Five Games at Boston Boost Sievers' Chances in Homer Derby fattening J&potfls Rams Wallop Giants Braves Halve Deficit I Roy Bats In 17 Runs, Slaf Behind Van Brocklin; Washington, D. C., Monday, August 9, 1954-A-13 ** In 18 Days, Aimfor I HHs .348 in 13 Games '49ers Stop Matson Replay of'4B Series ¦ Since Leaving Bench •y the Associated Prose By Iho Associated Pros* By Burton Hawkins Star Correspondent I in, Lose or Draw PORTLAND. Oreg., Aug. 9. Cleveland’s steady stream of Staff W Aug. The Lob Angeles Rams, aided by victories and Milwaukee’s spec- EN ROUTE TO BOSTON, tacular drive have 9.—The! Senators have a sizzling the passing late-season By LEWIS F. ATCHISON deadly of Norm Van brought up the possibility of a I hitter in muscular Roy Sievers Star Staff Correspondent Brocklin, defeated the New York renewal of the 1948 World Series i and they’re headed for a five- Giants, 30-7, rivalry between game series at cozy Fenway LOS ANGELES, AUG. 9.—Erny Pinckert was around again In last night’s ex- the Indians and i hibition game here. Braves. 1 Park, where he can apply his the other day and, as usual, he left his audience limp with betting gentry probably distance swatting to advantage. The Giants, at The 1 laughter with his stories about the old who trained will give long odds it won’t hap- Sievers, benched in Baltimore Redskins. Erny, nearby Salem, were outclassed pen, on< the second game of the cur- an All-American at Southern California, but baseball has had hitting, was a blocking back most of the time and their few before. Remember the < rent trip because of light scoring opportunities miracles for the team in the 1930 s—when most of the came usu- Giants’ incredible 1951 finish? ! since has surged back to hit .348 m ally result games. current rookies were in rompers. as a of fumbles. Just 18 days ago. on July 22, | in 13 He has blasted five scored four plays home runs and three doubles “Erny sold sports equipment when he The Rams on the Braves were mired in fourth in the opening of the place, 15% games the and has batted in 17 runs to first joined us,” George Marshall recalled, minutes behind 1 game. Two of these plays were seemingly runaway Giants. The boost his season production to “and when he first stepped on the field passes good for 13 and 48 yards Indians were leading the Ameri- 21 homers and 79 runs batted in. Hkj Roy everything was new. The rest of the play- |J!| —from Van Brocklin to Bob ¦j/ can League, but their margin was clouted Nos. 20 and 21 ers looked like the raggedy-britches cadets. Boyd. Tank Younger plunged a half-game over the Yankees. yesterday to lead Washington to yards. a 7-6 victory Chicago in Then, after practice, he used his locker for over the final four m i IBmi Hk . Ai . What a change those two and over the WB Van Brocklin passed 16 yards first game of a doubleheader. He a display room and took orders for whatever |N a half weeks have brought. The to Boyd and then 14 to Younger one also chipped in with a single to they needed. Braves climbed notch and 13-hit attack. In for the second scoring drive today they trail the pace-setting spark a the “I even sold my last year’s clothes and which opened late in the first Giants by only games. second game he contributed a 7% and single, brought a new outfit,” Erny said, “but quarter. Fourteen Milwaukee victories in double but Jack fl Harshman checked the Senators Pete Bausch, the center, almost ruined my The Rams scored on the sec- 16 games have slashed eight ~ play quarter, lengths New York’s with seven hits en route to a business in Pittsburgh.” ond of the second from lead. win. r auu.Z passing 24 yards H| ¦ 1 w Cleveland of 19 3-0 “How?” Marshall asked, apparently Van Brocklin to ,H won 15 during Tom Fears in the end zone. the same period arid widened its Contender in Homer Race. not trying to speak like Redskin. a Dan Towler’s 72-yard run margin over the Yankees to four When Sievers hits his next “Remember the fiber helmets I sold you?” Erny went through the middle gave the games. That is the Indians’ big- homer, he’ll tie the club record on. “Pete got a denjt in his at Forbes Field and he was Rams their third touchdown. Les gest lead since July 4. set by Zeke Bonura in 1938, but standing in the middle of the field, pushing it back in shape Richter converted successfully Mathews Hits No. 30. there are more important honors like I for