Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-31
National League Still
n'1ripIe Tie; Tribe,
Red Sox Moving Up

BY the Asseei1isd Press
The major league pennant races
today were beginning to shape up
Is predicted.
While the National remained In
q triple tie for first place for the
second straight day, the American
was tightening up with such ia
miliar contenders as Boston and
Cleveland moving into the thick
Of It.
A. Q result of splits in Memorial
Day doubleheaders, Brooklyn, Bos-
ton and New York still were crowd
ingeach other for breathing space
In the senior circuits top slot. ALI
have won "a and lost II.
With q capacity Polo Grounds
crowd Of 53,053 looking on, the
Dodgers outlasted the Giants. 2-1.
in q 13-inning thriller In the FIRST
game of the twin bill. The Giants
bounced back to win the second,
"a. The Braves whipped the
Phils, TO, In their doubleheader
opener in Philadelphia. but the
Phils came back to win. SIS. In 10
innings Of the nightcap.
Two Games Slated Today.
Some one must give way by to-
night. Only two games are on tap
in the majors, but all three Ma
tionA1 contenders are involved.
The Dodgers and Giants meet In a
rubber game under the lights. The
Braves engage the Phtls In day
affair In Philadelphia.
The Red Sox and Indians, of to
wretched starts. finally are begin
ming to roll. The Sox completed
q profitable home stand, sweeping
a twin bill from the Philadelphia
Athletics. 1912 and 4-3. to replace
the AS as runnerup to the YAM
KEGS In the Junior circuit.
Held to a split in their double
header In Washington, the Yam
KEGS saw their lead shrink to four
and-a-half games over Boston.
The Red Sox now have won 10 of
their last Is games.
Cleveland, victor in five Of its
last six, knocked off the hapless
st. Louis Browns twice. 81 and
SO. The Indians needed IL in
ninss to win the opener.
Tigers, Chis0x Split.
In the other American League
doubleheader. Detroit and Chicago
exchanged close decisions. The
Tigars won the opener. 80, and
the White Sox took the second,
I'll.
The st. Louis Cardinals took
over fourth place In the. National
League from Cincinnati by one
percentage point by defeating the
Reds in both ends of their twin
bill. s-6 and 90. The loops tail
enders. Chicago and Pittsburgh,
divided doubleheader. The Cubs
grabbed the first game. 8-5, and
Pittsburgh took the nightcap. 8-6.
1t took an eighth inning home
run by Ted Williams with one
aboard to give the Red Sox their
double triumph. AL Zarilla paced
an 11-hit first game attack against
three pitchers with a grand slam
homer and two singles.
Gene Bearden and Rookie Mike
Garcia combined to pitch the
Indians to their first twin triumph |
Of the year. Bearden allowed
onlS1 AsG hits in ot1uaAtineS Ned
Carver in the l2-inning opener.
Garcia hurled six-hit ball for his
third victory ia the nightcap.. |
JACKIE Kbbinsorl's home run in
the af3thA inning won the opener
for Brooklyn. Homers BY Whitey
Lockman and Johnny Mize helped
Clint Hartung rack UP his nth
victory In the nightcap as Ralph
Brarca suffered his first defeat Of
the season.
Home runs by Clint Conatser
and Jimmy Russell helped Bill
Voiselle and Boston defeat Phil
adelphia In the opener. After the
Braves had Tailed four runs in
the ninth inning to force the Sec
ond game into overtime. Del En-
mis- clouted q 10th inning triple
and scored on Andy eeminick's fly
to give the Phils an even break.