July

June 1 the Indians were behind. Today they’re five back. The Yankees lost their eighth straight last night at Boston. 5- when Sammy White blasted a home run into the left field screen with a man on base and two out in the ninth inning. The longest Yankee losing streak of recent times is nine games in 1945. The club record is 13. Mathews Hits No. 22. The Braves snapped their losing string at eight games as Eddie Mathews hit his 22d homer in the 10th inning of the second game of a double-header at Cincinnati. The Braves won, 6- They dropped the first game, 6-3. At Brooklyn the Phillies needed 10 innings to edge the Dodgers, 10-9.

Durocher is having pitching problems, Stanky seems to be getting squared away. He’s got such as Staley, Mizell, Miller, Haddix and Presko to start and a standout reliever in Alpha Brazle. THE CARDINALS ARE by no means a great ball club. They don’t compare with the Cards of 1942, or some of the other St. Louis teams. But Stanky’s guys aren’t playing in too tough a league. There are feet of clay among the Dodgers, it develops. The weaknesses of the Braves are beginning to show and the Giants aren’t as solid as supporters first felt. The Phillies there was the club that many thought would win the pennant. They had Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons as nucleus, but Simmons had the poor taste to run a power mower over an important toe and that did the Phillies no good. The Cards, on paper, are unimpressive.

Tigers. They have a chance to make immediate amends since they go home tonight to face the usually docile Detroiters in three more games. The Yanks broke their nine game victory drought by nosing out the Red Sox, 5-3, in 10 in nings in Boston yesteiday. Cleve land lost, 4-2, in Detroit and slipped six full games behind the world champions. White Sox Resting. The Chicago White Sox, who had yesterday and today off. also are six gsfmes back and just two percentage points behind the Indians. In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers made sure that they will be in first place on the morning of the Fourth of July, traditional halfway mark in the pennant races.

AT THE MOMENT, it begins to look as if the Milwaukee balloon has gone up. The Braves from the beer capital have been resembling the Braves of 1952 from Boston during the last two weeks. And you know where they finished 32 games off the pace and in seventh place. They had ji club batting average of j .233, topping only the pathetic Pirates, and the third worst pitching staff. Their No. 1 hitter was Sid Gordon at .289, with only 75 runs batted across. Now the Braves, with 12 defeats in their last 16 games at home, are playing back to that form. This is a better team, Milwaukee's, than 'imfe it was last year for Boston. Make no mistake on that score. Andy Pafko and Joe Adcock have helped.

The Indians trail by 6'a and the White Sox by seven. Boston strengthened its hold on a first division berth, edging Washing ton, 2-1. In the National League, the Dodgers rebounded from their 20-6 licking at the hands of the Giants to smother the harmless Pirates, 14-2. They gained ground on all of their close rivals since the second-place Braves and third-place Cardinals were idle and fourth-place Philadel phia bowed,-6-0, to the two-hit major league debut of the Giants’ Allan Worthington.

In neither contest did the starting Brooklyn pitcher stay the distance. In 76 outings the Dodger mound staff has turned in only 23 complete games. Milwaukee fell another half game off the pace as it defeated Chicago, 4-1. The Cardinals out lasted Cincinnati, 7-6, and the suddenly improved Giants won twice from Philadelphia, 5-3 and 9-1. The Athletics broke an eight game losing streak with a two run ninth-inning rally that brought a 5-4 decision over the Yankees. The Yanks’ two nearest pur suers both profited. Second-place Cleveland moved to within s>/a games by handing the Browns their 20th straight home defeat, a major league record.

Stanky is hitting .364 as a substitute and fielding perfectly, but heavy hitting by Rookie Rip Repulski is also filling the gap. Rip homered with two on and drove in four runs as the Cards clipped Cincinnati, 7-3, last night behind Wilmer Mizell’s two-hit pitching. The homer was the third of the series for Repulski. Rookie Ray Jab lonski had 5-for-5 for the Cards. Meanwhile, Monte Irvin hit a grand slam home run in the 11th inning to give the Giants a 10-7 triumph in Pittsburgh while the Phillies dropped their fourth in a row, 8-4, to Brook lyn. The Cubs beat the Braves, 7-3.

