston Red Sox to a parity with the Yankees— but are overlooking Cleveland. Week's wash: Bob Pastor dashed here from Saratoga at 80 m. p. h. to donate blood for his mother-in-law, but she died be- fore he arrived. Any day now you will hear that Jack Johnson of the Detroit Lions has been ele- vated to line coach to succeed the incomparable Hunk Anderson, who has transferred to the Chica- g0 Bears. Sorry to have to report it, but it looks as if the arm of old man Mose Grove is ‘really dead this time. Last two boxing shows in the Garden saw two long shots winning titles—Lew Jenkins and Ken Overlin. So what? Well, an ex-soldier won the lightweight b crown and an ex-sailor copped the middleweight laurels. It ap- pears Uncle Sam is all set. Today’s guest star — Nixson Denton, Cincinnati Times-Star: “We still claim the Allies could win the war. All they’d have to do is hire about 500 Kentuckians® from the hills, then get the Ger- mans to wear revenue badges.” Broadway beat—The Dempsey separation didn't the main stem, but it caused a lot of head shaking. Night baseball in Manhattan was a fiop—only 20,000-odd out. The grapevine says one of the conditions of the Joe Gould-Mike Jacobs settlement was that Gould shortly will go into the 20th Century as match- maker. (We reported that weeks 880.) Melio Bettina, the ex-light- heavy king (New York-Oalifornia edition) starts his heavyweight ¥ campaign vs. Al McCoy in Bean- town June 7. Joe Leone, who operates one of the best and ravioli eateries on B'way, is opening a branch in Hollywood. Frankie Crosetti seems definitely on his way out as a Yankee. Did you know that—Bucky Walters always eats liver and bacon for breakfast on the days he pitches. Irish Meusel, the old Giant outflelder, is head barkeep in a new Glendale, Calif., joint. any other National Leaguer, is 102 behind —373 nomi- nate Lon Park, 20, 5 foot 5, 125 pounds, of the Shaker Ridge Club, Schenectady, N. Y. So far this year he has won three one- day, 18-hole medal tourneys of the Eastern New York Golf As- sociation and is even par. Yep, only three tourneys have been played and he’s won 'em all. New record—Headline in the Brownsville (Tex.) Herald: “Jim- my Foxx Hits Home Run With Four On.” “The Yanks Are 24 I think before the summer’s done McCarthy's going to have his fun, And come July we’ll hear & hum- Am?‘:.m to find the Yankees —William Meyer, New Ocleans. 2 —By. JIM BERRYMAN BASEBALL FOLLOWERS OVER THE COUNTRY HAVE PEEA GETTING A L KICk OUT OF THE NATS, A's AND BROWNS KICKING THE YANKS...... — Bearing on Playoff for Title; Anacostia Battles Riders ‘The last two interhigh series ball games before the playoff starts, June 4, will be staged tomorrow, and while both are routine, one might have a slight bearing on the final competition. Central plays Western at Cen- tral and Roosevelt meets Anacostia at Roosevelt. The latter two are out of the running, Roosevelt having been something of a disappointment, and Anacostia having lost five straight. However, the first en- gagement might provide sturdy com- petition. Earlier in the season Western players were confident their team would improve as the season wore on, but after they won two straight Eastern trimmed the Raiders, 8 to 5, in 10 innings. That defeat pushed Western out of a first-place tie with Central and into third place. After winning the next game from Anacostia the Raiders figured they ‘would sail h the schedule and give Central a-fit in the title game. However, Tech, with its sec- ond-string pitcher, Charley Green, making his first interhigh start, | Moses, rf shut them out, 3 to 0. The main |} significance to tomorrow's game is that it might determine which team Central will meet first in the-play- | Bra off. At present Western is in third place and the officials have decided that the first-ranking team will play the third team and the second team Major Statistics AMERICAN Results Yesterday, Washington, 4; Philadeiphis, 3 (10 in- o York, 7: Puhn. 2. 8t. Louis, 5—1; Cleveland, 3—13. Detroit-Chicago, l’llle. & = 5?;:3 TR m'é FEER p | | i3 H Bosi—I| 2| 3[ 3| 2| 3| 3[ 3/19] 91.679[ Clel 21— 3| 2] 2| 4] 6] 1]2011].645] Detl 1| 2/—I 2[4 4| 2 1|16{14].533| 4 % Wal 11 1] 21— 2] 2| 2| 5/15171.469] 6 Chil 11 17 31 31 11 1] 4114/17.452] 6% NY[ 2 11 1] 21 8| 11 2121714141 7% | Weler BtL|_0 31 1| 8] 8| 1/—I 2112/171.414] 7% | Tra Phi| 2| 20 1| 2[ 1] 2| 2—{12({18].400| 8- Earls L._| 9111]14117(17]17117118}—I—| ] GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Wn. st N. Y. 2:15. Wn. at N.Y.