Evening star., 1955-07-09
Even Weather Takes
ICrack at Senators
Rain Kills RuIIy;
Schmitz Facing
Yunks Today
By BURTON HAWKINS

Slapped around persistently by
the opposition and occasionally
by Lady Luck. the Senators now
are getting frowned upon by the
elements. From any angle. this
isn't their season. Even q stray
dog can hope for rare, kindly
lpat. but the Senator's are being
lcuffed from ever. direction.
The stage was set for heroics
last night at Grifiith Stadium.
The Senators were trailing the
Yankees by two runs. had the
bases jammed with two out in
the seventh inning and had
chased one of their chief tor
mentors of the year, Tommy
Byrne.
But as Jim Konstanty arrived
from the bullpen a heavy rain
developed into a downpour.
Konstanty never threw q pitch
and Umpire Bill Mckinley
stopped play. After waiting l
hour and Is minutes the game
was called. So the score re-
Iverted to the sixth inning,
Byrne's shutout was preserved,
80, and he achieved his second
successive three-hit blanking of
the Senators.
There was no assurance, Of
course. that Juan Delis or who-
ever Manager Chuck Dresser
intended to send plateward as
la replacement. would have sup
piled the swat which would have
thrilled 1927 customers. It was
a spot, though, where even a
tainted blooper would have tied
the score and the Senators were
aching for the opportunity to
deliver.
Keeps Streak Going
Instead they were dealt a 18th
Ishutout, tying Baltimore for the
dubious distinction of leading
both leagues in that department.
It also added to the Senator'S
l25th defeat in 20 games and
dropped them within two games
of the basement.
| Byrne, thanks to the rain, still
has a 20-inning scoreless streak
operating against the Senators.
He has won seven games this
season, four at the expense Of
his former employers who ship
ped him to Charleston in 1858.
| The Yankees, who ended a
Ifour-game losing string, will
send Bob Turley In pursuit of
an eleventh victory today. john
ny Schmitz. who administered a
five-hit shutout to the Yankees
in his last outing, will pitch
for the Senators.
The clubs will clash in a dou-
ble-header tomorrow, with the
Yankees Johnny Kucks and Ted
Gray due to fire against Ted
Abernathy and Dean Stone or
Chuck Stobbs.
After a shaky start Camilo
Pascual braced to pitch admir-
ably last night. He was clipped
for two runs in the first inning
after the Yankees loaded the
bases on Gil McDougald's single,
a walk to Irv Noren and Mickey
Mantle's single. McDougald
scored when Yugi Berra ground
ed out and Noren later. tailed
on Elston Howard's sacrifice fly.
The Yankees obtained their
other run in the fifth after Nc
lDougald singled. Noren walked
and McDougald shifted to aird
after Johnny Groth went back
to the flagpole to haul in tan
tiles smash. Gil scored on Berra's
sacrifice fly to Roy Sievers in left.
Battle for Time
Washington's lone threat ma
Iterialized in the seventh after
Third Baseman Andy Carey
bobbled Sievers' grounder. Carlos
Paula fouled out and Mickey
Vernon famed. but Ed Fitz-
Gerald singled and Eddie Yost,
batting for Jose Valdivielso,
walked to fill the bases.
Rain was descending heavily
when Jerry Schoonmaker batted
for Pascual. It was obvious the
Senators were functioning
against time, particularly had
made trip to the mound for a
chat with Tommy and when
IByrne forced across a run by
walking Schoonmaker, Stengel
summoned Konstanty from the
bullpen.
Tom Umphlett. who started in
Icenterfield for the Senators, was
Iejected by Umpire John Flaherty
in the second inning. Umphlett
had lashed double to right
center but was called out for
failing to touch first base when
the Yankees appealed. Tom gave
Flaherty a testy time of it and
when he continued TRADE from
the bench he got the thumb.