Evening star., 1943-08-30
Cincinnaii's Hot Drive
Bags "a Of IS Games;
York Misses Mark
BY TED MEIER,


1T seems far-fetched, but there Ia
a possibility that the Cincinnati
Reds may overhaul the st. Louis
Cardinals in another of those hot
September finishes usually associ-
ated with the National League.
A quick glance at the standings
shows the Cards out in front by
1oh games with only "a left to play.
The standings fail to show, how
ever, that in the last two weeks the
second-place Reds apparently have
found themselves. In that period
they won IA of l8, including three
straight over the Redbirds before
losing the second half of yesterdays
twin bill.
If the Reds maintain their re-
markable .778 pace of the last fort
night and sweep four game series
with the Cards at st. Louis next
week end, the senior loop will wit
ness another dogfight right down to
the wire.
Reds Draw Record Crowd.
The largest crowd in the history
of Crosley Field-38,O17, including
35,475 paid-turned out in Cincin-
natl yesterday and watched the Reds
win the opener, 5 to 3, and lose the
nightcap. 8 to 2, In II innings, after
coming from behind to tie the score
in the ninth on Max Marshalps
single.
Elmer Riddle received credit for
his 17th win in >the first game, al
though it took Clyde Shouns relief
pitching to stop the Cards from the
seventh on. In the nightcap 1t was
Max Lanier who kept the Cards
lead from being shaved to 81z games.
Taking the mound In the 10th
Lanier pitched two perfect innings,
striking out four of the six batters to
face him. In addition he singled
to start the 18th and eventually
scored the winning run on Walker
Coopers one-baser.
Rudy York, Detroit slugger, clout-
ed two homers as the Tigers beat the
st. Louis Browns twice, Is to S and
4 to 2, but fell one shy of tieing his
record Of socking 18 round -trippers
in one month. The Tigers are idle
today and tomorrow, thus costing
York chance to break the record.
The four-basers were Yorks 29th
and 30th of the year.
Yanks' Homers Big Help.
Charley Keller and Roy Weatherly
each walloped two homers and Spud
Chandler won his 18th of the sea-
son as the New York Yankees swept
a double-header from the Boston
Red Sox to maintain their 9la-gams
edge in the American League.
Keller's second homer and his
Oath OF the season came with ons
on in the ninth inning of the first
game and tied the score at "A. In
the 10th Weatherly walloped his
first homer off Tex Hughson to win
the game, 6 to 4. The Yanks took
the nightcap easily, to /, behind
Chambers five-hit twirling and
Weatherly's single, triple and home
run. 1t was the first time the Yank,
have beaten Hughson in nine tries.
Rip Sewell of Pittsburgh failed te
become the first 20-game winner In
the majors when the Chicago Cub,
knocked him out of the box with
seven-run uprising in the ninth ia
win the first game of a twin bill, II
to 2. The Pirates gained split BY
taking the nightcap, 3 to /, on Hank
Gornicki's flve-hit pitching.
Mel Harder and Allie Reynolds
pitched Cleveland to a double wiz
over the Chicago White Sox, 2 to
and 6 to 1. Harder yielded five hit.
and Reynolds was touched for seven
blows, but had an easier time aided
by jeff Heath's 18th homer and
Russ Peters four hits.
Dodger Hurlers Sparkle.
| With their two starters going thu
distance for the first time in weeks
Brooklyn swept a double-headel
from the Phillies, 3 to 1 and 8 to o
Whit Wyatt pitched perfect ball fol
six innings of the opener, ther
yielded six hits in winning, to 1
Ed Head likewise held the Phillie.
to six hits. Arky Vaughan. DodgeI
shortstop, made his 2,000th majoI
league hit in the second game.
Jim Tobin and AL Javery each won
his 18th game of the season in pitch.
ing the Boston Braves to double
triumph over the New York Giants
!. to l and / to O.