Evening star., 1951-06-09

|CalI on Pierce Today
lAfter Yankees Snap
l6-Ganle Win Streak
BY the Assoeiet.d Pres.

|6-Gdn1e Win Streak
BY the Assoeiutsd Press
Maybe White Sox fans should
try the black cat and rabbits foot
curse on Vic Raschi, who has
never lost in Chicago.
1t worked in Cleveland where
the citizens routed the Eddie Lopat
jinx with a strategic application
of one black tabby and $4,000
rabbits feet. Chicago trusted in
Paul Richards magic. It wasn't
enough.
Comiskey Park customers who
never have seen the husky Yankee
ace lose a game must rate him in
the Walter johnson class. Both
losses in his 1872 lifetime record
against the Sox were suffered at
Yankee Stadium.
But the Sox can console them
selves with 31z-game lead and
the knowledge that Raschi can't
work every day. Frank Shea, to-
days foe, may be softer touch.
Three big games remain in this
first important series of the
season.
Raschi Ends Sox Streak.
Raschi smashed the Sox's six
game win streak last night before
So ,490 fans, a new Comiskey Park
attendance record. The old high
was 53,325 for a double-header
with Cleveland, May Is, 1949.
Raschi turned the Sox back AZ,
on seven hits.
Eddie Robinson's 18th homer
with Nelson Fox on base put
Raschi behind the eight ball in
the third But the Yanks got to
Loser Kenny Holcombe for two
in the fourth, driven in by Johnny
Hopp's double and Mickey Man
ties single. Three singles and
two sacrifices won the game in the
fifth with Gene Woodling and
Bobby Brown singing home the
runs.
1t was the third straight win
for the Yanks at Chicago this
season.
Pierce Pitches Today.
In an effort to square the series,
Richards will send Billy Pierce,
his southpaw ace, against Shea
in today's single. They wind up
their home stand with a Sunday
double-header with the Yanks.
Bobby Feller of the Indians,
only one win behind Raschi with
his 81 record, busted off Boston,
I'll, to get revenge for his one
loss. 1t was Boston's seventh de-
feat in 10 starts since leaving
friendly Fenway Park.
The Indians assured Feller of
his eighth win with a five-run
outburst in the second inning
routing Maury McDermott. After
consecutive errors by Bobby Doerr
and Vern Stephens and a walk
loaded the bases, Jim Hogan
drove home three with a whis-
ting double. After Feller famed,
Dale Mitchell hit his second
homer. Hogan also added a homer
.off Willard Nixon, third Boston
I pitcher, in the sixth.
1 Feller ended Dom DiMaggio's
consecutive game hitting streak
lat 27 games. Dom, last stopped
by Ned Carver at st. Louis May
10, flied out three times and
grounded out twice. He hit .40s
'lduring his streak. Bobby gave
lonly five hits, losing his snutoui
in the sixth on Les Moss double
and Tom Wright's single.
Il Detroit Beats AS.
1 Detroit cut loose with eight
runs in the third inning te
smother Philadelphia, 90, while
Dizzy Trout scattered nine hit.
for his third win. The Tiger.
sent IL men to the plate in thu
third to face loser Carl Scheil
and Morris Martin. Jerry Priddy
had two singles in the inning.
Il Rain washed out the Washing.
l ton-St. Louis night game will
the Mats leading, Al. at the enc
of four innings.
i The National League all-night
schedule was cut to one game BY
rain. Chicago at New York, Pitts.
burgh at Brooklyn and Cincinnati
Sat Philadelphia all were postponed
4 Cards Defeat Braves.
\ They managed to play at Bos-
ton, where Rookie Joe Presko OF
the Cardinals stopped the Braves
with six hits, 2-1. The win gave
1.-THE Cards undisputed possession
'|of second place. six games behind
the idle Dodgers.
Presko's sixth win missed being
a shutout when Walker Cooper
[homered in the ninth. Both St
Louis runs scored on errors by
Bob Elliott, who made three for
the night. Max Surkont gave up
all eight hits.
4 Louis Olmo. Braves Puerto
Rican outfielder, was described as
I''resting comfortably" at st. Eliza
Ibeth's Hospital. He had COM
Iplained of abdominal pains.
i DR.. Roger T. Doyle, club physi-
clan, planned to X-ray Olmo to-
day.