Evening star., 1940-08-03
Leaders Give Up
Little Ground
In Setback
Dodgers Bow, Giants
Split Bill; Tigers
Unhurt by Loss
BY JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer

Hold onto your hats, bcys, the
Cincinnati Reds are riding that
roller coaster
The National League champions,
whom everybody said couldn't slump
because they had pitchers who just
couldn't be beaten in succession,
have managed to lose five out of
their last six games.
That kind of travelling has got
be labeled a slump, even if it ends
right there and the Reds start win
ming again. They still have one
claim unshaken. they haven't lost
more than three games in a row
this season.
They dropped one of their dearest
possessions yesterday when the Bos-
ton Bees Inundated them with two
victories, 1913 and 4-3. It was the
first time that Cincinnati has lost
a double header this year. The
champs had won 10 and split hve.
Bees Murderous to Reds.
Before the session yesterday the
last-place Bees had lost nine straight
games. But Stengels lads couldn't
have been any more fearful of play
ing the champions six games in three
days than the Reds were of facing
the Bees.
Boston has been murderous to
the Reds all year and their triumphs
yesterday gave them an even break
for the dozen times the clubs have
met. This made the Bees the only
team in the league over which the
champs don't have an advantage.
They still have double-headers to
play today and tomorrow and the
Reds may be able to recoup their
record.
The only runs they were able to
get of Nick Strincevicks six-hit
hurting in the first game came on
a three-run homer by Frank Nc
Cormick. The second game went
IL innings before the Bees finally
loaded the bases and Rookie Chet
Ross singled home the deciding run.
Dodgers Are Set Back.
The Reds difficulties would have
been more costly except that the
Brooklyn Dodgers lost and the
third-place New York Giants divided
double -header.
The shorthanded Chicago Cubs
edged out the Dodgers, 40, with
busy Claude Passeau striking out the
last two batters in rescue act that
gave Larry French his 11th victory
of the year.
Babe Young hit two homers, one
In the ninth inning, to give the
Giants a 5-4 victory over the st.
Louis Cardinals in their first game.
but Carl Doyle checked the New
Workers on seven hits In the night
cap to win, 81.
The American League situation re-
manned unchanged with Detroit q
game in front as both the Tigers
and the Cleveland Indians were
whipped.
Cronin Hits for Cycle.
Joe Cronin hit for the cycle-a
home run, triple, double and single
to guide the Boston Red Sox to a
1873 triumph over the Tigers. Jimmy
Foxx also hit his 23d homer and
young Dominic Di Maggie smacked
one with two on to rout Buck New
som, although the leagues leading
pitcher wasn't charged with the loss.
The New York Yankees pummelled
the Indians with 13 hits in a 1912
game that was SCARED by nine
errors. Lefty Marius Russo pitched
six-hit ball and both the runs
against him were unearned.
Bob Harris of the st. Louis Browns
shut out the Philadelphia Athletics,
SO, in a night game although he
gave eight hits to four that his team
mates collected. Two of the latter
were homers and two runs scored on
a wild throw by Benny Mccoy.
The Pittsburgh Pirates also were
held to four hits for nine innings
in night game with the Phillies,
but they punched four more In the
10th to win, So.