Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-01
Lemon's Record Three-Homer Blast
7 axes Play Away From Mantle
President Sees
Come Of Power
Won by Yonks
BY BURTON HAWKINS


Jim Lemon, the Senator'S s.
foot-4 rightflelder, who last night
became the first Washington
player ever to crash three hom-
ers at Griffith Stadium, never
will break his arm patting his
own back. But he says, con-
Ifidently, II thing I'll be a better
hitter next season. Playing q
full year for the first time has
helped me. / can improve q
lot over what I've DONE"
Lemon brought President Eli
senhower to his feet four times
in the course of the Yankees
ga victory over the Senators be.
fore a crowd of 1925. Jim. who
hit his homers successfully on
Whitley Ford, contributed
sparkling catch of Hank Bauer's
deep drive to right-center in
the third inning in addition to
becoming the second modern
Washington player to hit three
homerS in a game. Goose Goslin
achieved the feat in 1925, but his
homers were smashed on the
road and were not successive.
Mickey Mantle doomed his
47th of the season over the right
field fence against Camilo Pas
cual in the seventh inning, but
the game had strong Lemon
flavor. Jim accounted for all
Washington runs and tied the
game at "A in the sixth inning
with his third smash before
Nantes solo sock put the
Yankees ahead to stay.
StengeI Yanks Ford
When Lemon batted for the
fourth time in the eighth inning,
with Pete Runnels on second,
one out and the Senators trailing
by two runs Casey Stengel
trudged from the Yankees dug
out to the accompaniment Of
boos and yanked Ford. Along
came Tom Morgan to fan
Lemon, who was cheered Justify
anyway.
Jim can be as good as any
Of them when he learns to stop
swinging at pitches outside his
strike zone" Manager Chuck
Dresser said. Hes better at it
now than he was at the begin
ming Of the year, but there's
plenty of room for improve
ment."
Hes right" Lemon said. II
bet at least a third of my 119
strikeoutS (the American League
record is 1871 have been as the
result of swinging at bad pitches.
I swung at a bad pitch my last
time at bat, when Morgan got
me. On the other hand, I've
had a full season of looking at
all the pitchers in the league.
I think that's going to help
next year."
Lemon, who boosted his sea-
son output to rs, became the
second player to hit three
homers at Griffith Stadium. Joe
DiMaggio accomplished the feat
in 1850 before the fences were
shortened and of DiMaggio's
achievement Lemon said, He
got his legitimately, into the
regular bleachers. Mine were
cheaper"
President COngratuIates Lemon
Lemons first homer, delivered
in the second inning with none
aboard, sailed into the regular
lcenterfleld bleachers. His second
smash, in the fourth inning
after Roy Sievers walked, went
into the new seats in lefteld.
His third was stroked into the
Yankees bullpen in leftfield
leading of in the sixth. After
the game Secret Service men
collared Lemon at Ike's request
and escorted Jim to the Presi-
dent for a handshake.
Mantle was summoned to the
presidential box to shake hands
with Mr.. Eisenhower before the
game. At that time Ike told him,
II hope you hit a home run but
I hope Washington wins"
Mickey took care Of the Presi.
dents first desire but crushed
the Chief Executives second
hope at the same time with the
seventh-inning homer that stuck
the Yankees in front, 5-4. The
Yankees picked up their sixth
run in the eighth inning when
Bauer singled, Ford sacrificed
and Enos Slaughter singled.
Mickey. now four games ahead
Of Babe Ruth's 60-homer pace in
1927, has five hits against Pas
cual this season. All are homers.
Mickey otherwise struck out
twice, grounded out and walked.
Pascual, who struck out nine.
went the distance and gave UP
IL hits in losing to the Yankees
for the ninth time in two years.
He never has beaten them.
The Cuban Highlander was
clipped for five singles and
three runs in the second inning.
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