Indians Can Set New. Major League Mark by Winning Next Three fining S&pirfIs Five Complete Games Nats' Batting Attack Sputtering J&faf by Washington, D. C., Monday, April21,1952— A-15j * Turned In Hurlers Despite Some Inflated Averages By Burton Howkins Coan and Mele singled in the In 7 Straight Wins Star Staff Correspondent first inning, but the Nats got BOSTON, April 21. —There’s nothing. Singles by Vernon and By Joe Reichler nothing wrong Nats that Baker, coupled with Mickey with the grounder Win, Lose, or Draw Associated Press Sports Writer some timely hitting couldn’t cure. Grasso’s and Hudson's long fly. produced a in the Cleveland’s rampaging Indians, They’re hitting all right—at least run By FRANCIS STANN only there are some fancy averages second inning, but Boston took a baseball’s unbeaten team, are 2-1 lead in the fourth when Pier- * among ’em—but mo- WHAT IS HAPPENING to the Detroit Tigers shouldn’t closing in on the major league jb k . * their wasted record tion is getting on Manager Bucky sall walked, Stephens doubled and happen to a nice guy like Red Rolfe, the manager. But for consecutive victories at singled. their i Harris’ nerves. Dropo dismal start wasn’t entirely Down in the start of a season. d&Q &/itO&L iM unforeseen. Florida the In their last two games they’ve Coan had doubled to start the Tigers weren’t looking much like flag And Detroit’s Tigers are on contenders. their way to a record in reverse—- accumulated 24 hits, but 20 of Nats’ third and Noren followed Rolfe is fully aware that his chief assets that of losing the most games them have been singles. They with a short single on which Gil are his pitchers, headed by Art Houtteman and from opening day. needed shutout pitching from Bob had to stop at third. After Mele out, VirgilTrucks. The only .300 hitter is George ’ Combining brilliant pitching Porterfield Saturday to beat the’ popped Noren stole second, with Yankees, 2-0, and yesterday but Michaels struck out and Ver- Kell, and he is not a prolific runs-batted-in ' long-range hitting, A1 Lopez’ they; Hr blew a 6-3 decision to the Red Sox; filed to Dom DiMaggio in man. Detroit is notoriously weak at w . win-happy Tribe swept a double- jnon short- header yesterday Tigers, at a time when they were slam- center. stop and first base. from the H: 3-2 and 7-2, for their sixth and ming Mel Parnell for 13 hits Baker Out at Plate. The of in! vagaries baseball are pointed up seventh triumphs in succession. 7% innings. Baker singled to start the 'IhI The only i by the current plight of the Tigers. Here is ;iJ|« Cleveland needs only two more Nats had one run to fourth and with one out, Hudson show for an organization that is first class in every Jpi vins to equal the record of nine their first 11 hits, includ- doubled, but Baker tried to score ing three doubles. Seemingly they respect. It has plenty of money and spends J§F I eld jointly by the 1944 St. Louis and was an easy victim of Pier- Browns, 1918 New were inventing methods by which sail’s firifc relay. Yost stranded it freely. There are scouts galore and a good, York Giants to avoid scoring. J rnd 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers. So Parnell stuck Hudson with grounder to sound farm system. But withal the Tigers around long enough to a M Tigers pick up his Stephens. are woefully short of ball players. Set Mark in 1920. 