Evening star., 1951-09-17
Tribe Fails Again
Against Reynolds;
Boston Next Stop
BY the Assoeia,sd Press

Tending champions have been
having trouble with second-divi-
sion clubs on their home grounds,
they still seem to have the sign
on the Cleveland Indians at YAM
kee Stadium. That's why the
Yankees are back in first place
today. even If it is by only three
percentage points.
History repeated itself yesterday
when the Indians, who have won
only one game in New York this
season. were turned back by Allie
Reynolds, 5-1. with Bob Feller,
Cleveland's 22-game winner, the
losing pitcher.
The Indians, who have four
fewer games to play, have won
two more than the champions,
but also have lost two more. They
can regain the lead this afternoon
if Bob Lemon is able to get the
decision over Ed Lopat, long
time Cleveland jinx, in the final
1851 game between the two teams
Play Red Sox Next.
Manager AL Lopez takes his In
dams to Boston tonight for games
tomorrow and Wednesday with
the third-place Red Sox, who are
only 21a games behind and have
lost the same number as Cleve-
land.
The Red Sox, still struggling
along without three Of their best
hitters-Bobby Doerr, Vern Ste
phens and Lou Boudreau-kept
pace with the Yankees yesterday
by nosing out the Chicago White
Sox, 5-4. Ray Scarborough is
slated to pitch for Boston this
afternoon against Chicago's Saul
Rogovin.
Reynolds was in great form as
he held the Indians to five hits
before 68,670 fans. The big fire.
baller, who was traded to the
Yankees by Cleveland nearly five
years ago. also drove in what
turned out to be the winning run
with single in the second inning.
DiMag Supplies Drama.
It was in the Yankee half of
the fifth, however, that this crucial
contest reached its most dramatic
point, as far as the capacity crowd
was concerned.
The Yankees. leading 81, had
Ia runner on third with two away.
Cleveland strategy dictated an in
territorial pass to the left-handed
Yogi Berra so the right-handed
Bob Feller could pitch to Joe
DiMaggio. 1t was the third time
in DiMaggio's illustrous career
all coming this seasor1-that a
batter was passed to get at Joe.
1t was the first time at the sta
dium.
DiMag knocked the strategy
into a cooked hat and slammed
Feller out of the box with a two
run triple that rolled to the left
center field fence 457 feet away.
The victory was the 18th for
Five of these have come
over Cleveland. Feller, whose %
victories leads all the hurlers, was
charged with his eighth setback
and his third in four duels with
Dodgers Lead Cut.
Lest it be forgotten, there still
is pennant race in the National
League. Two victories over Pitts
burgh, I'll and GA, kept the faint
hopes Of the New York Giants
alive as Brooklyn's f1rst-place mar
gin shrunk to Az games despite
their 6-1 triumph over the Cubs
in Chicago.
The Dodgers magic" number
still is eight. That is the number
of games they have to win in order
to clinch the flag. Brooklyn has
IA games to play, the Giants nine.
Elsewhere. the Philadelphia Ath-
Ietics whipped the st. Louis
Browns twice, I'll and 7-5; DetroitI
took two from Washington, 81
and 4-3; the st. Louis Cardinals
vanquished the Phillies. go, and
and the Boston Braves
split. Kenny RaffenSberger pitch
ed the Reds to a 40 victory after
Boston won, 6-5, for Warren
Spahn's 21st triumph.
An eighth-inning single byl
Clyde Vollmer scored Johnny Pes
ky with the run that gave Leo
Kiely, Red Sox rookie, his seventh
(See BASEBALL, Page A-15.)