Evening star., 1939-08-11
Hot Battle Sure
If Rivals Knew
Griffs' Secret
System Brings $3.50
Split With Champs;
Reds Are Routed
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Instead of trying to legislate the
New York Yankees out OF the world
championship, Clark Griffith, the
foxy old owner of the Washington
ball club, ought to share his clubs
formula for beating New York with
the rest of the American League.
prescriptions often are as hard
to read as they are to take, but
translated from the original Phoe-
nlclan, the Nationals medicine seems
to call for shake we'll before using"
and keep on shaking until patient
gets relief.
The Mats shook run out of the
Yankees on one hit in the first in
ming yesterday. Then every time
New York scored, Washington can
celed the runs in the same inning
until by the fifth frame the Ma
tionals had it won, rs.
Esty Is Great Help.
Dutch Leonard, the 29-year-old
knuckle baller, got credit for his
fourth victory without defeat
against the Yankees this season al
though he allowed all New York's
runs and had to be removed for a
pinch hitter in the fifth. This was
all right with Leonard, however, be-
cause Bobby Estalella, who batted
for him. singled with The bases load
ed for the winning runs. This gave
Washington the series and an even
break in IA games with New York
this season.
The combination of New York's
defeat and the Boston Red Sox's
fifth straight victory reduced the
Yankees lead to five and one-half
games, the shortest margin since
July 13.
/ Boston came from behind again in
beating the Philadelphia Athletics.
rs. getting three runs on six singles
in the sixth inning.
Tommy Bridges hurled the De-
troit Tigers to 4-3 triumph over
the Chicago White Sox with
seven-hit, six-strikeout performance
which shut out the Sox until the
ninth
Cubs Turn on Reds.
! Like the American League lead
ers, Cincinnatis pace-setters in the
National circuit also were spanked,
6-4, by the Chicago Cubs. Three of
/ the runs which caused Paul Der
ringer his seventh setback were un-
earned as the usually faultless key
stone combination of Lonnie Frey
! and Billy Myers ran into bad day.
Cliff Melton of the Giants re-
turned to form with a five-hit pitch
ing show which stopped the Boston
Bees. 6-3. He had one bad inning.
the fourth, when Boston got four of
its hits and all of its runs. including
a homer by AL Simmons. Melton
had ample batting support, how
ever, with Mel OFT, Joe Moore and
Alex Kampouris hitting home runs.
The best baseball, as often hap
pens, came from the bottom of the
standings as the Brooklyn Dodgers
ana Philadelphia Phillies divided a
uouble-header. In taking the first
game, 80, Luke Hamlin of the
Dodgers had to pitch three-hit ball
to better fopr-hit effort by Walter
Beck. 1t was Hamlin's second
straight shutout and for tae second
straight game he didn't walk a
single batter.
Phils Even by Slugginx.
The Dodgers started out to win
the second game, too. but the
Phlllles pent-up batting instincts
burst out with seven runs in the
sixth inning for an 8-3 triumph.
Joe Marty tripled with the bases
loaded once and Merrill May singled
win three on during the big blow.
This was the first big league vic
tory for Ike Pearson, who pitched
five-hit ball.