Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19
Bo-Bo Is Bo-Bo of Old
But Only for 6 Innings
Then Boston Bats
Him Out; Tigers
Win, Take Sd
BY LEO MACDONELL

BOSTON, May 19.-With all OF
their stumbling around the coun-
try, the erratic Tigers today found
themselves up in third place in the
league standings as Del Baker
pinched himself 10 ascertain If IL
was not a dream.
The miracle was whipped up
here Sunday when the Tigers de-
feated the Red SoX. in bolster
Gus IL innings shindig that made
$4,000 customers late for their
Goldfish cakes.
BY their victory the Tigers ex-
changed places with the,>R Red Soxo
who. when the Tigers came 70
town from Philadelphia, were
clinging precariously to the third
spot.
4TH STRAIGHT VICTORY
IF. after seeing the contest,
there are many of the big Sab
bath Day turnout who are won-
dering what either team is doing
up there. this corner is leaving
the explanation TO others.
! II was L(Cll lOul III NNl
vic tory, an achievement that
brought them level in their games
won and lost since taking the road
/ in Chicago 10 days ago. Off to a
shabby start, they lost two games
/ in Chicago and two in Washing
ton. Then came three triumphs in
good old Philly.
Also. il was the first extra in
ming game of the season for the
Tigers.
BATTED OUT AGAIN
Buck Newsom started and was
batted out of another game. the
seventh time in eight starts the
Tiger pitching ace of 1910 suf-
fered such an ignoble fate. The
once glorious Bo-Bo pitched six
and two-thirds innings, during
which time he gave up eight hits
and four runs. The score was tied
when he left the hill.
For six innings. Newsom hurled
brilliantly-just like his old self
then the old devil something
grabbed him again. And, once
again the chagrined Buckaroo
marched sadly TO the showers, a
puzzled pitching man. ~,
AL Benton replaced Newsom and
received official credit for the
victory.
GROVE HURLS SEVEN
Robert Lefty) Grove. seeking
his two hundred ninety-sixth VIC
tory in a long and brilliant career
+ in the major leagues. hurled seven
innings for the Red Sox. being
lifted for a pinch hitter. Heber
Newsone, a Highlander up from
San Diego finished. and pitched
well, but was given faulty sup
port that directly led to the
Boston setback.
There was one out in the
eleventh when Pat Mullin singled
r and Bruce Campbell walked. Then
. on a grounder off Rudy York's
bat Sammy Hale, after Campbell
was forced at second, threw wildly
: past first base for a double play
, and Mullin scored on the error.
And later York scored the winning
run when Joe Cronin booted a
grounder from Charley Gehringer.
, With two out, a home run by
Jimmy Foxx in the home half OF
!. the eleventh. retrieved one of the
gift TALES but that was one short
of enough to tie and two short OF
enough TO win and the Tigers won.
HIS 4TH HOMER
Foxx's homer, his fourth of the
season, was the second TO be hit
by Boston player Sunday
Jimmy Tabor having turned the
trick in the big seventh in which
the Red Sox punched five hits to
score four runs and rout Newsom.
With three hits each, York and
Croucher led the Tiger attack. An
amazing one-handed running catch
by Dom DiMaggio in center field
robbed York of a fourth blow. Pat
Mullin, with a pair of safeties.
continued his good work with the
stick.
Tho TioorS ecOrcd a rim in the