The OREGON STATESMAN, - Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morningf, May 29, 1935
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PAGE EIGHT
TITLE FIGHT IS
BLOODY AFFAIR
Chicago's Barney Outpoints
McLarnin, Looks Worse
When Battle Ends
By EDWARD J. NEIL
POLO GROUNDS NEW YORK,
May 2&-gy-The boos ot the mal
contents rose nigh In the muggy
air, as battered. Weeding but dog
gedly game little Barney Ross
climbed back tonight onto the
welterweight throne, conqueror
tor the second time in three tries
of the hero of the Irish, gallant
Jimmy McLarnin.
Barnpy came back the hard
way, slugging out a decisive 15
roand Terdict over the bludgeon
er who whipped him for the title
last September, after. Ross had
won It in June the first time they
tangled. He came back with
blood trickling steadily from his
nose, his features snarled and
lumpy, but he came back, in the
unanimous opinion of Jack Derap
sey, who was referee, and the
two judges, Abe Goldberg and
George Leer on.
McLarnin, fighting a better,
smarter, more thrilling battle
than either of Uie nights they tan
gled before, escaped some of the
outward signs of the struggle that
marked Ross but he took a severe
body beating in the late rounds,
his p'tt eyebrow was cut in the
11th and his right eye was swell
ing from the first half dozen
rounds on. .
There were no knockdowns but
for sheer savagery and punching
furyR was one for boxing's his
tory book.
Time and again McLarnin set
Barney back on his heels with the
left hooks and right hand smash
es that once ruined an entire
lightweight division, only to have
the little Chicago bulldog absorb
them, come back swinging and
drive the Irishman to cover.
Fights Like Madman
Ross, the only man ever to hold
both the lightweight and welter
weight titles at one time, fought
with the fury of a fanatic, and
his black shoe-button exes only
burned the brighter as he took
Jimmy's heaviest cannonading,
and came shuffling in for more,
stumbling sometimes, but never
hurt enough to stop. lie was
punching blindly at times, gaffed
like a raarlin by the Irishman's
terrific left hooks to the body,
lefts and rights to the head, but
he was always punching, the last
to stop.
In the dressing room afterward,
"Pop" Foster, grizzled old mana
ger of McLarnin from the day he
found him, a 1-pound newsboy,
on 4he Streets of San Francisco,
over a dozen years ago, declared
that this was McLarnin's last
fight.
"He won," said "Pop" bitterly,
"hut just the same it's over, Jim
my has fought his last fight."
He made it as brave a finale as
the ring could ask of a great war
rior, now over a dozen years in
service, though still only 29 years
old. He went down with all his
batteries firing, outlasted by a
youngster who though outweighed -three
and three-quarters pounds,
etill had the stamina to get in that
extra punch always. .
The Associated Press score
- card gave Ross ten rounds, Mc
Larnin four and called one even,
but several of the rounds went to
the challenger by the scantiest of
margins.
Early Rounds Ross'
A crowd estimated at 31,000,
paying $144,080 in gross gate re
ceipts, saw Ross stagger McLarnin
with three smashing rights to the
jaw in the second round, muddle
him again in the third and fifth
with the same punches and nearly
sink the champion with the finest
right of all, straight to the but- J
ton. in the fourteenth. McLar
nin's left hook spattered Barney's
nose lathe fourth, and it bled all !
the rest of the way.
After handling McLarnin with
ease in the first three rounds,
Barney ran into trouble in the
fourth as Jimmy started swaying
back, feinting, bobbing under
Ross' leads, countering with both
hands neatly and accurately. This
was the first round McLarnin
took, and in addition to that he
captured only the eighth, twelfth
and fifteenth, with the ninth even.
Barney said he hurt his left
." hand in the seventh, and after the
eighth, where Jimmy nailed him
repeatedly with left hooks to the
head, the new champion' decided
that the fancy stuff was over for
the night. He waded into McLar
nin, started firing furiously and
. at every opportunity to the body,
- and while it cost him plenty of
punishment, he slowed Jimmy
down, hurt him, and stowed away
four of the last six to cinch the
decision. They were so battered
and tired in the fifteenth that they
did little more than lean on each
other, punching instinctively.
Dumagillas and
Gibson to Fight
. At Independence
Ros Dumagillas, stony - faced
Filipino boxer, will meet LeRoy
: Gibson, smooth working negTO,
in the It-round main event of a
boxing card being staged by
Jackie Kileen at Slopers hall.
Independesce, Saturday night.
I Gibson and Dumagillas met In
a main event here several months
ago, Gibson taking a decision af
ter 10 rounds of hard fighting.
