Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-22
Tigers Capture 10
Out off in East
BY LEO MACDoNELL

WASHINGTON, May 22-"oh
What a Beautiful Morning. Oh.
What a Beautiful Day."
That was Signor Stephen Fran
els O'Neill, chunky baritone from
Cleveland Heights, tossing a bit
of oklahoma" at you as he
warbled in his bawth this fair
and splashingly took
stock of the deeds OF his
mighty men of the diamond In
their blazing sweep through the
effete east-a blitzkrieg that car
ried the Tigers from last place
far up the ladder and into a piece
of a first division berth
Between gurgles, Signor CIraI
La Ira La ONeill found that
his loving Tigers had, progress
sively:
1-Bagged six victories in row,
four OF them in as many starts
against the Senators in Wash
ington.
WIN 10 OUT OF IL
2-Captured 10 out of their IA
games on the trip, including the
long end OF the games played IN
New York. Boston and Washing
ton and splitting even with the
Athletics in Philadelphia.
3-Leaped from last TO tie
with the Athletics and Red Sox
for fourth place in the league
standings, just one game behind
the third place Senators and four
out Of first place, which is held
by the Yankees.
But before going on with the
song. we ought TO record that all
of this was made possible when
the Tigers dubbed the Senators.
2 10 | and 7 TO ] before approx
mately 10000 mournful customers
at Griffith Stadium here yes
terday.
YORK GETS HOMER
Besides excellent pitching by
Paul Dizzy Trout and Harold
Newhouser, the big crowd saw
Rudy York explode a mighty home
run that carried ABS feet, high
Into the bleachers in left field, the
Tiger first baseman's third homer
of the year and only one on the
trip. =.
Milo Candini, big right handler,
with no one on base. York had
previously bagged two Dagger
in the same game and a single IN
the first game.
Trout accounted for his triumph
in the first contest. his fourth win
/ in as many starts in the East. lie
had previously beaten the Yam
KEGS, Red Sox and Athletics, in
that order to keep pace with his
teams fine work.
Trout yielded eight hits, two OF
which were scratches.
Pinky Higgins. who earlier In
the season couldn't beg, borrow
or steal a run batted-in, drove in
both Tiger tallies. He got three
hits of John Niggeling, the ancient
( knuckle ball artist. Both runs
were scored after two were out
The first came in the opening In
ming. Eddie Mayo was hit by a
pitched ball. moved 10 second and
third on an error by George
Myatt and a single by York and
later crossed the plate after Hig-
gins laced single to right.
PINKY AGAIN DELIVERS
With one out. in the third
Mayo drove a long two-bagger to
right-center and then moved uE
10 third after Spence SHARED
York's lor = fly ball in center. lie
scored when Pinky slammed out
his second single.
Yielding but five hits, New
houser pitched brilliantly in the
nightcap 10 hang up his fifth VIC
tory of the season against three
defeats. The one run scored OF
him was unearned, coming after
Joe Hoover had booted a double
play ball. Wyatt had been hit by
a pitched ball and when Hoover
let Powell's groI1der slip through
his legs, Wyatt took third. Rob
erto Ortiz who had replaced
Spence, grounded 10 York. Later
| MVatt scored rs Higgins threw
out Gilberto Torres. new Wash
ington Cuban sensation.
Roger Wolff, who like Nigel
ing. throws a knuckle ball and
whom the Senators obtained from
Connie Mack this spring, started
for Washington in the second
game but lasted only two-thirds
OF an inning.