Evening star., 1944-07-31
RedIeg Misses in 4th
Attempt for No. Is;
Browns Tilt Edge
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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Two weeks ago, after blanking
the st. Louis Cardinals for his 18th
victory Of the Cincinnati Reds first
n games, 1t was an even bet that
Bucky Walters would win 30 games
this year. Now 1t appears that he
will have difncult time winning 20.
The Redlegs' ace Highlander fail
ed yesterday in his fourth attempt
to notch his 18th win as the New
York Giants bumped him for 10
hits for his fifth defeat, 80, in
the first game of q double header.
Last year Bucky got OF to q bad
start winning only five of his first
IS games, but came back to win
five in a row and nine of his next
10. This year, after winning Is of
his flrst II, Walters has dropped
three in q row.
In his first 18 games, Walters
gave up 20 runs in ISL innings, but
in his next four. he was nicked for
28 runs in only ~ innings. And ex-
cept for the Giants, Walters has
faced Brooklyn, Boston and Phila-
delphia. all second division teams.
Browns Increase Lead.
The Reds rebounded after garner
ing only five hits of Rube Fischer
in the opener to take the nightcap
9-3 and gain split. Frank McCor-
mick hit pair of homers, driving
in five Redleg runs in the after
piece.
The st. Louis Browns increased
their f1rst-place lead over the Sec
ond-place Boston Red Sox to Az
games, their biggest lead since the
first week Of the season, by sweep
ing a twin bill from the Washing
ton Senators, 81 in 10 innings and
7-3.
After Rookie Tommy Warren
snapped the St. Louis Cardinals
nine-game winning streak by pitch
ing the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 1914
first-game victory, the Cards came
back to win the nightcap 81 in II
innings. Ray Sanders paced the
Cards with three-run homer, which
enabled him to gain the league lead
In runs batted in with II. Dixie
Walkers ninth-inning homer forced
the game into overtime.
The New York Yankees and the
Detroit Tigers divided a double
header before the days largest
crowd, 1895 paid admissions, the
Yankees winning the opener 1912
and the Tigers annexing the night
cap. 1877. Hank Borowy won his
18th game, ending the Yankees FIVE
game Briggs Stadium losing streak,
and Hal Newhouser gained his 10th
triumph in the finale.
:. Cubs Stretch Streak.
The Chicago Cubs made 1t six
straight by taking both ends of a
twin bill from the Philadelphia
Phillies. AZ and 1l-2, to climb to
within a half game Of the first di-
vision. Hank Wyse won his 10th in
the curtain-ratser and Les F1em-
ing his seventh in the nightcap.
The Red Sox lost. a full game to
the Browns by splitting a twin bill
with the Cleveland Indians, the
Red Sox coming from behind to win
the opener, 5-3, and the Tribe grab
bing the finale, 81, when Manager
Lou :Boudreau doubled home the
winning run in the ninth inning.
With Alva Javery swapping a six
game losing streak by hurting a q
hitter, the Boston Braves swept a
double bill from the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates, 6-4 and 20. Catcher Stu
Ho1erth got four for four for the
Braves in the opener.
Bill Dietrich turned In his 18th
victory as the Chicago White Sox
and the Philadelphia Athletics
halved their two games, the Sox
winning the first, 6-4, and the
Macklnen. behind Jesse Flores
seven-hit pitching. taking the sec
ond, 80.