Evening star., 1939-06-09
Race in Senior Loon
Takes on lone Of
Yank Runaway
Cincinnati 4 Games Up
After Beoting PhiIs;
Di Mog's Bot Busy
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

Somebody always is taking the JOY
out of living by calling attention to
the walkaWay the New York Yam
KEGS are making of the American
League, so some similar clamor
ought to be raised, as a counter ir-
ritant, against the Cincinnati Reds.
Their 80 victory over the Phila-
delphia Phillies last night increased
the Reds margin over the second
place ST Louis Cardinals to four full
games and extended the gap be-
tween first and last place in the Ma
tional League to l7i2 games.
A few days ago any reference to
| the campaign in the senior circuit
| included some such descriptive as
"a blanket would cover all eight
clubs but now it appears the Reds
have become uncovered.
| Their lamplight struggle with the
Phillies was a pitchers duel be-
tween Paul Derringer and Hugh
0osing Pitcher) Mulcahy-and like
most such pitching duels involving
Cincinnati, the Reds not only pro-
duced the better pitching, but the
more timely hitting.
Reds Bag Game in Third.
Both twirlers were touched for
seven hits, but Mulcahy was wild in
addition. With the score tied in the
third inning and Lonnie Frey on
second through a double, Mulcahy
made wild pitch which let the
runner reach third. Then he walked
Buck Mccormick, who stole second
and almost before any one realized
it the game was decided. Ernie
lombard beat out a bunt to score
Frey and Harry Craft singled Nc
| Cormlck in with the winning marker
In the two other National League
games yesterday Lou Fette pitched
three-hit ball to give the Boston
| Bees a 20 Shutout over the Pitts
burgh Pirates and Harry Danning
and Zeke Bonura hit homers for the
New York Giants So decision over
the Chicago Cubs
There was nothing complicated
about either game. With his bride
of Sunday watching from the stands.
Fette never gave the Pirates a
chance. Meanwhile the Bees got 10
hits off Jim Tobin. coupling four for
runs in the fourth and fifth. The
Giants went in front in the first in
ming when Danning doubled with
two on base, and the subsequent
homers kept them there.
Di Maggie in Batting Mood.
The Yankees second consecutive
victory over the Chicago White Sox,
To, kept their lead over the second
place Boston Red SoX at nine games
and increased it to % games over the
last-place st. Louis Browns.
Joe Di Maggie hit homer, dou-
BILE and a single to pace the cham
pions' 12-hit attack on the SoX. and
Rookie Alley Donald moved into the
leagues pitching lead with his sixth
straight victory.
Boston had to do some heroic hit
ting to hold its position with an 81
triumph at St. Louis Jimmy Foxx
hit two home runs. one of them with
two on base, and Lou Finney came
through with a pinch homer with
one on in the eighth to tie the score
The winning run came on double
and two sacrifices in the ninth.
| Paul Dizzy Trout pitched the
Detroit Tigers to an ga victory over
the Philadelphia Athletics. striking
out seven and allowing only six hits.
His hurting was supported by a 13-
hit barrage against four AS pitch
ers. Outfielder Dixie Walker tore
ligament in his leg and Billy
Rogell was spiked on a finger to
make Detroits triumph costly one