Evening star., 1938-05-23
PENNANT CHANCE
Up TO SLAB VETS
Fe|Ier and Gehrig Injured.
Big Attendance Marks \
EventfuI Sabbath.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


If the durable arms Of the veteran
fingers hold out, Bostons Bees are
going to give the Red Sox run for
their customers in one of the best base~
bah cities in the big leagues. Likewise
they're going to give lot OF other
National League clubs an argument
over the pennant.
It's strange enough to see both Bos-
ton clubs up there in third place in
their respective leagues, but the Bees
current winning streak bids fair to be-
come a real sensation, overshadowing
various other events of Importance
that took place yesterday on one OF
the busiest Sundays Of the season.
The Bees conquered Chicagos Cubs.
2 to /, in an thinning mound duel
between Lefty Milt Shoffner, this years
31-year-old rookie" and Clay Bry-
ant. They ran their latest winning
streak to seven straight, equaling
their best string since they ceased
being the Braves two years ago: thsy
cut Chicago's second-place margin to
one game, and they turned in their
fourth triumph in six extra-inning
games this season.
Bees Share Attention.
The Bees, however, had to share the
headlines with such matters as the
biggest turnout of fans since the OPEN
ing day, a total of 184,887 the New
York Giants hitting comeback; minor
injuries to Clevelands Bob Feller and
the New York Yankees Iron Horse"
Lou Gehrig, Old Ted Lyons 200th
American League mound victory and
Rudy York's game winning homer with
the bases full.
Shoffner managed to earn Boston
the biggest type. however. when he
not only pitched seven-hit ball but
singled home the winning run in the
eleventh.
The biggest crowd of the season and
the two injuries turned up in Cleve-
land. where 62,244 saw the Indians
increase their American League lead
by trouncing the Yankees. 8 to 3.
Feller. after pitching one-hit ball for
three innings, retired when he began
to feel twinges in the back muscles
he strained two weeks ago. Gehrig
pulled a charleyhorse in the sixth
and retired, but teammates expected
him to start in consecutive game No.
1888 today.
Giants Break Slump.
The Giants, who had scored one
run in three previous games, whanged
away at three Pittsburgh pitchers to
beat the Pirates 1872. Their 15-hit
assault included homers by Harry
Danning with the corners crammed
and by Jo-Jo Moore with two aboard
York's all-important homer was
made in Detroit's first inning against
the Red Sox and enabled the Tigers
to win, 4-3, although held to six hits
by Jack Wilson. Lyons. in his If
teenth year with the Chicago White
Sox, pitched wisely to give the Sox a
90 triumph over Washington.
The days outstanding mound per-
formances, however. were seen in
Philadelphia, where Pete Sivess Of tina
Phils and Bill MCGEE of the st. Louis
Cardinals matched five-hitters. Phil
adelphia won, 81, as all the scoring
came in the last inning.
Cincinnatis Reds, aided by 1val
Goodmans 10th homer of the season.
bowled over Brooklyn, to 3, and the
Philadelphia Athletics turned back the
st. Louis Browns. 8-5. in 10 innings
when Buck Newsom. who had hurled
a full game Saturday, couldn't hold
the AS in last-inning relief role.