Evening star., 1942-08-24
American Beats
Quota, but MI.
Raises More
Dodgers Twice WoIIop
Gionts on Eve of Bio
Series With Cords
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Associated Press Sports Writer.
"Relief," word reserved for sub
stitute pitchers In baseball language
oN the past, had new meaning in
the major leagues today after the
last of the Is teams chalked up
their most important assist" of
the acknowledgment to help the
families Of the Nations fighting
men.
The program in which the re-
ceipts Of eight regularly scheduled
games in each circuit were ear
marked for Army-Navy Relief, was
completed yesterday when the
American League staged a fast nm
ish with trio of double-headers
that boosted the contributions East
the half -million-dollar mark.
A New York crowd of 69,l36 paid
an estimated $4,000 to see the
Yankees and the Washington SEN
ators. In Detroit. the Tigers ana
the st. Louis Browns drew 50,758 and
a gate of $68,172 and approximately
$4,000 came in at Philadelphia,
where the Athletics met the Rcston
Red Sox.
A. l.. Surpasses Quota.
These double-headers, redesig-
mated as relief games afte- the
first five American League Army
Navy contests brought in less than
$4,000, enabled the junior circuit
to surpass its quota Of $3.50, 900, al
though it fell short of the $270,000
produced by the National League.
Babe Ruth and Walter johnson
were added attractions at Yenkee
Stadium. The ex-slugger of the
Yankees and the former pitching
ace Of the Senators faced each
other in an exhibition between
games and the Babe obliged by
driving two balls into the stands.
AS for the pennant races, the
Yankees watched their American
League lead shrink to nine full
games while the Brooklyn Dodgers
hiked their margin in the National
League to seven and a half.
The Dodgers, who open an inn
portant four-game series with the
second-place Cardinals in st. Louis
tonight, turned back the New York
Giants in both ends of a double
bill that drew 80 1886, although Babe
Ruth was performing only|a subway
ride away.
The first game went 10 innings
before Dolph Camilli came up with
the bases loaded and blasted the
only ball pitched by reliever Harry
F'eldman for a grand slam homer
to trip the Giants, GA. Camilh also
drove in both the other Dodger
runs, but Mel OFT nullified these
with two-run homer and Johnny
Mize gave the Giants short lived
lead with four-bagger that netted
two runs In the top half Of tho
10th.
Herman's Hit Settles Issue.
Darkness held the second game
to five frames and again 1t mas q
last-ditch rally that gave the Brooks
the nod, Us. OFT hit his Oath home
run OF the year, but the Giants had
to come from behind with four runs
| in the fifth to tie the score. Then
Billy Herman decided the issue with
a two-run single in the fifth.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ended q
st. Louis winning streak at eight
games when a home run by Elbie
Fletcher downed the Cards, So, but
Murry Dickson pitched the Red
Birds to So verdict in the after
piece.
Claude Passeau and Lon Warneke
hurled a pair of shutouts as the
Chicago Cubs blanked the Cincin-
natl Reds twice by identical scores
of 80. Passeau gained his 18th
win, although he yielded nine hits,
while Warneke tossed q two-hitter
for his best effort of the year.
| Boston and Philadelphia split, the
Braves taking the first game, 81,
and the Phils grabbing the night
cap, 20, on Rube Melton's four-hit
pitching.
Bosox Score Double Shutout.
In the American League the Bos-
ton Red Sox picked up q game on
the leaders by shutting out the Ath-
letics, 20 and TO. Tex Hughson
pitched four-hit ball in the first
for his .17th win and his 11th
straight and Joe Dobson matched
his performance in the second.
Three-hit pitching by Ted Lyons
and three-run rally in the ninth
inning gave the Chicago White Sox
81 decision over the Cleveland
Indians, but Jim Bagby hurled the
Tribe to 10 triumph in the To-
inning nightcap with a five-hit job.
Ken Keltner's third two-bagger
brought in the winning run.
The st. Louis Browns pulled to
within half a game of the third
place Cleveland by stopping the De-
troit Tigers, 81 and AZ, the second
game going 10 innings. All four
starting pitchers went the distance,
with John Niggeling shading Hal
Newhouser in the opener when the
Brownies scored two unearned runs
and Bob Muncrief edging out Dizzy
Trout in the afterpiece when they
pushed over two tallies in the top
half of the 10th.
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