Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-14
Cardinals Gain
Quick Profit on
Swap Of Hur|ers
BY the Associated Press

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Trader Frank Lane and the St.
Louis Cardinals have drawn first
blood in their big five-hurler
trade with the Phillies.
Aided considerably by the
pitching of hurry Dickson and
H erman Wehmeier, the two
righthanders acquired from the
Phillies last Thursday, the Card
inals swept a double-header
from Chicago yesterday. 80 and
14-7, to stay on the heels of the
leading Milwaukee Braves.
The Braves continued their
blistering pace, overwhelming
the Redlegs twice, 1870 and
81. to remain on top of the
National League percentagewise,
but they still trail the Redbirds
by a half-game.
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Dickson made his first start
since the trade and pitched six
hit ball for 82s innings in the
opener. Ellis Kinder, three years
Dickson's senior at AZ, disposed
of the last batter to insure the
first triumph of the season for
Dickson. Wehmeier, working in
relief, hurled two scoreless
rounds in the nightcap as the
Cards overcame a SO deficit
with four runs in each of the
fourth and fifth innings and six
more in the seventh.
The fine pitching by the two
veterans came simultaneously
with a poor exhibition by Harvey
Haddix, one of the three pitchers
General Manager Lane turned
over to the Phillies. The other
two are Ben Flowers and Stu
Miller. Haddix was bombed for
six runs by Pittsburgh in less
than six innings as the Pirates
came from behind to defeat
Philadelphia. 11-9. in the first
game. 1t was the Pills 10th
straight loss. The second game
was suspended in the eighth
inning because of Pennsylvania's
Sunday curfew law with the
Phillies leading, 60.
Snider on the Beam
The Dodgers swept their three
game series with New York, de-
feating the Giants. Ga. to climb
into third place past the Red
legs. Duke Snider. back on the
beam. clouted a pair of homers.
one coming with the bases full,
to drive in five runs. Don New
combe picked up his fifth tri-
umph but failed for the seventh
straight time to finish against
the Giants. The last time he
went the distance against New
York was in July, 1854.
New York and Cleveland,
running one-two in the Ameri-
can League, we're held to splits,
leaving the Yankees still one
game in front of the Indians.
The Tribe gets a chance to
squeeze into first place tonight
when it opens a three-game
stand against the Yankees at
Cleveland. Bob Lemon, going
after his fifth victory. will be
opposed by Johnny Kucks. It's
the only game scheduled today
in the majors.
Baltimore rebounded from an
11-2 thrashing to defeat the
league leaders, ST., behind the
f1ve-hit pitching of Bill Wight,
an ex-Yankee. Kansas City
ended Cleveland's four-game
winning streak with a So tri-
umph behind the four-hit pitch
ing of Art Ditmar, but the Tribe
roared back with a ga second
game victory.
The third-place White Sox
picked up a half-game on the
leaders, thrashing the Tigers,
81, for Billy Pierces fourth tri-
umph. Boston defeated WASH
ington, 5-3, to salvage the finale
of It's three-game set with the
Senators and register its first
victory in six road games.
SPAIN. CrOne Brilliant
The Braves combined brilliant
pitching by Warren SPAIN and
Ray Crone with some lusty hit
ting to record their 10th and
18th victories in is games.
SPAIN spaced nine hits as he
posted his second shutout of the
season and seth of his career,