Evening star., 1952-09-13
BY Burton Howkins
Sfor SfoH Correspondent


ISurized Yankees looked to usually
dependable Vic Raschi to keep
them at least half game in front
of the surging Indians today when
the big right-hander went in pur-
suit of his 10th win at the ex-
pense of the White Sox.
Having patched his pitching to
achieve GA conquest of Chicago
last night before a crowd of 40
.137 Manager Casey Stengel Of
the Yankees regarded todays
game with Chicago and tomorrow's
big battle with the Indians at
Cleveland as the key to the tense
tpennant race.
If We can win the next two
we'll be all right" declared Casey,
who has his top pitchers ready
for the pair of vital games. Ed
Lopat, left-hander with a 34-9
lifetime record against the IN
dians, left for Cleveland at noon
today to rest for his assignment
tomorrow.
Reynolds in Reserve.
Stengel regards tomorrow's
game as an all-out affair and
will have 18-game winner Allie
Reynolds IN the bullpen in case
Lopat falterS. But Casey was in
a mood to look upon todays test
against Marv Grissom as little less
significant, for he is eager to in
wade Cleveland leading the league.
Possessing a half-game bulge
over the Indians entering today's
game, Stengel would prefer to have
that lead boosted to 11a games by
Dusk, but if both the Yankees and
Indians win today there still will
be more pressure on the Indians
! in tomorroWs contest.
They'll be looking up at u.s."
said Casey, land that's the way I
want to keep it,"
Ewell Blackwell paid off the
Yankees $4,000 investment in
him last night when he stopped
the White SoX cold with a spark
ling no-hit relief appearance for
three innings after Tom German
and winner Ray Scarborough had
displayed signs of collapsing.
Blackwell Slams Door.
Blackwell took over in the sew
enth inning after the White Sox
had sliced the Yankees lead to
5-4. He slammed the door, for the
only threat Chicago stirred up
came in the eighth inning when
Jim Rivera walked with one out,
stole second and went to third on
Sherman Lollar's grounder, but
!, Rocky Krsnich sent a harmless
grounder to Billy Martin at second
base.
The Yankees spurted into 80
lead against Hal Brown in the first
inning when Joe Collins blasted
his 18th home run into the right
field stands. Mickey Mantle and
:; Gene Woodling doubled and Yogi
Berra welcomed Reliever Bill Ken
nedy with a single that scored
Woodling.
/ But the White Sox battled back
to tie the score. They nicked Cor
man for a run in the first inning
when OreStes Minoso doubled and
Sam Mele singled. They added an
other in the second inning when
Krsnich singled. went all the way
to third when German threw wild
past first base attempting to pick
him off and scored on Chico Car
rasquel's single past Third Base
man Gil McDougald.
Mele locked the score in the
third inning when he doomed a
home run into the leftfield seats
against Scarborough, but it was a
briefly enjoyed moment.
Martin Hits Big Homer.
With one out in the fourth in
ming. McDougald singled and Billy
Martin belted his third home run
of the year into the leftfield
stands to present the Yankees a
5-3 margin. The White Sox whit
tied that lead to 5-4 in the sixth
when Rivera singled, Lollar walked
and Krsnich singled to left.
Martin projected the Yankees
into a two-run lead in the ninth
when he smashed triple to right
after McDougald had doubled to
left off Luis Aloma. McDougald
got three of the Yankees 10 hits
while Martin and Mantle Clipped
in with two teach.
The win was Scarborough's
fourth against one defeat since he
came to the Yankees from the Red
Sox on waivers August %.