By Mardon E. J ack ton Racial prejudice is no longer a profitable pastime even in the Deep South. White people are a declining market for it. This grim and bitter lesson is being learned by the Jackson (Miss.) enators of the Cotton States League. Wire services reports state that unless the Senators draw at least 65,000 paid admissions their franchise will have to be dropped. Now, baseball attendance •s off everywhere and the fact that the Senators led the fight against Charles and Leander Tugerson, two race pitchers, signed y the Hot Springs Bathers merj-jy pinpoint the club's plight. Coast-to-coast “game of dav broadcasts” and netwo-* television CUt 1“* attendance J^bere g u the senators had n tougher row to hoe.

The Yankees defeated Washington, 6-1. Cleveland beat Chicago, 3-0, in 10 innings on Bobby Feller’s first shutout in two seasons. The White Sox scored 10 runs in the seventh inning of the second game and won it easily, 16-5. Boston out lasted Philadelphia, 3-2, in 12 innings and the Browns, who haven’t lost to the Tigers in Detroit this year, beat them again, 8-4. Warren Spahn posted his 11th victory of the season against only three losses at the expense of the Cardinals, who were all set to grab second place from the supposedly faltering Braves.

SIXTEEN PAGES. Martin's Homer in 10th Gives Yankees 3-2 Victory Over Nats Giants Run Streak to Eight on Rookie's Second Straight Shutout __ W in, Lose or Draw By FRANCIS STANN SO COMPLETELY DID Ben Hogan dominate the British Open that another American, Frank Stranahan, was largely overlooked despite a magnificent performance of his own. Ndt only did he finish in a tie for second place but, until Hogan shot his final-round 68, the amateur «from Toledo had equaled the Carnoustie course record with a 69 and his nine-hole 32 bettered any half-round by the fabulous Texan. One of the most amazing fea tures of Stranahan’s play on the final day was his eagling the 18th hole twice.

Louis in Brooklyn tonight in the first of a four-game series at home. Meanwhile, the Yankees, five games ahead of the red-hot White Sox in the American League chase, open their Western tour with a twi-night double header against the lowly Browns before heading for Chicago to clash head-on with the White Sox in a double-header Sunday. Other’ Sunday twin bills may tighten the National League fight with the Dodgers taking on the sixth-place Redlegs, the runner up Braves meeting the fifth-place Giants and the Phillies, now four games back of Brooklyn, facing the seventh-place Cubs.

Winning pitcher—Parnell (13-3). Losing pitcher—Gromek (3-4). Time—2:37. Attendance—l6,oll. Baseball (Continued From Page A-16.) Bud Podbielan. The Cincinnati right-hander retired the first 20 men he faced, but the Phillies bunched a walk, two singles anda double by Smoky Burgess to score three runs in the seventh inning. Granny Hamner drove in two with a home run in the eighth inning of the nightcap as the Phillies ran their winning streak to seven games. The victories left Philadelphia only 3V 2 games back of the Dodgers.

The Yanks own the stadium as the home grouds of their American Association farm club, the Kansas City Blues. Bill Veeck, owner of the money-troubled Browns, said today he was unaware of any move to shift his club to Kan sas City. “It seems to be just another one of those stories,” said Veeck, who wanted to move the Browns to Baltimore last spring but the American League vetoed the idea.

Insiders say that Leo Durocher probably will manage the Giants again next year for two reasons: First, despite the rumor that his fate would be decided at a Board of Directors’ meeting July 7, Durocher’s name wasn’t brought up at all and, secondly, President Horace Stoneham has okayed Leo as leader of the Giants’ barnstorming trip to Japan this fall. THIRTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Enos Slaughter of the Cards, star of last week’s All-Star Game, says he owes his career (19 years in pro ball and 16 with St. Louis) to Billy South worth, who taught him to run correctly. “I reported to a Cardinals’ tryout camp at Asheville in 1935,” Slaughter, who got his 2,000th major league hit yesterday, discloses, “but they were going to let me go because I was so slow. South worth told me to quit running on my heels and get up on my toes. In one day I was four steps faster to first base and I stuck.

