Evening star., 1951-07-18
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

The four top clubs in the Ameri-
can League resume their feuding
this afternoon and tonight with
each still hoping the other three
will collapse from the strain.
So far, however, Boston, Chi
cago, New York and Cleveland are
not displaying any definite signs
of collapse. The White Sox, VINO
gave Indication of folding by losing
five of their seven previous games,
jolted their critics and the New
York Yankees, 4-3, in 10 innings
last night, while Cleveland OUT
scored Boston. 8-6, for Bob Feller's
18th victory.
The Red Sox, only two per-
centage points in front of Chicago,
will call on Maurice, McDermott
(5-5) to oppose the Indians Bob
Lemon (9-8) at Cleveland tonight.
The Yankees will send Vic Raschi
d2-6) or Ed Lopat (11-5 against
Billy Pierce (9-6) at Chicago this
afternoon.
White Sox Show Stability.
Manager Paul Richards says his
White Sox have done all the fold
ling they are going to do.
We've had our slump" he said
latter last nights victory. "and now
were waiting for the Red Sox.
Yankees and Indians to collapse.
If the Red Sox, Yankees and
Indians don't oblige it will be all
fright with the fans who are ex-
lpecting the maddest scramble for
an American League pennant in
years.
Chicago's uphill victory over
New York last night seems to back
lup Richards contention that his
team will not crack. Trailing,
l2-0, in the eighth, the White Sox
lpushed across three runs in that
inning and added the clincher in
the 10th when Eddie Stewart dou-
bled, Orestes Minoso went to first
base on an Intentional walk anG
Eddie Robinson sent Stewart
home with single.
Allie No-Hit) Reynolds hand.
lcuffed the White Sox until the
Eighth Inning uprising. He wa.
Igiven a 20 lead in the seventh
when Yogi Berra walked and Hanl
Bauer poled a home run into ths
lleftfleld stands. In the mex
frame a walk and successive
lsingles by Nellie Fox, Stewart ane
|Mnaoso locked the score and, a.
Robinson grounded out, Stewar
Tailed.
Yanks Deadlock in Ninth.
| However, the Yanks tied it II
the ninth on pair of walks. {
double by Pinch-hitter Bobby
Brown and Johnny Hopp's infiele
Iout. Then came the 10th, with
IRobinson and Stewart, a pair o.
lex washington players, supplying
the punch.
/ A near-capacity crowd of As $50
that brought Chicago's attendance
) ito 819,574 for 38 home games, saw
big Saul Rogovin go the distance
for his sixth win. Rogovin wa
; making his first start since hi
art-breaking Thinning loss II
1.-THE Red Sox last Thursday. TIL,
attendance already has surpassed
last years season total of 781, $3.50
The Sox all-time high was 988, ,59(
in 1916.
Rogovin had fine fielding sup.
|, port, especially from Chico Car
Irasquel, who accepted fou,
Ichances to run his errorless strinl
at shortstop to 297 in So sucessiv,
games. Stubby Overmire. who re-
llieved Reynolds in the eighth
, lost his seventh game against on,
, victory.
: The White Sox have two catch
, Iers on the injured list and so hav,
called up Sam Hairston, Negr,
catcher for Sacramento of tn,
Pacific Coast League. Gus Mar
) hos broke bone in his right wris
Monday and may be out of actor
) three weeks. while Phil Masi i
suffering with a knee injury.
i Feller yielded eight hits includ.
; ling home runs to Lou Boudrea,
!, and Pinch-hitter Charley Max.