Evening star., 1953-07-04
Mats Hope for Streak
OF Wins and Place
In First 4 by Sunset
BY Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Core snondent

BOSTON, July "A first di-
vision berth by sunset is the goal
of the Mats today, with the rather
formidable assignment of beat
ing the Red Sox in both games
of a double-header necessary to
fulfill that ambition.
The Mats won their third
straight game. ga, last night as
Spec Shea notched his seventh
victory and increased his pros
poets of being named to the
American League All-Star squad.
The chunky right-hander. who
has lost only one game, didn't
permit a hit in the last four in
ningS.
Walter Masterson, striving to
square his record at TT, will take
the mound in the first game
against Southpaw Bill Henry. re-
called from the Red Sox farm
club at Louisville, where he COM
piled a 6-3 mark. The first game
will be televised to Washington
by Station WTTG at 1880 pm.
Bucky Harris was wavering
between Tommy Byrne and
Sonny Dixon as his starter in
the second game, with Lefty
Mickey McDermott due to fire
for Boston.
Play Yanks Tomorrow.
The Mats will return to Wash
ington tomorrow for a double
header with the Yankees, with
Bob Porterfield and Jerry Lane
rookie imported from Chatta-
nooga, slated to face the league
leaders.
The Mats are hoping Jackie
Jensen'S three hits last night
indicate he's ready to break loose
Jackie drilled into a double play
in the first inning, when the Red
Sox tried to give the Mats the
game by committing three OF
their four errors, but he later
injected one of his singles into
a f1ve-run seventh inning after
Boston had tied the score at A
| Washington's fielding was no
more sparkling than Boston'S
The Mats also were charged with
four errors, with Shortstop Pete
Runnels supplying two of them
but they didn't wreck Shea.
/ The Mats opened the game
with three bunts. Jim Busby's
tap in front of the plate was
fumbled by Catcher Sammy
White. Wayne Terwilliger's bunt
was bobbled by Pitcher Willard
Nixon, and Mickey Vernon then
beat out a bunt between Nixon
and Second Baseman Billy Good
man.
Shortstop Milt Boiling made
the third error of the inning
when he pulled Dick Gernett of
first base after fielding Clyde
Vollmer's grounder. Busby scored
on the play and Terwilliger came
across when Jensen hit into
double play.
Lead Erased Quickly.
That lead vanished immedi-
ately, for singles by Gene
Stephens and Gernert, an error
by Runnels and Whites double
off the centerfield wall produced
two runs, in the first inning
The Mats nicked Nixon for
run in the fourth on Jensen's
single and Ed Yost's double ano
moved into a AZ lead in the
fifth when Busby singled, Ter
williger sacrificed and Vollmel
singled.
Goodman's single. George Kell's
pinch double and a single by
Gernert again knotted the score
in the fifth, but with one out
in the seventh the Mats shelleo
Nixon with a flve-run splurge.
Terwilliger launched the up
rising with single and Vernon
followed with another. White
threw wild into left field after
recovering a short passed ball
enabling them to advance. and
the bases were filled when Voll-
mer was purposely passed.
JenSen's single scored Ter
williger and brought Ellis Kinder
from the bullpen. He walked
Yost on four pitches to force
across Vernon. Runnel's fly to
center scored Vollmer and Ed
Fitzgerald doomed a double of
the centerfield wall to score
Jensen and Yost.