Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
LUCKY HITS HELP
HUGMEN WIN, Fl.
Indians Again Trip Tigers
and White Sox Rally. to
Finally Stop Browns.
BY WILLIAM j. CHAPMAN.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

IN ONT out the Athletics to the
- Yankees, and the champions of
the world become invincible, by
i one means or another The
Hugmen required the services of
binding sun playing through the lat
tice at the back of their stadium to pre-
vent old Jack Quinn from pitching a
two-hit shut-out against them yester-
day, but with that aid the Yanks slipped
home ahead by 2 to in the first game
of the series.
With such start the champions may
be able to follow up their advantage
against Robert Moses Grove, who was
nothing but cousin to them all last
season, but if they really are starting
the season In batting slump, Connie
Mack seems to have his chance at last.
Higgins will not get four-hit pitching
from Hoyt every afternoon. and Quinn
Will not lose every time he holds the
Yankees or anybody else to one clean
blow.
Fate Frowns On Quinn.
The veteran of 26 campaigns had a
lead of to 0 in the seventh yesterday
when fate turned against him. In that
round, the sun so burned the eyes of
Mule Haas that he permitted Lou
Gehrig's hoist to fall at his feet for a
double, and Gehrig skipped home on
Meusel's two-bagger to right. With
two gone in the eighth, Earl Combs got
another sun double" to Haass sector,
and scored on Koenig's drive, which
Miller might have caught but for the
glare.
Cleveland made it three out of four
from Detroit with 7-to-4 victory and
home runs by Grouse and Metzler de-
prlved the Browns of chance to sweep
their four games against the White Sox,
who rallied late to win 5 to 4.
The Giants occupied the National
League spotlight today as they moved
to Boston to exact their Spring toll
from the Braves. In defeating the Phil
lies by IA to 5 at Baker Bowl yesterday
to clean up the abbreviated opening
series in two straight games, the Giants
punched Burt Shottons young boxmen
for 20 hits and &c bases, but the sig
pitching of Carl Mays.
Fred FitZsimmons, who once rocked
upon his own fingers while sitting in
low chair reading a book, injured one
OF them IN fielding a grounder in the
tlrst inning yesterday, and the second
found Mays on the mound. From that
point TO the finish the Phils, who still
can slug if they can do nothing else,
collected Just six hits and a pair of
runs.
If yesterdays performance by MAYS
can be repeated at proper intervals
through the Summer, McGraw'S gamble
in signing the submarine ball star after
his arm seemed to be gone will return
handsome dividends. Perhaps MAYS
will crowd Genewich for a place among
the big four Of the Giant staff.
Hafey Continues Singing.
The Giants had the National League
almost to themselves yesterday. as rain
\ permitted the Pirates to elude the eager
| Cubs. Jesse Haines outpitched three
Red rivals in Cincinnati, enabling the
| champion Cardinals to win by 9 to 4
| their third victory in the opening series
| of four games. Chick Hafey backed
Haines with two home runs, his second
and third OF the season, and batted
home four markers. as he did in the
| opener.
The Braves nosed out the Robins by
s to 5 in the morning half of the
Patriots day double bill at Boston, and
then won in the afternoon by 5 to /.
The mound was occupied in the second
game by DaZZy Vance, Uncle Robbie'S
sole hope for avoiding John Heydler's
| coal cellar. but the Braves overlook him
with three-run rally in the sixth.