Evening star., 1942-08-29
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Bosox Surge Appears
Futile With PAGERS
Again in Trim
ChendIer, Hossett Return
To Help BIonk Tribe;
Cords Guin Hoif Come
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,

Associated Press sports writer.
Disheartening as 1t may be to the
Boston Red Sox, the citizens OF
Brooklyn and the manufacturers Of
medical supplies. 1t begins to look as
II the New York Yankees will be
able to finish the American League
pennant race without the aid OF an
ambulance.
With their injury list crowded
much OF the time, the Yanks have
done little better than break even
since the start of the month, win
ming Is games and losing IL for an
average Of SIT.
But the cripples have started
shedding their bandages and turn
ing up at their regular posts, stu
alton that spells trouble for other
clubs In the league and particularly
the Red Sox, who have won is of
their last 18 games in desperate
drive to overhaul the Yanks.
Two fugutives from a hospital bed
took their places in the lineup yes
terday as the Yanks applied their
17th whitewash job OF the year, a
30 shutout over the crumbling
Cleveland Indians.
Rizzuto's Hits Tell.
Spud Chandler made his first
start on the mound since August 10,
when he wrenched his back at Bos-
ton, and demonstrated that he has
recovered completely.
He was touched for seven hits
while registering his 14th triumph
against four defeats and his third
shutout of the year. Buddy Hassett
also returned to his first-base post,
enabling Utility Infielder Gerry
Priddy to shift to the opposite cor
ner and give Red Rolfe a much
needed rest.
Chubby Dean. left-hander with
two previous decisions over the
Yanks, matched Chambers seven
hit job, but two of the blows were
doubles by Phil Rizzuto, who tailed
after each one. and another was a
homer by Buddy Rosar.
The victory kept the Yankees
eight games in front of the Red
Sox, who blanked the Chicago
White Sox. 40, on the four-hit
hurting of Joe Dobson.
Johnny Pesky. Lou Finney and
Bill Conroy led the 10-hit attack on
Buck Ross and helped Dobson to
his third shutout.
Browns Min As in 10th.
Meanwhile, the St. Louise Browns
strengthened their hold on third
place by nipping the Philadelphia
Athletics, 5-4, In 10 innings, and the
Detroit Tigers moved to within
game and half of fourth-place
Cleveland by whipping Washing
ton, 10-7, in IA innings.
Glenn McQuillen started the
Browns on their way to victory by
tying the score with a ninth-inning
home run and Walt Judnich settled
the issue with homer in the tenth.
In the National League. the
Brooklyn Dodgers walloped the
Chicago Cubs. I'll, but watched their
lead shrink to five games as the
stubborn st. Louis Cardinals took
both ends of double-bill from the
Philadelphia Phils.
Claude Passeau went after his
eighteenth pitching victory for the
Cubs, but wound up with his tenth
defeat. Three relievers also failed
to check the Dodgers 17-hit attack.
For seven innings, Kirby Higbe
handcuffed the Bruins on four hits,
but he loaded the bases in the eighth
and had to have help from Hugh
Casey, who pulled out with the loss
Of only one run.
Cards Still Feared.
The Cardinals, inspired by the
success they enjoyed in taking three
out OF four games from the Dodgers,
dropped the Phils. IA and 7-5.
1t took three-run triple by
George Kurowski to snap a tie and
decide the opener, but the Cards
put the nightcap away early, scor-
ing all their runs in the first five
frames.
The New York Giants were kept
Idle by weather at Pittsburgh, but
their hold on third place was
strengthened when the Boston
Braves knocked over Bucky Walters
and the Cincinnati Reds, 40, in a
night game
Walters held the Braves hitless
for five innings. but they routed him
in the sixth when they scored all
their runs with the help of three
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