Evening star., 1951-07-30
a Games Scheduled
With Indians, Three
With Fading Chicago
By Burton Hawkins

| ing on a treadmill in a fruitless
bid for fifth place, mingle with
flrst-division clubs exclusively this
week, and it's a rugged introduc-
ton to four-game series with
the Indians that will confront
them tomorrow night. Bob Feller,
who could be headed toward his
best season, will attempt to make
Washington his 18th victim in the
series opener.
Washington has earned no
worse than a split in IL games
with Cleveland this year, but the
Mats would prefer not to talk
about their only meeting with
Feller. He beat them, 1910, on
two hits and will carry a. 27-9
| lifetime record against the Mats
into the contest.
Lopez Hopes to Make Hay.
Al Lopez, Cleveland'S freshman
manager, is making no secret of
his ambition to mop up on second
division clubs in the immediate
future. Following the series here,
which calls for night games tomor-
row and Thursday and a twilight
night double-header Wednesday,
the Indians will battle the Ath-
leticS in a four game set, while
the White Sox play here Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Tied with Boston only two
games off the pace, the Indians
have only five more games with
the Yankees and four with the
Red SoX They'll clash with the
White Sox IL more times, but
Lopez expects marked improvN-
ment over the Indians 81 record
with Chicago. Otherwise Cleve-
land has 38 games remaining with
second-division clubs, and it's at
their expense that the Indians
hope to snare the pennant.
Lopez, who has tossed in Bob
Chakales, Lou Brissic. Steve
Gromek and even Johnny Wander
Nicer as starters against the Mats
this year, can follow Feller with
Bob Lemon and Early Wynn in
Wednesdays double header and
employ Mike Garcia Thursday
night.
The Mats spent yesterday after
noon splitting a double header
with the Browns before 9,069
customers at Griffith Stadium.
Washington splurged for seven
runs in the fourth inning of the
first game as Sandy Consuegra
won, To, but the Browns came up
with four-run ninth inning to
take the second game, 0-6.
Vernon Clears Bases Twice.
Mickey Vernon, who belted
across three runs with a double
in the first game, slammed an
other base-loaded double in the
seventh inning of the second,
then scored on Sam Mele's double
to tie the score at A.
Mickey Harris lost his poise after
Kermit Wahl singled to open the
ninth. Mickey fielded Bill Jen-
nings' bunt and threw to second
too late. Then he pounced on
ISatchel Paige's bunt and fired to
third base too late. Thus St. Louis
had the bases filled with none out.
Bob Young's single off Harris
scored two runs and Hank Arft
later smashed across two more
with single off Sid Hudson.
The Mats, who had chased Tom
my Byrne in the seventh, had
Paige in deep trouble in the ninth
when they loaded the bases with
none out, but that rally snagged
when Mele hit into a double-play.
The Mats got one run out of that
and another on an error before
Cass Michaels, representing the
tying run. grounded out.
Byrne gave the Mats an oppor-
tunity to score a bundle of runs
in the fifth inning when he filled
the bases with none out on three
successive walks, but Gil Coan
popped out, Irv Noren took a third
strike and Vernon fouled out.
Coan Boosts Average.
st. Louis grabbed a 30 lead
IN the opener. Wahl's single
and Jennings triple produced a
run in the second inning and
Ben Taylor blasted a home run
in the third before the Mats
connected for seven runs of
Al Widmar and Lou Sleater. Mike
Guerra got three of the Mats
II hits, while Consuegra scat
tered nine st. Louis blows.
Coan's three hits in eight at
tempts lifted his average to $40.
Mickey GraSso received notice
lof another financial blow. He
was fined $50 for the second time
this season as the result of being
tossed out of Thursdays game.
then hanging around the umpires'
dressing room to rant at Umpire
Ed Hurley. Mickey now has con-
Itributed $110 to league headquar-
ters, with SO fine for talking
to a spectator figuring in the ac-
counting.