Evening star., 1951-06-05
Indians and White Sox
Find Success, Though
Their Systems Vary
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Pres. Sports Writer

Associated Pres. Sports Writer
It took nearly two years, a
black cat, $4,000 rabbits feet, a
message to Garcia and some solid
socking for the Indians to break
through the Ed Lopat jinx.
But that's what they accom-
plished in Cleveland last night
when they sent the New York
southpaw to the showers in two
innings with a six-run assault
and went on to whip the Yankees,
8-2.
Cleveland's victory, its third
straight over the champions and
its ninth in a row, oyershad doWed
even the White Sox sweep of a
twi-night double header with the
Red Sox, 6-5 and 20.
But even though they didn't use
any of the Cleveland hocus-pocus.
the White Sox widened their lead
in the American League race to 3la
games. and the Indians still are
61a games behind them.
First Since June, 1949.
Not since June II, 1949. had
the Indians been able to beat
Lopat. Since then the lefthander
won from them II straight times,
twice this season.
Mexican Mike Garcia. beseeched
by numerous messages to BEAT
Lopat," did it handily with a we'll
scattered 10-hit performance. He
held the Yankees runless after a
wobbly first inning.
A five-run first inning that in
cluded singles by Ray Boone, Luke
Easter and AL Rosen, a double by
Larry Dolby and a three-run
homer by Bob Kennedy started
Lopat on the way to an early
shower. Two more hits kayoed
Eddie in the next round.
II guess the rabbits feet and
the black cat did it," Lopat sighed
in the clubhouse.
Lopat was referring to the good
luck charms handed out to the
first $4,000 of the 20,217 fans who
entered Cleveland Stadium.
Even a Black Cat Used.
AS if that wasn't enough, one
fan tried to break Lopat's hoodoo
all by himself by running out to
the mound with a black cat as the
Yankee hurler was tossing warm
up pitchers in the last of the first
inning. The fan waved the cat
before Lopat's face and tried to
put it in his arms. Police led the
fan away and an umpire did like
wise to the cat.
Lopat took his defeat philo-
|sophically.
1T was bound to happen. he
said. "It's a long time to hold a
winning streak over one club. Now
I'll have to start a new one"
The years biggest turnout at
|Chicago's Comiskey Park-42,7 ,718
yelled itself hoarse as the White
Sox whipped two former team
mates Ray Scarborough and Bill
Wight, pair who had been
counted on to win the pennant
for Boston.
Billy Pierce and Saul Rogovin,
Ierstwhile members Of the Detroit
hurling corps, turned in route
going efforts. Pierce yielded II
hits in the first game, but stag
lgered through to his fifth straight
Victory and his seventh against
1.-TWO defeats. Rogovin scattered
seven hits for the fifth White Sox
shutout of the season.
Dom DiMaggio hit safely ir
both games for the Red Sox tc
Istretch his streak through "a
straight games.
Rookie Lou Limmer hit a grand
slam home run to lead the Ath-
Iletics to a rs triumph over the
Browns at st. Louis.
Stan MusiaI on Rampage.
Stan Musial smashed two hon.
ers and a single, drove in three
runs and boosted his average to
$50 as the Cardinals checked the
Giants second-place challenge
with To win.
The Cincinnati Reds roared
from behind a TO deficit with
three tallfes in the eighth and
seven in the ninth to down the
Braves at Boston, 1877. It was
the Reds seventh straight success
over tie Braves. Connie Ryan
and Grady Hatton drove in three
runs apiece for the victors.
Gus Bell hit a single, double,
triple and homer to lead Pitts
burgh to 12-4 victory over the
Phillies.
Rain washed out the night game
between the Dodgers and Cubs in
Brooklyn after two scorless in
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