The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-07
R. YORK RATED
UNSUNC HERO
OF AMERICAN
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
limited Press Staff C0rresnOnds

United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 7-(UP)-Rudy
York of the Detroit Tigers has never
had the fan following Of Ted Will
liams or the raucous support given
Lou Novikoff, but the stolid first
baseman has done a praise worthy
job of filling slugging Hank Green
berg's shoes.
York never will be the hitter that
Williams or Greenberg were. But
the 29-year-old Georgian can be
classed as one of the current I'M
sung heroes Of the American league.
with an annual runs batted-in total
that makes him serious threat
every time he reaches the batters
box.
Deroit is within a game of third
place Chicago today and York's bat
has been big factor in keeping the
Tigers as a regular first division
threat in the junior loop. York
clouted his 18th home run as the
Tigers BANKED the White Sox, 60.
Yesterday to drive in two Detroit
markers in the third.
Rudy's blow kept him in the run
ner-up spot behind Charlie Keller
of the Yankees in the Major League
home run department and brought
his runs batted-in total for the sea-
son to SO.
Trout Tops Grove
Dizzy Trout won his 18th deci-
sion by spacing six Chicago hits as
Detroit clinched the game with four
runs in the eighth Oil three hits, a
walk and two errors. Orval Grove
was charged with his second loss of
the year after allowing 10 hits.
The Senators stretched their win
ming streak to eight games by de-
feating the Fed Sox, 40, in their
first daytime game in weeks at Bos-
ton. A three-run blast in the fourth
was enough for victory.
Highlander Allie Reynolds, young
Cleveland rookie, hurled the Indians
to brilliant, 10 victory over the
Browns In night game. Reynolds
allowed only three hits, famed nine
and walked two for his fifth success
and third shutout. Oris Hockett was
hit by a pitched ball, raced to third
on Cullenbine's clout and scored the
games only run when Jeff Heath
hit into a double play.
Roger Wolff held the Yankees to
eight hits and pitched the AS to a
40 triumph in night game. Phila-
delphia tailed twice in the first,
margin enough to win.
In the National League, the Car
dinals ran their lead to IL games
by trimming the runner-up Pirates,
8-3, in night game. The Cardinals
raped Rip Sewell for II hits to
bring an end to the Pirate Aces H.
game winning streak. His last de-
feat was at the hands of the Cards
on June 8 and his only other pre-
vious loss against II triumphs was
to the Braves on May 10.
Replay
The Giants divided with the
Phillies. The New Workers gained
a 4-3 triumph over the Quakers in
10 innings in the opening contest
a replay of a game protested by the
Giants on June 10. The game was
protested after Babe Dahlgren
stepped in front of pitched ball
and, instead of being called out,
continued at bat and hit double
which drove in three runs. The
game was ordered replayed with the
score tied at Sail in the 10th. Newt
Kimball pushed over the winning
run with walk
Ron Northey blasted two homers,
good for three runs, off Johnny
Allen and the Phillies won the
nightcap, IA.
The Braves plunged the Dodgers
closer to the second division by
betting Brooklyn, 4-3 in 10 innings.
oRokie Outfielder Charley Work
man decided the game with three
run homer off Les Weber in the
extra session.
Cincinnati clipped the Cubs for
the second time In a row, 81 The
Reds had two big innings tallying
five runs to chase Ed Hanyzewski
In the second and scoring four to
Kayo Paul Derringer in the fifth.
YESTERDAYS STAR Rudy
York, who hit his 18th homer and
drove in two runs as the Tigers