Evening star., 1953-05-25
Vernon S ASS Streak
Helps Mats Rout Jinx,
Beat ! Left-Handers
picture on Page A-19.)
By Burton Howkins

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Julio Moreno, who has picked
up two victories in relief, will get
his first starting assignment to-
night when the Mats tangle with
the Athletics at Grifith Stadium
in the rubber game of their
series.
Spec Shea'S balky shoulder
has interrupted the normal ro-
tation of Bucky Harris starters.
The bulky Shea, who hasn't per-
mitted a run in IS innings, was
forced to leave his last game
after seven innings when he
owned a two-hit shutout over
the Indians. His shoulder stiff
fened in the course Of six-run
inning generated by the Mats and
the club physician wants him
to get at least two days more
rest before pitching again.
Frank Fanovich. a left-hander
who hasn't appeared in q game
this season. may pitch for Phila-
delphia, a 6-3 victim of the Mats
yesterday before 9,222 fans.
Washington made only six hits
but jammed all of them into the
first two innings against Morrie
Martin to score all its runs. If
Fanovich doesn't get the nod to-
night it will go to Carl Scheib,
who has pitched in three of the
AS last four games.
Seven Southpaws Whipped.
The Mats have overcome their
vulnerability to left handed
pitching. They lost five in a
row to southpaws before beat
ing a left-hander and haven't
lost to one since, whipping
seven straight. Eight left
handlers have started against
the Mats since Ed Lopat beat
them April "a and none has
been around at the finish.
Assisting in the rout of south
paws has been Mickey Vernon,
who is giving them grief along
with right-handers. Mickey now
has hit safely in 18 straight
games and over that span has
batted .465. He is hitting 1868
for the season.
Mickey was a big contributor
to the Mats success yesterday
after the AIS smashed Chico
Marrero for two runs in the first
inning on singles by Joe De-
Maestri and Pete Suder, plus
Eddie Robinson's double.
Wayne Terwilliger started the
Washington Uprising by walking
with one out and Vernon and
Clyde Vollmer followed with sin
giles to the same right-center
sector to produce one run. Jackie
Jensen doomed his fifth triple
of the year off the centerf1eld
wall. scoring Vernon and Voll-
mer, and Jensen scored when
Pete Runnels grounded out.
Doubles OF ScorebOard.
Ed Yost was nicked by q
pitched ball with one out in the
second inning and Terwilliger
beat out a bunt. Vernon then
lashed a double of the rightf1eld
scoreboard, scoring both runners.
That was the Mats last hit of
the game, for Dick Rock and
Bobo Newsom held them harm
less in the last 62s innings.
Gus Zernial lofted his sixth
home run Of the, season halfway
up in the leftf1eld bleachers in
the eighth. Zernial was credited
with a double in the sixth inning
when Vollmer lost his deep fly
in the sun at the base of the
leftfield wall.
Marrero, who has won three
straight to compile a Al record,
allowed nine hits and struck
out six.
The Mats will be idle tomor-
row, then move to New York
for a two-game series with the
Yankees. Walter Masterson and
Bob Porterf1eld are likely start
ers there.
NOTES: Best-kept secret of
the week was the fact that Man
ager Jimmy Dykes Of the AS
was expelled from Saturday
nights game along with Catcher
Ray Murray. d. Bill Grieve.
plate umpire, emphatically waved
Murray out Of the contest, but
gave no indication that Dykes
was to leave the premises. l..
Dykes loses the hat he bet
Mickey Grasso that the Mats
catcher would be kicked out of
a game first.
Vollmer has 20 hits, 20 runs
batted in. : Vernon and Jim
Busby have batted in % runs
each. During his streak
Vernon has hit 2S singles and
five doubles, batting in IL runs.