Evening star., 1945-07-09
Capture 10 Straight
To Shove Dodgers
From Top Rung
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer

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First in hitting, first In fielding
and first In the National League, is
the sure-fire success parlay that
Charley Grimm has worked with
his Chicago Cubs since leaving
Wrigley Field.
The Bruins took over the batting
lead shortly after they hit the road
East. took sole possession Of the
fielding honors and then pushed
into the front row in the standings
yesterday by double victory over
the Phillies while Brooklyn was
falling twice.
Ever since the Cubs hit the "a
run jackpot in Boston about a week
ago they have been hard TO get
along with. They took four stpaight
from the groggy Braves and kicked
the futile Phils around for five
more. Added to an earlier victory
against the Giants, 1t gave them 10
straight decisions. They have
copped Is of Is on the Atlantic
seaboard.
Pitching is supposed to win pen
nants and the Bruins are getting
more of 1t lately from the rejuve-
mated Claude Passeau. Hooks, Wyse.
Paul Derringer, Hy Vandenberg and
Paul Erickson, but it's the base hits
that paved the way to the front OF
the class.
Average IA Hits Game.
About IA hits and eight runs a
day are enough to pull any hurler
through, and that's what the Chi
cago sluggers have been giving their
staff on the victory streak.
Grimm had to use three of his
elbowers yesterday to trim the
Phils In the first game, 1876, as Ben
Chapman's lowly brethren made
headlines in reverse by amassing II
safe blows and still losing by a
lopsided count. Ray Prim was the
victor on relief, but Hank Wyse
went all the way on six-hitter to
win the second contest, 90, and
assure the Cubs Of the lead.
st. Louis was rough on Brook
lyn turnout of 32,001 that boosted
the Ebbets, Field paid attendance to
IT'S, ,465. almost assuring a season
total of million. Charley Barrett
and Ken Burkhardt took turns
plaguing the Dodgers by identical
ga scores, with costly errors by
Pitchers Vic lombard and Clyde
King sending the home club to its
downfall. Even a base loaded homer
by Dixie Walker in the first inning
of the nightcap was all in vain.
So as the Dodgers and all other
ma jor league clubs go into three
day vacation" usually reserved for
the All-Star game but instead de-
voted to charity tilts this season,
the Brooks are second, but only a
half game ahead of the onrushing
Red Birds.
voiselle Again Winner.
Bill voiselle pitched his first
complete winning game since May
20 in notching his 10th decision by
the shutout route, SO, over Gin
cinnati, after Bucky Walters pulled
UP to the 500 mark with TT record
by handcufing New York with five
safeties, So.
Tommy Holmes ran his consecu-
tive game hitting streak to 81 by
hitting safely both as his Boston
Braves bowed to Pittsburgh. 1913,
and as they plastered the Buccos,
13-1.
Largest crowd of the day and
banner turnout of the Detroit sea-
son, 53,s8s paid, saw the Tigers
divide a pair with the New York
Yankees. After Hank Borowy had
bested Dizzy Trout in the opener,
8-6, despite Hank Greenberg's third
homer, Al Benton turned back the
Yanks, 80, in his first complete
game since he broke a leg May "a.
Dave Ferriss upped his victory
total to IA by blanking Cleveland,
SO, with seven hits. The Tribe
evened the count in the second
with Allie Reynolds fine relief
chucking savings Al margin for
Cleveland's Pete Center.
Chicago's White Sox squeezed past
twice by one-run mar
gins, 5-4 and 81, closing the AS
disastrous road trip with a record
of two wins and 20 defeats.