Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
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It seemed that way. anyhow. He
was equipped with q 22-game
winner in Porterfleld and an
10-game winner In Maury Nc
Dermott. apparently just reach
ing peak form.
Spec Shea had trimmed 10
pounds from what Griffith re-
garded as q too bulky body. He'd
be litter, faster, more likely to
stand the grind. 1t was calcu-
lated. Chuck Stobbs finished last
season by winning nine Of his
last IL decisions and it was as
sumed he would pick up where
he left on.
Some Bugs in Figuring.
There were some bugs in that
figuring. That weight theory Of
Grif1lth's isn't necessarily cor
rect. Early Wynn won II games
for the Senators in 1947, was
persuaded to trim down and did.
The result was that he became
an eight-game winner. losing 10.
in 1913.
Shea's reducing campaign has
served only to shrink his vic
tories to the point where they
can't be seen. Spec still is win
less, losing his seventh straight
yesterday at Cleveland as the
Indians won their eighth in q
row, ga.
Stobbs hasn't remotely re-
sembled the pitcher he was at
the end Of last season. Shea
and Stobbs have a combined rec
ord of 2-13 and there's little
encouragement to be cleaned
from their recent efforts.
McDermott has displayed fire.
quent flashes Of brilliance and
may develop to give the Senators
a 1-2 punch on the mound, but
thus far Porterf1eld alone has
measured up to expectations.
Rookie Dean Stone has stepped
in to take up some of the slack,
but when he left the bullpen
to become a starter, Bucky Har-
ris was confronted with a relief
problem which hasn't been
solved. When Bucky Harris
looks to his bullpen for help
these days it's strictly in des-
peration.
Bob Opposes KretlOw.
Porterfield will try to halt the
Senators latest losing streak at
three. He'll also be seeking to
go the distance for the 18th
straight time. Lou Kretlow
DID, who beat Washington last
Saturday. will pitch for the
Orioles, who have dropped their
last four games.
Shea was clipped for three
runs in the first inning yeSter-
day as the Senators maintained
their clear record at Cleveland.
where they have played six
games and lost as many. With
one down he nicked Rudy Reg
alado on the left arm, walked
Larry Dolby and yielded a double
to Vic Wertz which scored Reg
alado. Dave Philley was pur-
poSely passed, and Wally West
lake drove a two-run single to
center.
The Indians accumulated only
five hits, but they didn't waste
any. In the third inning Dolby
walked, Wertz singled him to
third and Philley got him across
with long fly to right.
George Strickland was safe on
Pete RunnelS' tumble in the
fifth, moved to second when
Regalado grounded out and
scored on Doby's single to pre-
sent the Indians a SO lead.
Walks Set Up Rally.
Wynn, who achieved his eighth
triumph, still hadn't permitted a
run when Manager AL Lopez
yanked him in the seventh.
Wynn walked Ed FITZGERALD,
who was forced by Pinchhitter
Tom Wright. Eddie YoSt and
Johnny PeSky walked to fill the
bases, and a Steaming Wynn was
replaced by Bob Hooper.
Mickey Vernon's long fly to
right scored Wright and shifted
YoSt to third, and Roy SieverS
got Yost across with a single to
center.
Doby's double off Gus Keria-
zakoS, Wertz' grounder and Phil
ley's fly to center. lifted the
Indians lead to 60 in the eighth.
The Senators other runs came
with two out in the ninth
when PeSky walked and Vernon
rammed his 18th homer into the
rightfield seats.
The Senators, obtained seven
hits, with RunnelS accounting
for three. Wynn and Hooper
struck out nine, with Sievers and