The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-28
FeHer Loses
HeGrtbreGker,
Yankees Win
UNDATED BASEBALL at
BY Sen PHlEGAR

Aoeoetat90 Press SPottS NruST
It's been q long time coming but
the Brooklyn Dodgers finally are
showing flashes Of the brilliant
form that made last years pennant
race 4 breeze.
With three good games under
belts the Dodgers are set for 4 tri-
umphant tour through the West and
the return home when they run
head-on into the New York Giants
IA 4 three-game series next week
end.
Going into today's games they
trailed the Giants by 3la lengths
and Manager Walt Aston said he
had hopes of cutting the deficit TO
2 or pa before the New York
series.
II just hope we can stick On their
tail and then get hot streak in
the last week Of the season"
That last week the Dodgers have
six games-three with Pittsburgh
and three with New York.
The Dodgers showed their mighty
power in swapping Cincinnati
twice and last night they displayed
the vital ability to fight back under
pressure when they licked the st.
Louis Cardinals "a.
Brooklyn went into the ninth in
ming trailing AZ. A twO-run pinch.
homer by rookie Walt Moryn tied
the score and the Dodgers piled a.
four runs In the 10th to win going
away.
Only the starting pitching has
been Spotty in their recent outings.
Carl Erskine was belted for four
runs in four innings last night. Fine
relief work by Pete Wojey, Glen
Labine and Jim Hughes saved the
game.
The Giants put temporary halt
to Milwaukee's pennant aspirations
with 4 81 triumph before q Nil.
waukee record crowd Of 1884. The
Braves got to Sal Maglie for a run
in the first inning but the veteran
righthander settled down and held
them helpless the rest of the way.
Cleveland's American League
lead over New York was trimmed
70 3la games when the Indians were
beaten by Washington, 81 in 10
innings, and the Yankees defeated
Detroit 80. The Chicago White Sox
trounced Philadelphia ITO. Boston
shaded Baltimore 80 and took over
fourth place from Detroit.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the
Philadelphia PhillieS IS In II In
nings and Cincinnati edged Pitts
burgh 81 on Ted Kuszewski's S7th
homer in the last of the ninth.
Bobby Feller lost q heartbreaker
b Johnny Schmitx In the Washing.
toni Cleveland battle. The winning
run scored when outfielder Dave
Philley booted Mickey Vernon's
single long enough to allow Pete
Runnels to score from first base in
the 10th. Teller gave up only three
hits, all hunts, between the second
and the 10th.
Tom Morgan of the Yankees held
the Tigers at bay with six hits,
never more than one to an inning.
The shutout was the 10th suffered
by the Tigers, tops in the league
this season. Irv Noren hit his 18th
home run.
Triples by jim Rivera and Min
ME Minoso and 4 home run by
Johnny Gr0th led to eight runs for
Chicago in the third inning at Phil
adelphia. Harry Dorish, normally
reserved for relief duty, pitched
the Shutout.
Boston's winning run against Bal
timore came in the sixth with
Harry Agganis, who had singled
and moved around on an error,
scoring after Ted Lepcio's long
dy.
The Cubs tied the Phillies in the
ninth on a home run by Ernie
Banks, then won in the 18th when
Hal Jeffcoat singled, scampered to
third on an error and scored on q
beautiful squeeze bunt by Gene
Baker.
The Redlegs completed the first
triple play in the National League
fhis season. With Frank Thomas