The Filipino boy is cool and de
termined In the ring,, packing
dangerous wallop tn either hand.
Gibson, also a hard puncher, is
one of the cleverest lightweights
Baseball's
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THERE are quite a few ball Both Crosetti and Lazzeri are
players of Italian descent now graduates of Frisco's Cow Hollow
starring in the major leagues, baseball school, and Lazzeri, the vet
and oddly enough, almost all of eran of the two, has already gained
them came up from California. The undisputed recognition as one of
famous Cow Hollow section of San the greatest second sackers of this
Francisco has been the breeding generation. Poosh-'em-up Tony is
ground where a large number of the going better than ever this year,
present crop of Italian hall tossers and his youthful sidekick appears
learned their baseball A B C's. to be on the road to stardom.
The Yankees possess the only Another of San Francisco's base
Italian second base combination in ball Italians who is doing all right
the majors: Signor Antonio Laz- for himself is Dolph Camilli, hard
zeri being stationed at the middle swatting first baseman of the Phils,
bag, while his fellow countryman, Dolph has the advantage of hitting
Signor -Crosetti, guards the short- in the pygmy park, Baker's Bowl,
stop post. The two Yankee signors which is the paradise of sluggers,
are one of the best second base duos and Philly rooters look for him to
now to be seen on the big time, and take Chuck Klein's old place as big
are clicking together like the prov- gun of the quaking Quakers,
erbial well-oiled machine, as the Other Italian diamond perform-double-play
statistics will show. ers of note now doing their stuff un
Caseys Win Over Mt. Angel;
Turner Leads South Marion
League, Defeating Stayton
MT. ANGEL, May 28. The Sa
lem K. C. nine turned back the
Mt. Angel Townies 13 to 6 in a
regular slugfest at the Ebner ball
park here Sunday afternoon.
Poepping was hit hard, the Sa
lemites garnering 15 hits off
Poepping and Wolf, but the locals
found considerable trouble in hit
ting Serdoti' fast balls. Fielding
support was ragged on both
teams.
Salem 13 15 10
Mt. Angel 6 3 9
Serdotz and Wilm; Poepping,
Wolf and Terhaar.
The Woodburn Townies main
tained their top position in the
Mid-Willamette league by defeat
ing Hubbard 4 to 3 in an extra
inning contest at Woodburn Sun
day. Bill Bevens. Hubbard hurl
er, allowed eight hits.
Johnny perrine gave three hits
in the first Inning and then pass
ed out only three more the rest
of the game. Quistad hit in the
eighth to score Salstrom and tie
the score after Hubbard had
scored three runs in the first.
Schwab scored on an error inthe
10th for the winner.
Hubbard 3 6 4
Woodburn ;....4 8 3
Bevens and Voget; Perrine and
Eder.
TURNER, May 28. Turner
stood all alone at the top of the
southern Marion county "A di
vision of the Mid - Willamette
league following a victory, 6 to
5, over the Paris Woolen Mill
team of . Stayton hero Sunday.
Stayton out-hit the home team
but did some injudicions base
running and after tying the score
on Schiffer's home run in the
ninth, lost out on an error in
Turner's half. Gath gained a tri
ple, a double and five singles.
Stayton 5 10 4
Turner ,.6 8 3
Johnson and DeJardin, Mor
gan; Bradley and Lulay.
STAYTON, May 28. The Stavi
Ion fell abort of a victory. Marion
continued its march towards the
championship of the- "Bean
league by defeating Marlon 13
to 9 at Marlon Sunday. Marlon
led 3 to 1 until the seventh in
ning when Stayton scored seven
runs. A last Inning rally by Mar
lo tell short ot a victory. Marion
collected four home runs. McRae
iea me stayton . nmera with a
single and two doubles in five
times at bat. . -'
Robinson and Russel both fan
ned eight batten each.
Sons of Sunny Italy
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Stayton 13 13 8
Marlon ....9 8 4
Robinson and McRae; Russel,
Davidson, Mangus and Libby.
WEST STAYTON, May28.
West Stayton defeated Scravel
hill in a Bean league game, 34
to 4 Sunday on the Jefferson
diamond. Leading hitter for West
Stayton was E. Hankel with five
out ot six. Schieman struck oat
12 batters.
Scravelhill 4 10 14
West Stayton 34 25 3
C. Ammon, E. Ammon, Little
and McGuire; Schieman and
Chamberlin.
