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AMUSEMENTS—CLASSIFIED ADS A's, Tiger? Open Battle wfining ffatf Sports C For Second WASHINGTON, D, C„ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, j958 White Sox, Tribe Buried Deeper by Cerv and Hoeft »* tht AMMKt'd PrtM Stobbs Draws Chore of Trying The Titer*, rated possible contender*, and the Athletic*, pln.vinv liar contendere. to at It for the first time tonight after belting Chicago and Cleveland In the American To Check Yankees Here Tonight League'* early going. The Tiger*, with revived pitching, and the A's. off again on a spring home-run binge, Crowd of 15,000 Likely; are topped only by the Yankee wrecking crew. The A's trail by I'* games. Detroit by 3. Orioles' Jinx Extended Bob Cerv hit two of the A'* By BIRTON HAWKINS triple, and has been an octopus three homer* yesterday as they ¦t*r atafl Writer afield whipped for the Cleveland The Yankees, threatening to was fine defense fourth time in five trie*. 9-6 It col- Detroit out-htt, but make a shambles of the Amer- laboration bv Robinson and was 9-8. First Baseman backed up Billy Hoeft with five ican League race, move into Jim Marshall which choked off budding extra-base blows for an 8-3 tonight a Griffith Stadium with Washington rally in the Jf'' decision over the Sox. six-game winning ninth 'fthlte a streak, and yesterday. Rocky The Tiger* are *-l v». Chicago dreaming With one out. the Senators are ol Bridges The Yankees opened up for making hurried adjustments In and Bob Malkmus sin- gled off Billy O'Dell, they the first time, bombing Boston. the league leaders' thinking. and 13-7. for their sixth straight. advanced when plnch-hlttcr IfNew York keeps moving at Clint Courtney grounded out. Baltimore beat Washington. pace. It*present Interest In the The tying 4-3. League figures to run was on sec- TENSE MOMENT—Those in Yankee Stadium American ond base when Ed Cerv Hit* Nos. I and 4 fade hastily. The Bombers are Yost lashed for yesterday’s against the Red Sox hot grounder same winging, and it’s up to a to Robinson's gritted their this Micky The tops of! some- right. teeth at play, as A's. In the AL with body apply the brakes quick- The third baseman (left) and Hank Bauer flew toward 11 home runs in seven games, to knocked Mantle ly prevent a runaway It down, quickly each other after fly hit by Billy Con- clinched their third straight to scooped up the ball a ball oppose and fired solo on Cerv's three-run shot In the Chuck Btobbs wilfc it to Marshall, who dug the ball in the fifth inning. They did collide, but tonight's seventh inning that cushioned Johnny Kucks in out of the dirt to nip Yost not seriously, and Bauer moved away to let game, while Pedro Ramos will and Mantle make two-run homers by Cleveland's save the game. the catch. The Yankees won. Rocky Colavito and Chico Car- stack up against Whltey Ford 12-7, their seventh victory in eight starts. rasqurl Cerv. who alno had an in tomorrow’s Ladles’ Day Big Chance Wasted The Red Sox record is exactly the reverse.— Inside-the-park game. The Senators then will homer In the The jammed AP third, journey for a three- Senators the Wirephoto. has hit all four of his to Boston bases in the eighth 58 against game series. with none homers Cleveland out got only of but one run out of and has counted 13 his 14 it. After runs batted In against the Futile Against Oriole* Jack Harshman. the winner, walked pinch-hitter Tribe. There has been nothing un- Jerry Snyder and O'Dell predictable about the Senator* Yost. W/N, LOSE OR Billy Hunter's home run gave came along to yield a looping They love to play Bos- the A s 3-0 lead In the second to date. single to pinch-hitter Ed Fitz- inning re-, ton and they detest battling after Chuck Churn Gerald. loading 'em up. By lieved Bob Lemon. The veteran Baltimore. They're 3-0 against DRAW FRANCIS STANN righthander, in his first the Red Box, 0-3 against the That was a tense situation, start for Roy Sievers since a winter elbow operation, Orioles. Even the Yankees was striding to gave three hit* the first and represent relief after what the the plate. He made a valiant In bid for homer left when he gave ud two more Senators have seen of Balti- a with a shot to center In the teeth of a strong <m£ggommwrn Re: Box Scores and Stuff in the second Ned Garver won more. second, with relief from w ind, but Jim Busby