Evening star., 1951-06-08
Yankees Invade
Tonight
For -Four Games
Vic Ruschi to Pitch
Against HoIcombe ir
First of Vitol Series
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the Associated Press
The rags-to-riches Chicago
White Sox, bent on revenge for
two early-seaSon defeats by the
New York Yankees, are ready to
shoot the works against the
worlds champions in the four
game series opening at Comiskey
Park tonight.
The second-place Yankees, now
Az games behind the White Sox,
who have another winning streak
of six straight going, are the only
team with a winning edge over
Chicago this season. The New
Workers took two straight in Chi
|cago on their first Western trip,
and Manager Paul Richards of the
Sox contends, 1--WE should have
won both of them"
Two costly errors-one by Ores
tes Minoso and the other by Chico
Carrasquel-cost Chicago Ga and
8-3 defeats early last month. The
White Sox partially evened the
score by beating the champions,
IA, in Yankee Stadium on Eddie
Stewards grand-slam home run.
Holcombe VS.. Raschi.
Both contenders have their
pitching stats in good shape for
the series. which Is expected to
draw at least 100000 fans. Rich
ards kept his top-line pitchers
out of the two-game series with
Washington, so is ready to lead
of with Ken Holcombe (4-2) to-
might. Vic Raschi (8-3), Casey
|Stengel's ace, is due to oppose
Holcombe.
Tomorrow it will be Billy Pierce
for Chicago against Frank (Spec)
Shea. And in the big double
header that winds up the Sox
home stand Sunday, Richards has
nominated Howie Judson and Joe
Dobson to meet Eddie Lopat and
Allie Reynolds.
Harry Dorish is the latest
waiver waif" to burst out as a
|shutout starter for the incredible
White Sox. Richards pulled
Dorish out Of the hat yesterday
his first start after nine turns
in the bullpen. The result was
Ia SO shutout Of the Mats and
the Sox' oath complete pitching
job.
Close Call for Yanks.
Meanwhile, the Yankees barely
averted another disaster in St.
Louis. rallying with three runs in
the ninth to pull out a 7-5 de-
cision. Bobby Browns double tied
the score and Ralph Houk won it
with a two-run single. With Yogi
Berra sidelined by a pre-game In
jury. Charley Silvera and Houk
split the Yank catching duties.
Berra was hit over the eye In a
relay throwing contest.
Boston snapped its hve-game
losing streak at Detroit, 5-3, as
Dom DiMaggio kept his 27-game
hitting streak alive and won the
game with one blow. Dom singled
to left with the bases full and the
score tied in the eighth to hang
the loss on Ted Gray.
Big Luke Easter led Cleveland
back on the win path after two
defeats with a three-run homer
for a 6-3 edge over Philadelphia.
Although nicked for - hits, Lou
Brissie made his old mates his first
victims of the year.
While the star-dusted White
Sox stole the headlines, Brooklyn
quietly piled up a 61a-game lead
in the National League. At the
rate they're going, they may sew
it up by Labor Day.
Preacher Roe Wins Eighth.
Preacher Roe, the Dodgers meal
ticket, skinned home with another
one-run win, 2-1, over st. Louis.
1t was his eighth straight of an
unbeaten season and his fifth one
run victory. The Cardinals outhit
the Dodgers 9 to 5. but ninth
inning single by Carl Furillo with
the bases loaded. score tied and
none out broke up the game.
The enterprising Cincinnati
Reds knocked off New York again,
5-4, to move into a second place
tie with st. Louis. It's the Reds
best road trip in years, 6-2 against
the East so far. Virgil Stallcup's
three-run homer off Dave Koslo
in the fifth, giving the Reds a ST.
lead at the time, proved decisive.
Bubba Church pitched the Phil
lilies to a I'll romp over Chicago
allowing five hits and his sixth
win.
vern Bickford kept six Pitts
burgh hits scattered in earning his
eighth win for the Boston Braves
SO.