Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-25
.Coan Wins Back Job
After Brilliant Catch
Helps 10 Beat Indians
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent


inning catch of Dale Mitchell's
rapidly dipping liner possibly
saved the Mats from defeat here
last night, will remain in left
field regularly, supplanting Clyde
Vollmer.
The Mats achieved their second
victory of a disappointing trip
last night with an exciting GA
win over the Indians, who
pressed 81 players into a game
that remained in doubt until AL
Sima famed Bill Glynn for the
final out.
Chuck Stobbs, who wasn't
around at the finish, remains
the Mats lone winning pitcher
on the trip, receiving credit
for the hectic triumph which
snapped Washington's three
game losing streak and gave the
club a second win in Is games.
Chuck beat the Browns last Sum
day for the Mats only other
victory on the trip.
Coan will get his f1rst-suS-
tanned shot at the leftfield job.
which he had sealed in spring
training until he suffered a
broken ankle Easter Sunday.
Vollmer filled in nicely and Coan
couldn't wedge his way into the
lineup when his injury mended,
but Manager Bucky Harris says
Gil will get a chance to take
over now.
VOllmer Worn Out.
"Vollmer simply is worn out. "
Harris said. He has slowed
down considerably. at bat. in the
field and on the bases. He needs
long rest and so it's up to
Coan now. He'll be in lettfleld
for a long SPELL"
What seemingly was building
up to another terrific letdown
for the Mats possibly was averted
by Coan with the club nursing a
two-run lead which seemed none
too secure in the ninth inning
after Bobby Avila opened with a
single off Sonny Dixon.
Mitchell dashed an apparent
hit to left, but Coan dashed in to
make a brilliant diving stab. He
rolled over, with his back to the
infield, and Umpire Charley
Berry overruled the protests of
the Indians that Coan dropped
the ball while turning on the
turf.
AL RoSen followed with a fly
to Coan and Harris brought IN
left-handed Sima to pitch to the
left-handed- hitting Glynn. Bill
went to the full count, then
went down swinging, leaving
the on-deck, dangerous Larry
Dolby nowhere to go except the
clubhouse.
Mats i'm for Trouble.
It was a stimulating win for
the Mats, but they're confronted
with trouble in their next three
games. Bob Lemon, seeking a
14th win, will take the mound
today against Washington's
Johnny Schmitz and in tomor-
rows double-header the Indians
will fire Bob Teller and Mike
Garcia.
Mickey Vernon, continuing his
sharp hitting, tripled across two
runs in the first inning after
Ed YoSt doubled and Coan
walked. The Indians bounced
back with a gift run in the same
inning when Mickey Grasso threw
wild into rightfield attempting
to pick Mitchell off first base,
enabling Avila to score from
third.
The Mats moved into Al COM
mand in the fifth after Grasso
doubled and Luke Easter fun
bled Stobbs' bunt. Yost walked
to fill the bases and Grasso
scored after RoSen made a fine
over-the-shoulder grab of Coan's
foul down the leftfield line.
Jackie Jensen later scored
Stubs from third with a fly
to deep left.
Pete Runnels' bobble of Mitch
ellis grounder permitted Joe Tip
ton to score from second base
in the fifth inning, but the Mats
lifted their lead to So in the
seventh when Stobbs walked and
Vernon doubled him across.
Stobbs owned a neat five-hit-
ter until the eighth, when Mitch
and RoSen singled successfully.
Mitchell moved to third when
Luke Easter forced Rosen and
Mitchell scored after Dolby flied
deep to Jim Busby in center.
Glynn, running for Easter, took
second on a wild pitch and shift
ed to third on bill Strickland's
infield hit.
Upton singled home Glynn
to chase StobbS, and, with the
tying run on second, Joe Gins
berg bounded a single over Dix
on's head. Wayne Terwilliger
streaked back of second base
to knock down the bounder.
though. and Strickland was
forced to pull up at third. Yost
grabbed AL Smiths grounder and
stepped on third to get the Mats
out of the inning.
The Mats damned the bases in
the ninth after Lou Brissie
walked Dixon and Yost. Coan
singled sharply to right. filling
the bases. but Vernon lined to
Mitchell in short left and Jensen
popped out. Runnel's scratch
single to Strickland scored
Dixon.
NOTES: Today's game and the