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St. Louis (Widmar 2-8 and Sanford 2-8) at Boston
(Scarborough 4-4 and Stobbs 6-6), 2, 12:30 p.m.
Detroit (Gray 7-9) at New York (Schallock 0-1),
1:30 p.m.
Chicago (Gumpert 6-4) at Philadelphia (Hooper 8-
5), 7 p.m.
Cleveland (Gromek 4-1) at Washington (Porterfield
3-2), 7 p.m.
BOSTON (AP)Ned Garver, one of base-
balls top competitors, is lost to the St. Louis
Browns for an indefinite period because of apulled muscle in the
back of his left thigh.
The young pitcher suffered a similar injury
early in the season and was lost for two weeks.
Garver was replaced in the bottom of the
fourth inning of Tuesdays 10-5 loss to the
Boston Red Sox. He allowed five runs on eight
hits and was charged with the loss his eighth
against eight wins.
Minor league president George Trautman
told Congress that the minor leagues must have
baseballs reserve clause and territorial limits
in order to survive.
Trautman told the House monopoly investi-
gating subcommittee that history shows weaker
clubs are eliminated quickly without the pro-
tection of the reserve clause.If the minors did not have the
reserve clause
to insure continuity of players for their teams,
Trautman said, the incentive of maintaining the
clubs would be lost.
What incentive would there be for a club to
teach and develop a young player, he said, if
it knew that at the end of a season the player
would transfer to another club?
Notes on the Scorecard
Browns Lose GarverTo Pulled Leg Muscle
On Page 1: Department of Defense Calls For Expanding Draft to
45,000 Men in October
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FINAL EDITION
Including finalresults of all ball
games
VOL. 1, No. 109 FIVE CENTSTHURSDAY, AUG. 2, 1951
Lemon, Wynn Wing Cleveland
To Doubleheader Sweep of NatsWASHINGTON For the two weeks
sincethey fell out of first place, the Cleveland Indi-
ans have been searching for a way to get back
into the American League pennant race.
Wednesday night they gave stout starting
pitching a try, with favorable results.
Bob Lemon and Early Wynn flustered
Washington batters, combining for 16 strike-
outs as the Tribe swept the Senators, 3-1 and 3
-0. The twin wins boosted Cleveland from
fifth place to third, 5 games behind the front-
running Boston Red Sox.
Sundays superb efforts capped a streak of
effective hurling. In their past 11 games, the
Indians have held opponents to three runs or
fewer eight times, including three shutouts.Cleveland trailed
1-0 in the opener when
Dale Mitchell led off the sixth inning with
homer to tie the game. After a Bobby Avila
single, Larry Doby poled a two-run shot for a
3-1 advantage.
Lemon (9-10) allowed one run in seven in-
nings, fanning seven. Dick Starr (2-7) allowed
two runs in five innings in his Nats debut.
Wynn (13-6) fired a four-hitter, notching his
second consecutive shutout, in the nightcap.
His nine strikeouts give him 92, tied for sec-
ond in the A.L. Harry (Suitcase) Simpson
drove in all three Cleveland runs.
AROUND THE HORN
Elsewhere in the American League:
Willard Nixon struckout nine and sluggedhis third four-bagger of
the season as the Red
Sox edged the visiting Browns, 5-4, for their
15th win in 16 games.
Nixon (5-5) allowed four runs in 7 2/3 in-
nings. Ellis Kinder got the final four outs for
his second save. Vern Stephens and Clyde
Vollmer also homered for Boston.
Duane Pillette (4-12) gave up four runs in
four innings for St. Louis.
Yogi Berra singled home the tying and go-
ahead runs in the eighth inning of the first game,
and Bob Cain spun a two-hitter in the second as
the Yankees and visiting Tigers split.
Detroit starter Marlin Stuart held the Yankees
to one run on three hits over seven innings, and
added an RBI single, in the opener. But the Ti-
gers bullpen couldnt hold a 2-1 lead. Berra
spanked a 1-2 pitch from Ted Gray (7-9) for the
3-2 margin of victory. Yanks reliever Spec Shea
(3-6) earned the win with two shutout innings.