16th successive victory against JH Detroit, without a victory in Its The Nats grabbed a 3-2 lead The Detroit club hasn’t come up with a Washington. in the sixth with successive singles *¦ e,, first seven games, is more than proper rr SUnn- Figures Are Deceptive. by Vernon, first baseman since Hank Greenberg half way to its own major league Baker and Grasso, There are some Inflated aver- plus grounder. and Rudy York. To plug second base the Tigers had to buy of 13 successive at Hudson’s Then record losses ages on the squad. Floyd Baker jammed Jerry Priddy from the Browns for SIOO,OOQ and a pitcher. Their the start of the 1920 campaign. the Red Sox four of is batting .474, Clyde Kluttz .400, eight off No. 1 catcher, Matt Batts, was acquired in The Tigers, only big league club Mickey their hits Hudson into trade. Sam Mele .357 and Vernon the seventh inning and walked never to finish In the cellar, are .348. Normally, such figures there now, seven full games be- off with the decision, to the glea NOT EVEN KELL, the good third baseman, was a product would indicate a spectacular start, of 21,208 fans. hind the Indians. but the Nats may consider them- of the Detroit organization. The Athletics brought up Julio Moreno, the pitcher Kell Bob Lemon and Steve Gromek selves fortunate to only might have a 3-3 rec- stop and still have him except for an argument between the each went the distance to make it HE BLANKED THE WHITE SOX—Ned ord. They to the Red Sox this season, Garver, the Browns’ ace pitcher (center), receives con- have scored only 14 was to get infielder and Connie Mack, then actively managing the club. five complete games for Cleve- gratulations from his runs In six games and another chance today. teammates after pitching his second straight shutout, a two-hitter against have won Jim Atkins, a righthander Mack wanted to cut Kell’s salary. The player land hurlers in seven starts. the Chicago in by 4-3, margins. big told off the White Sox yesterday St. Louis. The Browns won, 8-0, but dropped the second 3-1 and 2-0 who won 18 games venerable boss. A month after 1946 Lemon yielded seven hits in the game the But, while four gentlemen and lost 9 the opening of the season of double-header, 10-2. Players greeting Garver are (left to right), Marty Marion, the with opener for his second triumph. Clint are among Louisville last season, will Mack traded Kell to Detroit for Barney McCosky. Courtney and Gordon Goldsberry. mentioned the elite pitch for Gromek permitted five for his AP Wirephoto. of the league’s hitters, Eddie Yost the Red Sox, who are It was a tremendous deal for the Tigers. Although a fine seeking sixth first. is batting .136, Gil Coan .130, Irv their straight win. outfielder and hitter, McCosky’s value dropped sharply due to Luke Easter’s homer in the Noren .182 and Cass Michaels .200. Baiton. AB. H. O. A. W»»h. AB H. OA. illness. Kell, who couldn’t hit .300 for the A’s, never has fallen ninth, his third-, in three days, This leads to a marked inability DIM g.cf 4 14 1 Yost.3b 4 0 0 1 figure Piers'll,Sß 3 0 12 Coan.lt 4 2 2 0 below that in six seasons with Detroit. broke up a pitching duel between to keep an attack going, and it’s L'h'rdt.lf 4 0 10 Noren.ct 6 13 0 One contributing factor Lemon and Art Houtteman. The proving costly. V.Bt’pnab 4 2 14 Mele.rf 5 3 0 0 in the decline of the Tigers’ for- Dropo.lb 3 2 6 0 Mlch'li.2b 6 0 3 4 tunes Indians unloaded four round- Chief culprit in checking •G.St'p'n 0 0 0 0 Vern'n.lb 5 210 1 could have been the generosity of the front office, jrhe rallies 0 Baker,ss trippers in the nightcap. A1 Ro- has Michaels, fielding G’rn'rt.lb 1 0 2 4 3 2 3 late Walter O. Briggs believed in rewarding a young who been whose Th'n'ry.rt 2 0 10 Grasso.c 4 18 1 man sen hit two and Pete Reiser and saved the Nats a game in New Lepcio.2b 2 12 1 Huds'n.p 4 113 pleased him and some of the salaries he paid were out pro- Ray t Williams 110 0 of Boone one each. Reiser York. Cass has never had it so IMcDm't 0000 portion to the skill of the players. As Doby, white.c 0 0 3 0 a result, it was next to subbed for Larry who bad as recently, striking out eight Niarhos,e 10 5 0 Impossible for the general managers (Billy pulled a muscle in his right thigh of