Wynn Faces Raschi as Confident Indians Seek to Increase Lead lining Jsfaf Players Are Unexcited Schedule Unfavorable LopezI Says 'Big One' Washington, D. C., Saturday, Aug. 23, 1952—, A-12* As Marshall GetsSetto For Nats' Hopes of IGets Rid of Charges Amateur Who Lost to Ouimet Pick Coach 'Stand-in' Escaping 6fh Place Thai Club Chokes Up By Lewis F. Atchison By Burton Hawkins By the Associated Press In '3l Plays Golfer, 22, for Title Star Staff Corr. spond.nl The Nats’ brave bid to escape The Cleveland Indians, in first Aug. 23. place one percentage point By th« Associated Press lead on the 21st hole of the after- LOS ANGELES. tthe second division for the first by George after| yesterday’s 6-4 victory SEATTLE, Aug. 23.—Rivals to- - noon round, but was 2 down pass- . Marshall hoped to name years has struck a over ittime in six the Yankees, today faced task day 36 holes i ing the 27th. The end came on Dick Todd’s successor as head t the at for the national snag.! Regarding the remainder of( increasing their lead and up- the 34th. of the today amateur golf championship t coach Redskins and ( holding they are ! Westland was 2 down to power- of the league from sixth place to- 1 their claim that can two State of Washington promised it would be an “old pro.” “win the big stars, . hitting Mawhinney after nine, but, <day, the Nats are confronted with ones.” With chance to go a full game Jack Westland of Everett, at 47 r launching a spectacular run of : The club’s president scheduled a j.a may thwart their a press (2 schedule which ahead of New York, Manager a most unusual finalist, and 22- . long putts, got even going into the , conference for 11 am. Al p.m., Washington time) and ambitions. Lopezj elected to start Early Wynn year-old A1 Mengert of Spokane. afternoon round. (16-10) (14-3) Twenty-one years ago. West- Westland, almost as long a hit- threatened to make another full- Dropped into the second divi- < against Vic Raschi land, then 26 and a of ter, just as straight as Mawhinney scale production out of it. sion by a combination of their 2-0 atJ Yankee Stadium. resident s l The themselves were victory tumble Chicago, faced the famed Francis j off the tee and a lot more success-| players by Detroit last night, the A Yankee could greens, up only mildly new- defeat the Indians into second Ouimet in the finals of this same . ful on the went 1 on interested in the pair of victories ‘ back identity. Athletics’ over place, Lopez players classic and was beaten by 38-year- ! the 19th and never was behind; comer’s They indicated Browns and Chicago's con- but and his didn’t make any who ithe 1 old Ouimet, 6 and 5. from there on in to the windup lit difference Lquest of the Red Sox, the Nats may were1 confident after yesterday's green. as long as the front ! victory, put Today Westland is taking time on the 32d held the title find the road back to classier com- ' which Cleveland on ¦ office dictates the policy. first time June out from his campaign for Con- Westland and Mengert have' pany a bit rocky. top for the since gress to campaign for the golfing met before. Westland defeated j 1 Marshall mentioned the names! The Nats have only 33 games 7 and knocked the Yankees out Hunk Anderson, Strader 1 crown. the then 18-year-old A1 forthe *of1 Red J ! remaining, including today’s con- of‘ the lead for the first time Washington title in Curly Lambeau and Greasy Neale A deliberate, business-like golfer, State 1948.! test with the Tigers in which Julio 5 since Jdne 14. Westland reached with | Mengert beat him in the quarter-1 las possible choices, but refused to '# • mound Exactly a month ago today the the finals of this Moreno was to take the a sparkling 5-and-4 triumph yes- . finals of the same tournament in say whether one quartet Indians were seven and a half actually would get against Detroit’s Hal Newhouser. terday over Bill Mawhinney, 1949. the job. 1games behind. ' Nine of those engagements will be l year-old 23-1 ! is the man wanted former Canadian cham-l Westland Only 1-Over-Par. I I Anderson he with the tough Red Sox, six with Refuse to ¦ last year the Redskins Choke Up. pion from Vancouver. Westland was only 1-over-par] when Chicago, five each with New York Mengert, I ! sea- “Well, we proved we can win who is campaigning for for the 32 holes. This floundered at the start of the * and ¦ included! ' and Philadelphia four with { job since his ! his only hole, 