The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-13
LUKE APPLINC C| ONE HIT AWAY
 FROM 2OOO MARK
By PAUL SHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Aug. 13-(UP)-Luke Applidng, veteran shortstop of the Chicago White Sox, today stood on the threshold of one of the most coveted achievements of veteran basball players, needing only one solid smash to enter the select circle of those having 2,000 hits.
 Appling, already well on the way toward winning the second Ameri- can league batting title of his ca reer-he topped the loop in 1886 with .388-will, i f he connects against the Boston ed Sox, join a clique hat,includes only seven other active players.
 Already over the 2000 mark are Paul Waner,ff Brooklyn; Mel Ott, Giants; Joe Cronin, Red Sox; Doc Cramer, Detroit; Dick Bartell, Giants; Billy Herman, Brooklyn. and Joe Medwick, Giants. When Appling adds his name to the list, 1t will be brilliant chapter in 14-year career studded with note- worthy diamond achievements.
 Appling, setitrng the punior cir cult batting pace with a 1886, slammed out five hits in nine trips yesterday as the White Sox divided with the Red Sox. He collected only one hit in three tries as the Red Sox rapped out 10-6 triumph in the first game. Boston blasted Bill Dietrich for five runs, Jake Wade for four and tapped Bill Swift for another. Rookie Emmett O'Neill, who replaced Mike Ryba in the fifth and gave up only two hits until re- lieved with two out in the eighth, was credited with the triumph.
 Appling belted out two singles, double and triple in six at- tempts as Chicago took the finale, 7-6, in IA innings. Te drove in two runs and set up the deciding tally by opening the 14th with a triple. Skeeter Webb walloped single to send him home. Wally Moses tiedg the score for Chicago in the ninth with a two-run blast
 The Indians stretched their cur- rent winning string to five games with a 4-3 decision over the Ath- letics. Jim Bagby recorded his 18th victory although Joe Heving had to stifle two-run ninth inning AS rally. Manager Lou Boudreau paced the Tribe at batw ith two triples and two singles to lrive in two runs and score two.
 Rudy York blasted his 20th and 21st home runs to lead the Tigers to 10-3 decision over the Sena- tors. The triumph holsted Detroit into second place as three Washing ton pitchers bowed before 14-hit Tiger barrage. York has hit seven homers in the Tigers last six games.
 The Yankees chalked up their first win in three games at St. Louis, handing Buck Newsom his fifth straight loss by beating the Browns, 6-2, in night game. Nick Ettens double with the bases loaded in the first game gave the Yankees 30 edge they never lost. Charley Wens- loq spaced six St. Louis safeties for his ninth triumph.
 Tn the National league, Mort Cooper won his 18th game as the Cardinals defeated the Giants, Al. Cooper held the New Workers to three hits and after Sid Gordon's safety in the fifth faced only IA baters as the Giants went down in order. Manager Mel Ott's 18th homer spoiled Cooper's shutout as the Cards combed Ken Chasce and Ace Adams for nine hits.
 Butch Nieman, Boston Braves rookie, beat the Cubs, 3-2, when he hit triple in'the 12th after Tommy The blow provided Al Javery with Holmes had singled with two out. his 10th triumph.
 The Dodgers defeated Cincinnati, 90, in twilight game. Kirby Higbe held the Redsto five hits as Brooklyn reached Johnny Wander Nicer for al ltheir runs in the first inning, beating the Cincinnati south- paw for the fifth time this year. The triumph put Brooklyn half a game behind the third-place Reds.
 The Phillies ran their winning streakw to seven by beating the Pirates, L3. in a night game that was featured by the election of Pittsburgh pilot Frankie Frisch, Al Rubeling, Bob Klinger and Hank Gornicki for arguing.
 A two-run homer by Ron Northey provided the Phillies with their first tallies in the fourth. Singles by Babe Dahlgren, Merrill May and Coaker Triplett gave the Quakers two more and the game in the seventh.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Luke Ap- bling, Chicago shortstop, who ran his lifetime hit total to 1909 as the