Evening star., 1953-06-08
Griffs Fall Nine Back
Despite Victories in
Of Last 80 Games
BY Burton Howkins
Stor SioH correspondent


Mats are compiling q swarm Of
encouraging statistics but the i'm
portAnt one, the, games behind"
column m the standings, has a
SOLDERING effect on their long-shot
pennant aspirations.
While winning six of eight
games on the present road trip,
they've dropped 21a games fur
ther back of the rampaging
Yankees, who are threatening to
drain all interest from the race.
Since dropping eight of their
frst 10 games. the Mats have
captured IS Of 80 decisions. Or
dinarily that would put them in
the midst of a pennant scramble,
but they find themselves nine
games off the 'back-breaking pace
Of the leaders.
= While they haven't abandoned
hope, it appears they'll be bat
tling for crumbs left by the YAM
KEGS. The second-place Indians,
who dropped another game back
Of New York despite winning
seven of their last eight games,
will provide the third-place Mats
opposition in three-game series
starting tomorrow night.
DOrish Halts Streak.
Washington ran its winning
streak to four games yesterday
by battering the White Sox, 16-
2, in the first game Of a double
header at Chicago, but sue
cumbed, 6-1, in the second game
to Harry Dorish's five-hit pitch
ing.
Washington keeps Dorish in
the league. Eleven of his Is VIC
tories have been at the Mats
expense. He has started six
games in three years with the
White Sox and has completed
four of them, all against the
Mats, beating them each time.
The Mats had fun in the first
game. mauling an assortment Of
five pitchers for II hits. includ-
ing home runs by Ed Yost and
Jackie Jensen. Mickey Vernon
Clipped in with three hits. as
did Ed FITZGERALD, and Vernon
batted across four runs as Bob
Porterf1eld breezed to a seventh
win.
But Dorish snapped Chicago's
six-game losing streak in the
second game. The White Sox
got off to a lead in the first in
ming when Orestes Minoso
streaked all the way home from
first base on Sam Mele's single
to left off Shortstop Pete Run
nels' glove. Minoso, running on
a 80 pitch. scored easily as
Mele's liner was DETECTED by
Runnels and trickled into left
field. ~.
- First Setback for Shea.
Clyde Vollmer was nicked by
a pitched ball in the second in
ming. went to third on Jensen's
single and scored after Jim Bus
by flied to center. That ended
the run production in support OF
Spec Shea, who suffered his first
defeat after winning four
straight.
Mele'S double and Jim Rivera's
single gave Chicago a run in the
sixth and another came in the
seventh on singles by Chico Car
rasquel and Bob Wilson, plus
Ferris Fain's grounder. Walter
Masterson yielded two runs in
the eighth on Mele's single and
doubles by Rocky Krsnich and
CarraSquel.
The crowd Of 18.480 poured it
on the White Sox in the opener
Yost opened the game with a
home run, but Carrasquel's
double and Mele's single tied the
score in the first inning. Then
the Mats exploded for four runs
in the fourth inning off Mike
Forneiles. added three in the
fifth off Luis Aioma, Gene
Bearden and Saul Rogovin,
picked up another in the sixth,
then blasted Bob Keegan for
seven runs in the last two in
ningS.
NOTES-Johnny Schmitz will
open against the Indians, who
are due to pitch Bob Lemon.
Mike Garcia and Early Wynn in
the three-game set The
Mats are idle today .. Wednes-
day nights game here and Satur-
day and Sunday games at De-
troit will be televised to Wash
ington.
Vollmer boosted his runs batted
in to 80 with a pair in the first
game Busby has 80, Vernon
81 ana Jensen 80. Runnels
received a bruised nose and up
per lip in a collision with Busby
in the first game He retired,
came back TO start the second
game, then left in the fourth in