Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-07
Three Honlers
Save MagIie's
Brooklyn Streak
lndiuns Protect Leod
With 1l-Run Inning;
Kuenn BoIks Trucks
By tn. A.seeia.sd Pres.


According to Leo Durocher,
who has been known to WELD
the needle on an opponent now
and then, the only person who
thinks the rampaging Giants
must win at q faster pace to
take the National League PEN
nant is Walter Aston. the rookie
manager Of the Dodgers.
The Giants boss, in a jovial
mood last night after handing
the Dodgers their fourth straight
beating in Greater New York's
civil war. told reporters Alston
remarked before the game that
Brooklyn would overtake the
Giants unless the leaders Inn
prove.
1.-THE Dodgers are bound to be
much better from now on" Leo
quoted Aston second hand. Roy
Campanella can't possibly hit as
poorly as he did in the first
half of the season. Carl Furillo
is finally beginning to hit like
he did last year. And Don New
combe is now pitching like he
did before he went into the
Army"
Another Win for. Maglie.
This was followed by Sal Mag
lies 10th victory at Ebbets Field.
The Giants moved AZ games in
front with a So victory as AL
Dark. Willie Mays and Monte
Irwin homered off Preacher Roe
and Bob Milliken. Mays blow
was his 9th and gave him the
major league lead.
Maglie weathered a two-run
first inning and then settled
down. He allowed three straight
hits to load the bases in the
ninth, but Marv Grissom came
in to retire the Dodgers with
out run.
$50 Aston thinks Wen have
to play better from now on to
win," Leo chortled. II got news
for Aston. You can tell him
I'm tickled pink with the way
the Giants have been going up
to now. And I only hope we
can do the same in the second
half as we did In the first.
eve won So Of our first n
games" Durocher continued.
Unless my arithmetic is bad.
if we do as wen In the second
half. wen win 104 games. I'll
take that right now. In fact.
If I could be guaranteed that
many victories by the end Of the
season, I'd put my uniform
away until October and go
fishing and let Aston do the
worrying.
Two other National League
games produced shutouts. Gerry
Staley blanked the Redlegs for
the Cardinals. 60, and Curt
Simmons of the Phillies white
washed the Pirates. 80. The
Braves bombed the Cubs. 1873.
Tribe Maintains Margin.
The Indians held their 31a-
game lead over the Yankees in
the American League. The Tribe
got all Of its runs In the first
inning and plastered the ORR
oles, 11-3, while the Yanks
turned back the Red Sox. Al.
Virgil Trucks, veteran right
handler of the White Sox, pitched
his second one-hitter of the sea-.
son as his injury-riddled mates
whipped the Tigers, 40. Johnny
Schmitz Of the Senators allowed
six hits in beating the Athletics,
So.
Staley, who has had q rough
year, was tapped for nine hits by
the Redlegs, but kept them we'll
scattered. The Cards made only
seven, but they were aided by
three errors. Red SchoendienSt
hit safely for his 25th straight
game.
Simmons, who had indifferent
success during the first half Of
the season, was hit hard but had
good support to win No. 8 against
six losses.
The in-and-out Braves scored
IL runs in the first three innings
In handing the Cubs their fourth
straight licking. Gene Conley
had no trouble coasting to his
seventh victory.
The Indians wasted no time in
showing the Orioles who was
boss. The II runs in the first
inning made Early Wynn's 10th
victory easy. Joe Coleman and
Mike Blyzka were the victims.
The rally was touched OF by a
(See BASEBALL. Page C-3.)