Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-28
TIGER HURLER
STRlKf0UT Chief
IN MAJOR LOOPS
By FAIL SCHEEEELS

'Aw. Just keep throwing fast balls
at EN- and hope for the best"
That modest li-Word statement
sums up the simple success slogan
Of Hal NewhouSer, latest Detroit
Tigers mound marvel and current
Strikeout leader of the major
leagues.
Il guess I'm doing better now
because my control is tighter" said
Newhouser. 22-ycar-old Southpaw
who has famed a total of "a bat
tcrs III his last two games.
The SiX-foot- two, 185-poGmd
pitcher gave a convincing demon
stration of his proweSS yesterday as
the Tigers topped the Yankees, 3-2,
to move into tie for third place in
the American League Newhouser
smoked his fast one past the Yam
KEGS for Il StrikeoutS and allowed
only four hits as the Bronxites
dropped their fifth straight and
eighth out of their last nine starts.
CLIP BROWNS
Washington vaulted into sole pos
session Of first place by slamming
the Browns. 4-2, in a night game as
the Indians dropped to second by
losing two to the Red SoX, 20 and
4-3.
Earl Wynn won his third game of
the year by scattering seven st.
Louis hits as the Senators slammed
a Brownie mound threesome for 10
blows. A walk an error, a long fly
and a brace CT singles totalled three
runs in the second for the Senators
to put the Browns behind to stay.
A crowd of only 1921 fans wit
messed the Red SoX-Indians first
game, a morning contest played FOR
war workers. Tex Hughson held
the Tribe to five hits for his third
victory and first in six starts. Bob
by Doerr's fifth-inning single with
loaded bases sent the two Red SoX
runs home.
Boston belted Jim Bagby for four
runs in the second as Oscar Judd
registered his fourth win. He al
lowed seven hits, one a homer by
Roy Cullenbine, as Bagby permit
ted eight. five in the sorry Sec
ond.
A four-run blast in the sixth
kayoed Johnny HumphrieS and gave
| the Athletics a rs triumph over
the White SoX in a night game.
Dick Siebert tied the score with
a double and Irv Hall singled home
two more. Elmer Valo'S single sent
home the innings fourth run. Rog-
er Wolff replaced Orie Arntzen in
the fourth to gain credit for his
fourth win.
The Pirates trimmed Brooklyn's
National League lead to IL games
over the Cardinals by scoring a 9-5
triumph over the Dodgers in a night
game. In pre-game practice, Paul
Waner suffered severe spike
wound in his foot and will be side
lined Indefinitely In the eighth
inning-When the Pirates rushed
over four runs-Johnny Allen, Sec
Ond of four Brooklyn pitchers.
Wrestled with Umpire George Barr
when the arbiter called balk. Dod-
ger players separated the pair after
more than 10 minutes of arguing
Allen, Rube Melton, Fred F'itzsim-
mons and Les Webber we're elected
Brooklyn picked up four runs in
the third, three on Huck Gearys
error, but Pittsburgh tied it with
three in the seventh.
LOSES OWN GAME
Righthander Jim Tobin lost his
own game as the Cards nicked the
Braves. 80. TObin, who gave up
eight hits. tried to intercept a
throw to the plate from Connie
Ryan with two out in the eighth
but muffed it. Howie Pollett peel
ed off a fancy five-hitter for his
fourth decision. Chet Ross homer
ed for Boston and Whitley KuroW-
sky for St Louis
Elmer Riddle restricted the Phil
lies to four hits while the Reds
raped Johnny Podbajny and ST
Johnson for Is blows to win, 10.
Max Marshall homered for Gin
ciniati.
Van Mungo cut a Cub tally off by
tanning two pinch-hitterS in the
ninth as the Giants managed to
shade the Bruins, 3-2. The leagues
last-placers found Johnny Wittig
for only four hits before Mungo
came in in the ninth. Lon War
neke and Ray Prime gave up seven
hits as Lou Novikoff went hitless
for the second day.
Yesterdays star-Hal NeWhouser,
who famed IA as the Tigers de
feated the Yankees, 80.