Evening star., 1937-10-04
BASE BALL ENJOYS
UNUSUAL SUCCESS
Big-Paying Gates, Upsets
Galore Mark Progress
of Both Loops.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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TINE 1887 major league season
is matter of history, with
only the world series chapter
still to be written, but up and
down the big time lot of the things
that happened in the last five and
one-half months won't be forgotten
In hurry.
Aside from little old New Yorks
second-straight championship monop-
oily, the developments that seem
standouts as you look back over the
campaign were its success from a
financial viewpoint. the epidemic of
injuries that hit every club in both
loops, the big surprise that was pulled
out of the hat by the Boston Bees
and the high-class walloping Of Ducky
Medwick and Joe Di Maggie.
When the books are written off on
this season. there seems little doubt
that it will top any post-depression
mark in fan turnout and financial
return. Except in few instances, at
tendance reports through the season
have shown distinct improvement.
YankS' Power Awes Rivals.
p IDING high on the strength OF
their batting might. the New
York Yankees murderers' row had
little trouble finishing l3 games in
front in their pennant chase during
the season. largely because the rest
of the American League fell apart
at their approach.
The neighbors across the Harlem
the Giants. found the going tougher
but once they climbed into the sad
die there was no stopping them. This
became particularly apparent when
the last of long series of injuries
deprived the Chicago Cubs of theil
first baseman, Rip Collins, in early
August, definitely confning the Cubs
to second place. The Giants wound
up with Al win over their best
hated pals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, yes
terday.
An injury also took whatever fight
there was in the Detroit Tigers
When an accidental bean ball frac-
tured Mickey Cochrane's skull and
removed him permanently from the
playing scene, large part of the
Tiger strength was gone.
Bees Spring Big Surprise.
OTHERWISE, the fine showing OF
Jimmy Dykes Chicago White Sox
In upsetting the dope by winding up
third in the American League, finish
ing with 20, 10 double-header win
over the last-place Browns yesterday
stood out in the American League.
But the major job of fooling the
experts was turned in by the Boston
Bees and Manager Bill McKechnie
Rated seventh or eighth place outfit,
they finished just game out of
fourth place on the strength of two
20-game pitching rockies, Lou Fette,
who hit the 20-mark yesterday with a
SO shutout over the Phillies, and Jim
Turner.
The National League cellar was
won" by the years biggest bust, the
Cincinnati Reds, who absorbed 43
40 twin defeat at the hands of the
Pirates yesterday, winding up the
nightmare their preseason dream had
become. The double win marked the
twenty-first victory the Bucs scored
over the Reds during the year, equaling
q major league record.
Allen Misses Sixteenth in Row.
THE Cardinals, minus Dizzy Dean,
- who was Of no use after having
. hand in the National Leagues loss
to the American Leaguers in the all
star game, just made fourth place.
dropping their finale to the Cubs, 6-4.
Boston's Red Sox again were the
gold flops" for Tom Yawkey and
finished fifth. Their finale was a 6-1
beating at the hands of the Yanks yes
terday, featuring Joe Di Maggio's
homer with the bases loaded.
Clevelands Indians again were a
disappointment and rode in with
fourth place. Johnny Allen, who had
won Is straight since recovering from
Illness, dropped the seasons wind-up,
10, yesterday to the one-hit pitching
# lake Wade for tho Tigers