Evening star., 1945-08-13
Vet Shines in Relief
Role and Hits 3-Run
Homer That Decides
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Write.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
Jim Tobin, veteran hurler who
travelled the waiver route from Bos-
ton to Detroit-switching from the
National League to the American
may be vital cog in the Tigers
bid for the junior major league pen
nant which they won in 1910 anc
nearly won last year.
Tobin, making his American
League debut yesterday before 53,.
l89 paid-the second largest De-
troit crowd of the season-pitcheo
and batted to triumph in one game
OF a twin Tiger defeat of the New
York Yankees, go and 3D..
Detroit fans who are wonderine
today why Tobin was waived out OF
the National League, probably are
Joined by few other managers OF
both leagues who overlooked" the
33-year-old knuckleball twirler jus,
as they did Hank Borowy when the
Yankees listed him as available
and the Chicago Cubs grabbed him
Obtained only a feek ago from
the sixth-place Boston Braves
Tobin not only confounded the
Yanks through three scoreless
frames of the thinning first game
but blasted a 3-run homer that
broke 6-6 tie.
Newhouser Notches No. 18.
Hal Newhouser's six-hit effort ir
the finale brought the ace left
handler his 18th triumph of the
year. Hank Greenberg starred al
bat for the Bengals. His five hits
including a double and triple, &C
counted for six runs in the two
games.
The Senators won the opener
from the st. Louis Browns, 9-5
to keep pace with the Tigers, but
dropped back when the American
League champions annexed the Sec
ond contest, Al.
The Chicago Cubs stretched their
first place National League lead
to 6la games via a double win over
the lowly Phillies, 4-3 and 1876
Phil Cavarretta, Cub first baseman
and leading hitter, hurt his right
shoulder in a collision and left the
first game. An examination at a
Philadelphia hospital. however
showed no fracture and he is ex-
pected to return to the lineup
within few days. Andy Pafko's
tWo-run single in the first inning
proved to be the payoff wallop in
the curtain raiser, while Hank Wyse
had an easy time of it registering
his 18th triumph in the nightcap.
After losing second place to Brook
lyn by virtue of the Dodgers 7-3
opening game victory, the st. Louis
Cardinals came back to win the
second game, 80, and regain their
hold on the runnerup position. A
near capacity crowd of 33,042 Eb-
bets Field patrons saw Ken Burk-
hardt scatter four Dodgers hits in
the finale.
Manager Mel OFT provided a one
man show at the Polo Grounds, as
he personally accounted for both
the New York Giants triumphs over
the Cincinnati Reds, with game
homers in each contest.
His opening game round-tripper
gave the Giants a 80 edge while in
the nightcap, he walloped a pinch
hit, three-run four-bagger, to put
his team in front, 6-5. Van Mungo
gained his 18th triumph in the first
game, while Ace Adams, making his
50th appearance, won his ninth in
the second.
End Chisox Sunday Streak.
Jesse Flores pitched the Phila-
delphia Athletics to a TO win over
Chicago to hand the White Sox
heir first home Sunday loss this
season after II consecutive successes.
The Sox, however, came back to win
he second, So, behind Johnny
aumphries' effective pitching.
Dave Ferriss notched his 10Th vic
,ory, tops in the majors, as Bos-
,on's Red Sox and Cleveland split.
9erriss won the opener, IL, but
he Indians, with Pete Center reg
stering his sixth straight win with
out defeat, won the afterpiece, 3D..
Preacher Roe hurled a 80 shutout
Tor Pittsburgh as the Pirates and
Braves divided twin bill. Boston
won the opener, 7-6, in a game which
saw both starting pitchers knocked
out in the first inning when a total
Of 10 runs were scored by both
teams.