ftening gfo SPORTS cuislF 'il> <K C WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1955 6 Losses in 11 Games Dim Hopes Boston's Pennant m 8 WON'T PICK OUR SPOTS, BUCKY SAYS Seventh Straight Ageless Vernon Win Lengthens Schedule Hands Tigers * Yankees' Lead 7 Pushing Closer By Um Associates Press 'Killer Role in Race Boston fears its pennant bubble . Red DETROIT, Aug. 17 UP).— lt’s land killers or Yankee killers— has burst. The once-hot To .300 Mark quite possible a fifth-place team i just plain killers.” he added. Sox, stepping on the heels of —Detriot—holds the key to the ! “Who knows. If we hold up we the leaders barely three weeks By BURTON s HAWKINS American League pennant puz- - may be pushing Boston for ago, now have tumbled to six supposed ale. fourth place.” r Mickey Virnon is to i , defeats in their last 11 games, be feeling creaky about this time, With 24 of their remaining t The Tigers, in the midst of 23 - slipping 44 games behind in but the Senators’ first baseman i games against the first division i successive games against the first the American League race. refuses to show his age. He has i clubs, the Tigers are in a posi- ¦ division, dealt Cleveland a 7-0l- Through July, Manager Pinky been 'thought ready at any in- tion to dictate—at least in part—- - jolt last night as Billy Hoeft only eight game team lost stant to call it a career, but a i who will face Brooklyn in the ; hurled the “greatest” of 1 games. But now, only half way glance at his statistics doesn’t ; World Series. his career. through August, al- only singles the Red Sox indicate he’s ready to collapse. “And we’re not picking our - Hoeft allowed two -8 ready have lost seven. The 37-year-old Vernon has > spots,” sakl Bucky Harris, . —ln the first and second innings Things the drop 8 haven’t been this to right the players include Hank Bauer, Mickey topped .300 only twice since quiet skipper of the Tigers who \ —as he posted his fifth to tough since before Ted Williams YANKEE POWER HlTTEßS—Boston.—This grin- crashing the majors in 1939. ¦ job the Indians a game and a half J room Mantle, Skowron Larsen was . has done a sound with a i 1 got back in harness late in May. ning dressing lineup shows the lour New York Bill and Don Larsen. winning American League bat- youthfully . behind the Yankees. past- winning Wirephoto. ¦ erratic team this sea- agreed The Red Sox took a real players who nit homers as part of an 18-hit attack the pitcher.—AP ting championships both times. Every one that it was night, crumbling ¦ son. * -5 ing last befor* that smothered Red Sox, 13-6. Left Now he’s threatening TIGERS, fast night the “ to rise s “We’re not going to be Cleve- See Fare C-3* the Yankees, 13-6, as the New b above the .300 level again, al- . Yorkers won their seventh though any GUGLIELMI, WEED TO PLAY - he can’t nurse no- straight to snatch a 14-game jpMn tions about a third title. lead in the mad pennant scram- Mickey went into a horrendous MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS full slump ble. The Yanks added a - at the end of last season 1 I—¦ ’ game to their margin as Detroit OR appeared he nearing WIN, LOSE Rams 13-Point Choice and it was I WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. 1955 knocked ofl the Indians 7-0 be- the end of the road. He was i ; - hind Billy Hoeft’s two-hitter I supposed to be in line for part- Chicago replaced Cleveland •e „Y £¦ . s w and By FKANCIS STANN duty year I DRAW r time this and has * AMERICAN Standings £ e-U X | {-J in second place by finally sub- l Over Redskins Toniaht ‘“been granted occasional rest. City «ult» ®f Clabs “ duing the Kansas Ath- played R Vezterdnr | ? | ti i— —mmwmm but he has more games i j J 1 letics, 5-4, m 11 innings. ' By LEWIS F. ATCHISON ’]land proved to be correct, thinks 5 than any of his teammates, Bmlto, 7: Wash. 2. IS.MM Q —.•¦LS first 10 minutes hold thee g.jNtwY,* ]—| fll 71 99!12[11|15(72i «.«•! Inning Star Staff Correapondent the Leading Yanks Have 7-Run Cup of Coffee, a 6-2 Record key to the outcome of tonight’s s In Several Divisions C., ’4 ill'Chicago ( 0|—| B|lo| 91 9jls| 81 68] 45[ .