30th, son and Hunk, according to Mar- the big one.” said Lopez, who has a release from the poor the where; . V Cleveland. made no secret of the fact he Air Force recently, ended the ; he hit into the trap, banged over shall, is free to take the job since Washington virtually com- with the Chicago has resents, deeply the charge made in melody of Don Cherry, 28, the ex- the green and then came back] ]his contract skirmishing with the sup- ! has expired. AMINDIAN COMES HOME—Bobby Avila, who had tripled in one run, slides home safely with pleted some, quarters that the Indians Texas caddie now an established ! far off the pin. Bears posedly weaker teams, Detroit and ] night club and record-making His terrific putting included a; Cleveland’s second score in the first inning of yesterday’s game at Yankee Stadium. Avila tighten up in the clutch. Neale and Lambeau Retired. St. Louis. After today’s game! Indians refused crooner. The score was 3 and 2 35-footer on the 10th, a 20-foot came in on Larry Doby’s grounder to First Baseman Joe Collins, who hobbled the ball and threw The to choke I Strader, former New York they’ll have only two dates with , up yesterday when the Yankees all in a match that was as dizzy as ; chip shot from the edge of thei j too late. Catcher Yogi Berra tries vainly to make the tag as Umpire Larry Napp calls the play. (All-America Conference) the Tigers and one with but erased an 5-0 the weather. green on the 16th and 12-footer Yankees Cleveland won, 6-4, to take first place. —AP Wirephoto. the'i early Cleveland a I (National Football - Browns. I] AU Even in Morning Rounds. on the 31st that all but sank !and Yanks lead. coach, now is on the San . Thus, while it’s a short haul Luke Easter, hitting the Both the matches ended all even Mawhinney. Mawhinney at least League) ¦ whose Francisco Forty-Niners' staff. from sixth place to third, the Nats;, past few weeks has been after a morning round played in three times saw his long putts 1 instru- Philadelphia by may discover the distance difficult> j weather that ranged from showers hang by inches. Already jittery, Neale, one-time Kroll1 Leads Stroke Driving Stanky, With New Pact, mental in Cleveland’s rise to the Eagles retired from to close. They’re sagging, produc- ’ top, predicted game to driving drizzle. Mawhinney twice slapped the face mentor, is before the a and living in New York. ing only six runs in their last four ' would end New Cherry, 5 down in the first six of his recalcitrant putter. football that the Indians Lambeau, out of a pro coaching I As Middlecoff Blows Gives Cards Goal of 15 in Row igames, while Philadelphia and ! ¦ York’s three year reign as cham- holes, got into the game and was Mengert was 2-over-par for the signs for the first time in 32 By the Associated Press Chicago are showing new of ] pion. only 2 down after nine holes. distance, not counting the 16th, berth up the first earned run scored ! years, recently established a cat- ST. LOUIS, Aug, 23.—Eddie; against in the bigtime. life. “We’re going to win this pen- The golfing baritone took a 1-up where he picked up. him tle and chicken farming ranch I Putt at Fort Wayne Stanky, who has the Cardinals sol But what impressed Stanky wasj 1 1 Gray Wins Six-Hitter. nant,” the big first baseman said. near here. I League standings.' [ “Furthermore, we’re going to win By th. Associated Press steamed up that Owner Fred SaighJ the National 1 Detroit has been cuffed around Marshall promptly squelched a The victory left the Cards only clubs, but against the >it right here in Yankee FORT WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 23. tore up his contract by other Polynesian report that Jerry Neri, present two-year last!, 'three percentage points out of ’ they have been a ! Stadium.” Star Sons of Battle Cary of Nats formidable I Redskin’ backfield coach, would j Middlecoff Memphis, night and gave him a new one second< place and seven and one- i outfit. The Nats owned only a , Lopez was equally optimistic. Term., short putt and get the job. blew a running through 1954, has an half games behind the front-run- 10-9 margin over the Tigers en- “There isn’t a man on our club banged his putter against a tree t In Grand Union Hotel Stakes “It’ll be a pro, that’s certain,” ambitious goal for his team, but i ning Dodgers. tering today’s tussle, following : who doesn’t believe that we re the 1 yesterday steady he declared.