Evening star., 1945-08-18
Gifs Gain on Tigers Chisox Yank Fortunes Hit New Low
Mccarthy Is Elected
AS His Club Loses
Eighth Straight
BY JACK HAND,
Press Sports Writer.


Yankee fortunes have reached
such a sorry pass that Manager Joe
Mccarthy has been elected by an
umpire for the second time in his
Is years as New York manager
and the club is staggering on an
eight-game losing streak toward its
first second-division finish in 20
seasons.
Not since 1925, when the Yanks
pulled up a badly beaten seventh
under the late Miller Higgins, have
the erstWhile Bronx BomberS been
out of the first three. Only a week
ago the club, apparently buoyed
by McCarthys return, had won two
in row and ranked third, only two
and one-half games behind Detroit.
A setback in the series finale at
Cleveland, four straight on the chin
in Detroit and three more in St.
Louis sent them reeling into sixth
place as the White Sox, Indians
and finally the Browns moved
ahead. The losing string ties the
longest in McCarthy's regime at
the stadium.
Mccarthy Elected With Etten.
Marse Joe rarely sets foot on the
diamond, choosing to mastermind
from the dugout, but at St. Louis
last night he came out to protest
when Umpire Red Jones called Vern
Stephens safe at first base in the
sixth inning. ruling Nick Etten's foot
was off the bag. Etten got the
heave-ho first and Mccarthy soon
followed
Nelson Potter limited New York
to four hits in earning his 10th
victory, Al, at the expense of Rookie
Ken Holcombe, making his first
major league start after half sea-
son in the bullpen.
Big game of the day was in De-
troit,, where Washington clipped the
Tigers lead to 212 lengths by grab
bing a 81 tilt behind Mickey Haef-
ner.
Cleveland advanced to within a
half game of the third-place Chi
cago White Sox by edging Phila-
delphia, Ga, while Boston swamped
the Pale Hose, 80. Phil Marchil-
don, discharged Canadian service
man, who spent two years in Nazi
prison camp, was charged with the
AS loss in his first appearance
Mel Harder had to have assistance
from Steve Gromek in coping MS
third
Otis Clark. Red Sox rookie back
from Louisville after an early sea-
son failure, stopped Jimmy Dykes
gang with eight hits to decision
Johnny Humphries at Chicago, leav-
ing the White Sox three games be-
hind second-place Washington.
Cubs Stretch Margin.
The Chicago Cubs heightened
their lead over ST. Louis in the
National to six full games with the
help of the Phillies. who shaded the
Cardinals, 3-2, in a night game bat
tie of the Barrett boys. Dick of the
Phillies snapped a 10-game losing
string in downing Charley the Red
of st. Louis on Andy Seminick S
two-run homer.
There was near-riot at Ebbets
Field when Umpire Tom Dunn
called Dixie Walker out at first base
on a very close play. The putout
snuffed Dodger rally with the
tying run on third base in the last
of the ninth. 0verheated custom
ers swarmed around Dunn and
policemen had to escort the jumps
to their dressing quarters. Chicago's
early lead held up for a 4-3 shade
despite typical Brooklyn uprising
that forced Charley Grimm to re-
place Starter Claude Passeau with
Ray Prim. Hal Gregg suffered his
third straight loss.
Jack Brewer. formerly of the
Navy. outpitched Ken Gables, an
eX-soldier, as New York nosed Out
Pittsburgh, 80. The triumph
/ frightened the Giants hold on fourth
position.
/ Boston and Cincinnati had played
of yesterdays game as part of a
double header Thursday.