The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
HARRIS RETURNS
 TO SECOND BASE I IN TIGER INFIELD
Injuries to Alexander and
 Geringher Hold Detroit
 Back - Giants Clinch ] Second Place
BY LEO H. PETERSEN

United Press Staff Correspondenf)
 New York, June 10-(UP)- Bucky Harris has returned to sec- ond base, the post he guarded so well while with the Washington Sem ators, in an effort to pull his Detroit Tigers out of a disastrous losing streak.
 Harris until yesterday had not played full game since 192S when he left the Senators, whom he had piloted to a worlds championship in 1924, when Bucky took over tne managerial reins of the Tigers he announced that his active playing days were over.
 Had to Come Back
 But injuries to his two youthful fnfield stars. Dale Alexander and Charley Gehringer, forced Harris to change his mind. He had been play ing shortstops at both first and sec ond base and many Detroit losses were credited to the makeshift in7 field. lost Il of their previous IF contests, Harris went back to his old post But even his presence failed to help and the Tigers lost their fourth straight to the Philadelphia Athletics, 12 to 3.
 Ten at a Time
 A hit by Harris started the Tigers off ahead in the third inning but the Athletics came back in their half Of the frame to tie the count and went on to win out in the seventh and eighth innings when they scored a total of ten runs. Harris removed himself for a pinch hitter in the ninth after the damage had been done. Besides holding the Tigers to six hits, Earnshaw clouted a home run. double and two singles to lead the Athletics 15-hit attack against Bridges and Hoyt.
 CrOw1er Came Through
 Washington kept pace with the league leaders by trouncing the Chicago White Sox, 9. to 3. Alvin Crowder allowed 14 hits in register ing his fourth consecutive victory but was effective in the pinches. The Senators combined their ten hits off Pat Caraway with eight bases on balls to pile up big lead.
 No other American league con tests were played, the scheduled games between Cleveland and New York and st Louis and Boston being postponed because of rain.
 The St Louis Cardinals retained their four and one half game lead in the National League by defeating Brooklyn, 8 to 5, to take the four game series, three contests to one. The. Cardinals collected IS hits off six Robin hurlers and were aided by four Brooklyn errors
 Cubs Set Back
 New York gained sole possession of second place by turning back Chi cago, 10 to 9. The defeat dropped the Cubs to third place. Morrell, a rookie, held the Cubs to eight hits and was accorded good support as his mates pounded Sweetland, Baecht and Teachout for IS hits. Terry and Ott led the Giants attack with four hits each.
 Chuck Klein's fourteenth home run of the season with two mates on base featured Philadelphia's to 8 victory over Pittsburgh. Frame, who went the route for the Pirates, allowed nine hits while three Philly hurlers yielded the same number.
 Nice Work
 Benny Frey returned to the mound after nearly a months ab- sence because of an injury to pitch the Cincinnati Reds to 2 to 2 vic- tory over Boston. Frey allowed only five hits while the Reds continued their heavy hitting against Moss and McAfee to garner 13 blows.