Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-19
standings Put Shea
On Spot as He Faces
Wynn Here Today
BY Burton Howkins

0y UuttOW tIOWklHS
Spec Shea. the forgotten man
Of the Senator'S staff. will have
a chance to make his first start
in more than q month 4 memoir
able affair today. Possibly riding
on the outcome of his pitching
will be Cleveland's first-place
status and the Senator'S seven
week grip on nth place.
Shea will be well rested in his
bid for his first victory. He has
pitched only three innings in re-
lief since he made his last start
against the Indians June II.
Hell be opposed by Early Wynn,
trying for q 18th win and striy-
fngton, too. to keep Cleveland
on top.
A Cleveland defeat, coupled
with a New York triumph over
Detroit. would lift the Yankees
to first place. The Yankees were
on top briefly yesterday, when
the Senators bumped off the
Indians. 8-3, in the first game of
a double header, but Cleveland
regained first place by whipping
the Senators, IA, in the night
cap as New York split with the
Tigers.
Crowded by Red SOx.
Shea. who has lost seven
straight games, is on the spot.
The Senators will skid to sixth
place II they lose and Boston
achieves nothing more than q
split in a double-header with
Baltimore.
The Senator's were staked to
an opportunity to knock the IN
dams out of the lead when they
grabbed a AZ advantage in the
fourth inning of yesterdays
second game. Maury McDermott
pumped across two runs in that
uprising, when Manager AL
Lopez Of the Indians was
chased. but Cleveland cuffed
him around later to deal him
his seventh successive loss.
Lopez first was angered when
umpires refused to call Mickey
Vernon out when Jim Hegan's
throw to third on an attempted
pickoff clipped Vernon on the
shoulder. AL claimed Mickey in
terfered with the throw. Lopez
later yelped when Umpire Bill
Grieve called a ball on Jerry
Snyder and AIS furious pro-
tests landed him in the CLUB
house.
Lemon Knocked Out.
AL Rosen's 18th homer, an in
side the-park job with Bobby
Avila on base in the first inning,
gave the. Indians a 20 lead in
the second game, but the Sena-
tors shelled Bob Lemon in the
fourth when Vernon walked, Jim
Busby, Tom Implicit and Sny-
der singled and McDermott
doubled.
The Indians sliced Washing
tons advantage to 4-3 in the
fifth when singles by George
Strickland and Hank Majeski,
plus al Smiths grounder, pro-
duced a run. They took a 5-4
lead in the seventh when Avila
doubled across two runs and
sealed the decision with two
more runs in the eighth when
Rosen singled, Bill Glynn
doubled and Hogan tripled. Don
Mossi got the win, his fourth.
Eddie Yost led the Senators
12-hit attack on four pitchers
in the opener. contributing his
10th homer, a triple and a
double. The Senators mauled
Art Houtteman for four runs in
the first inning and continued
their assault on Dave Hoskins,
Bob Hooper and Ray Narleski.
Chuck Stobbs restricted the
Indians to seven hits to win his
fourth decision before a crowd
of 1888.
NOTES: Pete Runnels is ex-
pected to return to Shortstop
today after sitting out yester-
days games with strained shout
der muscles. Baltimore moves
in for three night games start
ing tomorrow. -. Harmon Kille-
brew. the bonus boy. 1 made his
debut before Washington fans
when he ran for Joe Upton in
the ninth inning of the second
game.
Implicit made a spectacular
running stab of Dave Philley's
smash to right-center in the
ninth inning of the second game.
depriVing Dave of a triple and
choking of two Cleveland runs.
Tom accounted for three of
the Senator'S 10 hits in the