Evening star., 1941-06-19
Gets II Hits, Making
II Easy for FeIer
To Rout Macks
Increases Edge as Yonks
Bow to Chisox Despite
ChundIer's Slab Feat
By JUDSON BAILEY,


The Cleveland Indians suddenly
have become ferocious at the plate
and look capable of gobbling up the
lesser lights of the American League
In big gulps.
All that has kept the Tribe from
making a runaway of the pennant
race before now has been weak hit
ting and, everything considered,
they have been doing right well
with their tap-and-touch system.
Yesterday, however, they really
opened up-getting II hits, includ-
ing five home runs and four doubles,
to overWhelm the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, 14-2. They scored seven runs
in a rouSing second inning and kept
pouring on the power right on
through the game. Hal Trosky hit
two home runs and Lou Boudreau,
Ray Mack and Ken Keltner one
apiece.
Feller Yields Four Hits.
This display of fireworks was &C
companied by a four-hit pitching
performance by Bob Feller, who
ooasted to his 14th victory OF the
campaign.
The Indians firSt-place margin
was increased to three full games as
the Chicago White Sox trimmed the
New York Yankees by one run for
the second day in succession, 81.
Spud Chandler of the Yanks, who
hadn't won a game all year and
wanted this one badly to celebrate
the birth of his first baby Tuesday,
pitched five-hit ball. But the Sox
made use of four of these hits to get
enough runs to win. Lefty Thornton
Lee was tagged for 10 hits by the
Yanks, but the only one that count
ed was Charley Keller's homer with
one on.
The Detroit Tigers tore into the
Boston Red Sox for a So victory
behind the steady, eight-hit hurting
of I,ynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe, who
gave up only one extra-base blow,
homer by Jimmie Foxx.
The st. Louis Browns squeezed
out a 80 verdict over the Washing
ton Senators in a night game.
Cards Add to Margin.
The st. Louis Cardinals continued
their climb in the National League
with a 7-3 triumph over the Phlllles
while the second-place Brooklyn
Dodgers were dropping 81 nod to
the Chicago Cubs.
Max Lanier pitched siX-hit ball
for the Cardinals and Johnny Hopp
and Enos Slaughter backed him up
with a pair of two-run homers.
The Dodgers were smothered
under the five-hit pitching OF Vern
Olsen, who would have had his
third consecutive shutout except
for home run by Joe Medwick in
the ninth inning. AS it was, Olsen
ran up a string of 80 consecutive
scoreless innings. Hank Leiber led
the Cubs assault on three Brooklyn
pitchers with two home runs.
The Boston Braves beat the Gin
cinnati Reds, Al, with Al Javery
besting Johnny Wander Nicer IN
pitching duel in which each allowed
seven hits. Javery famed only two,
compared to Vandy's seven, but ne
was more effective and had only |
one bad inning, the sixth, when Bill |
Werber's double, Lonnie Frey's |
triple and an error gave the Reds
both their runs.
Curfew Brings Tie Game.
Baseballs curfew caused its first
major league tie in a struggle be-
tween the New York Giants and
Pittsburgh Pirates which was in
terrupted for an hour in order that
the fans in Pittsburgh could listen
to a broadcast of the heavyweight
championship bout of Joe Louis and
their hometown hero. Billy Conn.
The game was stopped with the
score tied in the middle of the
fourth inning, and although the
teams played a total of II frames,
there never was any more scoring.
Mel Otis 18th home run was one OF
New York's scores, while Bob Eli
otis triple accounted for both Pitts
burgh runs Max Butcher went the
route for the Pirates, allowing eight