Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-14
Ferris May Be First
30-Game Winner in
Majors in II Years
BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ASSOCIATED FIeSS opoTtS WrlIeT.
Dave Ferriss can be the first 30
game winner in the majors since
Dizzy Dean did the trick in 1884 If
the Boston Red Sox ace continues
his phenomenal first-half pace.
Although the discharged veteran
didn't join the Red Sox until the
second week of the season, he has
notched Is decisions with 80 games
to go.
After coping his first eight, Fer
riss dropped two out of three and
then swung into another streak that
has reached six and still is I'M
broken.
Boston has kept pace with its new
pitching sensation, moving into the
pennant scrap in third-place tie
with the New York Yankees, only
Az lengths behind leading Detroit.
Rated Pennant Dark Horse"
Although Washington's surge has
carried it to within Ok games of the
top and Detroit is starting to falter
on the road, no less an authority
than Manager Lou Boudreau of
Cleveland lists the Red Sox as the
dark horse team of the race"
The Red Sox climbed up even
with the Yanks by dumping Detroit
yesterday, ST., on Ferris 18th tri-
umph, over Stubby Overmire, while
the Indians ratified the Yankee Sta
dunn walls in handing the New York
club its worst beating of the year,
1914. Boudreau expects Randy Hef-
lin, another excl who has yet to
gain his first decision, to be a capa-
BILE pitching mate of FERRIS in the
stretch drive.
Cleveland also is showing real
signs of life, coping nine of their
last~12, and cutting loose with
terrific barrage against the Yanks.
Pat Secrecy, in the lineup because
Regular Right Fielder Paul O'Dea
ran into wall, put on the best
power hitting display of the season
with three homers and a triple,
batting in eight runs. In 81 previous
games Roly Poly Pat had socked a
total of three round trippers, one
three-bagger and had II runs batted
in. jeff Heath also joined in the fun
with a pair into the stands and
Pitcher Steve Gromek celebrated his
10th success by hitting safely four
times.
Steve Gerkin of Philadelphia
should get the tough luck medal for
1945. st. Louis beat him, Az, in II
innings for his ninth straight fail
ure, in two of which the AS were
shut out. Four others were lost by
one or two runs. Nels Potter was
the victor.
Cubs, Cards Neck and Neck.
The National League looms as
more of Chicago VS.. st. Louis race
every day. Charley Grimm's Bruins
BANKED Boston. 20, four-hitter by
Lefty Ray Prim making it IL VIC
tories in their last Is, and the Car
dinals bowled over New York twice,
14-3 and Al. Bud Byerly and Red
Barrett were the successful hurlers,
with the help of Whitley Kurowski's
18th and 18th homers. The Cubs
lead the Red Birds by one and half
games.
Brooklyn fell to third BY bowling
to Cincinnati, 6-5, on Frank Nc
Cormick's ninth-inning single scor-
ing Dain Clay. Elmer Riddle gained
his first triumph of the year on
relief.
Only Eastern team to pick up
decision was the Phils, who held
tight to an 11-9 lead they held in a
June suspended" fray. Now it's
up to Ford Tricks office as TO
whether the late Phil losing streak
was 16 or two different slumps o.
7 and 8. The Pirates copied the
regularly scheduled contest, 80, in
10 innings behind Max Butcher.