The Nats open a three-game series with the Tigers here to morrow. with Bob Porterfield slated to try for an elusive 11th win. The Nats then will move to Cleveland for four games. The Browns grabbed a 5-1 lead against A1 Sima in the opener as Roy Sievers slammed a two-run homer in the first inning and Les Moss added a home run in the fifth, but the Nats made a game of it in the eighth after Thomas batted for Sima and pumped his first homer of the season into the leftfield bleachers. With one out, Snyder singled and with two down Vollmer rammed a homer among the left field patrons.

At that rate, the year’s total would reach 1,175. The existing mark is 1,100 set in 1950. The homer-conscious Dodgers* who have walloped 53 in their last 33 games, lead both leagues with 116. The Redlegs, who broke their own mark of 110 last Sunday, are second in the Na- tional with 112. The surging Giants are third with 101, followed by the Braves, j 91; Cubs, 83; Cardinals, 79; Phil- 1 lies, 71, and the Pirates, 52. In the American League, where 515 homers have been hit to date (its record is 973), the Indians are tops with 88.

Anderson and Mary Jane Sears. Miss Sears is the only new member of the squad that won the AAU indoor championship at Daytona Beach last April. Kiner Sets His Goal At 40 Homers in Bid for Bth Title in Row By tho Associated Press BROOKLYN. July 22 —Ralph Kiner, the National League’s perennial home run champion, thinks he can capture his Bth consecutive title this year with 40 four-baggers. The Cubs’ slugger currently ranks fifth in the league with 22 home runs. Milwaukee’s Eddie Matthews leads with 29 and Cin cinnati’s Ted Kluszewskl is second with 28.

Silver Hill must win to retain a mathematical chance for the runnerup spot in the Industrial League. Scogna Tailors play Hicks Chevrolet on the South Ellipse in a Departmental League game, Used Car Dealers play Marine Barracks on the Anacos tia Field No. 1 in the Anacostia League and MATS play Philippines on the East Ellipse in an Ellipse League contest. All games will be at 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. Robinson (Continued From Page C-l.) they can come back. Eddie Stanky just doesn't have enough pitching.” Having kissed off the pennant chances of the Phillies. Braves and Cardinals.

Day in and day out, probably the Philadelphia Athletics’ steadiest player for the last seven years has been Shortstop Eddie Joost. But he had been found wanting by the Cincinnati Reds and the Braves, neither in a position to be choosey. And when Ralph Branca was put on the block recently by the Dodgers it was with alacrity that Detroit bought him up. Got a win out of Ralph the other day, too. The Indians, pre-season choices to chase down the Yankees, traded away their regular shortstop, Ray Boone, since the season started. The reason? George Strickland. He couldn’t hit enough for the Pirates, of all teams, but Cleveland is using him regularly. Wally Westlake, formerly with three National League clubs, also is wearing a Cleveland uniform. CONSIDER, IF YOU PLEASE, the case of Bob Elliott. He came up 14 years ago with Pittsburgh and played a lot of third base for the Pirates and Braves.

The influence of Bill Vecck is (responsible for what happened at Cleveland and |;,ler at St. Uouis. The Chit ago Cubs always ,have been snooty, peihaps one reason why Vecck was squeezed i out. notwithstanding the fact that his lather was f.,i years closely associated with the elder Wrigley. The only club* with Negro Player* are the New York Giant*, the Milwaukee Brave*, Cleveland Indian*. St. Loui* Browns. Brooklyn Dodger*, and the Chicago White Sox*. The hold-outs are St. Louis aidinals, New York Yankees. Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds. Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia Athletics.

