Evening star., 1939-07-25
.Chisox May YET
Threaten Lead
OF Yankees
Reds Also Not Out of
Danger; Bees, Giants
Rated Contenders
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr.,
b Associated Press Sports Writer.

u Associated Press Sports Writer.
It's hard to see any way to keep
the current major league leaders
from improving their positions dur
ing their home stands, which get
under way today, but, by way Of
warning, couple of visiting teams
from other sections may be red hot.
New York's mighty Yankees and
Cincinnati's Reds looked practically
invincible on their recent road tours.
The Yanks won out of II games to
even up their six-straight losing
streak. They not only showed all
their usual batting power, but had so
much good pitching that Manager
Joe Mccarthy was hard put to give
his moundsmen more than one
workout week.
The Reds didn't hit so hard, but
they didn't have to with the kind
of flinging they got from Paul Der
ringer, Bucky Walters, Whitley
Moore & Co.
And it's automatic in baseball that
any team should be able to do better
in familiar surroundings than it
can while travelling from one strange
park to another.
Bees, Giants Contenders.
So much for the leaders, but how
about such contenders as the Chicago
White Sox, Boston Bees and (dont
laugh) the New York Giants? Only.
the Pale Hose are in position to bid
for the lead, but they're all in good
spots to cause trouble.
The White Sox open at Boston
today with double-header against
the second-place Red Sockers. The
Bostons won nine games and lost
five in the West and they just about
had to in order to keep their three
game margin over the Chicagoans.
The White Sox, who have climbed
from fifth place on July into third
with 18 victories in Is games, took
g out of 13 from their Eastern rivals,
including two of three from the
Yanks. And what's most important,
they've come up with five starting
pitchers who can go the route.
The Bees were the only Eastern
team to get an even break against
the four Western clubs that are fill
ing the National Leagues first divi-
sion. And they, too. have the pitch
ing to 60 places. They've suffered
from injuries which almost wrecked
their infield, and their mound main
stays may be almost old enough to
collect pensions. But Lou Fette.
Milt Shoffner. Danny MacFayden,
Bill Posedel, Jim Turner and Fred
Farmhouse all are turning in win
ming performances.
Giants Still Dangerous.
The Giants have lost nine straight,
their mound department looks shot
and they have practically no infield
left. They've slipped from second
to sixth in the standings, but they're
still dangerous. Bill Jurges sus-
pension viii be up Wednesday, so
they'll have shortstop again and
Catcher Harry Danning is due to
rejoin the team in st. Louis. Tom
Hafey may fill the bill at third base.
He'll have to, for George Myatt un-
Gerwent knee operation yesterday
and won't be back for a long time.
Brooklyn's Dodgers are the most
wrecked club right now, even
though they picked up a 300 hitting
outfielder when they bought Fred
Dixie Walker from Detroit yes
terday. Besides Whit Wyatt, their
most reliable pitcher, who is out
with leg injury, they've lost Van
Mungo for some six weeks and
Cookie Lavagetto and Art Parks are
getting around on wobbly pins.
Mungo went in to run for Parks
Sunday, slid for second and broke
his left ankle.