Evening star., 1943-07-10
Face Weak Mackmer
As Yanks Struggle
With White Sox
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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iniscent of their surge to the 1910
pennant, may GUST the New York
Yankees from first place in the
American League this week end.
Victorious in II of their last 13
starts the aroused Bengals have
zoomed upwards from the second
division into second place, only two
games behind the pace-setting
Yanks. With the New Yorkers and
the third-place Chicago White Sox
listed to slug it out in successive
double-headers today and tomorrow.
the Tigers could take over the lead
by sweeping the three game series
with the last-place Philadelphia
Athletics even if the Yanks win one.
Led by Manager Steve O'Neill, the
pride of Minooka in the Northern
Pennsylvania anthracite field, the
Tigers already have beaten the AS
twice, their latest conquest over
Connie Mack's hirelings being a A.
too shutout last night Hal White
twirled a four hitter, permitting
only two Mackmen to pass first.
Rookie Dick Wakefield became the
first major leaguer to reach the 100
hit mark with a second single.
Bengals Hot With Bats.
In their rush toward the top the
Tigers have pounded out 142 hits,
good for 79 runs, in taking three OF
four games from both the Yanks
and Washington, two of two from
both the Red Sox and AS and one
from the Browns.
THE good biting we've been get
ting lately from Wakefield, Pinky
Higgins, Rudy York and Ned Harris,
explained O'Neill has enabled us
to get our pitching staff Strengthened
out. But, golly, it's much too early
to be talking about winning the
pennant. We hope to stay right in
the running, particularly on our next
Eastern trip, but we aren't assured
of sticking up there, not by any
means"
In the National League, meantime,
Mort Cooper of the flrst-place st.
Louis Cardinals set down the Boston
Braves with three singles for a TO
shutout. The big righthander faced
only % men in chalking up his 1lth
win of the year.
Brooklyn temporarily STAYED off
Pittsburgh's challenge for second
place by coming from behind twice
to beat the Pirates, to 7, in a wild
and woolly game. The Dodgers
trailed by Al going into the seventh,
but tied the score on four doubles.
The Pirates got three runs in the
top of the 10th. apparently to win,
but the Brooks hoped on Relief
Pitcher Bob Klinger for four runs
A surprise squeeze bunt by Billy
Herman with the score tied, two
out and the bases filled won the
game.
Cronin's Pinch Homer Wasted.
Manager Joe Cronin again socked
homer as pinch h-hitter, but this
effort went for naught when Mike
Chartak connected for ninth
inning homer to give the st. Louis
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Red SoX. Junior Stephens of the
Browns became the American
League leading home run hitter by
polling his 18th roundtripper in the
third.
Ernie lombard, husky Giant
catcher. went on rampage at the
Polo Grounds, hitting four singles
and a homer in five times at bat.
All his effort accomplished, however,
was to force the Chicago Cubs to
go II innings before winning. to
3, on Bill Nicholson's triple. Lom-
bardi drove in all three Giant runs
to keep Hank Wyse of the Cubs
from gaining siX-hit shutout over
the regulation distance.
Cincinnati whacked out six runs
in big sixth inning to come from
behind and beat the Phillies, II to 4.
The Phils got their tallies off Ed
Heusser, but couldn't touch Relief
Pitcher Clyde Shoun after he
entered the game in the third in
ming.
The Yankees and White Sox were
idle.