Evening star., 1945-06-25
Notches 11th victor\
As Tigers Grab Two;
Dodgers Stopped
BY JOE REICHLER,

! Associated Press Sports Writer
| Southpaw Hal NeWhouser of the
Detroit Tigers has chance to be-
come the major leagues first 80
game winner in IL years.
Not since Dizzy Dean won 30 for
the 1884 St. Louis Cardinals has a
big league hurler reached that
figure. Bob Grove, while with the
Philadelphia Athletics, was the last
American Lacquer to reach the 30
victory mark, rolling up 81 in 1881.
Only last year. Hurricane Hal
came closest to joining Grove as the
majors only 30-game winning left
handler, missing the elusive figure
by one
Newhouser gained his 11th triumph
OF the season yesterday as the Ben
gals retained their game-and- half
flrSt-place lead over the New York
Yankees by taking both ends of a
double header from the st. Louis
Browns, 81 and 4-3.
A home run by Mark ChriStman
IN the ninth spoiled the Tiger
lefty's shutout. He had pitched %
scoreless innings. Dizzy Trout, who
teamed with Newhouser to set
new modern major league record
Tor two pitchers on one club by win
ming Sc games. received credit for
the nightcap victory He relieved
Walter Wilson in the seventh and
hurled three scoreless rounds to
register his seventh triumph.
Nelson Potter. who went the route
for the Browns, lost his sixth
straight when Eddie Mayo and Roy
Cullenbine singled in the ninth,
Mayo scoring on Rudy York's fly.
Yanks Stay on Tigers Heels.
The Yankees remained on the
heels of the Tigers by sweeping
double-header from Philadelphia,
1875 and 6-3, before 35.272 fans, ex-
tending the Athletics losing streak
to seven straight. Hank Borowy.
aided by pair of homers by Bud
Metheny, gained his ninth decision
in the opener, while Teammate
Ernie Bonham won his first game of
the campaign in the nightcap, after
five reverses. Bobo Newsom dropped
the t1rst contest for the AS. his 10th
of the year and his 9th in success
sion.
| Brooklyn'S Dodgers ran up an
eight-game winning streak before
they finally were stopped by the
Boston Braves in the second game
of a double e-header. The Dodgers
won the opener. 9-6, and bowed in
the nightcap, 81, to retain their
three-and-a-half game lead over
the second-place st. Louis Cardi-
mails, who split with the Chicago
Cubs, winning the opener 30, and
dropping the nightcap, 6-3.
Dixie Walker, who was notified
before the game that he was fined
S75 for his row with Ewald Pyle of
the Braves in Saturday nights con-
test, spanked the Dodgers attack in
the opener with three hits, and
drove in two runs scoring two 9TH
ers. Nate Andrews, rejoining the
Braves after an absence of three
weeks, outpitched Curt Davis in the
nightcap. Teammate Tommy Holmes
hit safely in each game to extend
his consecutive hitting streak to 81
games.
Cubs Host to Big Crowd.
After Charley Barrett had won
his seventh for the Cards in the
opener, before Wrigley Fields
largest crowd in six years, 43,1O8
paid, Claude Passeau pitched and
batted the Cubs to an even split.
The Cub veteran hurler hit
three-run homer in the fourth in
ming. Johnny Hopp was hit on the
head by Ray Prim pitch in the
opener and fell unconscious. Doc
tors said it was only a severe
bump" and would be back in the
lineup in three days.
New York's Giants won two from
the Philadelphia Phillies. rs and
81. as Bill Voiselle finally won his
first game since May 20. although
he was taken out for a pinch hitter
in the sixth of the opener.
Joe Bowman gained his fifth VIC
tory as Red when he pitched
Cincinnati to an even split with
Pittsburgh. winning the second
game, 4 to 3, after Rip Sewell had
won his ninth for the Pirates in
the opener, rs. Cleveland and
the Chicago White Sox split. Steve
Gromek won his eighth for the
Indians in the opener, 7-3, and Ed
Lopat his fourth for the Sox in
the nightcap. IA. the Sox scoring
all their runs in the third inning.