Evening star., 1955-04-25
Dark Predicts Both Giants,
Braves Will Pass Dodqers
Pitchers Star
As A. |. Race
Is frightened
BY the Associated Press

Capt. Alvin Dark. one of the
heroes in the Giants lilo VIC
tory over the Dodgers yesterday.
declared today that by August
not only the New York club but
probably the Milwaukee Braves
as well will be ahead of Brook
lyn, currently 21a games ahead
OF the pack.
Il know the standings give
the Dodgers big advantage t5h
games) over us right now" the
former Louisiana State halfback
said, but l still maintain we're
better ball club than Brooklyn.
So is Milwaukee. don't want
to say how we will fare against
Brooklyn over the season, but I
believe Milwaukee will beat the
Dodgers at least l3 times this
season.
Brooklyn has a fine ball
club" the scrappy shortstop
said. They've got better pitch
ing than they had last year, but
they can be beaten"
1t was Dark's ninth-inning
homer off Billy Loes with a man
aboard that enabled the Giants
to tie the game at SIS yesterday.
In the 10th. Ray Katt's three
run homer highlighted a six
run burst by the Giants, but
they barely managed to make
the Lead stand up.
Kellner, Nixon Hot
Meanwhile, brilliant pitching
was the keynote and the Ameri-
can League race was frightened
up rs Willard Nixon of the Red
Sox blanked the Yankees on two
hits. 10; Alex Kellner of the
Athletics shut out the White Sox,
SO; and Rookie Frank Larry Of
the Tigers outpitched Herb Score,
the Indians highly regarded
youngster, for GA decision.
The Senators and Orioles split
two well-pitched games, Wash
ington dropping the first in 10
innings, 81, and taking the
nightcap, So.
And in the National League,
the Pirates finally broke into the
victory column as Max Surkont
hurled a 6-1 victory over the
Phillies. The second game was
suspended after 71a innings with
Philadelphia leading, 20.
The Cubs nipped the skidding
Redlegs, 81, on Sam Jones two
hitter. Eddie Miksis' homer was
the big blow in Art Fowler's
fourth defeat. The second game
was rained out. So was the st.
Louis milwaukee contest.
Six Teams Grouped
The six top teams in the Amer
ican League now are grouped
within a spread of 11a games,
with the White Sox. Red Sox and
Yankees in a virtual tie for the
lead.
Kellner's victory was the
sweetest. After Saturdays rec
ord-tying 1916 rout by the White
Sox, 19,446 hardy Kansas City
fans turned out yesterday and
saw the veteran lefthander stop
the league leaders on five singles
TO become the first Athletics
pitcher to go the route this year.
Gus Zernials three hits helped
hang the defeat on Dick Dono-
van.
Nixon's second Shutout - he
olanked the Senators last week.
was a real classy job. Singles by
Bill Skowron and Eddie Lopat
we're the only Yankee hits. Lopat
ost it in the ninth when Faye
rhroneberry singled, moved up
m an infield out and scored when
Norm Zauchin's looper fell in
ront of Hank Bauer in rightfield.
t was Nixon's second victory
'ver the Yankees this year and
lis sixth in row.
Boone Hurts Tribe
Ray Boone eased Lary's task
.gainst the Indians, driving in
he first four runs with homer
nd single. Larry Dolby homered
or Cleveland.
Getting back to the struggle
the Giants and Dodgers,
danager Leo Durocher of the
lew Workers Joined Dark in
eedling the crosstown rivals.
he loss was only the second in
3 games for Brooklyn, but it
ave the Giants the series, two
ames to one. They won the
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