his last 11 at iG’d'n.2b 1111 Evans and now times bat and Parnell.p 3 0 0 0 Charley Gehringer) to swing any important deals. Other club in the opener. Doby may be out going hitless over that span. Wight.p 0 0 0 0 the Cass, who Delock.p 0 0 0 0 owners were too reluctant to assume the salaries of Briggs’ pets. of lineup for several days. struck out three times The Brooklyn Dodgers had Saturday, fanned four more times Totals 29 827 9 Totals 40 13 24 13 their unbeaten skein snapped six ¦Ran for Dropo in seventh. IFIT IS at yesterday, leaving runners tSingled tor Lepcio in seventh. NOT essential to the American League that Detroit stranded. IHan for Williams in seventh. be represented with a good club, it’s at least to«be preferred. Sid Hudson had a four-hitter IHomered tor Niarhos in seventh. Fain, Batting Champ, going Washington 010 002 000—8 Until the rise of the White Sox last year, Detroit and Cleveland for six innings, but Noren Boston a... 000 2004 Ox—6 only and Baker permitted Dropo’s Runs—Piersall. V. Stephens. G. Ste- were the Western clubs that made it profitable for a visit- Still Walt phens, Throneberry. McDermott. Good- Hitting .000 pop fly 2, ing team. Also, the Tigers and Indians among to drop between them for man. Vernon Baker. Errors—Piersall. were the better a single with one out Runs batted in—Hudson 2. Grasso. V. drawing cards the After 21 Attempts in the sev- Stephens, Dropo. Williams. Goodman. 3. on road. enth. That opened the gates and Two-base hits—Coan. Hudson. V. Ste- ly the Associated Press phens. Mele. Home run Goodman. But the job of running the Detroit club appears to be Red plays—Baker. a NEW .April 21. the Sox poured four runs Double Michaels and Ver- staggering one. That’s the claim of Evans, anyway, YORK. across. non; Michaels, Baker and Vernon. Lett and he Ferris Fain, American League on bases—Washington. 12; Boston. 2. should know. umpire, They’re Bases on balls—Off Parnell. 2; off Hud- The old who also has served in many batting champion in 1951, is lilgy Star Pinch-hitters. son. 3. Struck out—By Parnell. 6; De- After lock, executive capacities, wasn’t fired after Detroit’s fifth-place hitting H that incident, Faye 2; Hudson, 3. Hits—Off Parnell. 13 .000 so far this season. Throneberry in 7*4 innings; Wight. 0 in 14 Inning; finish in 1951. Fain went hitless against the walked and Ted Wil- Delock. 0 in 1 inning. Runs and earned liams batted for Ted Lepcio and runs—Off Hudson. 6-6: off Parnell, 3-3: “I just resigned,” Billy said no? so long ago in Florida. Yankees again yesterday for a singled off Wight. 0-0; off Delock. 0-0. Wild across the tyingrun. Billy pitch—Parnell. Winning pitcher—Parnell “I'm 68 years old and that job getting down. I don’t total of 21 fruitless efforts in 12-0). Losing pitcher Hudson (0-1). was me Goodman then batted for x Attendance—2l,2oß. Gus Time—2:24.inis, . *T. nucuuKULtr—4 A ,4uO. care what they say about the Yankees or any other six games. Niarhos and club— The Philadelphia first base- pumped a home run Detroit’s the biggest production of into bullpen all. man, usually smooth-fielding, the Nats’ in right Insurance Companies Recommend field, scoring Throneberry “You’ve got to draw $2.5 million to break even on a season. also has committed two errors. and Most of that amountr-figuring admission—has .344 Mickey McDermott (running for PLATE GLASS $1 an got to come Fain hit last season. Williams) him. from Detroiters. The rest you’ve got to get the road, ahead of CALL on where * The Nats loaded the bases with the visiting club only gets per five when Sal (the Barber) Mag- . :?yiß 30 cents admission. •* ¦bP*^1 two out in eighth Jim lie pitched ¦ *' .. >.