Evening star., 1940-09-05
.FeI|er Trounced
So Badly He'll
Get Long Rest
Injury Puts Indians
Trosky Out Of Play;
Reds Nip Pirates
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Snorts Writer


The Detroit Tigers, creaking with
old age at nearly every joint, have
turned the American League pen
nant scramble inside out again.
They crushed the Cleveland In
dianS, TO, yesterday with almost
unbelievable ferocity, while WASH
ington pounced upon the New York
Yankees, 6-5. Between the two up
heavals the whole championship
outlook was covered with confusion.
The Tigers had their backs to the
wall, all right, and they didn't make
any child'S play of the job they had
to do. They lined up just about the
oldest, most experienced campaign
ers Manager Del Baker could get
his hands on-Schoolboy Rowe,
Charley Gehringsr, Earl Averill,
Dick Bartell, Bruce Campbell and
the rest-and let out a roar that
scared the Clevelanders right out
Of their cribs.
Feller Befuddled.
They made IL hits. including
three home runs, off Bob FelIer in
seven innings and had the youngster
so befuddled he literally didn't know
which way to turn. Bartell stole
second once while the Iowa speed
ster was going through his compli-
Gated windup, and Bob couldn't get
settled down enough to throw to
first when Campbell hit a bounder
at him.
After the game Manager Oscar
Witt announced Feller would be
given until Tuesday to recover and
that his ace had been working too
much. The Indians also lost Slug
ging Hal Trosky indefinitely because
Of leg injury he suffered by trip
ping over third base. He hit a homer
and single and scored both Cle7e-
lands runs. In fact, he was almost
the only thorn Rowe encountered in
scattering seven hits for his 18th
victory against three defeats.
Gehringer batted in four Of De-
troits runs with a homer and a
double anG Hank Greenberg and
Campbell also hit circuit drives.
The victory lifted the Tigers back
into second place, three games back
of the Tribe
The Boston Raj Sox hovered close
to pennant contenders by sweeping
two extra-inning games from the
Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 and 5-4.
In the first, Joe Cronin singled with
the bases loaded. In the second, Tom
Carey performed the same service.
Cronin and Jim FoXx also had home
runs in the opener.
The st. Louis Browns continued
to make trouble by whipping the
Chicago White SoX, Al. with Bob
Harris scattering eight hits.
In the National League. the cham
plon Cincinnati Reds copped their
33d one-run victory with a 3-2. l2-
inning verdict over the Pittsburgh
Pirates in a night game. The con-
test was a scoreless struggle between
Bucky Walters and Max Butcher for
10 innings. Then, in the 18th. the
Pirates made two runs and the Reds
duplicated. Finally, in the 18th, the
always reliable Bill Werber singled
nome a run that meant the ball
game. Joe Beggs made his fifth re-
lief appearance in five days and got
credit for his third victory over the
same span
Dodgers, Cards Score.
The Brooklyn Dodgers and the
st. Louis Cardinals maintained
their margins behind the leaders
by winning night encounters. Luke
Hamlin pitched the Dodgers to a
80 shutout over the last-place
Phillies, keeping seven safeties we'll
spaced. Max Lanier performed the
mound chore for the Cardinals,
holding the Chicago Cubs score
less for seven innings, but getting
help from Clyde Shoun in the ninth
before winning, Az.
One of the seasons finest pitch
ing duels was produced by Dick
Erickson of the Boston Bees and
Carl Hubbell of the New York
Giants as the Bees scored a 20
shutout. The only runs of the game
came on homer by Eddie Miller
in the seventh inning. Erickson
allowed five hits, only one in the
first seven innings, during which
time he faced just % batters. Hub
bell gave six hits in the eight in
nings he worked.