The Bismarck tribune., 1934-08-15
CR0WDER AND ROWE
ELBOW DETROIT TO
VICTORIES, IS, 7-3
Indians Behind Mel Harder
TrampIe Senators; Red
Sox Subdue st. Louis
PIRATES DEFEAT GIANTS
Braves Pumnel Four Cub Pitch
+. ers for IS to 2 Victory;
Cards Beat Phillies
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
Labeled as Team of Destiny" as
plainly as if the words had been sewn
on their uniforms, the Detroit Tigers
were riding the crest. Of the baseball
wave Wednesday as they faced the
third game Of their important series
with the Yankees.
Triumphant in their opening dou-
bleheader with the second place club
before a record crowd, Tuesday, the
Tigers had a 81 game lead with
nothing more to do than protect 1t In
the three remaining games Of the Sc
ries. They boasted two more brilliant
achievements which shone the bright
er after Tuesdays 8 to 5 and Z to 8
victories. Their winning streak had
been stretched to II consecutive
games, just five short Of the American
League record set by the White Sox Of
1906. and their young mound ace,
Lynwood tSchoolboy) Rowe, had his
18th successive mound triumph. three
behind the league record In that re-
spect.
Wednesday Tommy Bridges. second
only to Rowe among the Tiger pitch
ers. was ready to face either Johnny
Broaca or Johnny Murphy. the only
Yankee moundsmen available to start
after five FINGERS tried vainly to stop
the Detroit assaults Tuesday. For
Thursday it is Eden Auker's turn
and then Rowe may be sent back IN
the final clash of the series.
Record Crowd Attends
With a crowd Of 1900 cash custom
ers, one of the greatest in baseball
annals, looking on, the Tigers twice
performed their favorite feat of COM
ing from behind to victory. After al
lowing their opponents five runs In
the first three innings Of the opener
they blasted Lefty Gomez into SUBJ
mission to tie the score in the sixth
as Charley Gehringer opened the
rally with the first Of two home runs
he hit during the day. In the next
inning Jimmy Desh6ng was pelted
out when the Tigers again batted
around and scored four runs.
Meanwhile General" Alvin Crow
Ger. recent cast-off from the Senators,
justified Mickey Cochrane's man
agerial strategy in picking him as
starting pitcher. He recovered from
his bad start and pitched shutout bali
for five innings before Fred Marberry
finally relieved him in the ninth.
Rowe was the biggest factor in the
second triumph as he pitched four
hit ball and walked only one. But
after Gehringer again provided fly
ing start with first-inning homer,
the Yanks were able to tie the count
in the sixth when Lou Gehrig
slammed his 37th circuit blow Of the
season. Charley Ruffing. who pitched
the whole game for New York and
struck out eleven. failed to match the
grown-up schoolboy in the last two
frames and yielded three hits and two
runs In each.
Other Clubs Gain
The American Leagues other first
division clubs, Cleveland and Boston,
also gained on the Yanks. Mel Har-
der limited Washington to four hits to
give the Indians q 5 to victory while
Lefty Grove, making his first starting
appearance since having his tonsils
removed q few weeks ago. gave the
Red Sox six-hit game against st.
Louis and won 1t to 3.
Pittburgh's Pirates laid themselves
open to suspicion Of q conspiracy
against the National League leaders
when they pitched two reputedly
fading veterans, Burleigh Grimes and
Waite Hoyt, against the mighty Carl
Hubbell and beat the league-leadine
Giants 3 to 2 with rallies in the last
two innings. Grimes pitched six-hit
ball for eight innings and left with
the score tied though Hubbell had
granted only three hits, two Of them
| in the eighth. Two more blows, Fred
Lindstromis double and Gus suhr'i
single. won the game in the ninth.
The second-place Cubs took m even
worse licking when the Braves lam.
basted four Fingers starting with
Guy Bush. for q hits and won IS to :
behind Ed Brandt. Boston had two
six-run innings In the slugfest.
The Cardinals initiated Pittburgh'a
mound tactics in gaining q S to de-
cision over the Phillies. Dazzy Vance
toiled seven innings. giving three hit,
and tanning six, before q blistered
finger forced him out. Jess Hainet
finished. Bennie Frey's seven-hit
elbowing and q couple Of concentrated
attacks on Ray Benge enabled the
last-place Reds to defeat Brooklyn
5 to 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Blank Dodgers
Score by innings r H Z
Brooklyn ...... 900 600 000-O I
Cincinnati 49,. 300 600 OBJ II
Benge and Lopez; Frey and Lom.
bardi.
Pirates Best Giants
Score by innings r H /
New York. :. oil 900 000-2 8.
Pittsburgh .... 200 900 021-3 5
Hubbell and Danning;; Grimes
Hoyt and Padden.
Braves Wallop Cubs
Score by innings RH
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