«^BPy' the when U- 61234 “It follows that you’ve got to have a winner. I was pretty the New York Giants Piersall fumbled Hudson’s well- to a 6-0 victory. limited ' lucky up until last season. The club made a Maglie kissed grounder and Yost and ) r9' n a couple of million the hard-hitting Dodgers to two l dollars. But our fifth-place finish last year must have cost Mr. , Coan walked. Bill Wight replaced JJL 21234 singles as he became the first Parnell and Briggs at least half a million.” pitcher to them disposed of Noren on shut out at Eb- a meek grounder to Vem Washington's I bets Stef * Most Complete Field since Johnny Schmitz, phens at third base. GLASS SERVICE IT’S THE FINE BALANCE necessary to avoid a loss that 1 then with Chicago, did the trick August 25. 1949. That HE STOPPED THE DODGERS—SaI Maglie of the Giants follows through on a third-inning piteh got Evans down at Detroit. “IfI years younger,” was 176 ® were a few ' games ago. n route to his two-hit, 6-0 victory, the Dodgers Billy explained, “I’d have welcomed the challenge. over yesterday at Ebbetts Field. It snapped a Detroit is a 1 •three-game Giant losing streak and halted the Dodgers' winning streak at games. For wonderful baseball town—one Both Hits Bloopers. five of the best. But, like every- couple bloop singles, Maglie, who struck out eight ahd walked six, it was No. 2—the Giants' only triumphs to else, people A of one date. where want a winner or a challenger. It was Mr. by Roy Campanula in the fourth —AP Wirephoto. Briggs’ money, but it was my stewardship. I probably suffered inning and another by Pinch- a great deal more than Mr. Briggs last year.” Hitter Cal Abrams in the seventh, For years Detroit was regarded as the No. 1 baseball town spoiled a no-hit bid by Maglie. Lakers Top Major Leagues who eight, including Picked to '4 Conference Games in the majors. But recently there has been a sharp swing* fanned Carl AMERICAN to straight LEAGUE. Washington part qualified Furillo four times. Home W. L. Pet G.B. on the of appraisers. The Nats L, J re- runs by Davey Williams and Hank Cleveland 7 0 1.000 quire nothing like $2.5 million to brear even. Knicks lor Title in Give GW Nine Chance Boston S 1 .857 1 Thompson sent Rookie Ben Wade St. Louis 6 2 .714 2 Washington Contributing reasons are (1) night ball (2) affec- ! * 3 3 .500 3<4 and the to defeat. New York 2 3 .400 4 tion of thousands of Washington fans, home-grown or trans- The Cincinnati Reds advanced Chicago 2 5 .286 3 Final Game at Philadelphia 1 5 .167 s>,i planted, for such visiting players as Minnie Minoso, Laryy Doby, to within one game of the National Home To Advance This Week Detroit O 7 .000 7 League By Luke Easter, plus the slightly magical appearance of the leading Dodgers by win- th* Associated Press George Washington’s baseball Today's Schedule. In ning a pair in Pittsburgh, 8-6 and ST. PAUL, Minn., April 21. team goes out to improve its Washington at Boston. *2 p.m. Yankees. contrast to Detroit, a fifth-place finish at Griffith Philadelphia at New York. 12-2. Ted Kluszewski, slugging Strictly on the theory that the Southern Conference standing (Only games scheduled.! Stadium not only wouldn’t cost $500,000 but would likely make home floor Cincinnati first baseman, had a gives a pro basketball with four games this week. The Yesterday’s Results. $1 million. big field day at bat. He smashed a team a advantage, it looks to- Colonials have only a 3-6 overall Boston. 6; Washington. 3. Stockholders of day as if Minneapolis Cleveland, 3—7; Detroit, 2—2. the Nats share their little dividends in home run In each game and drove the Lakers record for the season, but they St. Louis, B—2; Chicago, o—lo (second December as regularly as clockwork, in runs In two games. are headed for victory in the Na- stand 2-1 game called end seventh, darkness). whether or not the nine the in the Northern Division New York, 9; Philadelphia. 