Evening star., 1941-06-17
Strong Psychological
Edge Seen as They
Continue Climb
indians Appear Overowed
As Yonks' 9th in Row
Cuts Leud to q Come
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


The New York Yankees have a
psychological edge over their rivals
whenever they get rolling high and
handsome in their present manner
In winning their eighth consecu-
tive game yesterday they appeared
to overawe the Cleveland Indians
and this should be a danger signal
for the rest of the American League
In their days of glory the Yankees
always had two strikes on every foe
before they ever Sauntered onto the
field and they now look as if they
are spellbinding the opposition again
this season.
The Bombers didn't outhit the
Indians and they didn't outpitch
them yesterday. but they won, GA,
and cut Clevelands f1rst-place mar
gin to single game.
Indians Infield Cracks.
The Tribe had a 4-3 lead by the
time the Yankees came to bat in
the eighth inning and Lefty Al
Milnar was looking better than he
had at the start of the game. Then
his infield went to pieces, donating
the Yankees three unearned runs.
With one out Joe Gordon singled.
Charley Keller forced him and Just
escaped a double play which would
have ended the inning. Little Phil
Rizzuto waited out a walk. Pinch
hitter Red Ruff1ng tapped a roller
to Shortstop Lou Boudreau, who
fumbled 1t long enough to let Ruff1ng
reach first and load the bases.
Pinchhitter Bill Dickey slapped a
sharp grounder right under First
Baseman Hal Trosky's glove for a
single, scoring two runs, and then
Second Baseman Ray Mack booted
grounder by Red Rolfe to let In
the final tally.
Every one of the plays was the
kind that Clevelands classy infield
has handled superbly on other oc-
casions.
Joe Di Maggie extended his hit
ting streak to % straight games
with a double in the fourth inning,
but had no part In any of the Yam
kee scoring. The three-game series
drew 100,675 fans.
The Washington Senators downed
the Detroit Tigers. 81, in the only
other American League game.
Wildness Costly to Reds.
In the National League the New
York Giants shut out the Cincin-
natl Reds, 60, on the three-hit
hurting of Bill Lohrman and the
wildness of John Wander Nicer and
Gene (Junior) Thompson.
The double no-hit southpaw star.
who had walked only four men in
two complete games, passed the first
four men who faced him at the
start of yesterdays game. Thomp-
son, rushed in from the bull-pen.
walked the next man. The Reds
finally got the Giants out, but in
the second inning Thompson walked
two more, one of the passes loading
the bases and the other forcing in
a run.
In the third inning the Giants
operated on their own, scoring three
time on two singles and two doubles.
one Of the latter by Lohrman him.
self. Whitley Moore checked the
Giants from the fourth on.
The New York Highlander was
spectacular on the mound, letting
only one runner get past first.
The Chicago Cubs cuffed the
Phillies, 81, with fielding show in
which Babe Dahlgren, their new
first baseman, played an important
part. He handled a dozen chances
and participated in three double
plays, two Of which were routed by
home plate. He also made a hit and
got two walks at the plate. Jake
Mooty kept the tail-enders scoreless
Until the ninth.