Show Ph o n o Set Sights on first Pate PLc of t Road ocd Trip Jrp At Start y Daw PHILA PHILADELPHIA July 7 P National lea league c cities note Here come the Phillies Phillips The Philadelphia Phillies embarked embarked em- em barked on an day 18 road trip Friday their sights set on first place Right now they're in second second second sec sec- ond a game back of the pacesetting pacesetting pacesetting pace- pace setting St. St Louis Cardinals Cardi The Whiz Kids piled up an enviable record during the past home hom stay winning seven and losing losing losing los los- ing two A game with Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn ended In to n a tie and must be replayed The most heartening heartening- results of the current upsurge are arc 1 Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Bril Bril- I pitching especially by ace reliever Casmir Jim Konstanty 2 a huge increase in gate re receipts receipts receipts re- re and t 3 3 heavy hitting The attendance is surprising in this season of slumping box office offices of of- fice The Phils' Phils mana management ement reported reported reported re re- ported that persons have witnessed the clubs club's first 38 home games During the same stretch last year the Ph Phils l Is drew only That's a 37 increase Of a host of or fancy pitching performances performances per per- perhaps the most memorable memorable mem mem- are arc the feats of Konstanty He worked in hi his game of the season eason the Phils have played in 70 games that went to a decision Thursday to save rookie Bob Millers Miller's Mil Mil- Millers Miller's lers ler's eighth c victory without defeat The Phils Pulls open a three-game three series against Brooklyn Friday night and its it's a good bet that the Dodgers hope they see sec as little of Konstanty as possible Jim Jun worked in all four games a against Brooklyn last week end j helping t th h h. h win three of them and W Dodgers in the the fourth I K a arn m mg I ended in an inn inning eight ln g tit tie le i Manager 1 Eddie Sawyer c rn l l the best relief pitcher Pilcher In He needs only 2 20 0 war warm warm-u warm warm-up and and hes he's ready to go o Jl p i won six lost three l Miller has lias been ben shaky In h K few starts but he Ice keeps e epa pa c c- c Cn 1 ning The foot 6 r b bonus bonds rj hander needs only three rn t tories lories to equal the modern modem for or consecutive 1 victories rookie 1 The mark of ot 11 in I I Iset a aset ro set in 1039 1939 by Atley Donald New York Yankees r In addition Robin Robert copped 10 Sa games s while losing losia p three Curt Simmons nine five losses ag 3 i iThe The Phils have collected aft I a 10 hits per game in each ch of last five outings and the po 7 been supplied by every P str the lineup I 1 |