The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-02
BY Sen PHLECAR
AP sporfsuTiter

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for anything, might consider Dor.
rowing Charlie Grimm's Milwau-
kee textbook on "bow TO start win
ming when losing.
The Yankees 70 into yoday's
game at Boston with chance 70
set a new second best losing
record for the club. Their all.time
mark Is 70 in 1913. The next worse
Is nine in 1915 and equaIled by
the 1858 edition in yesterdays 40
defeat at the HANDS Of the Red
Sox.
The Braves went into a tailspln
the same day the Yanks did and
they lost eight in . row before
righting themselves Tuesday night.
Yesterday they won again with
ease, lO.2, over Cincinnati.
II looked for awhile last night
as IL the Braves waald vault back
into first place but Brooklyn rail-
lied for two runs In the last Of the
10th to nip the Philadelphia Phil
lies, 81, and keep their half-game
edge.
The third place st. Louis Cardi-
mails overp0wered Chicago, los. to
stay "a games behind, Hal Rice
homered Ii the nth to give Pitts
burgh q So decision over the New
York Giants.
Although they last again, the
Yankees preserved temporarily
their vanishing five-game Ameri-
can League lead because the sec
ond place Cleveland Indians also
were beaten. Detroit stopped the
Tribes six-game winning rush to-
wards first place, ~. Chicago's
thifd-place White Sux moved to
within 5la games Of the paceset-
tiers as they trampled the ST. Louis
Browns, I3-4. Washington defeated
Philadelphia, SIS.
The Yankees looked q beaten
and bedraggied bail club all the
way in bowing at Boston. Their
attack was nonexistent, producing
only four singles off the sOuthpaw
slants OF Mel Parneil. Five New
York hitters went dtwn swinging
and two more were called out on
strikes They were charged with
only one error but the defensive
play was generally sloppy.
A RoSen sent Cleveland off To-
3 two-run lead in the first inning
at Detroit with ! home run gcor-
ING Dale Mitchell, but Ted Gray
stopped the Indians the rest Of the
way. Bob Lemon wild-pitched one
run home, threw the bali away In
permitting another and walked the
third man who scored.
The White SOx ratified the fences
ct Comiskey Park with nine extra
base hits against the Browns. Min.
ME MnosO drove in five runs with
3 pair Of triples. Nellie Fox ham
mered three doubles IN three Off
cial at bats.
The Senator's climbed back TO
the 500 mark by winning their sec
ond straight over the Athletics.
Home runs BY Wayne Terwilliger
and Ed Fitzgerald helped Chuck
Stobbs to his first victory since
May 10.
Three doubles brought Brooklyn
is success over Robin Roberts and
the Phillies. With Gre out in the
10th Carl Furillo doubled deep to
center field. Pinch hitter Roy Cam
PAMELA brought aim home with q
double to left center and after an
intentional walk George Shuba, an
the right.field seoreboard to drive
ID the whining run.
The Pills had tied the game in
the ninth on a double By Granny
Hammer. an error, ard . single BY
Del Ennis. IN the 10th Richie Ash
burn singled and scored on Ham
ner's double 70 put the Pills In
front. As.
Stan Musiai belted pair Of
triples and a single In the st. Louis
triumph over Chicago. Gerry Stall
ey breezed to his 18th victory after
his mates had gotten him q II
lead 1t the end Of four innings,
Milwaukee's power hitters found
the range again st Cincinnati. Sid
Gordon started the fireworks with
= two-run homer in the first. Eddie
Mathews belted his 23rd Of the
season. with a man en-. in the third
and Joe Adcoek contributed a
bases.empty blast in the eighth
Mathews moved into the league
home run lead.
Pittsburgh moved within one per-
centage point Of seventh place by
edging the Clans. Starter Johnny
Lindell gave up two quick runs in
the first inning before Paul La
palmer took over. Daryl Spencer
homered for the Giants third run
in the fourth. Frank Thomas tied
il with ! two-run homer in the
sixth eff starter Sal Maglie. Hoyt
Wilhelm. who come on in the
seventh. gave up the winning hOm-
er to Rice in the 18th.