JACKIE ROBINSON CLAIMS the six toughest pitchers for the Dodgers to beat are Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons of the Phils, Warren Spahn and Jim Wilson of the Braves, Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants and Gerry Staley of the Cardinals. He completely overlooks Sal Maglie of the Giants, who has whipped Brooklyn three times this year and 18 out of 23 times during his career. Senator Tobey, Republican, of New Hampshire, who died here Friday, reportedly was getting ready to investigate gambling racketeers in both college and pro sports. The Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers, taking cognizance of ball players’ fondness for the paste boards, has conducted a poll which, it says, reveals that gin rummy is the game most frequently played by the athletes. 4 Next in popularity comes hearts, followed by poker and pinochle. Canasta, top favorite with the Nation at large, was only fifth.

Dodgers Add Six Games to Lead in 11 Days to Rout Opposition f&fof spoils Washington, D. C., Monday, July 27, 1953 W in, Lose or Drawl By FRANCIS ST ANN IT WOULD INVOLVE no great decision, here at least, to pick the No. 1 pitcher in baseball. He would have to be Robin Roberts of the Phillies, and not necessarily because the husky, 27-year-old right-hander happens to top both major leagues with 17 victories and is a near-certainty to complete his fourth straight season as a 20- if game winner. What must be a particular joy to Man- fIHHp ager Steve O’Neill is Roberts’ rare ability to pitch, regardless of turn, weather or any other condition. Give him the ball and he’s ready, and the records back it up. The ex-Michigan Stater has logged 221 innings so far this season.

Yogi Berra, for example, hit five home runs on the last road trip. “And remember that even though Cleveland, Chicago and Boston all are in the running, they’ll be at each other all the way down the line," Stengel ob served. “The improvement of the Tigers is a good thing, too. They can give you a hard time now.” For a long time Casey figured he had to whip only the Indians or the White Sox to win. Now he’s not so sure. Terms Red Sox Amazing. “Those Red Sox have been amazing, winning on the roadlike they have.” he said. “They have good fielding and pitching. They don't get a lot of runs, but they don’t need them.

Yanks, White Sox Get Chance to Make Race Two-Team Fight W in, Lose or Draw By FRANCIS STANN SEVEN YEARS AFTER becoming the last Washington ball player to win a batting championship, James Barton (Mickey) Vernon is on top again today. At the age of 35 the Nats’ angular first baseman is having one of his finest seasons. In the American League he’s 1-2-3 in average, runs scored, hits, doubles and triples. With 1,766 hits he probably will be the next major leaguer to reach 2,000 safeties. Shortly before Ted Williams left hereto rejoin the Red Sox he was bemoaning JBf the absence from town of the Nats. “I’d like to see Vernon swing,’’ Williams ex- plained. “I’ve got to start all over again and it might help to see him take a few Vernon never had a more loyal admirer |ft than Williams, whose own classic stroke is the envy of every player in the country.

The Giants won 40 and lost 14 in the same period. Brooklyn shaded Chicago. 6-5, yesterday and gained a full game over the Braves, who bowed to the Giants in Milwaukee, 3-2. The Phillies fell apart in Cin cinnati, losing 13-4. St. Louis de feated Pittsburgh. 8-2, as Harvey Haddix registered his 12th victory against four losses. Yanks and White Sox Gain. The Yankees and the White Sox widened their lead over their first-division fivals in the American League. The'Yankees turned back Cleveland for the second straight time. 7-3, and the White Sox exploded for eight runs in the ninth inning to whip the Red Sox, 8-3.

The Braves, In 37 home dates, have at tracted 979,317 fans. a considerably tougher task than the Yankees. They play in Washington tonight in the first of four single games with the Nats whom they’ve beaten 9 out of 14 so far. But the next jump is Phila delphia and the Athletics have given Chicago more trouble this year than any other club, winning 10 of their 15 meetings. Yanks Meet Tail-Enders. Meanwhile, the Yankees figure to be feasting on the tail-end St. Louis Browns (12 victories in 14 games) and the almost-as lowly Detroit Tigers (10 out of 15).