Evening star., 1932-07-11
CONTEST ABOUNDS
IN UNUSUAL FEATS
Burnett of Tribe Gets Nine
of So Hits Made-Yank
Margin Cut to Six.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE Philadelphia Athletics
were only six games out Of
L first place in the American
League today, having writ
ten into the record one of the
most spectacular long distance
victories in base ball history.
Eighteen innings they Travelled
yesterday to beat out the Cleve-
land Indians, 18 to IT, and it was
a game the likes of which won't
be seen once in a blue moon. 1t
was won and lost a half-dozen
times before Jimmie FoXX finally
scored the deciding run.
To give some idea. Johnny Burnett
Of the Indians collected 9 hits In IL
times at bat, and his teammates,
Avernl and Morgan, each cracked 5.
FoXX, with hits, including 8 home
rms. knocked in 8 runs for the AS.
Simmons had 5. There were So hits.
DURNETTS feat, for all the records
- disclose. might have established
major league record. The ac-
cepted mark of Z hits, set by Wilbert
Robinson before the turn of the CEN
tury, was In regulation length con-
test.
The veteran Ed Rommel went the
last II innings for the Athletics and
IN the end gained the nod over young
Wesley Ferrell. who was firing them
over the last IL and fraction frames
for the Indians. But for the fact that
Ed Morgan, Cleveland first baseman,
let an easy roller trickle through his
legs after two were out in the ninth,
Cleveland would have won then and
there.
What made the victory doubly sweet
to the AS was the fact the Yankees
were being taken over the jumps twice
by st. Louis, 10 to and to 7. The
Yanks don't look like the team they
were week ago. before Bill Dickey
took his celebrated swipe at Carl Rey-
nolds and Lefty Gomez dropped his
cloak of inVincibility. The Browns
knocked Gomez from the hill in the
first game 10 hand him his third
straight defeat.
DETROIT divided a pair with the
- Red Sox. winning the first, to 5,
and dropping the second, 13 to 2.
Big Smead Jolley Of the SoX pounded
seTen hits during the afternoon to move
into third place among the American
Leagues batters.
While Alvin Crowder pitched steady
ball, Washington belted three White
! Sox flippers Tor 19 hits and a 13-to-3
victory.
Pittsburgh and Chicago were a stand
| off in their torrid race for National
| League honorS, as both captured Sab
bath encounters. The leading Pirates
made a flying raid into the East and
! picked up an 8-to-7 win over Brooklyn
when Hack Wilson let drive get away
| from him in the ninth. The rookie Bill
Swift was credited with his fifth straight
triumph.
THICAGO'S dazzling sophomore, Lon
! ~ ME Warneke. shut the Braves out,
4 to 0, on six hits for his twelfth
| success of the year. Gabby Hartnett led
! the Cubs at bat with home run, dou-
bic and single.
The Cincinnati Reds. receiving two
well pitched games, didn't do a thing
/ but belabOr the Giants twice, to 1 and
to Q The Reds, with eight victories
in 10 games, were out of the basement
! today, leaving eighth place to the New
! Workers. Red Lucas pitched his eight
eenth consecutive complete game in the
first tilt. and Owen Carroll outdueled
, Adolfo LuuUe in the nightcap.
| Bill Hallahan and Dizzy Dean hurled
| the Cardinals to double win over the
/ Phillies. : to and to 1, Dean yield
/ ing only five hits. The twin victory
pushed the world champions all the
way from sixth place to fourth in the
! league standing.