Evening star., 1940-07-31
FeIIer Defeats
bosox, Yanks
Dunk Detroit
1928 Watch Bobby
Win 18th Come, FL;
Reds Gain Ground
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
There is just no way to make sense
out of the American League pen
nant scramble.
First the Boston Red Sox looked
as if they were going places. Then
the Cleveland Indians went on the
warpath. Intermittently the New
York Yankees showed signs of awak-
ening More recently the Detroit
Tigers have been setting the pace
But today, for at least the fifth
time this season, the leaders are in
tie and there positively is no pos
sibility of predicting how the race
will wind up.
The Cleveland Indians, who once
gained first place by the simple
process of losing four games in
row, moved back into a deadlock for
the lead last night by the equally
unspectacular feat Of winning one
game in a row
Scatters Eight Hits.
Bob Feller kept eight hits scat
tered efficiently to beat the Boston
Red Sox, 81, in front of 1928
fans. 1t was his 17th triumph of
the year and came at exactly the
proper time to capitalize on three
game losing streak by the Tigers,
who were dunked, 8-6, by the
Yankees.
Red Ruff1ng had the Tigers eating
out of the palm of his hand most of
the game and by the time they got
mad enough to bite him the cause
was lost. Ruffing himself contrib
uted three-run homer to the eight
run total the world champions
amassed before Detroit ever scored
Then when Rudy York hit two
homers and Pete Fox one to get
rough with Ruffing in the late in
nings, Johnny Murphy stepped in
and tanned them.
This turn in events lifted New
York within six and one-half games
of the lead and one game out of
third place
Reds Win, Dodgers Lose.
The National League issue ap-
peared more cut and dried than
ever after the Cincinnati Reds
snatched a 6-3 decision over the
New York Giants and the Brooklyn
Dodgers lost an 30 nocturnal tus-
sle to the Pittsburgh Pirates. This
set Brooklyn back to eight games
behind the Reds.
Cincinnati's victory came through
a four-run uprising in the eighth
inning and was credited to Paul
Derrtnger, his 18th. The tumul-
tuous eighth saw Coach Jimmy Will
son of the Reds expelled for dis
putting third strike and Pitcher
Walter Brown of the Giants chased
for arguing a putout at first base.
Manager Leo Durocher of the
Dodger debating society also was
thumbed out of his game after get
ting hotter than the thermometer
over third strike called on Pee
wee Reese, although the issue didn't
mean much to Brooklyn. The
Pirates, who now have won 9
out of their last II games. scored
four times in the first inning and
with Truett Sewell pitching six-hit
ball, the Dodgers never had
chance.
Cards and PhilS Score.
The st. Louis Cardinals pounced
on the helpless Boston Bees with a
19hit attack that was good for
1875 victory Johnny Mize hit his
9th and 28th home runs of the year
to lead the pack. It was the seventh
straight setback for Boston's tall
enders.
The Phillies managed to nose out
the Chicago Cubs. rs, although out
hit, 1911. The difference was chiefly
five-run second inning staged by
the Phils.
The Chicago White Sox extended
their surge at the expense Of the
Philadelphia Athletics with a 81
victory on the f1ve-hit hurting of
Jack Knott and Pete Appleton.
Knott allowed only two hits and no
runs for eight frames. Then he
weakened in the ninth and Appleton
stepped in to save the game, Chi
cago's 10th triumph in IL starts.