Evening star., 1952-03-24
Is Different il the Foil!
By lie Associnisd Pfess ,

By The Associated Press
The New York YANKEES usual-
" find the National League q
soft touch IN the fall. but its
different this spring.
The world champions have been
Waltzing through their American
League opponents all through the
exhibition season. but Manager
Casey Stengel must be wonder
Ing whether the senior circuit
really has It this year.
or maybe he's wondering
whether the Wanted power Of
his club can be stopped by good
pitching.
AT any rate. the Yanks haven't
been doing much hitting Of late.
Yesterday, for example, they
were shut out for the second time
within q week, when they bowed
to the Phillies, 40 In II innings.
Last Tuesday the Boston Braves
WhitewaShed them. 1-0.
Robin Roberts Tough Foe.
The Yanks have played nine
games against National League
opposition and have dropped five
|of them. Two of their defeats
have been ct the hands Of the
|Phillies, who, II nothing else,
have q top-fiight pitching stan.
Both times. Manager Eddie
Sawyer has thrown Robin Roberts
lin against the Yanks. and each
time the New Workers have looked
futile against the Philadelphia
lace.
Last week he held them TO ons
Init In five innings, and In yes
lterday's game he improved on his
record by giving them one hit II
| six StanzaS.
The Yankees. In fact. managet
Ito collect just three singles from
1.-The assorted offerings Of Roberts
HOWE Fox. Jim Konstanty and
Andy Hansen.
Meanwhile, Tommy Byrne and
Lou Sleater hurled the st. Louis
Browns to q pair Of victories ovel
1.-THE San Francisco Seals. Byrne
went the full nine innings and
hung up q 13-5 decision. while
Sleater missed perfect game
(seven innings) when Ray Ham.
rick beat out q bunt. The Brown.
won 1t, 20.
Five Straight For Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs, who have
been doing right well for po.
tential cellar team, won their fifth
in q row and ninth in IA games
by blasting the Cleveland Indians
I7-3. And to top It all off, tht
Cuhs. whose main weakness is tht
lack of q long-ball hitter, hit foul
home runstwo by Hank Sauel
land one each by Roy Smalley ans
Frank Baumholtz. Steve Gromel
was the victim.
i Not to be outdone. the New
York Giants also won their fiftl
lstraight by beating Oakland. SD
behind the pitching Of Sal Magli
land Roger Bowman. Maglie wen
llseven innings and retired II bat
tiers In q row in one stretch.
il Ken Johnson Who just jOineI
1.-THE Detroit Tigers. was tossed Il
lagainst the st. Louis Cardinal,
land was promptly battered for !
runs in the first two innings. tn
: Cards finally rang up q 12-1 vic
STORY.
The Brooklyn Dodgers shel
LACKED the Boston Red Sox. l4-2
1.-THE Pittsburgh Pirates nippe
the Chicago White Sox. 7-6, an
1.-THE Cincinnati Reds gained q s.
i decision over the Braves In othe
games.
, WEST PALM BEACH. FIJI
tl(R-Lou Limmer, who played 9
!. games at first base for the Ath
: letics last year, was one Of eigf
players optioned to farm clut
yesterday
!, Limmer was assigned to til
: Ottawa team of the Internationi
: League. Others optioned WEI
Joe Murray, Ed Harbscak an
S Mike Kume. pitchers, and Bo
D williams, Tom McGroarty. Pa,
Simmons and George HERNIA
j, Ruth, a young catcher name
difor the late home run king. e
SAN BERNARDINO. Cali
up. 80 Branch Hickey, gener;
manager Of the Pirates, today re
: fused to give Pitcher DO
Chesnes his release.