Evening star., 1941-07-15
Cutting Of String
Al t14Fai|s To
Cheer Rivals
Setback From Chisox
Only 5th Suffered
In Last % Tits
BY JUDSON BAILEY.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
The New York Yankees still can
be beaten.
This information probably will be
received in disbelief by the rest of
the American League, but 1t is a
matter of record that the Chicago
White Sox yesterday accomplished
the trick, IL, and snapped the IA
game winning streak of the bombers.
1t was Just as decisive as the score
shows. The Sox stepped out into a
2-run lead in the second inning and
finished with another 4-run furry
in the eighth. John Rigney, al
though allowing eight hits, always
was in control and even had Joe
Di Maggie subdued, but not stopped.
Di Maggie topped a pitch into a
slow roller down the third base line
and beat it out for a single on his
third trip to the plate and stretched
his hitting string to 81 consecutive
games.
Single Defeat Unimpressive.
The manner in which the So.
smothered the Yanks should have
been encouraging for the other clubs
IN the league, but apparently there
Is feeling that it came too late and
that the Yankees will have to be
whipped several times in succession
before any other rival will have a
chance at the lead.
When you consider that the
Yankees have won 18 of their last 20
games and 33 of their last SO. a single
setback does not stand out as very
significant, even though it ends the
longest winning streak of the year
IN the major leagues.
The Cleveland Indians took sd-
vantage of the opportunity to shave
the margin between first and second
place to four games by humping the
Boston Red SoX, Al. behind the
flve-hit hurling of the uncomfortable
Bob Feiler. This was the fast
oallers 18th triumph and proved
once more that the Indians will be
contender as long as Feller can 90
10 the firing line every fourth dav.
The veteran Tommy Bridges also
produced five-hitter as the Detroit
llgers came from behind to down
the Philadelphia Athletics, 40.
Dodgers Expand Lead.
The Brooklyn Dodgers expanded
tnelr National League lead with a
10 victory over the Chicago Cubs
IN the days most stirring struggle
hlroy Higbe shut out the Bruins on
TWO singles for his 18th triumph Of
the season, but until the ninth
inning Vern Olsen was Just as effec-
tive, although allowing six hits ir
eight frames.
1hen IN the ninth Brooklyn loaded
the bases with single. an error and
walk. Manager Leo Durocher pl,t
himself into the game as a pincn-
hitter for Higbe and laid down q
perfect bunt to score the winning
run. Olsen. who felded the bali
sa" ne could not make plav either
at the plate or first base and W.,
so upset he reared back and threw
tne pail over the top of the Ebbets
Field grandstand.
Meanwhile the tail-end phillies
oollged by beating the st. Iouis
Cardlnals. Sd, and dropping them
70 81 games behind the Dodgers
old 81 johnson held the Redbirds IN
seven hits, but it took a single bv
Booby Bragan with the bases loaded
IN the eighth to snare victory for
the Phils. -0t
Reds Win in 18th Round.
The Cincinnati Reds skinned
past the Boston Braves, IA. with o
three-run rally in the 18th inni,o
Inc score was tied from the siytb
inning on. Each team got a run in
lne 10th, but in the 18th Franz
Lamanna walked two men and
singles by Frank Mccormick and
harry Craft and a double bv Eddie
Joost put the game out of reach
The New York Giants edged ont
the Pittsburgh Pirates. 3-2. with
three runs in the ninth. Held 10
TWO hits by Rip Sewell for eight
innings, the Giants punched three
singles and Joe Moore's triple for
all their runs on their last turn A
wild pitch by Carl Hubbell let in
ooth Pittsburgh tallies in the fourth