The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-13
Boston Red
SOX Losers

new Ofht sept. lS-lN - W TN
the standing room only" sign al
ready being trundled 10 TO the New
York Yankees ticket windows in
anticipation OF the impending
World Series, it's up 10 the Yam
KEGS to support their great advance
ticket sales with consistent, win.
ming play. And. In the tradition
OF those mechanical pennsnt.win-
ners, they ars doing just that.
The Boston Red Sox bowed T.
the Yankees for the NTH straight
time Yesterday when the New
Workers. leapinE In for the Ameli
can League knockout. smothered
the hapless Bostonians in both
ends OF q twin bill. l to o and 8
to 6.
Ernie Bonhsm bested Joe Dobsor
in the opening pitching duel and
knocked In the run which gave
him his 18th victory. Ernie &
game'winning single came in the
eighth after Joe Gordon doubled
and stole third. In the nightcap
the Yankees covered the field under
a blanket OF II hits against Pinky
Woods and Yank Terry.
Although no Cleveland sdassa,
retained second place, which has
been subjected to a terrific kicking
around, by beating the Detroi,
Tigers, to /, they are still only
five percentage points ahead OF
the Washington Senators.
The Tigers closed their home
season by dropping the fourth
straight to Cleveland. Victory
came in the ninth when Manager
Lou Boudreaus long fly scored
Mickey Rocco, who had tripled
Tommy Bridges was the loser, al
though he yielded only four hits.
The Senators kept IN the running
for second place by taking over the
Philadelphia Athletics in both ends
of double feature, 4 to 3 and s
TO S. After being held hitless for
the first six innings. the Senators
came from behind in the opener TO
erase 2 to, 0 lead created by
Jesse Flores. The Senators piled
up an early lead of Black in the
nightcsp. and won without effort.
The st. Louis Browns swept both
ends OF a double-header with the
Chicago White Sox, to and
6 to 2. While the White Sox were
being held to four hits by Muncrief
in the opener. the Brownies slap
ped out eight safeties and staged a
game-winning two run rally in the
seventh inning. Galehouse checked
the Sox to seven hits in the night
cap, and the Brownies went TO
town at the plate, collecting total
Of l6 safeties.
1t Is a significant fact that the
three top teams-Yankee. Indians
and Senators, won all their games,
thus evidencing a strong finishing
punch.
Although the league-leading ST
Louis Cardinals could not test their
power. their twin bill with the
Chicago Cubs being postponed, the
second place Brooklyn dodgers
gained a firmer hold on that Niche
with 4 killing over the Philadel-
phia Phillies, to 4. The victory,
which closes out the brooklyn homo
season, was attained with a six
run seventhinning rally.
Here are a few vital statistics:
This victory gave the Dodgers a
clean sweep OF the final three.
game series in Brooklyn. their tenth
straight over the Phillies, their
18th win in the last 81 starts and
a. II to edge over the Phillies
for the season. So the Dodgers
were washed up. Ell?
The New York Giants stirred
around in their cellar bit, and
came Up with twin victories over
the Boston Braves, 3 to 0 and Z
to 2. Cliff Melton was credited
with the opening victory, and
was well supported by hard.hitting
Mickey Witek, who collected five
safeties Ace Adams. the great
relief pitcher, started his frst ma
jor league game. He went the
route, allowing just three hits.
Elmer Riddle pitched an almost
perfec' game in leading the Gin
cinnati Reds to to 0 opening
victory The Pirates took the
nightcdp, TO 0. Riddle allowed
only one hit, double by Bob FL
lott in the eighth inning. in pitch