Juniors Defeat
Sophs, Seniors
In Class Series
The juniors defeated the sen
lor Softball nine 4 to 1 in a Sa
lem high interclass contest yes-
terday. The seniors had defeated
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Babe Ruth slammed open a new era In baseball when he made his first home ran, 201 made when the were brought together in honor of the anniversary, and as they ap
years ago, off Jack War hop, who pitched for same team on which Ruth reached hialpeared at time of Bambino's first four-bagger. Bozscore of the historic game played
xenith. New York Yankees. Both and Warhop are shown a they appear today in photo I May 6, 1915, is reproduced. , - . . -
der the Big Tent include Phil Cav
aretta, youthful first baseman of
the Cubs; Lou Chiozza, crack sec
ond sacker of the Phillies; Oscar
Melillo, sorrel-topped wonder of
the Browns and one of the great
est infielders in baseball ; Ernie Or
satti, sad-faced Cardinal outfielder,
and Tony Cuccinello, Brooklyn's
Mussolini man of the infield.
Probably the most colorful of all
Italian ball tossers was old Ping
Bodie, another San Francisco prod
uct who played with the Yanks
some fifteen Summers ago, and
might have been a great player if
he had been able to control his tre
mendous appetite. Ping literally
ate his way out of the big leagues,
digging his baseball grave with his
busy bicuspids.
CopTrtskt 1IJS. KJnff rntaru Brndlau. lam.
the juniors in a previous game.
Monday the juniors beat the soph
omore team 7 to 6 in spite of
sloppy fielding. The Juniors will
play a second game with the soptr
omores today.
Seniors 1 W 4
Juniors 4 9 2
Kuescher and Comstock; Guth
rie and Kelly.
Sophomores 6 9 1
Juniors 7 9 6
Freeman, Lltwlller and Ran
dall; Guthrie and Hauser.
Canby Defeats
West Linn High
The Canby high baseball team
defeated West Linn 13 to 4 in a
Willamette valley league game
played Monday. Kendall pitched
three hit ball but had 14 bases
on balls chalked up against him
He struck out 11 batters. Peters
got four hits in five times at bat.
Canby 13 17 7
West Linn 4 3 5
Kendall and Miller; Reed and
Barnett.
TURNER LOSES TO SHAW
SHAW, May 28. Turner play
ed Shaw on the Shaw diamond
Sunday. The score was Shaw 30,
Turner 4.
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STARS
Hobo Carson Gives H Hits
but Spreads Them and
Mates Great Help
COAST LEAGUE
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Los Angeles 34
San Francisco .... 2 5
Hollywood ..24
Portland 23
Seattle 22
Sacramento .21
Missions 19
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PORTLAND, Ore., May 28-P)
-Hobo Carson kept Hollywood's
14 hits so well scattered that
Portland was able io defeat the
Hollies 11 to 3 here tonight in
a homecoming game.
Carson was supported by two
double plays and by Bill Cissell,
Portland second sacker who han
dled 12 chances without a bobble.
Portland's runs came in pairs
in the second, third, fourth, sixth
and eighth innings plus a lone
tally in the fifth.
Hollywood put four hits to
gether for two runs in the fourth
inning and th-ee more for an
other counter in the eighth.
Garretson hit a home run frr
Portland, but English with a dou
ble, a triple and two singles was
the batting star.
Hollywood 3 14 3
Portland " 11 12 1
Campbell, Hill and DeSau
telles; Carson and Doerr.
Seals Stop Oaks
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28-
The San Francisco Seals dragged
the Pacific Coast league leading
Oakland club down a notch to
night by pounding three pitchers
and winning 9 to 6.
The Seals led off with two runs
in th first inning, another In
the fourth, three more in the fifth
and sewed up the game beyond re
pair by three more In the seventh.
Marty, Seal centerfielder, had
a perfect night at bat, four hits
in four times up.
Oakland 6 3 3
San Francisco 9 13 2
McDonald, Conlan, Rego and
Kies; Gibson, Stutz and Becker.
Sacs Treated Ttudely
LOS ANGELES, May 8-(P)-Sacramento
was given a rude wel
come in its first rppearance here
this Coast league season, Los An
geles giving the Senators a 7 to
2 drubbing.
The Angels turned the trick
without the help of Gene Liilard,
the league home run king, at
third. Mike Meola was effective
on ie mound and was in serious
trouble only in the ninth inning.
The Senators picked ur their first
run in the fourth when Johnny
Fredericks tripled and came home
on Rosenberg's infield out.
Sacramento 2 9 2
Los Angeles 7 13 1
Zinn and Salkeld; Meola and
Goebel.
SEATTLE, May 28-;P)-Night
game:
Missions 4 6 0
Seattle 10 16 2
Johnson, Osborne, Dallison and
Outen; Barrett and Bottarinl.
