Evening star., 1952-09-01

'Lopat's Performance
Lifts New York Hopes
For Stretch Drive
By the Assoeioted Press

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By the Associated Press
Four holiday double headers
take the American League PEN
nant race into the September
stretch drive today, with the Cleve-
land Indians in a position to capi-
talize on a throat-cutting Yankee
Red Sox series that offers Boston
its last chance to become serious
contender.
The Indians, still two games be-
hind New York, send two 17-game
winners, Bob Lemon and Early
Wynn, against the Browns today
while the Yankees invade Fenway
Park for a three-game series.
The Red Sox. five and a half
games back with only q to play.
have to win now or forget about
the pennant until next year. Lou
Boudreau's club was handed a
severe blow over the week end as
the Athletics swept four games OF
"a five-game series.
Lopat Cheers Yankees.
The Yankees 60 into the Boston
series with new confidence because
of Eddie Lopats showing against
the Mats yesterday. However. the
Bombers still have pitching wor-
ries and will have to go with an
cient Ray Scarborough and Rookie
Tom German today.
Lopat, the Junk man." proved
he is back in business with his
three hitter against the Mats. Hin
dered all season by shoulder mis-
cries, he got back into action Au-
gust "a and hurled an e:ght-hlt.
AZ victory over Detroit. His 6-l
decision over Washington con-
WINGED Manager Casey Stengel he
can depend on the crafty left
handler down the stretch.
Husky Mike Garcia turned the
White Sox back on seven hits to
hang up his 18th victory for Cleve-
land. AL Rosen, who batted in
three runs with two singles and
double, and Larry Dolby, with
two-run homer, his 28th, led the
Cleveland assault against Billy
Pierce.
The third-place Red Sox and
fourth-place Athletics divided a
double header, the Sox winning
the opener. ILL. and the AS the
nightcap, 20. st. Louis trimmed
Detroit, IA, in the circuits other
game.
Dodgers Pull Away.
Brooklyn took a big step toward
the World Series by mauling the
runnerup Giants, 9-1, to hike its
National League lead to nine
games. In other games Pitts
burgh downed st. Louis, AZ;
Philadelphia and Boston traded
shutouts, the Braves winning the
first game, 10, and the Phils
the second, 40. Chicago and
Cincinnati also halved a bargain
bill, the Cubs taking the first one.
AZ, and the Reds the second, 6-5.
The Red Sox lowered the boom
on Bobby Shantz, the AS 22-game
winner, in the first game at Phila-
delphia. Shantz was staggered
for 10 hits and seven runs in seven
innings, with Clyde Vollmers
Ithree-run homer the big blow.
Philadelphia's Harry Byrd white
washed the Sox on seven Safeties
/ in the second game for his 18th
triumph. Gus zernial's 9th
homer in the second inning of
Willard Nixon was the deciding
blow.
Joe DeMaestri's three-run
homer. his first of the season. and
a bases-empty blast by Gordon
Goldsberry beat the Tigers. Steve
Souchock and Walt Dropo hom-
cred off Bob Cain.
Brooklyn's biggest winner, Billy
, Loes, set the Giants down on five
hits in taking his 18th victory.
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1t seemed like old times at
Pittsburgh as Ralph Kiner went
; on a batting spree, driving in all
four of his teams runs on his
30th homer and a single to hand
the Cardinal rookie sensation, Stu
Miller, his second loss.
Greenhorn Virgil Jester bested
Phil Rookie Steven Ridzik in the
opener at Boston, winning his own
game with a two-out bases loaded
single in the ninth. Jester al
lowed only three hits, the same
, number Jim Konstanty. making
!, his first start since June 6, 1851.
granted the Braves in the second
. game.
Pinch-hitter Gene Hermanski's
!, two-run single in the seventh in
ming enabled the Cubs to win the
first game at Cincinnati. while
Pinch-hitter Hank Edwards two
run homer in the eighth gave the
Reds the nod in the windup.