Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-01
Griffs' Gate Due to Climb
For Third Season in Row
Yunks Account
For Rise; Rest
Of Clubs Slump
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan Writer

Inc Senators nome hLJeno-
ance still is the worst in the
majors, but for the third
straight year it is expected to
rise while all other American
League clubs figure to sag.
Washington's attendance now
is only 1885 shy Of last years
total. With six remaining
dates here, the Senator'S need
to average only 2.422 customers
to exceed last years draw Of
457, 079 despite the prospect Of
another cellar finish.
A crowd of 1887 turned out
at Griffith Stadium yesterday
to see the Senators drop a rs
decision to the Yankees asf Bob
Turley required considerable
aid in posting his goth victory.
The Senators splurged for four
runs in the ninth = Norm
Zauchin accounted for three
with a homer-in a brave bid to
sweep the series.
Yanks Pull 80 Per Cent
Washington fans have DEM
onstrated they'll turn out for
an attraction. The Yankees
averaged 1923 for their nine
dates here, accounting for 80
per cent of the Senator's at
Tendance. The Senators have
played before IL crowds in ex-
cess of 10000 here this season.
and seven of those gatherings
were due to the Yankees pres
ence.
Despite talk of transferring
the franchise and the Senator's
lowly status in a pennant race
decided in the first weeks of
the campaign, 43,618 saw the
three-game Yankee series. It's
bound to be point of CONVEX
sation if Cal Griffith requests
his fellow owners for permits
sion to move.
The Baltimore Orioles move
in today for a double-header.
sending Jack Harshman and
Billy O'Dell against the Sena-
tors Camilo Pascual and Jim
Constable. The latter is getting
another starting chance as the
result of consistent effective
ness in relief roles.
Turley Extends String
Turley became the first
Yankee pitcher to win 20 games
since Bob Grim achieved it as
a rookie in 1854. In the process
Turley beat the Senators for
the 18th straight time in a
string that goes back to May
80, 1855, and boosted his life
time mark against Washington
to 1874.
However. the Yankees were
gasping at the finish. with
Manager Casey Stengel being
forced to call Ryne Duren,
Johnny Kucks and hurry
Dickson from the bullpen. The
New York pitchers kept them
selves in difficulty with a wave
of wildnesS.
They walked II Senators, hit
another and unleashed a wild
pitch, but the Senators left
three stranded in the seventh
inning, three more in the
eighth and two in the big
ninth.
The Senators scored of Tur-
LEY in the third when Herb
Plews singled, stole second and
came across on Roy Sievers'
double off the leftfield barrier.
The Yankees, held hitlesS by
Russ Kemmerer for 3la, in
nings, tied it in the fourth after
Mickey Mantle singled and was
forced by Yogi Berra.
Berra Crashes In
Rerra numbered to third on
Norm Siebern's single and Bill
Skowron tapped a slow roller
down the third-base line. Kem-
merer scooped it up and threw
it to the plate, but Clint Court
ney dropped the ball as Berra
crashed into him.
Hank .Bauer's 18th homer
after a walk to Turley gave
the Yankees a 81 lead in the
fifth, and they added a run in
the sixth when Jerry Lumpe's
grounder with the bases loaded
scored Siebern.
Truman Clevenger was the
victim of two more runs in the
seventh. Tony Kubek beat out
a trickler and Mantle walked
before Berra Dashed a long
drive to right. Jim Lemon
backed against the rightfleld
See SENATOR'S, Page A-17