(2)12:30. Betion: “eve. cavo ¢ 8. £ Chicago Detroit at Cleve, NATIONAL Brookim, %; Philadeiphis, 1 (10 in- llyl). York. 10: Bos 5 St 3 o tonia . Pittsbursh, 3; Chicago, 2. STANDING OF THE CLUBS i i lpo)d 51 3| 31 11191 81.704| 2| 61\21 3i201 _91.690| |21 71 _31171111.807| 2% |3 8| 3(17/151.5311 4% GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Gelbert will play the fourth, the winners then to meet in the final. If West- ern loses tomorrow it will be tied with Tech for third and fourth place. A coin would decide which plays Central first. A rumor that Central's star pitcher, Billy Fisher, would be in- eligible for the game was spiked by Coach Jack Ray. The game orig- inally set for April 21, was post- poned because of rain, but as Fisher was eligible then he’s okay now. So is Harry Martin, who won’t be allowed to take part in the playoff. This fact is causing Ray concern He'll have to use Zello Lagos behind the plate in’ the championship games and Harry Mosser in Lagos’ outfield spot. Charley Kligman, pitcher and outfielder, also is ineligible for the playoff and as yet Ray has not de- cided who will replace him, Official Scor os00HooHoMN iy oY SuHOHBHONHOS P Sosooc0occe N & u B! 3 13 For 8 ° Totals % .o *Batted for Rubeling tTwo out when winn! g H L] umorSarono 3 8 > | RGO OO OO0 1 - Hocorooooo W Philadelphis ——__ac 001 002 000 0—3 Washington _________ 300 000 000 1—4 Runs batted in—Bonur: MeCoy: Jghnson. ‘Welel wo'iie Hare nurs. Travis. ' Thiée-base ic—Mies. Home runs—Johnson, Welaj. Stolen b —Welal. ifices—Hudlin, Slebert, Left bases—! w Washineton, °6; aster. "1 ‘Struck out—By Caster, Koils ind Ormaby. Time Griffs’ Records: Batf G AB. R 230 . . 2b. 2 e 3b.HR.RI § - o - 00T 00500000 0ORBOIIIRH IR gREpaes JERIEELS, (o 2 cocomermoreicanBontls 200t s ©O0OHMOAOIRCIVOBODR - onniatanncZBa: BE coorrummanns8. 582505 35 : o FRBIE5, P SannS8EER-F randasons B0 IDOD ! 20 Sesone I - reesmian MEN'S FINE SH’OIS & Al white, and EISEMAN'S—F ot 7th . 5y | oo McGowan, City Loop Runaways By Section Leaders Are Threatened Klein's, W. H. I. C. Nines Still Unbeaten After Main Rivals Fall Assumption of sole leadership of Section B by Washington Home Improvement Co. and another step nearer the championship of Section A by Klein’s Tavern are the chief City Baseball League as a result of yesterdny', games. Victims " of a last-inning rally which produced all of the opposi- tion’s runs, Atchison-Keller, hitherto deadlocked for Section B honors, dropped into a tie for second place with Plaza Tile Co., which did the surprise upsetting, 5-3. Washington Home Improvement, on the other hand, was walloping Terminal Ice, 15-2, for its fourth straight triumph. The Section B leaders slapped out 22 hits, the heaviest barrage of the day, with Packett, Skinner, Carter and C. Dunn all getting three each. J. C. Flood, previously undefeated, gave Klein’s a run for its money for four innings, but the latter’s five-run uprising in the fifth proved the turning point in the 8-5 victory. Consequently, the Flood nine drop- ped all the way to a three-way tie for third, with Packard Wash- ington advancing to undisputed pos- session of second through its 6-5 conquest of Marvin's Credit. Frank Small Motors and Miller Furniture Co. kept pace by defeating D. G. S. and Orange Disc Club, respectively. ‘The standings ‘and yesterday's scores: SECTION A. Bt e 4 0 5678 Miller ®ur. Co.” 2 1 Marvin's Credit Prank Small Mo. 2 1 Orange Disc Clul SECTION B. Wash. Home Imp 4 0 Variety A, C.__ Plaza Tile Co. 3 1 Terminal Ice _ Atchison-Keller_ 3 1 Hahn Rover Capital Cafe _ 2 1 Arcade Market 0 4 8t. Prancis X. 2 1 Yesterday's Scores. Washington Home Improvement. Terminal Ice. 2. Plaza Tile Co. 5: Atchison-Keller, 3. 8 is X. 8: Arcade Market, 1. Variety A. C. 2. 15; Minor Leagues SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Nashville_ 25 lg 714 Knoxville 17 20 .45 Memphis. 2015 .571 Birming’m 16 21 .43: Atlanta_ 23 18 561 Chattan'a 1521 .417 L. Rock 18 20 474 N. Orleans 16 25 .390 New Orlesns, ; Atlants, 0—5. Rrbvlle 172 Mempste: Sy 10 PIEDMONT LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Richmond 23 13 .63! Asheville_ 20 16 ky Mo ; Norfolk, 1—4. ‘Winston-Salem. 