The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-02
CHAMP Of
NATIONAL LOOP
ARE STRONGER
Final Game OF Series
Will Be Played In
Birmingham

CHICAGO. - The Homes
Grays, champions OF the Negro Ma.
tional league. grabbed the lead in
The world series here Sunday after.
noon by blsnking the Birmingham
Black Barons. 90. before a crowd
OF <,e+o fans al Comiskey park.
The Bsrons had won the opening
game in Washington last Tuesday
~, the third game ended in ~
inning tie at sail. and the Grsys
came back Friday 10 win 4-3. in
Washington.
The Grsys jumped into the lead
here Sunday by scoring one run in
the second. added another in the
third, and chased over one in the
fifth. The Homestead players
hoped on Johnny Huber in the
sixth. and before the Grsys were
retired. SIX runs had been chased
over the plate.
Grays Score Six
Harris walked behind Lindsey's
error on Wilson's grounder. and
Wright beat out a hit. Cool Papa"
Bell then doubled. scoring Wilson
and Harris Sampson tossed out Ben
jarnin, but Buck Leonsr drew .
pass Josh Gibson inserted a single
10 right TO tally Wright and Bell
Leonard counted on Easterling's
single. and Gibson scored while
Carlisle was being tossed out
Bell and Leonard were the big
noise in the attack of the Grsys.
Bell collecting three hits in five
trips, including a double. He also
scored two runs. Leonard collected
two hits in four trips Ted Radcliffe.
Baron catcher. was the only mem.
Der of the losing team who col.
lected more than one hit off OF
Wright.
The Grays evened the count Fri
day night in Washington by win
ming in the eleventh inning when
Bell singled Harris home with the
winning run after two were out.
The Grsys forged 10 the front in
The second when they shot three
runs over the plate. only TO see
their efforts nstched in the sixth
BY the Bsrons who also tailed
three markers.
Baron Defense Cracks
Bankhesd opened the third for
Che Grays with 4 walk, was sd-
vance BY Harris single to left, Gas
tong blasted Q single to center, and
three runs were over the plate when
The Baron defense cracked wide
open. Center Fielder McLaurin, in
returning the ball to the infield,
threw the ball over Walkers head
st third base In an effort to cut off
Harris at third. The ball rolled to
the dugout. Radcliffe recovered and
threw 10 the plate, but no one had
covered, Harris and Gastong scor-
ing.
Then the Crays helped to pave
The way for Birmingham's three
tallies, all OF which came in the
Negro American leaguers' sixth.
McLaurin beat out bunt in front
OF the plate. Tommy Sampson was
thrown out by Essterling. but
Spearman bounced a hit off Lefty
Psrtlow's bare hand Lockett singled
10 right, sending McLaurin home.
Ray Brown. veteran highlander.
replaced Psrtlow on the mound
Shortstop Davis grounded TO Leo
nard at first for the out. Lindsey
hit 10 Bankhesd at short, and was
safe az first when Bsnkhead threw
over Leonard's head, Spearnan and
Jockett scampering home on the
error.
The Barons, behind five-hit pitch
ing Of Alfred Ssylor. took the lead
In the world series by defeating the
Homestead Grsys in the first game
ut Washington, Tuesday night be-
fore rainy night crowd OF 1000
The Grsys tailed q lone run on
Bells triple and Leonard's long fly
in the opening inning and were
held runless thereafter until the
ninth when walks to Leonard and
Gibson and Easterlings single pro-
duced the second tally.
The Bsrons punched II hits eight
off Wright and three off Brown
Doubles b. McLsurin and Spear
man, with Ssmpssn's single sand
wiched in between accounted for
two markers in the first. Lockett's
two-bsgser and Lindsey's single
added another in the fourth, and
the Enal Baron run came in the
seventh on singles by Walker and
Radcliffe. coupled with Bsnkhead's
error.
The two teams met Friday IN
Baltimore and went l2-.nninss 10
q SIS draw.