Evening star., 1953-05-16
Mats Streak Ended ,
PoterfieId Strives
To Extend His Own
By Burton Hawkins


streak is ended, but Bob Porter
field will try to extend a per-
sonal string of conquests to four
today when he takes the mound
against the Browns in the rub
ber game of the series at Grit
fifth Stadium.
Porterfield, who lost his first
three decisions, since has pol
ished off Chicago, Detroit and
Philadelphia, accomplishing the
latter job with a one-hit per-
formance that approached per-
fection. Harry Brecheen, veteran
lefthander, will pitch for st.
Louis in the ladies' day game.
Porterfield, who blanked the
White Sox and Athletics, still
is seeking his first win at home
and is hoping to lift the Mats
back to the 500 mark after Vir-
gil Trucks stopped them, 40,
with a neat eight-hitter last
night before smattering of
1881 fans, smallest crowd Of the
year here.
Could Use Short Fence.
Meanwhile the Mats may be
moaning the reversed decision
which prevented installation of
temporary seats at Griffith Sta
dium. Last winter officials an
nounced seats would be installed,
then abandoned the plan. Later
they said a bullpen, extending
from the leftf1eld line 100 feet
toward centerf1eld and trimming
IS feet off the distance to the
leftfield fence, would be con-
structed. That, too. was shelved.
Jackie Jensen twice in two
nights has blasted deep drives.
800 and 400 feet, which would
have plunked into temporary
seats, but they merely became
well-kissed outs in the vast
reaches of Griffith Stadium.
But even a Jensen homer last
night wouldn't have whipped
Trucks, who possessed a four
hitter for seven innings. The
Mats stirred up a threat in the
ninth when they jammed the
bases with one out as Mickey
Vernon walked and Jensen and
Pete Runnels singled. but Trucks
famed Jim Busby and disposed
of Mickey Grasso on a game
ending pop to Shortstop Bill
Hunter.
KryhOski Hits Homer.
The Browns spurted into q
quick lead against Walter Mas
terson, the loser. With two out
in the first inning. Vic Wertz
doubled and Dick Kryhoski
rammed a home run over the
rightfield fence.
St. Louis increased it's lead to
80 in the fifth after loading
the bases on singles by Clint
Courtney, Bobby Young and
Trucks, with Masterson Wild
pitching Courtney across from
third base. The Browns added
a run off Julio Moreno in the
ninth on Young's scratch single,
Trucks sacrifice and Johnny
Groths single.
Manager Marty Marion Of the
Browns played the game under
protest after he and Coach Bob
Scheflng were elected from the
game in the sixth inning. Both
faced possible suspension under
a rule which prohibits a coach
or manager to leave their posi-
tions to protest a ball or strike
decision.
Bob Elliott started the rhubarb
when he Squawked to Art Passa-
rella, plate umpire, concerning
a strike call. When it appeared
that Elliott was becoming vio-
lent, Scheffing logged to the
plate and apparently merely
pulled Elliott aside, warning him
not to be thrown out of the game.
Marion also went to the plate.
seemingly to calm Elliott, and
he was thumbed along with
Schefflng, while Elliott remained
in the game.
Groth collected three of the
Browns IL hits. while Vernon
and Runnels each got two hits
for the Mats.
The Chicago White Sox move
into Griffith Stadium tomorrow
for the opener of two-game
series.