Evening star., 1933-05-31
WAR NOW RESULTS
AT EVERY MEETING
First Game Since April 25
Free-for-AII Develops
Two Uprisings.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE struggle between the New
York Yankees and Wash
i ington Senators in the
American League may de-
velop into one of base balls clas-
sic rivalries if the teams play a
few more close games.
Visiting the Capital for the first
time since April 25, when the rival
teams engaged in free-for-all on
the field, the Yanks came out with
a 80 victory yesterday, but it was
only after much argument and a
bit OF pop bottle lodging that they
won, and even then the game was
protested.
The trouble started when Ben Chap
man. cne Of the leading figures in the
April Donnybrook. went to bat for the
first time against his erstwtile fstic
rival, Earl Whitehill. The fans booed;
Whitehill rubbed his hand in the dirt
and tnen on the ball and an argument
arose when Umpire Brick" Owens
tossed the ball out. Then couple Of
bottles were heaveG toward Chapman
rs ne Went 1ntO the OuLnelQ.
Things settled down to a peaceable
duel between Whitehill and Russell Van
Alta until tiie eighth, when hungry Lou
Gehrig belted one over the fence close
% the foul line an6 Umpire Owens ruled
it was homer. that put the Yanks
ahead. The dispute ragged for 10 min
uteS before MaEager Joe Cronin de-
decided to finish the game under pro-
test. And after a ninth-inning tally
had won for New York, Clark Grifith.
owner Of the Senator's, entered formal
protest on the grounds that Owens had
refused to consult with Roy Van Graf
Ian, who was stationed along the first
base line.
THE second game of the holiday dou-
i ble-header was rained out and the
single defeat left Washington with
precarious hold on second place. This
Philadelphia Athletics, only American
team to win both halves Of double
bill, wound up only half game be-
hind the Senators after beating the
Boston Red Sox, 7-3 and 11-8.
rhe Cleveland Indians and Chicago
White Sox broke even, Cleveland ham,
mering six fingers for % hits to win
the second. 1873, after the Sox had
taken the first, To, behind Eddie Dur
hams f1ve-hit hurting. Aided by errors,
DoCrO1C TOOK the opener from the st.
Louis Browns, 8-6, but bowed to Wally
Hebert, 81, in the second, although the
Tigers had an 8-5 edge in the hits.
The st. Louis Cardinals. threatening
Pittsburgh's hold on the National
League lead. won two contests from tie
Cincinnati Reds, while the Bucs broke
even with Chicago and wound up only
half game behind the pace settlers.
EOUR runs in the first gave the Cards
l. the opener, 5-4, against their old
teammate, Paul Derringer, while
81 johnson was the victim of the late
rallies that netted them a 80 victory
in the second game The Pirates won
morning game from Chicago, 81.
when Paul Waner clouted home run
in the eighth, but Bill Jurges led the
Cubs to 6-2 triumph in the afternoon.
hitting four-bagger and driving in
three runs.
The metropolitan rivals, Brooklyn and
New York, decided a pair of mound
duels by the home run route. Bill Terry
clouted pinch homer and Byrne James
smacked one in the ninth to give the
Giants the opener, 2-1. Tony Cuccinello
retorted by hitting his second four-ply
wallop of the day to provide Brooklyn's
winning runs in 81 victory
The Phillies broke a flve-game losing
streak and extended Boston's string to
the same length by defeating the Braves,
2-1. in six-inning contest. They got
their runs by nicking Harry Seibold for
four straight hits an inning before
rain washed out the rest of their schedi
uled bargain program.