The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-22
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 CHAMPIONSHIP
Red SOx Slugger May Beat Hack Wilson's Mark;
 Russo Big Aid to Yanks
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan COPresp0ndent)

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 New York, May 22-tUP)-Joe Cronin may be having little mem tai anguish over the Red Sox' pitch- ing staff these days but there's one fellow who doesn't cause him a mos ment's worry-16 year veteran James Embery Foxx out Of sudiersviile, Md.
 After all these years, Foxx fhe's only 32, having broken into the ma jorS at the tender age Of 18) still is considered by the majority of American league pitchers as the leagues toughest man to pitch to in the clutch. Recently g few Of them thought otherwise and walked Ted Williams to get at him. They are soft-pedaiing that stuff now be- cause Foxx hasn't slipped a ht. Tn fact he's 2 better ball player physic- ally and mentally than he was last year. FoXx's appendcctomy last September, something he had been postponing for years, has figured importantly in his grand start this season.
 For the second straight day Foxx yesterday hit homer with the bases loaded and paced the Red sox to an 1i-8 victory over the Tigers. It was Foxxs llth homer and il- creased his runs batted in to 38 in % games.
 At the rate Foxx Is going he can smash the major league and Afneri. can league runs batted in records to snithereens. If he can keep Up his present biistering pace hell wind Up with about 228 runs batted ir. That's little too much to ask, but Foxx may be flirting i1 September with Hack Wilson's major legaue mark Of 100 set tn 1890 and Lou Gehrig's American league record Of 184 set in 1881. For Ii consecutive years Foxx has driven in 100 or more runs per year and only one man has better record, Lou dchrig with l3 straight,
 Six Home Runs
 The Red s0x were 0uthit by the Tigers, l6-ii, Eut they hit four homexs Q Detroits two and that meant the ball game. Tn addition to Foxx's jackpot homer, Ted Williams, Doc Crafner and Bobby Docrr hit for the circuit, the latter with two on. Denny GaIehouge blew a lead and for the 18th straight time the Red This time 1t was Emerson Dickmafi sox had to call ir a relief hurier. who protected the lead and won his fourth victory, which increased the Red sox margin over the Indians to 2h games.
 Yankee power, stiIIcd by Bob Fcl- Ter and Al Smith, exploded in the face of four Cleveland hurlerg and the world champions beat the In- dians for the first time this year, t0-2. For the first time this year the Yankees scored in double figures, Keller nit Q homer, selkirk, Cor. don, Roife and DiMaggi0 hit dou- bieg. Still more encouraging to the YankS was Lefty RuSsos thrce.hit game.
 Fighting back with two late rallies to score five runs in the eighth and ninth, the White sox flosed out the Senators, 0-8 and maintained their haif-garae advantage over the cellar dwelling Yanks. Newt Jacobs, Scn- ator rookie, walked Jack Rosenthal with the bases loaded to force in the winning run.
 Hard Luck
 The Athletics and Prank Hayes in particular got tough break when rain washed out their game with the Browns at the end Of 4M innings. The As had Q 60 lead and Hayes had homered with the bases loaded washed down the drainpipe.
 Brooklyn hustled it's way to Q 4-3 victory over the Cubs, Snapping a threc- game losing streak. Claude Passeau had a four-hitter going into the ninth but dilbcrt's single, walks to Walker and Lavagetto filled the baseg. Then Camilli smashed 8 siil- gle of Russell's glove driving in two important tallieg.