Evening star., 1951-09-08
New Workers Move Up
As Mize, DiMag Blast
Mats 10 Defeat
By Burton HowKins
Star Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-They're
a pair of struggling .264 hitters
attempting to outstep Father
Time, but 38-year-old Johnny
Mize and Joe DiMaggio, who will
celebrate his 37th birthday an
two months hence, are
serving notice they're still dam
gerous when the going is toughest.
The aging Yankees delivered a
Az victory to New York yester-
day when Washington was threat
ening to upset the pennant con-
tenders, 81, with two out in the
ninth inning.
The Yankees were on the verge
of what would have been a par
ticularly CALLING defeat when Mize
and DiMaggio wheeled into action
against Sid Hudson and dealt the
Mats a sixth successive loss, the
18th in a row for Washington
against the top three clubs.
Hudson, who went the route
for the first time in two months,
took a one-run lead into the
ninth. Joe Collins, who had
ousted the light hitting Mize from
his first base job, singled to CEN
ter and Jerry Coleman batted for
Allie Reynolds and sacrificed.
Then DiMaggiO Hits.
Sid struck out Mickey Mantle
but MiZe batted for Phil Rizzutc
and lashed a long double to right
center, scoring Collins with the
tying run. Gene Woodling beat
out a slow roller to short and Billy
Martin, running for Mize, scooteo
ito third.
Then came DiMaggio. who
Ilofted a fly ball which Rugged the
right field line and bounded into
the seats for ground-rule double
Ordinarily the score would have
been 80 and Di Maggie credited
with single only as the winning
run came in from third base. But
as the ball bounded into the
stands, President Will Harridge ol
the American League ruled Di-
Maggio'S hit a double and the
score AZ.
Bob Porterfield. the ex-Yankee
will attempt to whip his former
mates today, and operating against
him will be Ed Lopat. cunning foi
his 18th win. Dick Starr and Dor
johnson. also former Yankees, viii
oppose New York's Vic Raschi anc
Johnny Sain in tomorrow's double
header.
Top Teams ROut Mats.
Beaten % times in their las
26 games with New York. Bostol
and Cleveland. the Mats construct
ed a 20 lead against Reynold
in the third inning Eddie Yos
blasted his 18th homer into th'
left field seats and, with two out
Mickey Vernon walked. took sec
ond on a wild pitch and scored
when Bobby Brown fumbled San
Mele's grounder
! Hudson blanked the Yankees OF
five scattered hits for six innings
but they pried a run from hin
in the seventh when Gil McDou'
gald singled. Reynolds was nickec
on the leg by a pitched ball ane
Mantle singled.
/ Reynolds, who held the Mats tt
four hits in achieving his 14tf
win, allowed only two Mats tt
reach second base in the last 81,
innings. Pete Runnels doubled
with two out in the sixth and Gi
Coan singled and stole second il
the eighth. but both were stranded
Old Timers Having Day.
The Yankees moved the po'
tential tying run to third in thu
eighth when DiMaggio reached
base on a Runnels tumble anC
moved to third with two out OF
Browns single. Hudson eaSed ou
of that jam when McDougalt
popped to Yost.
Some 80 former Yankee star
will gather here today and par
ticipate in a Ginning game a
part of festivities honoring 10
Mccarthy, former manager VIII
steered the Yankees to eight pen
InantS and seven world champion
ships. Mccarthy will manage on
set of players who labored TO
him and Clark Griffith. the Mats
boss and an early manager o
the New York club. will direc
players of earlier vintage.