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The name Of ths manager of the
Chicago White Sox IS Paul Rich
ards, despite rulnors going around
the American League that it's
Houdini.
With only one regular hitting
over 800, and with pitching staff
composed largely of cast0ffs, the
White SOx today were Just half
I game out Of first place They've
won nine Of their last il games,
many Of them with spine chilling
Iate-innng rallies.
But how long can it 90 orla
Remember 1851 when the Pale
Hose had the league agog for the
first three months, only to fan Off
to almost nothing Then last year.
although they never did reach
first place, they climbed Ia second
ID July, aud eventually finished
operations il third place
This year Richards said he
thought the Sox could win the
|pennant if.
So far none Of his ifs have been
holding up. IT'S as though tie team
rs balancing itself II nnidair. Only
catcher Sherman LOiIar is over the
800 mark, He's hitting .ssg. and
this is j pleasant surprise % Rich
ards, who for 4 time thought 81
demoting him from the first string
catching Job.
Billy Pierce, with ST mark,
and reliefer Harry Dorish, have
been carrying the pitching staff Ia
i large extent Dorish has been iii
Is games and owns 4 so record
But more important, the Sox have
won nine of the games i'd which
BE has appeared
Saul Rogovin staggered through
to ! 7-3 victory over the Washing
ton Senator's yesterday aud IL the
league. leading New York Yankees
had lost, Richards and bis opera.
tiye would have been III first place.
But THE Yanks won toO, beating the
81. Louis Browns
R0gOvin gave up il hits but was
effective enough VIXEN II counted
u keep down tie Mats run pro-
dnction 70 hang up his second vic-
tory against four defeRts.
The Son had good DAY Al the
plate and pounded three Washing
ton pitchers for & hits. including
! home run by sam Mele with
one On:
The Xanks came mighty close
20 losing Browne rnoxie Don Lars
sen was ass two 81 es away from
viet0ry when be ran into trouble
| ID the person Of third string CATCH
er Ralph H0nk 81 the BonaheF
The Brownies were ahead 4sz.
there were two out ii tie ninth
and Larsen had one strike on Hotk
But the ex Marine singled. and sd
aia Billy Martin. Irv Noren drove
them both home with ! triple That
sent the game into extra innings.
TIE Brownies scored once III their
hall oE the 10Th Oh couple of
singles and i sacrifice.
But the Yanks came right back
ID win the hail game aor feliefer
Bob KuxaV. Gene Woodling sin
eIed. Phil Rizxuto doubled pinch
hitter Eddie Isopak was p ed pnrs
poSely md Mar singled home
1oodline and nlzzuio.
The game ran three hours and
s minutes and the tNn teams used
total d Al players major
Ieasue record.
Early Wynn and Nike Carols
hurled the third place Cleveland
Indians @ j doslkie. header III.
nraph over he pfnad delphla
Cleveland won Tie first and
Wynn allowed only zix bits Jim
Fleean helped 0af with . three. rIn
lhomer Ihe second WAS little
Ifuurhef Nike Garcia and llse Ass
Ajax Kellnsr engaged il tight
duel for seven Innings But IA the
llshsh, KeIIner blew h ie straka.
sphere and fli0 Indians scored
| elelt rms q wrap ul i si victory.
4he scheduled doah header Be.
lsenn tke Detroit Tiers and tle
lB0si0n Red Sox Alas washed cut
1n il1e National Lea cue. tie Gin.
encinnaa nedles InrSt have used
10 all their hltk1ng power 81 khe
first rams II t 1oubla header
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