«**, XV, Stengel LOS ANGELES. Aug. 17. —! I i The White Sox, who have ONE OF THE FETCHING virtues of Mr. Casey |; contest. He fears the long passes s Vernon merely is leading the * Cleveland 8]—j XV, brightest |lo| 8| 9|l3| 7|l6{ 791 47 .598 i played five fewer games than seeming inconsistency. instance, it wasn’t so With the two stars of Billyy bat, *•*« only is his For of Norm Van Brocklin and club in times at hits, total Boston |s] Bjlspilo|l2|n|ll| 67| 50| .573 44\ the Yanks but have lost long ago his No. 1 shortstop, Billy Hunter, to the College All-Stars’ victory Wade, but also thinks if the bases, doubles and triples. He’s ~ York, that he sent e 7fs| 6|-| 7[14|13| «lj 55; 19 one less than New now the Yankees’ farm club in Denver. In exchange, he called over the Cleveland Browns on Washington defense holds rea- - running second to Roy Sievers i N*v I MS\ - have an edge of four percentage opposite sides, the Rams are i sonably well for most of the firstt in home runs and runs batted in. Cky 6| »|-| »! « up Bob Richardson, a 19-year-old inflelder with a can’t-miss • f&IV eLiffTlbd ,'*—»• | 51 4| 61 1 -497 j84 _ points on Cleveland. 13-point favorites to knock over quarter it will hold the rest off Mickey has boosted his batting : WASH. I 5| 2; 101 6! 4| 8|—| 6 41! 74j .357 : 29Vi 4 A seven-run third inning, tag. way. average °“*** the Redskins for the fifth the to .294 wtih a .526 out- ¦j Baltimore 2! 3| 5| 5| 771, 4*51 S ’ their most productive of the cup the Yankees and in | 6| Vi 71—| 37! Richardson had a of colfee with ;straight time in their 10th an- “We’ve got to be at least ass burst, his last five games. 3' season, got the job done for the other day along with no less inual pre-season game tonight ,l*st )46|45!47|50|65|70!74j77! | | was shipped to Richmond the at good as we were against the j The first baseman contributed i:ci«£.V&?r”.'N. V. at Best |- 1 - Yankees. e 1 sched.) triple Washing- (Only ¦¦¦¦— than Jim Konstanty, 38-year-old relief specialist, who must the Coliseum. Forty-Niners,” Joe said, “andLa double and to • names i i . —7 '—; “Our hittin’ sure has picked wondering guy stay up. One report had the margin as maybe a little better. But weel ton’s meager six-hit attack : i - -e i itJ a % i w up,” Casey Stengel, the Yankee be what a has to do to as eight points, against George Standings appeared games !close but it was know we’ve got to stop theirr Erv Palica and • NATIONAL 1•£ J§ J j -J manager, beamed in the locker One hour after Konstanty had in both possible today get long passes.” night J still to 13. Zuverink last as Balti- ’ Smalts Yesterday Clubs |S• j| “The boys of clean-sweep doubleheader last Sunday, first helping Ralph Guglielmi, pounded Johhny |.£ J 8 t1“ room after the contest. a i Quarterback Hounded by the question more Schmitz - started find the range in the Whitey against and then rescuing Tommy off n r to Ford the Orioles iwho directed the All-Stars’ at- whether Guglielmi would play , and Camllo Pascual for 16 hits liCinc ’iV «! ’2 '|roaklrn |l-| 11110| lij12f 12! 10| W| 38j_.670i _ last Red Sox game in New York.” Byrne, pink slip. against Browns, victory. 11! he got the He could have been no more tack the will and where, Kuharich continued ]jand a 7-2 Only 1,683 .' rata, 3, .538| statistician tossed in the re- Redskins, * Pntla i’4: MiTkee 6|—|iO|l2]l(Hll| 6| 9|"94i 55! 15_ A surprised than the press corps, which was thinking that line up with the- al- to hedge, except to say that both ,ifans were on hand. J J that in the 17 games of though Coach «*»" Tsday New York 7| J[j—lJ!10|10|10!llf 9*f55’ .530; 16 mark with 6-2 record, in 39 appearances and Joe Kuharich was Eddie Leßaron and A1 Dorow willL The Senators’ highest-salaried I 7 the last home stand. New York a numerous saves unwilling to say it will be habitually 60 6o: s#or uy more get the first calls on offense. performer, Vernon Kiss ftj- ;»!¦ 9il3i - Then, a 2.25 earned-run average Konstanty was in line for some a brief, Butti i n IfifisT mtMm i scored 44 runs. over the jthan token appearance. the coaches have been working? has been one of the club’s most 9)—|8| end, sort of comeback-of-the-year award. Weed, goal 'lit ‘ laacSSßl 51 7f«i B|l4i_«|_«*! _ week the team scored 44 in I Tad pint-sized field overtime to prepare the Notre t reluctant signers and could be ¦ 71-|H| 9j SB| 94j .475| B*4 games Baltimore.