Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-13
Hank BOrOWy JUS
Loves Our Tigers
~ LEO MAcDoNELL

Borowy, the Tigers No. ! enemy,
celebrated his 18th birthday
today.
Borowy, Yankee pitcher from
New Jersey via Fordham L.. has
something TO celebrate after the
Yankees set down the Tigers,
5 10 2. yesterday.
The victory marked Borowy's
fourth of the season In as many
starts. a glamorous even dozen
triHfnphS since Aug. 10, 1943. He
won seven in row last year,
picked up one in the World
Series.
Furthermore, IL was Borowy's
eighth win in nine starts with
the Tigers in a two year period.
And you also can add this 10
his marks-Borowy has yielded
only three earned runs IN 1872
innings. One Tiger marker yes
terday was unearned, being
scored on a wild peg past third
by catcher Rollie Hemsley.
STUBBYs FOURTH
The rout yesterday evening up
the series at one all. was rather
pathetic for Steve O'Neill's boys,
especially Frank (Stubby) Over
mire. 1t was his fourth. But up
to yesterday, Stubby had pitched
pretty good ball,
The Yankees got 10 him for II
hits and all of their five runs in
six innings he was on the hill.
Four of the hits were hunts. the
one-time fence busting Yankees
bewildering the gullible Tigers
with this new approach.
Young Bob Gillespie, making
his first showing of the year,
pitched the last two frames for
the Tigers and looked okay. He
gave up one hit, single by
Johnny Lindell.
Lindell also poled roaring
three Dagger far out in left center
10 bring home two of four runs
in big Yankee third inning.
The triple WAS contrast 10 three
singles on hunts in the same
chapter.
BORoWY STARTS 1T
Borowy started the Yankee
third inning picnic with a single
to left. Fleet George Stirnweiss
heat out a hunt 10 PinkY Higgins
for a single and when Bud Me-
theny did the same TO Overmire,
the bases were loaded
Ed Levy forced Metheny. Bor-
pWy- scoring. Nick Etten forced
Levy, Stirnweiss holding third.
But when Don Savage beat out
a tap to Higgins, Stirnweiss fin
ally did come home.
Then came Lindell's big three
base whack, scoring Etten and
Savage.
The Yankees accounted for
their other marker in the sixth.
Hemsley led off with a single TO
left and was forced by Borowy.
The latter raced around to third
on a two-bagger by Stirnweiss
and later scored after Doc Cramer
made a sensational catch off Me-
thenyJ
This was part revenge for
ticketed three-bagger Metheny
earlier in the game stole from
Eddie Mayo with a spectacular
one-handed catch after a run 10
the 367-foot mark.
YORK FANS
The Tigers first run came in
the opening inning and was made
by Cramer. who opened up with
a single. Joe Hoover. next batter,
struck out. but Mayo walked
York famed on hit-and-run sign
with the count three and two.
The runners were on their way
and when Hemsleys throw to
third 10 nail Cramer stormed out
to left field, Cramer scored.
The other counter came in the
ninth. With one out, Jimmy Out
law, playing with lame back
and a black and blue leg, laced a
two-bagger to left, After Chuck
Hostetler fouled out, Paul Rich
ards came through with a single
to left that brought Outlaw scam
pering across the plate.
A crowd of 5,407 paid and
/ ,499 servicemen saw the game.
Harold NewhouSer will pitch
for the Tigers today with Bill
Zuber going for the Yankees.
The Tigers leave this evening
for Boston. where they play the
Red Sox Saturday and Sunday.