Evening star., 1942-08-22
$4,000 May See
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And Novelties !
A. L. Aims to Catch Up
With Senior Circuit
In Swelling Fund
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR,


The American League, which holds
the upper hand over the National
League in World Series and All-Star
game performances of the last few
years, will attempt to catch up with
its older companion loop tomorrow
in baseball's contributions to war
relief.
Far behind the senior circuit in
funds produced for the armed forces
through receipts of designated
games, the American League has
pinned its hopes on the New York
Yankees for boosting the total some
where near the National Leagues
gift Of better than a quarter OF a
million dollars.
The Yankees will be aided by the
Washington Senators and both
teams will have the help of their
brightest stars of former years
Babe Ruth and Walter johnson.
Although the main attraction at
Yankee Stadium is supposed to be
the double-header between the two
clubs, top billing has gone to the
Babe and the big Train"
With Johnson pitching, Ruth will
step to the plate between games and
attempt to belt the ball out Of the
park, just as he did no less than
TIA times in his % years as a major
league player.
Crowd Of $4,000 Seen.
Other eXtracurricular activities,
including relay race around the
bases 60-yard dash, fungo hit
ting contest for pitchers and a
throwing test for catchers, will
make it field day for players and
customers alike.
Advance ticket sales indicate
near-capacity crowd Of more than
$4,000.
After Ruth. in practice, parked
three balls in the right field seats
yesterday, the Yankees went out and
put on a demonstration of their
own, blasting 81 hits off three Wash
ington pitchers to crush the SEN
ators, 17-7.
The Yankees needed the victory
to preserve their 101a game margin,
for the second-place Boston Red Sox
whipped the Philadelphia Athletics,
rs, in an arc light game, although
they were outhit, IL to II.
Tony Lupien hit two singles and
a triple and drove in four of the Red
Sox runs, three of them on a hit
run single with the bases loaded.
Tribe Squeezes Third Place.
Cleveland's Indians squeezed out
a 80 decision over the Chicago
White Sox in another night game,
strengthening their hold on third
place with the help of the Detroit
Tigers, who tripped the st. Louis
Browns.
Mel Harder pitched flve-hit ball
for the Tribe to shade Lefty Thorn
ton Lee, who gave up only seven
blows but nicked Oris Hockett with
pitched ball after loading the
bases and forced in the deciding
run.
Home runs by Barney McCosky
and Rudy York spanked a four-run
Tiger outburst which carried De-
troit to Al decision over the
Browns.
The National League program was
confined to pair of afternoon
games. but in one of these the St.
Louis Cardinals walloped the Pitts
burgh Pirates, 1872, and reduced
the lead of the idle Brooklyn
Dodgers to six and half games.
1t was the seventh straight tri-
umph for the Cards, who are gath
ering steam for their important
four-game showdown with the
Dodgers next week. John Beazley
pitched six-hit ball in registering
his 18th win, while Stan Musial
and Walker Cooper each cracked
a two-run homer.
The Chicago Cubs routed Ray
Starr and beat the Cincinnati Reds.
6-3, to give Bill Lee his 18th mound
success.