Evening star., 1948-07-22
Beantown Club
|Afire as Rivals
Slow 10 500
Browns Slaughter As;
Redhot Dodgers Clip
Braves Edge to Six
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Pres.
| Joe Mccarthy finally has caught
the New York Yankees, the clut
his Boston Red Sox consider 1.-THE
team to beat" for the American
League flag.
While Cleveland, Philadelphia
and New York have been struggling
to play 800 ball since the traditional
July 4 holiday, Marse Joe's Sox have
nipped the Yanks. the team they
fear most BY winning a day-night
doubleheader from lowly Chicago
while New York and Cleveland were
splitting pair, the Red Sox moved
into third-pace tie with the world
champs.
While the Yanks and Indians
wrestle on the Yankee Stadium turf
for two more days, Boston has a
golden chance to gain more ground
In its continued series with the
White Sox. Only 312 gams back
today, Boston can be in a position
to challenge for the lead Saturday
when Lou Boudreaus Indians move
into Fenway Park.
Mccarthy must have been en-
couraged, too, by the relief win
Of Tex Hughson, the tall Texan who
has been lost to the team most of
the season. Optioned to Austin,
Tex, in the class B Big State League
to bake the miseries from his sore
arm, Hughson was recalled during
the All-Star game vacation. So
far he has pitched only two hitless
innings but one of them was enough
to receive credit for his first victory
of the year.
Gains Cheap Slab Victory.
Hughson came in to pitch the
ninth inning of last nights game
with Chicago. picking up the verdict
when the Red Sox rallied for three
runs in the last of the ninth to earn
1919 edge. They had won the
afternoon half by 81 score for
Joe Dobson's 18th success.
Sam Mele, who has been squat
ting on the bench in recent days.
kept the Sox in the night game with
a two-run homer in the third after
Bobby Doerr doubled with the bases
loaded. Mele doubled in the ninth
inning squirt and scored the winning
run on a fly.
Long before this happened, the
Yankees and Indians were trading
dium. New York ganged up on the
Tribe IN the first of a doubleheader
for a 7-3 decision over Bob Mum
Grief. Joe Di Maggie, Bill Johnson,
Cliff Mapes and Phil Rizzuto hon.
cred for the Yanks to more than
make up for a tWo-run clout by
Boudreau in the first inning. Ed
Lopat scattered six hits for his
seventh straight triumph.
Hogan Hits Grand Slammer.
The Yanks held an ga lead going
into the seventh frame of the Sec
ond game but they couldn't hold it.
Joe Page was raped Justify in a
relief chore, leaving the game with
the score tied and two men on base
in the eighth. Karl DreWs took over
and walked Pinch-hitter Wally
Judnich to load them up. Then
Jim Hogan delivered a grand slam
homer for the ball game, 1913.
Philadelphia ran into disaster at
Shibe Park where the st. Louis
Browns, suddenly turned sluggers
for night, pounded out 81 hits in
a lopsided l75 romp. Joe Coleman,
Charley Harris and Bob Savage
were hit hard and often while Cliff
Fannin coasted home on an IL
hitter.
Less Moss drove in six runs dur
ing the Brownies hit picnic and Bob
Dillinger and Al Zarilla each stole
three bases.
Brooklyn's surge again featured
the National League doings as the
Brooks won a pair from Chicago.
9-3, and IL, clipping Boston's lead
to SIX games.
Ralph Branca had little trouble
pitching win No. II in the opener
as Third Baseman Tom Brown con-
tinued his hitting streak, knocking
in four runs with three singles.
Ralph Hammer was the victim.
Dodgers Cut Loose.
The Brooks, who have won seven
of eight since Burt Shotton return
ed as manager, were held hitless for
SIS innings by Bob Mccall in the
second game. They finally broke
loose for four runs in the sixth, in
cluding Gene Hermanski's homer
with two on, to make it easy for Joe
Hatten to record his seventh success.
Warren SPAIN. shaky of late
pitched steady, effective seven-hit
ball as the Boston Braves downed
Cincinnati's Ewen Blackwell, 60
Blackwell struck out nine but .dished
up home run balls to Earl Torgeson
and jeff Heath, more than enough
to beat him.
Harry Brecheen turned in a bril-
liant effort for ST. Louis. striking
out 10 New York Giants, in earning
his 10th win, by an "a score. The
Cards exploded six runs in the
seventh to drive Ray Poat from the