Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-14
Indians in Position
To Profit Again by
Weekend Schedule
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
The Cleveland Indians, who
found the past week end much
to their liking. find opportunity
knocking again this coming week
end, as the Boston Red Sox in
wade Cleveland and the Yankees
play in Chicaso.
That's the same setup that
enabled Cleveland to advance
from Ia games behind the
White Sox to a game and a half
in front during the last four
days.
Thus the White Sox, who. have
been holding high hopes Of win
ming their first pennant in 35
years, have their work cut out
for them. They have to overcome
that Yankee jinx.. The New
Workers. have won six out Of
eight from the White Sox, in
GLIDING the first three games Of
the weekend series, before Vir-
gil Trucks put Chicago back in
winning form with his ninth vic
tory in the second game Of yes
terday's double-header at Yam
kee Stadium.
The largest crowd Of the sea-
son, so, 070, saw the Yankees win
the first game, Az, and Trucks
post his sixth straight victory.
30, in the nightcap.
Red Sex on Bottom.
The optimistic White Sox, of
course, believe that last game
was a turning point and one can
expect them to be all fired up for
the four-game New York series
starting Friday night at Comis-
key Park. They also would APP
preciate some cooperation from
the Red Sox, now in eighth place.
after losing all four games Of
their weekend series to the In
dams. Cleveland, which owns a
TO record against Boston this
season, won. Al and 81, yes
terday, as Early Wynn won his
seventh victory, and Mike Garcia
won No. 8
Each team has a three-game
series at home starting tomor-
row night. Cleveland against the
Senators and the White Sox
against Philadelphia, while the
third-place Yankees play three
at Baltimore.
In other American League
games yesterday the Athletics
took two from Detroit, 4-3 and
6-3, while the Orioles and Sem
ators split, Baltimore winning
the first, ga, and losing the
second, 40, as Bob Porterfield
won his seventh.
Haddix Wins His 10th.
In the National League the
Dodgers and Giants stayed neck
and neck. as Brooklyn defeated
Cincinnati, 6-5 and 1872, and
New York won over the Cubs,
9-3 and ga. The Cardinals
moved up a step to fifth place
with two victories over the
Pirates. SO for Harvey Haddix's
10th triumph and So as Stan
Musial hit his 21st homer. The
Braves beat the Phils, o-5, as an
unimpressive Warren SPAIN won
his seventh on a not-so-neat
12-hitter.
The individual standout yes
terday was Haddix, who won his
eighth straight victory and sec
ond straight shutout. The 28-
year-old Haddix, who now has
seven complete games, half the
number for the entire st. Louis
staff, had help from an old hand
at helping Cardinal pitchers
Stan MuSial. Stan drove in two
runs in the opener with a pair
Of singles and snapped a 3-3 tie
in the second game with his 21St
home run, tops in the majors.
He also leads in runs batted in
with SO.
Haddix struck out 10 Pirates
and gave. up only three singles.
He has now pitched % straight
Scoreless innings.
Cleveland's Sam Dente, who
replaced the injured Bobby Avila
at second base, was hurt himself
when he collided with Dave
Philley as both chased Jackie
Jensen's pop fly in yesterdays
first game. Dente suffered a
two-inch cut on his left ankle
that required nine stitches. He'll
be out for 10 days. The ball
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