4. Columbus Columbia Augusta_ Spartan’ Savannah, 3: Spartanburg, 1. Columbus, 17; Greenville, 6. Macon, 10. Jacl ,'7; Columbia, 6. * Vet sM& Help Leonard, Chase Bear Burden Travis’ Hurt Brings Pofahl Back; Ken Fires at Yanks By BURTON HAWKINS, Star Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, May 27—With par- donable optimism the Nationals to- day were feeling Ppexy Clark Grif- fith plucked a platinum-studded jewel from baseball’s trash heap when he snatched mellowing Willis Hudlin shortly after the chunky blond pitcher had been discarded by Cleveland, which thought it had squeezed that labeled lemon dry , after 14 years. Virtually on one leg, the retiring, modest Hudlin pitched the Nats into sole possession of fourth place yes- terday, overcoming the handicap of a severe Charley horse to whip Phil- adelphia, 4-3, on five hits in a ten- sion-crammed 10-inning engage- ment at Griffith Stadium. There is a general idea he will retain that effectiveness. There was a flicker of gloom pen- etrating the jovial atmosphere cre- ated by the discovery of a gem among the Nats’ frequently criti- cized pitching staff, however, for with the loss of Shortstop Cecil Travis for a period of 10 days or two weeks Washington is being stripped of a .341 hitter whose ab- sence may be felt keenly. Hudlin and Leonard Limping. Also, with Pitchers Dutch Leon- ard and Hudlin hobbling about on ailing legs the Nats are likely to be hampered in the immediate future, with six games listed in four days. To date, though, Leonard and Hud- lin have impressed as formidable cripples, Dutch preceding Willis with a 7-hit victory over the Ath- letics Saturday. Travis, ironically, was gashed se- verely by the spikes of the A's Wally Moses in the act of perform- ing his most brilliant play of the season. Attempting to steal in the | eighth inning, Moses was checked |new developments of the Nationnl! £ = b Viking-Raider Game May Ha;ef by Travis’ dive for the throw from Catcher Rick Ferrell, Cecil spearing the ball on the far side of Moses in some miraculous fashion and cling- ing to it to erase what represented the likely winning run. Moses, absolved of any blame by Travis, cut the Net shortstop deeply on the right leg, and the Georgian, after walking off the fleld, was rushed to Georgetown Hospital, where he will remain for several days. Rookie Jimmy Pofahl, of eourse, will handle the position, from which he was ousted two weeks ago, in Travis’ absence. Pofahl's batting average suffers horribly in compari- son with Cecil's, but his insertion at shortstop isn't calculated to weaken the Nats defensively. Cleveland Castoff Hot Article. Hudlin, ordered to remain out of uniform today to rest his leg, may | be something of a savior to the Nats, who have been denting respectable pitching only to lose decisions when their own brand of hurling collapsed. Washington has demonstrated it is a threat any time it receives pass- able pitching and Hudlin has shown he is capable of aiding Leonerd and Ken Chase in that respect. The appearance of Chase here today in the opener of a four-game series with the Yankees was being regarded with more than passing interest, for Ken has hurled three successive creditable games, win- ning his last two starts by limiting Cleveland and St. Louis to seven hits each. Manager Bucky Harris is con- vinced Chase has arrived after all these years of missing the - train. Certainly the semi-bald southpaw bears only a faint resemblance to the fellow who lost 19 games. last year. Opposed on the mound by Spurgeon Chandler, Chase was aim- ing to make Harris’ kind words ring true. It was a polished performance Hudlin gave some 9,000 customers who were viewing him for the first time in a Washington uniform. For the first five innings he allowed only two hits and one unearned run, but & brace of mighty blows in the sixth produced two runs for the A’s and locked the score at 3-3. Welaj’s Homer Wins Game. Dee Miles launched the inning with a triple to right and scored on Benny McCoy's infield out after Moses had tapped to'Hudlin. Stocky Bob Johnson then drilled his eighth home run of the campaign among . | the bleacher patrons and the clubs battled down to the tenth before Johnny Welaj delivered the winning blow, an inside-the-park home run which travelled to the center-field (See HAWKINS, Page A-17.) MORE DAYS L 3 3 3 3 S WY Save at the sign of the Goodyear Diamond SEE YOUR GOODYEAR DEALER