Evening star., 1952-09-24
Shantz' Broken Wrist
Will Not Jeopardize
Career, Doctor Says
By Burton Howkins
StoE Stoff CoErespendent

Stor Stoff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 24.-The
pitching career of brilliant Bobby
Shantz, the Athletics most effec-
tive pitcher since Lefty Grove. will
not be jeopardized by the broken
wrist he received yesterday when
struck by a fast ball thrown by
Walter MaSterson.
DR.. Harrison Gopadze, the AS
physician. said today that there's
no likelihood of the fracture per-
manently affecting Shantz's pitch
ing. although the X-rays show
two lines" DR.. Gopadze said,
"clinically it's one break just above
the left wrist and there won't be
any complications"
DR.. Gopadze said Shantz's wrist
will be in a cast for four weeks,
which will prevent the AS little
left-hander from taking what was
to have been a profitable post
season transforming trip to Homo
lulu. 1t also will deprive Shantz
of another start against the
league-leading Yankees here Sum
day as they wind up their pen
nant fight with the Cleveland In
dians in a three-game set at Phil
adelphia.
Manager Jimmy Dykes of the
AS and Manager Bucky Harris of
the Mats feel that Shantz'x injury.
suffered in the second inning, will
not mar his effectiveness next sea-
son.
ShantZ was a 30 winner over
the Mats when he left the game
at the end Of the second inning
but the 4-3 victory went to Bobo
Newsom, who was replaced by Alex
Kellner when the Mats rallied for
all their runs in the ninth inning.
Shantz, who has 24-7 record,
threw up his arms while attempt
ing to duck an inside pitch.
MasterSon realized the ball would
be dangerous the instant he re-
leased it and yelled Look out" i"
but the warning was too late.
Bobby received, treatment and
remained in the game as a runner,
but when Dykes saw Shantz cry
ing he realized his great southpaw
was hurt badly and ordered him
to Graduate Hospital for X-rays
which revealed the extent of the
injury.
Barring a fantastic finish, the
Mats are doomed to the second
division for the sixth straight
season, with the defeat reducing
their dream of a fourth-place
finish to a forlorn hope.
Two Games Back of AS.
Washington now is two games
back of the fourth-place AS with
only three games remaining for
each club. Only a sweep of their
three-game series with the Red
Sox starting Friday at Boston,
coupled with a three-game sweep
of the Athletics by the Yankees,
could lift the Mats to fourth place.
Gus Zernial's 28th home run
with two aboard in the first in
ming was the big blow as the
Mats suffered their 18th loss in Is
games. Zernial delivered his
blast into the lower centerfield
stands after Eddie Joost walked
and Dave Philley singled with one
out
The AS lead mounted to 40 in
the sixth when Joost singled,
went to third on Ferris Fain's
double and scored on Philley's
grounder to Mickey Vernon.
Shantz and Newsom held the
Mats to five hits for eight in
nings, but Vernon and Pete Run
nels singled to start the ninth
and Mel Hoderlein beat out a
bunt to fill the bases. Earl Rapp
batted for Mickey Grasso and
Newsom forced over a run by clip
ping him on the back.
That brought on Kellner. who
slipped a third strike past Pinch
Hitter Clyde Kluttz. Eddie Yost
walked to force across another
run and Hoderlein scored after
Jim Busby flied deep to Philley in
center. Rapp shifted to third
on that blow but was stranded
when Jackie Jensen also flied to
Philley.
NOT s. Newsom urged the
scorer to give Shantz credit for
the victory. although he pitched
only two innings to Bobo's six.
-. A starting pitcher who leaves
the game because of an injury
can be credited with q win even
though he doesn't go five innings.
The scorer turned down the
request, subject to reconsideration.
The Mats picked up Wayne
Terwilliger from the Dodgers for
the $4,000 waivers price. The
26 . year old second baseman
batted .312 in n games for st,
Paul this season. Terwilliger
had three seasons with the Cubs
and went to Brooklyn last year