Evening star., 1942-05-28
Yank Ace Sticks
To Torrid Pace
By Beating As
White Sox Nose Out
Tribe; Dodgers Top
Braves by Rally
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sn0rts Mrifer


The most coveted pitching goal
in the major leagues is 80 victories
in a season. 1t is much more val
liable, and a whole lot more difficult
to obtain, than a no-hitter.
The feat hasn't been accomplished
since Dizzy Dean had his great sea-
son for the st. Louis Cardinals in
1884 and it hasn't been done in the
American League since 1881, when
Robert Moses Uefty) Grove won 81
for the Philadelphia Athletics.
After Bob Feller traded his base
ball togS for a Navy uniform last
winter there didn't seem to be a
pitcher anywhere with even re-
mote possibility Of gaining the PIN
nacle this season-or next, either.
Yet, Ernie (Tiny) Bonham, big
right-handed ace of the New York
Yankees apparently has found the
right trail and his chances look
about as good as Feller's ever did.
Misses Fifth Shutout.
Bonham bagged his seventh
straight victory yesterday, 8-3, from
the Philadelphia Athletics. The
crowd at Yankee Stadium, where
he hadn't been scored upon all sea-
son, was hoping he would get his
fifth shutout. He missed this, but
he pitched an expert seven-hit
game without allowing a walk.
The big fellow is no strikeout
specialist such as Dean or Grove
or Feller, but his "forkball" is some
thing the opposing batters usually
pop up and his control is amazing.
In the seven games he has pitched
this season he has walked only five
batters.
He may not win 30 games, because
there are only "a weeks in a season
and he may not get to work often
enough. But with team like the
world champions behind him he is
not likely to lose many and at
present he is right on the beam
approximately one-fourth the vic
tories in approximately fourth
the season.
The Yanks gave Bonham a five
run boost in the fourth inning yes
terday, three of the runs coming on
homer by Tom Heinrich, and this
enabled the champs to coast to their
18th victory in 10 games.
Haynes Wins for Chisox.
Chicago's usually weak hitting
White Sox collected II hits at Cleve-
land, but had plenty of trouble
tanning the Indians. 81. Three of
the Tribes 10 hits were homers and
1t remained for Relief Pitcher Joe
Haynes to win his own game for the
Sox by singing across two runs in
the eighth inning.
The st. Louis Browns backed up
Johnny Nigelling with extra base
hitting to beat the Detroit Tigers.
So. Walt Judnich led the attack
with homer, double and a single.
The Brooklyn Dodgers increased
their National League lead to six
games by betting the Boston Braves,
Al, with three-run ninth-inning
rally that settled a hurting duel be-
tween Whit Wyatt and Jim Tobin.
Wyatt rationed five hits and To-
bin scattered seven. and the only
runs until the final frame were
Billy Herman's homer for Brook
lyn in the first and Serby Sisti's
round-tripper in the third. Then
Dolph Camilli walked, Joe Medwick
and Pinch-hitter Pete Reiser singled
and Mickey Owen tripled.
Walters Tames Cubs.
Bucky Walters pitched seven-hit
ball as the Cincinnati Reds con-
quered the Chicago Cubs, 10-1, with
a 13-hit offensive that included
grand slam home run by Gerald
Walker to climax a seven-run spree
in the fourth inning.
The surging st. Louis Cardinals
moved into second place slightly
ahead of Boston by routing the hap
less Pittsburgh Pirates, So. Three
errors figured in Pittsburgh's fourth
straight setback.
Bob Carpenter pitched the New
York Giants to 6-2 decision over
the Phils in night game at Phila-
delphia.