Evening star., 1947-07-28
Bosox Cut Yank Lead ,
Brooks Gain as Aces
Resume Hot Hitting
By Joe Reiehler

The pennant picture in the major
leagues has taken on new aspect
in recent days all because of couple
of real professionals-Ted Williams
and Dixie Walker.
Only week ago experts were pre-
dieting a New York Yankee rout in
the American League flag race while
forecasting another nerve-tingling
down-t the-wire finish in the Ma
tional. The Yankees were 12h games
ahead of the Boston Red Sox while
the Brooklyn Dodgers were only ~
in front of the Boston Braves and
New York Giants.
But today, the Red Sox. led by
Williams, once again the Terrible
Teddy" of the 1941 and ~ seasons,
have cut three full games off the
Yankees lead and now trail by 91a
games.
The Dodgers, with Walker hitting
with the same old gusto that estab-
lished him as the peoples choice
in Flatbush, have opened up a Z
game bulge over the second-place
st. Louis Cardinals.
Both Gain Heavily in July.
Williams, stymied by the assorted
shifts set up against his left-handed
hitting, finally broke through the
unorthodox defense with a tremen-
dous power display that enabled him
to raise his early July average OF
.297 to $3.50. During the past three
weeks Ted has been betting at a
.420 clip.
Walker bettered his July mark
Of .279 to an even 300 in three
weeks. During that stretch, Dixie
has been walloping the ball at a
1867 clip.
Dixie drove in three runs yester-
day to help the Dodgers sweep both
ends of a double-header from the
Pirates in Pittsburgh, 8-4 and 11-4,
and extend their latest winning
streak to nine. Hank Behrman, re-
Gently returned by Pittsburgh, won
his third straight for the Brooks in
the opener, but needed a masterful
relief exhibition by Hugh Casey to
escape with the win.
Bosox Beat Browns Twice.
The Red Sox took two from the
st. Louis Browns in Boston, 4-3 and
1872. Tex Hughson and Dave Ferriss
were the winning pitchers. Boston
First Baseman Murrell Jones was
awarded a three-base hit under the
rules when Brownie Pitcher Fred
Sanford threw his glove at Jones
dribble down the third base line
The ball was foul at the time, but
that didn't matter.
The Yankees lost a full game from
their lead when they were held to
a split in their double-header with
the Chicago White Sox. After Bobo
Newsom had won his fourth straight
game in Yankee uniform by pitch
ing IA win, the White Sox came
back to win the nightcap, 5-4.
The Cardinals lost game and q
half to the Dodgers when the Braves
behind the seven-hit pitching OF
Johnny Sain, handed them q 10-3
lacing. The Braves pounded Harry
Brecheen and four other pitchers
for 10 blows, including seven doubles
and Holmes home run.
Giants Club to Victory.
The Giants staged 16-hit attack
including Bobby Thomson's 18th
home run, to defeat the Chicago
Cubs, 1876. The Cubs used SIX
pitchers.
Oscar Judd won his first game oi
the season as the Philadelphia Phil
lies divided a double header with
the Reds in Cincinnati. After Kent
Peterson had pitched the Reds to
81 win in the first game, Judd out.
lasted three Redleg hurlers to give
the Phillies a Ga nightcap win.
Third-place Detroit lost an op.
portunity to gain on the Yankee!
when it was held to split by the
Athletics in Philadelphia, the AZ
coming back to win the second game
SO, after Detroit had won tht
opener, 5-1.