The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-23
RUDY YORK NEW
 HOME RUN STAR , OF BIG SHOW
Detroit Rookie Hit B Cir- cult ClOuts in 67
 Games
BY LESLIE AVERY

United Press StaH Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 23.-(UP)-The major leagues realized today that an unheralded rookie, Rudolph Preston York, was stealing the home run show.
 Rudy, a 24-year-old Georgian who was voted the most valuable player in the American association while playing with Milwaukee last year, is snaacking four -baggers at a faster clip than any of the famous willow wtelders- rs--DiMaggio, Foxx, Gehrig, 0reenberg and Medwick.
 York, who has donned mask, chest protector and shinguards to supplant Mickey Cochrane behind the Detroit Tiger plate, has hit 23 home runs to date while playing in 67 games. DiMasgio who is leading both leagues in circuit clouts has hit 36 in 106 tits.
 Breaking 1t down further into times at bat" Rudy has stepped up to the plate PA times this year and has collected one homer in every 10.6 trips. DiMaggio has had AZ tries and connected once in every l2.2 trips. Medwick, leader of the National League home run brigade with 27, has hit only one in 1o.6 attempts.
 Got His Chance
 Coming to the Tigers as Q first baseman, York found big Hank Greenberg staging a miraculous comeback to hold his position. With the strong Walker-Fox-Laabs out- field combination, he wasn't needed there. He was tried at third base where his 2o9 pounds spread over a six foot, one-inch frame definitely did not it. Cochrane's injury by "bean ball" forcing him from the game and the subsequent failure of Hayworth, Tebbetts and Bolton to take over his receiving duties, gave Rudy his big chance.
 York hit homers % and 9 yes- terday, clouting the first one as the tigers crushed the St. Louis Browns, 11-3, in the opener of twin bill. His second came in the ninth ir- ming of the nightcap when Detroit scored two runs to tie the score. Pitcher Poffenberger's ground af- ter singles by Laabs and owen in the 10th gave Detroit the game, 4-3.
 Detroit's double victory cut the Yankees American League lead a half-game. The Mccarthy men still led by il games by licking the Phil- adelphia- Athletics, 4-l, in the first game of c scheduled doubleheader rained out after five innings of play. DiMaggio clouted his 36th home run.
 Cleveland and Chicago divided a twin bill, the veteran Ted Lyons scattering five hits to beat Bob Teller and give Chicago e 5-2 de- cisjon in the first. Teller was wild and walked seven men. Earl Averill hit 6 home run in the eighth frame of the uightcap to win 3-2 for Cleveland.
 Washington Boston games were rained out.
 Cubs { Up
 HI LIlS N6tlOt1a4 ASdbuC, tllS Slll~ cago Cubs boosted their lead to four games with Q twin win over Cin- cinnati. Charley Root doled out six hits to take the first Al. Cavaretta hit e four bagger. Tex Carleton scattered rine safeties in winning the second 5-2.
 Both New York's scheduled games with Philadelphia were postponed by rain and will be played today.
 St. Louis Cards won Q pair, Bob Weiland twirled three-hitter, hit . home run and Q single-driving in three r,ins-<in baking Pittsburgh 1920 in the opener. Dizzy Dean turned in his first win since July 4th, and his 18th of the year, scat tering il safe blows to down the Pirates, 9-7, in the finale.
 Brooklyn scraped together nine hits in six innings to beat the Bos- the Bees, 5-i, before rain halted c double-header.
 YESTERDAYS HERO: Rudy York, Detroit rookie, who hit two home rlns-his second 6 ninth