Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Nixon Tones
Griffs With
Slit Hurting
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Chuck StobbS continued down
the road of Illustration yester-
day at Griffith Stadium and was
slapped with his 18th successive
defeat as the Red Sox romped
to an Ill victory over the SEN
ators behind the precise pitch
ing Of Willard Nixon.
The winless Stobbs, who has
been thuTnped 10 times in q
row this season after losing his
final five of last year, failed to
survive the second inning.
He was the first in a parade Of
four Washington pitchers who
were jolted for IL hits, including
Norm Zauchin's three-run homer
on Evelio Hernandez in the third
inning.
Nixon never has represented
any particular problem to the
Senators. who have whipped
him IL times in, is decisions In
his career. but yesterday he was
something special. He permitted
eight hits. five Of these coming
in the last two innings after the
Red Sox had compiled an in
Isurmountable lead, and he
owned a shutout with two out in
the ninth.
No Threats Until Eighth
The Senators, who had been
exploring the delightful manner
in which the other half lives by
capturing five Of six previous
games. didn't get a runner past
first base until the eighth inning.
Nixon twice retired 10 in a row
and walked none to beat the
Senators for the first time since
April 20. 1855.
There were 9,216 fans on hand.
among whom 5,993 shelled out
cash. and it was the largest pay.
ing crowd for Saturday after.
noon game here in several years.
In addition to being embarrassed
before that gathering. the Sem
ators were blushing coast-to.
coast on NBC television. But
all was not lost. For playing the
part Of fall guys. the club re-
ceived $4,000.
Pete Runnels prevented A
shutout. With one out in the
ninth. Jim Lemon raped q
single OF third base and with
two down Lou Berberet supplied
a single to right. Runnels dupli-
Gated the drive. scoring Lemon
from second base. before Rocky
Bridges lined to Jackie Jensen
in right for the final out.
St0bbs Routed in Second
Meanwhile, the Red Sox were
having a jolly time. Stobbs got
'em in order in the first inning
but got nobody in the second.
Jensen got the first of his three
singles to start the second and
Zauchin walked. Frank NAL
zones single to left scored Jen-
sen. and when Stobbs walked
Billy Klaus to fill the bases,
Manager Cookie Lavagetto APP
piled the hook.
There was no immediate i'm
provement. mmy White
greeted Hernandez with a two
run single.
Ted Williams singled to right
with one out in the third inning
and Jensen followed with a sin
gle to center. In that situation
Zauchin banged his first homer
of the year into the leftfield
bleachers and Nixon was operat.
ing with a 60 lead.
That was increased in the
fourth inning when Jim Pier
sail singled, stole second and
scored on Gene Mauch's single.
Alternately Blasted
Dick Hyde held the Red Sox
ScoreleSS Tor spell, but they
erupted for four runs against
Ted Alternately in the ninth after
Mauch beat out a roller and
Gene Stephens walked. Jensen's
single, a walk to zauchin, Mall
zones two-run single and Klaus
sacrifice fly inflicted the remain
der of the damage.
NOTES: Williams has OBJ
tanned two hits in six tries
against the Senators in this
series, but has seen his average
dwindle from Ala to 400.
It's the penalty of near perfec-
ton. If the Senators and
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