The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-22
Collins Home Run
Gives Yanks Win
Over Boston Red Sox
BY BEN PHLEcAR
BY BEN PHLEcI
APP sportswriter

AT opoTIsWTHeT
It's little early in the season
to be laughing out loud but Steve
o'Neill is having a real good
chuckle at the expense of the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
0'Neill's Philadelphia Phils
dumped the Dodgers, III, last
night in their first meeting. And
to make the triumph considerably
sweeter. they beat their old bud
dy Russ Meyer.
The Pills have been fighting
more or less losing battle in their
efforts to convince the rest of the
National League they didn't guar
antee another pennant for Brook
Ign when they gave up Meyer in
a four-eornered trade in February.
But last night the Phils batted
around in the first inning and
scored three runs, then chased
Meyer with an uprising in the
fifth that included a home run into
the left field seats by Del Ennis
with Johnny Wyrostek on base.
Brooklyn managed to hold on to
the league lead when Cincinnati
defeated the st. Louis Cardinals,
Sd, at st. Louis in another night
game, with Harry Perkowski gain
ing the nod over Harvey Haddix.
In the other National League
game, also at night, the Pittsburgh
Pirates edged the New York Gil
ants, Sd, behind the steady seven
hit pitching of Bob Friend.
A home run by Joe Collins gave
the New York Yankees 10 YER
dict over the Boston Red Sox;
Cleveland snapped the st. Louis
Browns four-game winning streak
with a 4-3 decision; Chicago out
lasted Detroit, rs, and Washing
ton whipped Philadelphia, ST., at
night in American League con-
tests.
Milwaukee and Chicago in the
National League weren't SEIZED
uled.
0'Neili has frankly predicted the
Phillies can win the National
League flag this year and his club
made him look mighty good
against the Dodgers, who had
dropped only one same in their
first five starts.
Lefty Curt Simmons struck out
eight and gave up only five scat
tered singles for his second straight
victory. Meyer was charged with
all seven Philadelphia runs al.
though the last two were unearned
and scored after Ben Wade had
come on in relief.
cincinnati's victory, which
snapped three-game winning
streak for the Cardinals, featured
home runs by Bobby Adams and
Wally Post in the fifth inning that
helped the Redlegs build a so
lead. A three-run homer by Ray
Jablonsd in the sixth and a pinch
hit home run By peanuts Lowery
In the seventh put the Cards With
in striking distance only to have
them waste their chance in the
ninth when pinch runner Very Ben
son missed a sign and was thrown
out easily trying to 90 from first
to third on a short single.
The Giants moved into Pitts
burgh figuring on fattening their
batting averages on Pirate pitch
ing. The first game looked like a
cinch with Sal Maglie, who had
lifetime record of 1873 against
Pittsburgh, going against Friend.
who never had beaten the New
Workers. But Maglie didn't have
Il last night. He lasted only four
innings and departed trailing by
three runs.
The Giants lost the services at
least temporarily Of second base.
man Davey Williams and catcher
YES Westrum. Wessrum hurt his
hand trying to tag out Danny
0Connell IN the second inning and
Williams reinjureL his lame back
while diving for a low drive in the
fourth. Both men were due for \.
rays to-day.
Bett-hander Chuck Ssohbs of
Washington pitched 2,s innings Of