Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
New Whiz Kids
Stop Reds, Lift
|Phi|s 10 Third
Rookie Sextet Gets
Hot Sturt to Change
Picture in MI Race
By the Associated Press

Picture IN MI Race
By the Associated Press
A new generation Of "Whiz
Kids" appears to have emerged.
promising to thrust the Phillies
back into the National League
spotlight after six years of frus-
!tration and disappointment.
Some Of the original Whiz
Kids, like Richie Ashburn,
Granny Hammer. Willie Jones.
Robin Roberts and Curt Sim
mons. are still on the scene but
they've been forced into the
background by such youngsters
as Ed Bouchee. Harry Anderson,
Bob Bowman. Jack Sanford, Don
Cardwell and Dick Farrell. This
sextet has been largely RESPONSE
BILE for the Pills seven victories
lin the last 10 games.
Veteran observers can't .ecall
when six rockies made good
simultaneously on one Tub. It
may be too early to pass judy
ment on the Phillies' newest
flashes, but their spectacular
showing has surprised everyone,
including their manager, Mayo
Smith.
Snap Reds Streak
Three Of the six were instru-
mental in Philadelphia's 1915
victory over Cincinnati last night
which snapped the Redleg's IL
game winning streak and knocked
them out Of a f1rst-place tie with
Milwaukee. The victory also
boosted the Phillies past Brook
Ign into third place.
The three were Outfielder An
derson, First Baseman Bouchee
and Pitcher Farrell. Anderson
walloped a home run and single,
drove in two runs and scored
two. Bouchee also hit a home
run and single. drove in two runs
and scored one. Farrell, coming
to the assistance of Cardwell
after Cincinnati had gone ahead,
5-4. in the fifth inning, retired
five straight batters before bow
ing out for q pinch hitter. He
received credit for his second
victory.
Braves Drop Dodgers
The Braves took undisputed
possession Of first place with a
80 victory over the Dodgers,
who dropped 3l2 games of the
pace.
| In other National League
games. the Giants defeated st.
Louis. So, and Pittsburgh out
slugged the Cubs, 8-6.
Rain played havoc with the
American League, forcing post
Iponement Of the scheduled games
between Kansas City and New
York. Cleveland and Baltimore.
and Chicago and Washington.
In the only game played. Detroit
shut out Boston. 20.
A pair Of old Dodger killers
Joe Adcock and Bob Buhl-did
it again to Brooklyn. Adcock.,
who hammered Is homers of
Brooklyn pitchers last year, set
tied for a triple last night but
that blow drove in one Of Mil
waukee's two runs OF Don New
combe in the first inning. Adcock
carried over the second run him.
self on an infleld single by Chuck
Tanner. Billy Bruton drove in
Milwaukee's final run with a
sixth-inning triple.
Bull Needs Help
Buhl. who whipped the Dodg-
ers eight times last year, was the
winner although he needed help
from Ernie johnson with two
out in the eighth. johnson held
the Dodgers to one hit the rest
OF the way to preserve Bulbs
second victory against one de-
feat this season. Last year Bull
won four straight complete
g mes against Brooklyn at
County Stadium.
The highlander walked nine
but permitted only five hits as
Milwaukee snapped Newcomers
12-game winning streak on the
road. 1t was Don's third defeat
against two victories. johnson
now has limited the Dodgers to
two hits in 8Hs relief innings.
Cincinnati used 10 players, in
GLIDING five pitchers. in a vain
attempt to better its modern
league record Of IL straight, es-
tablished in 1889 and repeated
this season.
A three-run homer by Pinch
hitter Bob Thurman gave them
"a temporary lead In the fifth, but
the Phils roared back with four
runs in the seventh on four hits
and added two more on Bouchee's
ninth-inning homer to offset
Cincinnati's desperate two-run
bid in its half Of the ninth.
Robin Roberts. fourth Philadel-
phia pitcher. had to come in to
put out the fire.
Boyer Opens Gates
A pair Of home runs by Hank
Sauer. the second one coming in
the fifth after Ken Boyer, st.
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