The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-03
White SO1
Drop Two
To Indians
BY BEN PHLEeAR
Asseeistsd Press Sports Writer

Bobby Teller may yet get an
other chance to win 4 world series
game, one of the few triumphs
that has eluded him during his
brilliant pitching career.
At the ripe old age of IS the
Cleveland Highlander who came
off an Iowa. farm 10 summers ago
with just about the fastest ball
the majors ever saw is proving a
vital factor in the Indians pennant
bid.
He doesn't work often any more
and when he does he has to rely
on craft and vile instead of blaz-
ing speed. But he continues to be
successful and might very well get
the call in a long series. Cleve-
land has been In only one World
Series since Teller joined the club.
He lost twice In 1913 to the old
Boston Braves.
Last night he turned in his fifth
victory Of the season, checking the
Chicago White Sox 30 on four hits
in the opener OF = twilight night
doubleheader. The Indians grabbed
the nightcap, too, by a 81 mar
gin and dumped the challenging
Chicagoans into third place.
II might have gotten a pasting
except for a couple of good
breaks" Teller admitted after the
game. II didn't have much of any.
thing except pretty fair control"
Two Of the hits against him were
homers by Chico Carrasquel. the
first batter he faced, and by Min
ME Minoso leading off in the
ninth.
But Teller got some vital help
from Larry Dolby who contributed
a 400 foot home run to tie the
score in the sixth inning and then
singled home the second run in
the eighth. Dolby was the big gun
in the second game as well. His
18th homer Of the season came
with the score tied and two men
aboard in the fifth.
The New York Yankees crept in |
the side door into second place al
Though they split their Is consecu-
tive doubleheader. After beating |
Washington 6-s in IL innings they |
bowed ~ to rookie Dean Stone |
who won his seventh against a
single loss. The Yankees haven't |
captured a twin bill since August
OF last season.
The New York Giants stretched
their National League lead to five
FULL games. They whipped Pitts
ourgh SIS with a five.run rally in
Ihe seventh inning and Brooklyn
lost its fourth straight, this time
rs to the Philadelphia Phillies.
In other National League action
beat Cincinnati twice,
Ia and 81 and Chicago edged
St. Louis 7-6, the seventh time the
Cubs have tripped the Cardinals in
nine starts.
Elsewhere in the American
League Boston thumped Philadel-
ohia "a and Baltimore used a
:hree-hit shutout by Joe Coleman
10 turn back Detroit 20.
The Yankees first game victory
came after Washington had moved
INTO = "a lead in the top of the
ninth. Yogi Berra singled home the
icing run in the last of the ninth
and came through in the clutch
again in the 18th with a single
hat scored Bob Cerv with the win
hing tally. The Yankees found
themselves five runs behind after
sh innings of the second game
and couldn't catch UP against the
Senator'S.
The Giants and Dodgers, fresh
rom battling each other for three
lays, both tried rookie pitchers
asst night and neither one survived.
Ramon Monzant' threw three no
nit innings for the Giants in Pitts |
ourgh but had to be yanked dur
ng four-run Pittsburgh rally in