the second time. at stake in the remaining seven an old derby when saw him. I told him to get the hell whipped the In quarter, Hall, Milwaukee Giants weeks of play. back in the huddle where the owners and business managers the third Joe again yesterday, 5-2, to sweep the halfback from Roy has become a definite con- couldn’t see him.” * a rookie defensive three-game series Georgia Tech, * at the Polo tender in the American Leagus intercepted Bob Grounds. A six-hit “How about the time he made a bad pass in practice and pass and made fine per-! home-run derby. Larry Doby, Clatterbuck’s a formance by Warren Spahn and Ray Flaherty happened often,” spectacular 67-yard the leader, has only 26 and asked him if it Marshall said. run for a a perfect day at bat by slugging Erny remembered enlightened touchdown. m' i w i m .Mickey Mantle is second with and his other listeners. n r Eddie Mathews were the features. 24. Sievers is next, with Ted Wil- “He told Ray he completed the Rams’ IT’S FUN TO BEAT THE YANKEES—Jim Delsing a big grin as his Detroit teammates Mathews only did it when he was drinking, but Richter wears smashed his 30th liams following with 20 and A1 that he usually was sober the day of the game. He said it scoring when he kicked a 24- greet him at home plate after his pinch homer off Johnny Sain in the 10th inning gave the homer off Sal Maglie, singled in Rosen with 19. with straight face Flaherty yard field goal early in the fourth Tigers a 10-8 victory over the Yankees at Briggs Stadium yesterday. It was the Tigers’ second another run and scored twice. Sievers is tied with Rosen for such a didn’t know whether to quarter. believe him or not.” straight over the champions, who dropped four games behind the leading Indians. Delsing hit Effective pitching by Bob fifth place in runs batted in with The Giants scored only for Steve Gromek, won 13th game. and Art but he’s only 10 behind Doby, * with who his —A. P. Wirephoto. Lemon Houtteman and 79. ** * three minutes of the game re- home runs by Lemon and Larry the leader. In between are Min- PINCKERT SAID MARSHALL wasn’t around the day a maining. Andy Davis, formerly Doby highlighted the Indians’ nie Minoso (88), Yogi Berra (83) (81). light, reflected from some bright object in a window at the of George Washington Univer- 7- and 5-2 sweep over the inept and Mantle sity the Redskins, recovered College All-Stars homer, Country Club in New York, bothered Flaherty and Election Day Out, Victory in Warmup Athletics. Lemon’s with Red Sox Only Two Behind. so a fumble on the Rams’ 3Q-yard one on, overcame an early 2-1 uch the coach complained about ' Bratkowski, Bucky Harris is hoping Sievers 3estchester It. line and a few plays later Chuck Name Philadelphia lead in the first stay on the during “One of our guys had put a dozen cans of beer out on the Conerly passed yards Kyle game. will beam a 20 to 1954 International Jerry Efoby’s three-run homer busy stay in Boston. Roy will be off,” Rote goal Makes Barber off Alex in the window to cool Erny remembered, “and when the sun behind the line. Rote Massey Captains Kellner first in- aiming at a convenient leftfleld hit them it looked like spotlight.” converted. By the Associated Press ning, his 26th of the season, got and the a the fence club may need all Lo« Angeles 7 13 7 3—30 Is Set for Nov. 3 LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 9. ; New in 'Tam' Indians off to a flying start his power to stave off the The conversation drifted around to Riley Smith, the New York 0 0 0 77 Threat in the nightcap. Red Los Angeles The College All-Stars will be led j Sox. They’ve sneaked within quarterback, who clobbered by opponent from scoring Touchdowns, Washington, D. By lha Associated Press was an the Younger, Fears, Towler, Hall. Field goal. The C., Inter- by Zeke Bratkowski and Carlton Pinch-hitter Jim Delsing’s two games of the Senators and blind side in one game. Pinckert Richter. Conversions. Richter (3|. national will be run CHICAGO, Aug. persist- went to help him up and New York scoring—Touchdown Rote. Wednesday, Massey when they meet the j 9.—A two-run homer in the 10th in- are anxious to dislodge them Conversion. Rote. November 3, Laurel race course Smith shouted, “Don’t touch me. Just give me the name of Detroit Lfons at Chicago’s : ent journeyman and two talented ning broke up a free-hitting af- from fifth place.