Evening star., 1943-07-02
Outright, 5treaking
Chisox, Now Stick
PAGER With .362
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Since Joe Di Maggie swept through
his spectacular 56-game hitting
streak two years ago every other
consecutive game hitting perform
ance has been dwarfed into in
significance.
But little known rookie outfielder
for the Chicago White Sox. Guy
Paxton Outright, right now is
nursing a hot hitting streak that
has reached 26 games and it rates
attention from the fans not only
because it is the longest of the year,
but because it has made Outright
currently the leading batter in the
major leagues.
His average TO-DAY was a glossy
1862. 10 points better than Babe
Dahlgren of the Phillies. the Ma
tional League leader. and "a better
than Vernon Stephens of the ST.
Louis Browns, who has been the
American League pace-maker most
Of the spring.
lEtEtright is chunky right
handed hitter brought up by the
White SoX from ST. Paul this spring.
He - so yearE p1u and except for
the war might not yet be in the big
leagues. Last year he batted POI
for the Saints and even though he
hit Is home runs, batted in only IS
tallies in 10l games.
Warns Bench at Start.
There was no fanfare about his
joining the Sox and he was
benchwarmer during the early days
OF the season, making occasional
pinch-hitting appearances. But the
dearth of outfielders caused Man.
ager Jimmy Dykes to give him a trial
as a regular. Three weeks ago his
average still was a modest .29O, and
then he began to click. When he
passed the border of $50 times at
bat yesterday to rate consideration
among the American League reg
ulars, he bounced right into the
king row.
Actually, he made only one hit
yesterday, but this was lusty triple
and it kept his streak going. al
though it did not figure in the Sox's
20 triumph over the Washington
Senators.
The Cleveland Indians were given
a 80 decision over the New York
Yankees when Rookie Charley
Wenslof walked two men with the
bases loaded in the first inning to
force in two runs and Catcher Ken
Sears fumbled grounder with two
out In the eighth to let in the In
dians' other run.
Detroit. outhit, 1877, nosed out the
Boston Red Sox, 80, when Ned
Harris singled with the bases loaded
in the ninth and the St. Louis
Browns trampled the Philadelphia
Athletics a little more firmly into
the American League cellar with
2-1 Thinning victory. The Browns
were held to two hits for 10 frames
by Rookie Don Black, but punched
four singles in the 11th.
Dodgers Lose Wild Game.
In the National League the Brook
lyn Dodgers lost a wild 1919 12-in-
ming verdict to Cincinnati and
missed a chance to move fraction
ally ahead of the idle st. Louis
Cardinals in first place.
The game lasted 3ls hours during
which 80 hits were made off 10
pitchers and total of So players
saw service, Manager Leo Durocher
using all but five of the Is men on
his squad. Brooklyn belted Bucky
Walters off the mound with a four
run outburst in the second inning,
then the Reds retaliated with four
runs off Johnny Allen in the fourth,
moved into an 8-5 lead, and were
caught In the eighth through
triple by Arky Vaughan. who alto
gether batted in five runs.
The Reds scored twice off Bobo
Newsom in the 18th and Elmer Rid
die gave one of these back, but he
snuffed out the threat in time.
Chicago nosed out the Boston
Braves 6-5 for the seventh time this
season and Philadelphia divided a
double header with Pittsburgh.
Schoolboy Rowe pitched five-hit
ball to win the first game for the
Phulies, 6-1, and Bob Klinger nailed
the second 2-1 with seven-hit hurl-
ing.