backed up THE LITTLE unnerving, his In three games with the WOMAN'S sack look Is pretty Da'ey and Tom Oorman. near the fence to haul it in. what Bud Orioles, Washington has stirred Snyder but about the new box score? Does It really serve up scored on the sacrifice ADDING AND SUBTRACTING—First-grade mathematicians learn that Hoeft Goea Route three runs and collected fly, but Jim Lemon Its basic purpose, which is to furnish a detailed sum- only 15 hits. The Senators fanned and one and one make two, but this is a matter of subtraction so far as See Bob mation of a ball game in figures? Horst. the tall lefty who won were 4-3, yesterday SENATORS, Page C-4 Malkmus, second baseman for the Senators, is concerned. He fires to slipped defeated. As you must know, the old system tabulated a player s 20 m 1956. then to a in the comparative privacy of first after forcing Gene Woodling and thus takes off two Baltimore 9-11 record '57, went all the performance thusly: AB (at (hits), In 1.839 fans, being frustrated in Bob Nieman hit to Shortstop Bridges bats.i R (runs), H wav In his first victory as the PROBABLE runners. Rocky to start the play PO putouts) and A (assists). Now the categories are noble efforts to pull out the in the first inning of yesterday's game at Griffith stadium, won by the 1 Tiaers tore into Early Wynn lor game eighth AB, R, in the and ninth Orioles, 4-2. AP Photo. H and RBI iruns batted in). four runs in the first inn’ng. innings. PITCHERS The wire services and the baseball writers who cut up three on Charlie Maxwell’s homer. Hoeft gave up a home More than 15.000 customers AMERICAN LEAGUE f particular chemise all but ignored dr.cnsive » this a player's are expected to turn out for a New York at Washington <n accomplishments. The run to Jim Landis but struck Rucks <l-0* vs gtobb* <O-1 • one concession is a line reading glimpse of Mickey Mantle. Yogi Chlcaao at Cleveland—Pitrrt out six and used a slow curve va >. <O-11 like so: PO-A—Washington, Boston, 24-12. is Berra Sc Co. tonight, most of Score <l*l 27-14: Now to choke the Box, who left 10 Baltimore at Boston—Brown <O-0* that right? them fondly hoping that Stobbs »» Brewer <O-1* Red Sox Offer to Trade Piersall on base for the second straight Detroit at Kansas Clt? in »—Poy- will rebound after a by 1 <O-1). The question was dutifully carried to Griff,.h Sodium day. shelling tack c -01 vs Maa.s Baltimore in hts only other out- yesterday and put to some gentlemen who n.jst be con- Beven runs In the fourth, on NATIONAL IM. AGUE ing. Chicaco at Antelea <n » —Drott sidered three triples (1-0! vs Triandos, They For Make Bid for Mossi authorities. weren't overly enthusiastic about and Gil Mc- Erskine <l-o*. Dougald's bagged Bt Louis at Ban PTancisco—Jones the new box score and they buying as is, home run. it Mutt Stop Robinson ,<(>-!* vs Gomex <2-0». April (?>.— Triandos, who catch three seasons, playing in weren’t it either. Milwaukee NEW YORK. 21 can ori the • for the Yankees, who also got at Cincinnati <n >—Bur-: « • • In future fusses with Balti- dette <l-0* vs Lawrence <(Mh. The Red Sox. seeking right- play first base. The proposed spacious Baltimore stadium. a two-run homer from Norm PltUburth at Philadelphia n>— He .254 last “I LIKED IT better,” Cookie Lavagetto sa.d, "when I more—-snd the Senators may ;Law <O-1 ) r» batted only year Siebern In the eighth. Tom Sanford <O-1». handed hitting and lefthanded trade with Cleveland for Mossi walloped could look at a newspaper and see how many assists get some satisfaction In the but 19 home runs and Sturdivant won it. but needed pitching strength, have made involves five other players iden-1 drove in 72 runs. In 1956 he fellows like McDougald and Fox Aparicio and Ryne relief for fact that they won’t meet the and Malzone Duren s the last strong bids to Baltimore lor tifled only by positions. had 21 home and 8S rung ” Orioles again for TODAY'S runs were making. The same for putouts in the outfield two outs after Sammy White's more than SPORTS slugger Gua Triandos and to batted in. two-run homer. Dave five weeks—Washington pitch- If the Cleveland deal goes The Senators’ manager is not essentially interested in Sisler. ON TELEVISION I Cleveland for Southpaw Don through, Piersall, only to beat the Yanks ers will have to learn to stop the Red Sox will give a year older than putouts and assists guage.