Evening star., 1946-05-30
Hur|er Annexes Eiqht
In Row in Soph Year.;
Dodgers, Cards Win
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Press Sports Writer


Even Dave tBoo) Ferriss' severes:
critics agreed today that the Boston
Red SoX's sensational righthandel
was no mere first year morning
glory"
Exactly five weeks ago. after the
ex-Army Air Force sergeant was
driven from the mound under q
barrage of base hits for the second
straight time, fears were expressed
openly that the soft-spoken Mis-
siSsippian, who thrilled the baseball
world last year by winning 81 games
in his first big league campaign
might be in for a rough season in
1916.
The dubious ones pointed out
that eight of Ferriss' 10 defeats in
As came in the final two months
OF the season, or just about the
time the prewar stars began to
trickle back into the big league
lineups
Saved from defeats in his first
two starts only because of the slug
ging proWess of his mates, Ferriss
went on to roll up seven straight
victories in less than months
time to prove conclusively that he
was not haunted by the sophomore
jinx that has tripped up many a
flrst-year wonder.
Fourth Shutout for Boo.
Yesterday he made it eight in
a row by blanking the Philadelphia
Athletics, 20, to duplicate his fresh
man season performance when he
won his first eight decisions. II
also was his fourth triumph via
the shutout route to give him the
edge in that department over all
hurlers.
The strapping 24-year -old South
erner gave up only six scattered
singles to enable the American
League leading Red Sox to retain
their six-and-a- -half-game margin
over the New York Yankees. The
Sox could wrangle only five hits
off Phil Marchildon, Ferriss' mound
opponent, but capitalized on a walk
and an error to score single runs
in the sixth and eighth innings.
Southpaw Vic lombard became
the first National League pitcher to
record seven triumphs when he
throttled the New York Giants on
five hits in pitching the pace-setting
Brooklyn Dodgers to a ST. victory
Lombardis win, his seventh without
defeat over the Polo Grounders
over a tWo-year span, enabled the
Dodgers to maintain their two
game margin over the st. Louis
Cardinals, who defeated the Cubs
in Chicago.
Dixie Walker, popular Brooklyn
outflelder who returned to action
after a flve-day suspension by
League President Ford Frick, led the
Dodger attack with a pair of hits
to increase his league leading bat
ting mark to .374
Brecheen Checks Cubs.
The Cards, with Pitcher Harry
Brecheen and Outfelder Terry
Moore collaborating, whipped the
Cubs, So. Brecheen pitched 1O-hit
ball to gain his second victory over
the Cubs. Moore drove in three
runs with two singles.
Detroit's Hal NeWhouser Joined
Ferriss as the majors only eight
game winners when he pitched the
Tigers to a Al decision over the
Cleveland Indians. The Bengals
raked three Indian hurlers for
eight blows and sewed up the game
with three-run scoring spree in
the eighth.
The Cincinnati Reds replaced the
Cubs in third place by edging out
7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Harry Gumbert, fourth
Redleg pitcher, received credit for
the victory. The Bucs used five
fingers.
Schoolboy Rowe held the Boston
Braves to five hits under the arc
lights to pitch the Philadelphia
Phillies to 81 triumph. The de-
feat was Boston's fifth in a row.