The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-05
Yanks Tied With
Indians For The
Top In American
BY BEN PHLEcAR
AP sportsWriter

The folks down in Vinegar Bend,
Ala, better start thumbing their
st. Louis guidebooks. This looks
like a good year to 60 watch Will
mer pitch.
Wilmer, as he is known to his
grandma, is better known to base
ball fans as Vinegar Bend Mizell,
the 22 year old plowboy who
pitches for the St. Louis Cardinals.
A left-hander with all the eccen-
tricities usually associated with
southpaws, plus whole bundle of
his own, Mizell is the greatest
character. in the true sense Of the
word, to find his way into the
Cardinal organization since Dizzy
Dean.
Last night at Pittsburgh Vinegar
Bend moved down the recently
dangerous Pittsburgh Pirates on
two measly hits. He struck out
nine and didn't allow a safety until
rookie Carlos Bernier broke
Though with a single in the sixth.
Frank Thomas cot the only other
Pittsburgh hit, also single, with
two out in the ninth. St. Louis won
the game, so.
When Mizell was pitching for
Houston Of the Texas League in
1851 the entire population Of Vine
gar Bend--total 35-went over to
see him pitch against Shreveport.
Since Wilmer has won two
games and pitched one rain-short-
ened tie, this would seem an. ap-
propriate time Cor them to move
in on Busch Stadium for another
look at the local boy.
While Mizell was ending the Pr
ates' five-game winning streak,
two other streaks in the National
League 1850 were broken. The Mil
waukee Braves stopped BrosFlyn
at six straight with q "a decision
at Ebbets Field and the Cincinnati
Reds snapped their eight-game los
Ing streak at the expense Of the
New York giants. This happened,
9-5. in the second game Of double
header after the Giants had won
the first game, Ia.
The Philadelphia Phillies took
sole possession Of first place in
the National League as Brooklyn
lost BY. whipping Chicago. g..
In the only American League &C.
ton the lowly Detroit Tigers rose
up and conquered the New York
Yankees, 1915, knocking the Yanks
down into 4 percentage tie for first
Mace with the Cleveland Indians.
Boston at st. Louis was post
poned because of wet grounds and
the other four clubs weren't sched-
uled.
The Braves victory was a sweet
one for the Wisconsin Redmen,
who bowed 10 times in n meet
inas with Brooklyn last season. AT.
ter sending Preacher Roe TO the
showers In two innings the Braves
exploded for five runs against
elem Labine IN the sixth inning
q ret the decision. Del Crandall,
Johnny Logan and Sid Gordon LED
The l5-hit Milwaukee attack.
nel Ennis had a big night for
the Phillies. He drove home five
runs. three Of them on . double,
and hit 4 home run as Jim kon-
staniy picked up his second sue
cess AGAINST one loss.
Daryl Spencer, the Giants rock
ie third baseman who was
benched last week for weak MI.
ting. smashed bis first major
league grand slam home run IN
New York's first game triumph
over the Redlegs.
Gus Bell matched Spencer's ct.
fort for Cincinnati in the nightcap.
Beil and Ted KlMsxewsd collected
10 hits and drove In u runs during
. the long afternoon.
Detroit hammered Vic Raschl
and three successors for ls hits,
including four doubles and two
tribes. The Yanks have used i
pitchers Ii their last four games,
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