6. finishes in the cellar. It’s so wonderful that any time Clark Besides hitting a grand-slammer tional Basketball Association play- of the loop in a second-place tie the nightcap, offs. with Washington Tomorrow’s Schedule. Griffith elects to sell, the line will form to the right—and in in Kluszewski also and Lee, one of Washington at Boston, 2 p.m. banged two triples to account for The Lakers last night gained the teams they play this week. Detroit at Chicago. that line will be a lot of ex-major league ball players who know their third win in series, ex- Cleveland at Bt. Louis (night). seven runs. Joe Adcock also the Maryland, last year’s Northern Philadelphia at New York. a good thing when they see it. ploiting the home floor advantage homered twice for the Reds in section champion and regarded as NATIONAL LEAGUE. to the fullest for a 102-89 de- ' the second game as Frank having a fair _ W. L. Pet G.B. Hiller cision over the New Knicker- chance of repeating, held the to York is in a middle Cincinnati Pirates seven hits. bockers. position with a 2-2 4 2 .667 1 Ned Garver pitched A crowd of 7,200 saw mark, but only Chicago, 3 2 .600 lVa Offer Made to Hogan and Snead his second the game. I has one loop en- St. Louis 3 3 .500 2 shutout in two starts for St. gagement this week. Boston 3 4 .429 2>4 the The teams headed for New Richmond New York 2 3 .400 2Va Louis Browns, who split a double :is the current leader with 3-0. Philadelphia 2 4 .333 3 York for the sixth game of the Pittsburgh 2 6 .287 314 For White Flint Exhibition bill with the Chicago White Sox. GW’s conference games this Garver best-of-seven series Wednesday Today’s Srhedule. held the White Sox to theory week are at Virginia Tech today, New York at Philadelphia might). By Merrell Whittlesey 'which, in again, Chicago (night). two hits as the Browns won at Virginia Military at Pittsburgh the ;to New York. That would even tomorrow and (Only games scheduled, i Ray and Roy Shields, twins and first game. 8-0. Chicago bats i at Washington and the series and put the seventh and Lee Wednes- Yesterday’s Results. J® DUPONT lessees of the White Flint golf awoke in the game I day 2; Chicago. second to final game on the Lakers’ home before returning home for St. Louis. 1 < course, today had phone calls in pound out a 10-2 win. Darkness another New York. 6: Brooklyn, 0. floor in Minneapolis game with Virginia Mili- Philadelphia. 4—l; Boston. 3—2 (first to Ben Hogan and Sam Snead Friday. game innings). field after in halted this game tary Friday. . 10 In .field, the name du at the end of Last night’s game Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Pont an attempt to get the world’s innings. was marked j 8—12: 6—2. standa for excellence seven by George Mikan going over the Maryland has two important and achievement greatest golfers here for an Rivera Tomorrow's Schedule. iVow an ex- Jim drove in four St. 10,000-point mark in his profes- non-league games this week be- Boston at Brooklyn (2) (twl-nlght). opportunity is open to you to hibition match. runs I New York at Philadelphia (night). to Louis in the opener with sional fore taking on Virginia Chicago add your technical skills The Shields’ basketball career. The Military at Pittsburgh (night>. the valued brothers were so three hits, including an inside- center St. Louis at Cincinnati (night). experience encouraged over the turnout for Lakers’ scored his 10,000th (See and professional prestige of the-park homer. Nelson Fox point with his first in COLLEGES, Page A-16.) the at White yes- basket the association with du Pont* exhibition Flint paced Chicago’s 13-hit attack in fourth period. In all, terday that they the mat- I he tallied talked the nightcap with a double, triple, 32 points the game, a total Probable Pitchers ter over with Fred Bolton and Ed I Jt during