The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-26

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Four Blows

Detroit, Mich, Aug. Gap
one-up on Paul Trout's l to four
hit masterpiece against the league.
leading ST. Louis Browns, the De
troit Tigers called on lefthander
Stubby Overmire today to make
their four-game series more "cru,
cial' than ever and give their rap.
idly growing pennant fever anoth-
err boost upward.
Working a double steal for the
only run OF yesterdays series op.
ener before 12,O56 fans, the Tigers
climbed to within five games OF the
pace-setters and eyed anxiously an
opportunity to knock the props
from under the Brownies during
their seven meetings in the next
nine days.
Trout's 2lst triumph boosted the
Tigers into a tie with Boston for
third place, a half game
behind the second-place New York
Yankees. While Detroit was win.
ming. the Redsox were dropping a
doubleheader to Philadelphia and
New York eked out an thinning
win over Washington.
BY nominating Overmire to toll
against the Brownies Sig Jakucki
today. Manager Steve ONeill kept
the second OF his 20-game aces, Hal
Newhouseer, in reserve for part
in Sundays doubleheader that's yir.
tual cinch to crack the seasons at
tendance record at Briggs Stadium.
Reserved seats for the twin bill al
ready are sold out, with $4,000 gen
eral admission tickets going on sale
at II a. m. Sunday.
Yesterdays series opener brought
out the biggest weekday crowd OF
the Detroit season and today'S tus-
sic should attract even more.
Making their first start at home
after a successful eastern trip in
which they won 10 OF Is games,
the Tigers used bit OF smart
base-running TO squeeze over the
run their bats couldn't produce
against the effective pitching OF
Denny Galehouse, who spaced four
hits during the seven innings he
worked.
Joe Hoover led OFF the third Inn.
ing with a single to left, AL Zarilla
robbing him Of an extra base with
neat first bounce stop. Hoover
swiped second In close play and
took third as Trout bounced out to
George McQuinn unassisted. After
Doc Cramer skied to short left,
Eddie Mayo worked Galehouse for
pass.
With two away. Mayo sbroke for
second and was caught purposely
in a rundown. Hoover broke for
the plate during the chase, sliding
under Catcher Frank Mancuso to
beat McQuinn's throw. Mayo con-
tinued to second and when Gutter
idge bobbled Pinky Higgins
grounder Mayo took third. He died
there, however. as Gutteridge
hauled down Rudy York's pop foul
down the first base line.
Sloppy base running by DICK
Wakefield killed another Tiger fur
ry, in the fourth after Wakefield
drew walk to open the inning.
Jim Outlaw singled to right, put
ting runners on first and second
with nobody ont
Bob Swift fouled out trying to
bunt and Hoover drove a bouncer
at Mark Christman that was labeled
double play. Christman
throw to Gutteridgs got Outlaw but
Hoover beat the relay TO first.
Wakefield apparently didnl
realize il and overran third, get
ting tagged out in a rundown foi
a double play in which all the
Brownie infielders but Galehouse
had a hand.
Neither team had much OF scor
ing chance after that, though De
troit put men on second and third
with two away in the sixth Swift
tapped to Galehouse for the third
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