Cain (5-5) recorded a career-best two-hitter to
win the nightcap, 6-2. Vic Wertz hit his 20th
home run for the Tigers. New Yorks Tom Mor-
gan (6-4) allowed five runs in six innings.Billy Pierce (11-4)
struck out nine and Eddie
Robinson tagged his 20th home run and had
three RBI as the visiting White Sox won their
fifth game in a row, topping the As, 5-2.
Loser Morrie Martin (4-2) held Chicago to
two runs in seven innings.
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB
Boston 59 38 .608 --- Brooklyn 60 36 .625 ---
Chicago 58 42 .580 2 New York 61 41 .598 2
Cleveland 54 44 .551 5 St. Louis 49 46 .516 10
New York 52 44 .542 6 Boston 48 47 .505 11
Philadelphia 54 46 .540 6 Philadelphia 50 50 .500 12
Detroit 49 46 .516 9 Chicago 43 50 .462 15
Washington 37 61 .378 22 Pittsburgh 43 54 .443 17
St. Louis 27 69 .281 31 Cincinnati 33 63 .344 27
Major League Standings
Wednesdays American League Results Wednesdays National League
Results
New York 3, Detroit 2, Gm. 1
Detroit 6, New York 2, Gm. 2
Boston 5, St. Louis 4
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 2
Cleveland 3, Washington 1, Gm. 1
Cleveland 3, Washington 0, Gm. 2
St. Louis 4, Boston 1
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3
Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 0
New York 6, Chicago 2, Gm. 1
New York 4, Chicago 2, Gm. 2
Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting
Pitchers
Brooklyn (Erskine 7-6) at Pittsburgh (Friend 3-6),
12:30 p.m.
New York (Jones 6-6) at Chicago (Rush 6-5), 1:30
p.m.
Philadelphia (Thompson 3-6) at Cincinnati (Rams-
dell 1-13), 2:30 p.m..
Boston (Surkont 8-10) at St. Louis (Boyer 2-2), 8:30
p.m.
Major League Leaders
AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H
Fain, Phi. 82 309 65 110 .356 Musial, St.L 93 364 .34980 127
Doby, Cle. 84 304 73 104 .342 Sisler, Phi. 79 303 .34356 104
Pesky, Bos. 78 275 46 94 .342 Slaughter, St.L 72 264 .34143
90
Avila, Cle. 89 341 57 115 .337 Schoendienst, St.L 84 326 .33761
110
DiMaggio, Bos. 93 415 46 137 .330 Furillo, Bro. 95 408 .33668
137
Valo, Phi. 73 269 56 88 .327 Jethroe, Bos. 88 349 .33578 117
Wertz, Det. 88 334 55 109 .326 Wyrostek, Cin. 95 388 .33256
129
Minoso, Chi. 91 356 77 116 .326 Ashburn, Phi. 100 434 .33278
144
Doerr, Bos. 96 370 48 119 .322 Thomson, N.Y. 94 342 .31360
107
Zernial, Phi. 88 367 64 116 .316 Gordon, Bos. 91 343 .31243
107
HR: Zernial (Phi.) 26; Williams (Bos). 20; Wertz
(Det.) 20; Robinson (Chi.) 20; Vollmer (Bos.)
20.
RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 97; Williams (Bos.) 93; Rob-
inson (Chi.) 87; Rosen (Cle.) 77; Doerr (Bos.)
71.
Wins: Wynn (Cle.) 13-6; Raschi (N.Y.) 12-4;
Pierce (Chi.) 11-4; Shantz (Phi.) 10-4; Parnell
(Bos.) 10-5.
Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 111; Reynolds (N.Y.)
92; Wynn (Cle.) 92; Gray (Det.) 90; Trout (Det.)
84.
ERA: Marrero (Was.) 2.49; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.68;
Pierce (Chi.) 2.93; Parnell (Bos.) 3.02; Wynn
(Cle.) 3.05.
HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 26; Sauer (Chi.) 25;
Musial (St.L) 23; Kiner (Pit.) 22; Hodges (Bro.)
22.
RBI: Musial (St.L) 85; Thomson (N.Y.) 80;
Snider (Bro.) 77; Sauer (Chi). 76; Gordon
(Bos.) 76; Hodges (Bro.) 76.
Wins: Roe (Bro.) 13-3; Hearn (N.Y.) 12-6;
Jansen (N.Y.) 12-6; Maglie (N.Y.) 12-8; New-
combe (Bro.) 11-5.
Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 104; Queen
(Pit.) 94; Jansen (N.Y.) 89; Rush (Chi.) 82;
Blackwell (Cin.) 82.
ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 2.08; Newcombe (Bro.)
2.20; Branca (Bro.) 2.62; Roe (Bro.) 2.86;
Blackwell (Cin.) 3.10.
Branca Back in Form, Blanks Pirates in Dodgers Wincently missed
two starts with a sore arm. But he
was dominant against the Pirates in lowering his
ERA to 2.62, third in the National League.
Gil Hodges belted his 22nd home run for
Brooklyn. Carl Furillo had four hits, giving him
nine in his past two games.
Loser Murry Dickson (9-8) is 1-3 against theDodgers this
year.
AROUND THE HORN
Elsewhere in the National League:
Larry Jansen threw a four-hitter in the first
game and three New York hurlers combined on
a nine-hitter in the second as the Giants swept
the host Cubs, 6-2 and 4-2.
Jansen (12-6) allowed just one earned run in
his 11th complete game. Rookie Willie Mays
went four-for-four and scored twice. Chicagos
Cal McLish (4-5) was knocked out in the third.
George Spencer (6-2) got the win in the sec-
ond game with two innings of shutout relief.
Mays had two hits, giving him six for the day.
Puddin Head Jones and Del Ennis blastedback-to-back home runs in
a four-run eighth
inning rally as the Phils beat the host Reds, 4-3.
Jim Konstanty (7-6) hurled three shutout
innings of relief for the win.
Solly Hemus first career grand slam gave
Gerry Staley (8-10) all the runs he needed as
the Cardinals trumped the visiting Braves, 4-1.
Loser Warren Spahn fell to 7-7.
Phils Skipper SawyerLays Down the Law
THIS
WAY
TO
BOX
SCORES
PITTSBURGHRalph Branca has spent the
past three-plus years trying to prove he is the
same pitcher who won 21 games as a 21-year-
old. He may finally be ready to rest his case
Branca (6-2) twirled a three-hitter Wednesday,
winning for the sixth time in his past seven deci-
sions, as the Dodgers blanked the Pirates 5-0.Branca was a
wunderkind in 1947 when he
went 21-12 with a .267 ERA, making the All-
Star team and earning a start in the World Series.
Though he pitched well in stretches during the
three subsequent years, he also was beset by in-
consistency and injury. From 1948-50, he aver-
aged 11 wins with a 4.12 ERA.
He got off to a slow start this season, and re-
PHILLIES, Page 2
CINCINNATI (INS) The disappointing
Philadelphia Phillies embarked on a new sea-
son Wednesday whiplashed by a warning of
possible winter trades unless the club steps on
the gas.
A fiery-eyed Eddie Sawyer called a wipe
the slate clean conference before Tuesday
nights tussle with the Cincinnati Reds and
gave the Whiz Kids a new set of baseball
facts of life.
We are going back to the same rigid rules
we established in 1949, the scholarly manager
said. That was the year the Phils were about to
tumble into fifth when Sawyer set up a bunch
of rules which he credits with giving them a
third place finish.
Bans Card Playing
Then Sawyer angrily announced rules for the
National League champions who sport a .500
record, but are 12 games behind the league-
leading Brooklyn Dodgers.Briefly, the new edicts ban card
playing, set
up fines for bonehead plays, establish a rigid
hour for reporting for play at home and on the
road, and set up a curfew hour at home and on
the road. And if the players want their $6-a-day
meal money on the road, they must report to
trainer Frank Weichecs room at an appointed
