Evening star., 1938-05-06
TRIBE NOW CALLED
SAME OLD TEAM
Terrymen Find Slab Work
in West Tougher in Losing
2 of 8 to Reds.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Don't look now. folks, but can that
be the rejuvenated Cleveland Indians
and Bill Terry's terrific Giants who
have just dropped the first series OF
their respective Eastern and Western
invasions?
Only week ago, they were saying
that Oscar Witt had put some T. N. T.
into the Tribes breakfast food this
year, and that from now on they
wouldn't be like Little Bo Peeps lost
sheep when they made their tours
round the circuit. And they were
saying. too, that Terry's Terriers had
uncovered a batting punch no one
suspected they had-a wallop that
almost made them look like feared
American Leaguers.
But all that was before both out
fits left home and the friendly feel
of their own parks. And now the
little brides are starting to whisper
that it's probably the same old set
OF Indians. after all. and that Terry's
Terriers looked like real sluggers
against the Eastern stooges, like the
Brooklyns and the Phillies, but now
that they've met up with the tougher
Western foes they're finding some-
thing else than pushover opposition.
Expected to Be Different.
For years Cleveland's been famous
as the team that looked like champs
at home and tramps everywhere else
in the circuit This spring, however,
Witt concentrated on building up a
new spirit, but from the looks of the
first series in Washington, it either
hasn't taken yet, or it's going to miss
completely. The Senators squeaked
through with 10 decision in l3 IN
nings Wednesday and yesterday hung
an 8-6 beating on the Witt warriors,
largely through Johnny Stones homer
with the bases loaded.
In the Giants early campaigning
the Polo Grounds cheering and chow
der society had been taking the Bronx
apart telling of the wonders Terry's
boys were doing with the big bat. But
that was while the Phils and Dodgers
pitchers were serving them up to the
Giants. mostly in that neat little affair,
the Polo Grounds, and its inviting
sight and left field stands.
For the last three days, the Giants
have been performing in the vast
reaches of Cincinnati's Crosley Field.
and things have been so different
they've dropped two Of three games.
Yesterday Harry Gumbert went to the
wars and was whipped, So. by the
rude Reds. largely through the help
Of an obliging two-run error by Master
Mel OFT.
Cubs Smother Phillies.
As though that wasn't enough misery
to hand Col. Terrible Terry in one day,
his chief rivals, the Chicago Cubs,
opened up wide on the throttle and
knocked the ears completely off the
futile Phillies, 21-2, with an 18-hit
attack that featured a l2-run splurge
in the eighth inning. And a rookie,
Paul Epperly, held the Phils to six hits
In his first major league start.
The Indians loss left the Tribe in
first place in the American League by
only one game, since those Yankees
rolled up their sleeves. fired out Is
hits for % bases, including homer
No. 3 for Joe Di Maggie. and bowled
over the Browns, 1910, for the third
straight day.
Rudy York finally found the range
and clouted two homers to pace the
Detroit Tigers to a rs win over the
Boston Red Sox, in a game that saw
George Tebbetts and the belligerent
Ben Chapman get the bounce for fight
ing. Jimmy Dykes Chicago White Sox
socked the Athletics, 1914, with Gabbo
Gabler, who couldn't make the grade
IN the National League, Handwriting
Connie Macks lads with seven hits.
Red Lucas pitching arm and Pep
Young's three runs batted in gave the
Pirates a AZ decision over BROOKLYN
The aging but agile Milt Shoffner
pitched an eight-hitter for a So win
by the Boston Bees over the st. Louis
Cardinals.