Lovellette to Join Phillips Positions are two singles and four runs batted equalled by AMERICAN now open Oliver, and to get I teammate Vern Mik- LEAGUE. are attempting |k I > ; Billy Pierce threw a Washington at (1-0) ,n th* jin three- kelsen. Play on (0-0). Boston—Moreno following fields: Snead and Hogan to play Bolton, ! And AAU Team vs. Atkins hitter to hand the Browns their The Lakers, playing without By th* Philadelphia at New York—Shants (1- and Associated Press 0) Oliver. second loss in seven starts. The Jim Pollard who injured his vs. Raschi (1-0). ftFJVrnAF A crowd estimated at 1,500, j back LAWRENCE, 21. Only games scheduled. I CONS’ftnJCMOM a ! biggest St. in night’s game Kans., April Louis home crowd last Friday in New Clyde NATIONAL LEAGUE. Applied Mechanic* fair appraisal, watched Bolton York, early Lovellette. All-America bas- New York at Philadelphia (night)— Contrset*Enrlne*r* since 1944—25,081—watched the took an lead. The Jansen (0-0) or Hearn (0-L) vs. Pox (0-0). Inspector—Contract* and Oliver smash par over the; ketball center, says he join Chicago 1' 'twin bill. teams battled more or less on even will at Pittsburgh (night)—Min- I Labor Estimators Eiaetri^'l**'aleetrleel short White Flint course yester- the Phillips Petroleum Co. and ner (0-0) vs. Kline (0-0). E ectronic* ¦ Yanks’ Lineup Juggled. terms until late in the sfecond Only games scheduled. Material Control Engineers day in winning an exhibition! period play on the film’s AAU cage team. Methods S Standards Electro-Chemical Process Casey Stengel shook up his when New York went Office Engineers Furnaces—Combustion match over Lew Worsham and; said last Planning A Scheduling H«*t lineup and the New York ahead. The Knicks couldn't get Lovellette night he Engineer* Transfer Frank Tenney, the new host pro, Yankees would join company’s Safety Engineers Instrumentation ED OLIVER. responded by beating the Phila- jmore than three points away the sales Structural Stael Inspector Machine Development 3 and 1. from Lakers, however, and department 1 after he grad- —Eveditor* Machine May To Sign With. Woodmont? delphia Athletics, 9-6. to halt a i the the June Stres* Oliver Be Signed. j Minneapolis team fought back to uates from the University of development three-game losing streak and ex- Another of Oliver’s people for less money. Snead and a one-point lead at 49-48 at the Kansas. visit to this section was tend the Athletics’ losing skein to Electrical Metallurgical Research week-end another top would be ac- half. “It to me is Heatings Ventilating Plant Engineering that he may be signed name four. Johnny Mize, veteran first seems that there PBwI as the play- ceptable if Hogan cannot make it. With the opening of the third a much a WHITEWALL EXPERTS Instrumentation Plant Maintenance ing pro at the Club, baseman, and Jerry Coleman, Ma- more secure future In Power Power Woodmont Team Up by Request. period, tne Lakers started job such oc *ss rapped as this than there is in • £ . . Process Improvement played rine-bound second packer, draw-j j rMTIH . where he an exhibition Oliver and Bolton played ing farther ahead of the {professional Stress Anglysls Process Planning Saturday. Club as visitors.! basketball,’’ he said. officials were to partners by request at the last (See BASEBALL, Page A-16.) today, and if nuwinti INSPECTORS consider the move minute yesterday as the original Oliver signed spend . Materials B Equipment is he will time match called for Oliver and Ten- Brakes Relined While You Wait • 8-HOUR SERVICE WillTravel—Expenses Paid • LIFETIME between tournaments at Wood- ney to be partners. White Flint WORKMANSHIP mont. AllEight Clubs HIGH is short and made to order for Sally MILEAGE 640x15 6-50x16 ¦ AAPrejwh include th* ennetrwetion of the Atomic Energy Com- Bolton a good Ika