Evening star., 1954-04-26
BY Joe ReichIer
Assoeiotsd Press Sports Writer

Baseball talk today centers
on the three successive shutouts
turned IN against the Phillies
over the week end by the Giants
Marv Grissom. Sal Maglie and
Johnny Antonelli, and the re-
surgence of the White Sox, who
in one week climbed from last
to first place by winning seven
Of eight games.
Following up Grissom's 10,
;hree-hit victory over Robin Rob-
erts Saturday. Maglie and An
tonelli limited the Phils to five
and three hits. respectively, yes
terday as the Giants swept the
uble-header, 80 and SO. In
q straight scoreless innings,
the Phils got only II hits. 10
Of them singles.
The White Sox made it three
in a row over Baltimore. COM
ing from behind each time to
capture both ends of a twin
bill. 80 and 4-3. The double
victory boosted the White Sox
into a half-game lead over the
Tigers. who lost 1919 overtime
decision to Cleveland, and the
Senator'S, who broke loose with
five runs in the eighth inning
to overcome the Red Sox, 5-1.
AS Hold Yanks Even.
The defending champion
Yankees remained in a fourth
place tie with Philadelphia when
the Athletics whipped them. Az.
after the Yankees had taken
the first game, 6-1. The night
cap was called after eight in
nlngs because of Pennsylvania's
curfew law.
The majors have an open date
today, but Manager Paul Rich
ards prediction that the White
Sox would outpitch the Yankees
and take the pennant gets its first
test when Chicago opens a three
game stand at Yankee Stadium
tomorrow. Don Johnson, who
has pitched only four innings
to date. allowing two hits. is due
to start tomorrow for the White
Sox. with Billy Pierce working
the next day.
Brooklyn retained its half
game advantage in the National
League by defeating Pittsburgh.
AZ, after the Pirates had
shelled Don Newcombe in the
first inning to overwhelm the
Dodgers, 9-3. in the opener. Gin
cinnati clung to second place,
edging Chicago. 3-2. after the
Cubs had slugged them into a
90 defeat in the first game. The
Cardinals finally climbed into
the. 500 circle by nipping the
Braves. 7-6. in IL innings, to
even their record at five wins
and five losses.
Maglie Celebrates Early.
Maglie, 81 years old today,
celebrated his birthday day
early by outpitching Curt Sim
mons for his third straight tri-
umph. A double by Davey Will
liams and Don Mueller's single
broke q scoreless duel in the
seventh. Two-run homers by
Monte Irwin and Hank Thomp-
son helped Antonelli gain the
nod over Murry Dickson in the
nightcap.
It will be up to Ruben Gomez
to continue the Giants score
less string in Milwaukee tomor-
row. They need three more shut
outs to match Pittsburgh's rec
ord of six straight back in 1908.
The Phils are one short of the
record of consecutive shutout
losses. SIX teams ABSORBED 1Our
straight blankings. The last club
was the 1881 Reds.
Virgil Trucks spotted the
Orioles two runs in the first in
ming, then blanked them with
four hits the rest of the way to
gain his second win. Trucks
drove in the first two runs with
a single and Sherman Lollar
won the game with a fourth
inning home run. Ferris Fain's
bases-loaded single climaxed a
two-run rally in the ninth in
ming to give Chicago the second
game. Mike Fornieles had a no.
hitter going for five innings in
the nightcap.
Philley Beats Tigers
Dave Philley, who had made
but one hit in q times at bat,