Evening star., 1950-07-01
Dodgers Fall 10 Third, I,
Face Serious Loss in
Injury 10 Newcombe
By Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports Writer

Dust off those playoff rules.
Ford Frick. your National League
may be headed for a six-club
showdown. :
With July 4. traditional half
way post, just around the bend.
one still can't separate the men
from the boys. Toss out Cincin-
natl and Pittsburgh, and they're
all in the race.
Boston, New York and Chicago
closed in while Brooklyn, st. Louis
and Philadelphia were fumbling
the pace. Now it's only five games
from the first-place Phillies to
the sixth-place Giants and l2
from first to fourth.
Lose one and you drop from
first to third. The Dodgers did
the trick last night. They took
a half-game lead into Shibe Park.
After an 8-5 defeat by the Phils
they were lucky to be third.
Since Memorial Day the Phils,
Dodgers and Cardinals have Shuf-
fled in and out of the lead. Now
the Braves want to get in the act.
No clubs in the league has been
able to run away and hide from
the 500 mark. The Phils are
only 10 games over it and the
Giants are just even. And the
Dodgers were supposed to win by
10 or Is games!
NewcOmbe Hit on Wrist.
The Dodgers looked like any,
thing but champions last night as
their two best pitchers-Don New
combe and Preacher Roe--failed
to hold the youthful Phils.
Newcombe, hit on the wrist by
Mike Goliat's single in the eighth
inning, may have been seriously
hurt. If he's out for any length
of time, the Dodgers cause is
gloomy. After Newcombe left the
game with the bases loaded, jim
my Bloodworth unloaded three
run pinch double off Roe to break
a SIS tie.
The revamped Cards sneaked
past Brooklyn by mauling Pitts
burgh, ga. That left the Cards
only three percentage points back
of the Phils.
With Rocky Nelson, up from
Columbus, on first base and Stan
Musial back in the outfield, the
Cards conked Cliff Chambers for
IA hits. Musial contributed a
three-run homer and single. AL
though the Pirates took the lead
three times, Gerry Staley lasted
for his seventh win.
Sibby Sisti's pinch homer of
Dave Koslo with the bases loaded
in the ninth gave. the Braves an
8-4 win over the Giants. Earl
Torgeson hit a two-run homer of
Monte Kennedy in the first in
ming. Eighteen walks, nine by
each side, were handed out in the
three-hour 22-minute struggle.
The Cincinnati Reds made an
early lead stand up for an 8-5
victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Kenny Raffensberger needed help
from Herm Wehmeier in the
eighth to save his sixth victory.
2More Homers for Easter.
Big Luke Easter continued his
long distance clouting with two
more homers and Al Rosen hit
his 21st as the Indians hammered
the Tigers. 1l-3.
Hal Newhouser failed to last
through the second inning while
Mike Garcia tanned the league
leaders with five hits for his fifth
straight win.
Larry Dolby went bat-in- hand
after reliefer Dizzy Trout after a
pitch sent him sprawling in the
second inning. Players from both
sides streamed on the field but the
umpires quieted the fuss short Of
an actual fight.
The Yankees ended Bostons
seven-g game win streak with a 9-6
afternoon win but took a severe
1912 drubblng from the Red Sox
in the night half of the day-night
program.
Page Shows Old Form.
Jerry Coleman and Phil Rizzuto
pulled a double steal to put the
decisive runs in scoring position
in the afternoon duel, featured by
Phil Ruzzuto's four hits, Joe Di-
Maggio's three hits and Joe Pages
fine relief pitching. Page, ineffec-
tive of late, retired six men in
order after replacing Vic Raschi.
Walt Dropo hit his 17th homer
and Dom DiMaggio> and Matt
Bats also socked home runs in
the night game romp behind Walt
Masterson
Gus Zernial hit his 18th homer
with two out in the 18th inning
to give the White Sox a 80 edge
over the Browns. The loss, charged
to Mod Garvnr dIYnnoed tina