The Washington times., 1935-07-19

break the major ~
league record Of
100 runs driven Frank Buck" O'NeilI
in, now held by Hack Wilson.
Greenberg has completely out
stripped Lou Gehrig in the battle
for honors as a run producer. The
first Sacker of the Yankees has
failed to approach his form Of
1884. Gehrig seems lost without
the numbering Babe Ruth on the
Yankees. The Bambino was past
his peak last year and all that
sort of thing, but he drew more
than 100 passes, and these, with
his hits, gave Lou plenty Of
chances to drive him in.
Combs and Hill, alternating as
lead off men on the Yankees;
Red Rolfe hitting second, and
Ben Chapman hitting third have
failed to make up for Ruth so far
as Gehrig is concerned. So he
just isn't hitting in the runs.
Greenberg was more favored by
baseball fortune. Pete Fox went
on a hitting spree during the past
month, and Mickey Cochrane was
on base pretty often.
Gehringer Helps
Charley Gehringer, failing the
ball with his accustomed vigor, is
on base often enough to add
further to Greenberg's opportun.
tiles.
Not only is Greenberg setting
a pace that will carry him close
to Ruth's all time home run rec
ord of 60-and the Tiger is not
concerned about lettering Ruth's
mark-but he is clicking for two
base hits. Hank hits to right
field with snap Of the wrists,
shooting the ball down the foul
line. His home runs are to left
field as a rule, and he can pull a
ball with a vengeance. But he
has mastered the knack Of max.
ing those game wrecking two
baggers in the pinches. And that,
of course is one reason why his
run batted in total is so impress
sive.
When this season is over, Buddy
Myer is going to have the toe
which is causing him all his grief
at this time amputated. This
rather heroic course was decided
upon last night.
Toes Overlap
Myers third toe, due to some
long forgotten accident, is de-
pressed until the second toe and
the little toe on the right foot
overlap it.
This caused more or less pain
and inconvenience, but this year
the nail on the depressed toe
grew n, an injection developed,
and to cap off everything a soft
corn grew on the toe.
This was removed, but the small
wound was so painful that Myer
could hardly play a game. Yet,
conditions being what they are
with the club, he courageously
went right ahead with his work.
Myer got only one hit in yeSter.
days brush with the White Sox.
1t was an infield rap to Tony
Piet. Myer was out trying to
score from first on Manush'S
double down the left field foul
line. Since there were two out
and Ripper Radcliffe is not a
strong thrower, Myers effort was
juStifiable, however unsuccessful.
It looks as if the Chicago White
Sox are the legitimate prey of
Buck Newsom. The big right.
handler stopped the Pallis Hose
handily enough yesterday and
promises-or was it threatened
to come back and spank them
again on Sunday.
Will Stop FOOling
Buck gravely assured Bucky
Harris that the next time out he
(Buck) would stop fooling and
playing with the White Sox and
would surely shut them out.
Whether Newsom can white
wash the Sox or not remains to
be seen. What records prove is
that he stopped them a couple OF
times when a hit might have
meant the ball game. In the
fourth inning, for instance, he got
Jimmy Dykes on an infield pop up
with two out and the bases loaded.
In the seventh inning the first two
batters hit safely, but Buck got
the next three in q row in most
impressive style.
OSSie Bluege helped his batting
average and the team yesterday
with a single and triple. He
scored two runs and drove in one.
Newsom also drove in run.