The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-08
REDS AND TIGERS
TAKE over LEAD
In MAJOR LOOPS
DODGERS DROP TWO CON.
TESTS TO BEES: cLEvE-
LAND FALLS BEFORE CHI
SOX ATTACK
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NEW 1OIlrA- ault eo<--Kfses -lSds
in both the National and Ameri
can Leagues switched yesterda.
as Saturdays leaders lost game.
yesterday and the runnersul
won.
Brooklyn Dodgers dropped two
games to the Boston Bees in Civ
ing up their position. First con-
test ended / to 0 as Manuel Sal
vo dished up a meager portion
of seven hits to blank. the Brook
lynites. A Dodger rally in the
last inning of the nightcap was
halted by relief pitcher Dick
Coffman with only one run scor-
/ ing-the Bees gaming a 2 to l de-
cision.
Cincinnati Reds moved into
first place in the senior loop
with a 4 to 3 victory over the
slipping Chicago Cubs. The win
ming run was forced in when Bill
+ Lee walked a man with the bas-
es loaded IN the eighth inning.
Detroit Tigers limited the st.
Louis Browns 70 five hits with
Schoolboy Rowe the pitcher,
yesterday, and won the game, 5
to 2, to move into first position
in the American League. The
! Brownie runs resulted from two
homers. one each by Walter judi
Mich and Roy Cullenbine.
. Cleveland Indians dropped to
second place in the standings
with a 3 to l loss to the Chicago
White Sox. Bob Teller was the
losing pitcher. being wild in the
pinches. Sox scored the winning
runs in the ninth inning.
New York Yankees took the
opener of a twin-bill from the
Philadelphia Athletics yesterday
s to 3. then caved-in in the
nightcap when Nelson Potter al
lowed them only six hits. In the
latter game. the AS got II safe
blows off three Yankee pitch
ers and gained an easy victory
10 to 5.
Boston Red Sox and Washing
ton Senators split their double
header YESTERDAY Boston won
the first game, z to 1, Bob Grove
being the winning pitcher, Civ
ing I'D seven safeties to the Mats
In the nighctap. the Senators
opened strong against the BesoS
and were never headed after &
three-run first inning, taking the
tusSle. Z to 4.
New York Giants and Phila.
delphia Phillies split a twin-bill
the Giants taking the first game
6 to 4. and bowling in the night
cap, 4 to 2. as ST johnson held
them to eight hits the while Joe
Marty was collecting two home
runs to head the Philly attack.
Pittsburgh Pirates swept the
four-game series with st. Louis
Cardinals yesterday by taking
both ends of doubleheader, tc
6 and 4 to l. Cards opened uI
strong with a five-run first-in-
ming in the opener, but faded
when Buc rallies overwhelmed
four of their moundsmen late in
the fracaS- In the nightcap
Pittsburgh opened with two runs
in the first and second innings
and pitcher Heintzelman held the
Cards to five safeties.
Results of the, games:
5 NATIONAL LEAGUE
+ At Chicago r. H. E
Cincinnati - 4 9
Chicago ------- 3 10
Hutchings, Shoffner, Beggs aHc
HerShberger; Passeau. Lee, Todo
Z and Collins, Hartnett.
First Came
At Boston RsH. E
Brooklyn ---------- z
Boston ---------------------: A
Wyatt and Mancuso, Phelps
Salvo and Berres.
Second Came
At Boston r. III. r
Brooklyn ---------- 8
Boston 9 z
Carleton. Casey and Phelps
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