EDWARDS SELECTS
OF
Coach Leo Edwards ot the Am
erican Legion junior baseball
team announced yesterday the 14
boys that will be retained from
the large squad that has been
working out with him to play in
the county elimination series be
ginning next Sunday.
The first practice session of the
team will be held this afternoon
at 4 o'clock and another will be
held Saturday morning. The jun
iors will play their first game
against Mt. Angel on Olinger
field Sunday morning at 11.
The squad members are: Mas
Furuwaka, Carl Olson, Clifford
Probert, pitchers; Julius Harold,
Bruce Jones, catchers; Dan Kei
datz, shortstop; Bruce Williams,
first base; Richard Gentzkow,
second base; Steve Stone, third
base; Charles Esplin, Otto Sko
pil, Elwood Myers, Richard Wil
son, Darrell Hasbrook.
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Spring Sport
Awards Given
To Bearcats
. Sweaters and award certificates
were presented to Willamette uni
versity spring sport athletes yes
terday by Coach "Spec" Keene in
i.n award day chapel at Willam
ette. Recognition of four years' serv
ice on Bearcat athletic teams was
given to George Cannady Ed
Krantz, Seymour Feathers. Paul
Carpenter, Karl Weisser and Lu
man Ney, each of whom received
a "W" blanket.
Baseball awards went to Don
Burch, Dwight Aden, Bill Sutton,
Uon Mills, Pete McCann, Al Heu
mann, John Oravec, Dick Wteis
fterber, Ken Manning, Bill Beard,
George Erickson, Ed Tweed and
Vinnie Harriman,
Receiving basketball awards
were Ed Frantz, Don Brandon,
Manville Petteys, Ray Griffith,
Charles Versteeg, George Erick
son and Kenneth Manning. Man
ager Al Pietela was presented a
tweater.
Harrison Winston, Bill Stone,
Joe Harvey, Talbot Bennett and
Wendell Brainard received tennis
certificates. Recognition for serv
ice on the cinder path was given
to Carl Felker, Ross Brown, Lu
ther Chapin, McDonald, Darrell
Newhouse, Paul Carpenter, Lu-
man Ney and Bill McAdams.
SILVERTON, May 28 Over
200 soft ball fans turned out to
see the first game of the Silver
ton softball league played Monday
night between the Winlock handle
factory and Steelhammers with
the factory boys winning, 5 to 4.
Steelhammers started off in the
lead and In the sixth inning the
score was 4 to 1, then the "Winlock
boys began to find their hittting
eye and ran in 3 runs to tie the
score. Winlock put over another
one in the eighth inning and held
the Steelhammers scoreless the
rest of the game. Marion Doug
las was the leading hitter of the
game.
The league started off its games
with the Four-L band boys, di
rected by J. C. Hassenstab, play
ing a group of numbers. R. J.
Baldwin was master of ceremonies
and introduced Dr. E. A. Wright
man, president of the league;
Lowell Hoblitt, vice-president;
and George Manolis, secretary.
Mayor Garver pitched the first
ball, Chief of Police Arthur Dahl
caught, and City Recorder George
Cusiter batted with Loyd Kenn
edy, night officer, behind the
plate.
The Four-L boys and the Vet
erans' camp will clash Wednes
day night and the Eagles and Vet
erans ot Foreign Wars Friday
night.
On the Steelhammer team were
Harry Cameron, pitcher; Morgan,
R. F.; Dennison, R. F.; G. Wills,
1; J. Bennett, catcher; Sawyer,
S. S.; Petjyjohn, C. F.; J. Sander
son, L. F.; Jarvis, 3. Winlocks
Oas, catcher; Douglas, 3; Thomp
son, 1; Willig, pitcher; Verbeck,
2; Homes, S. S.; Nochols, R, F.;
H. Johnson, L. F.; Williams, C.
Dr. A. E. Wrightman, umpire.
Vikings Win With
Ease, Final Game
Salem high's baseball team fin
ished a successful season in slam
bang style Monday when it defeat
ed the Corvallis nine 20 to 1 at
Corvallis. The Salem batters,
held to seven scattered blows in
the first Corvallis game, blasted
the Corvallis hurlers for numer
ous base hits.
The game was called after sev
en innings. Sherrill pitched six
innings tor Salem and Groves
finished.
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Charles Kelley, who 6pem most
of his life scaling dizzy heights as
a steeplejack, fell downstairs in
Liverpool, England, and was
killed.
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BULLDOG BEATS
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Deciding Round
Bulldog Jackson, king of the
bad men from the bad lands, won
an easy match last right from
Dickie Trout, in the main go of
the regular weekly wrestling
card. Trout was, forced to con
cede the third fall after sustain
ing a serious arm injury dur
ing the second round.
The San Diego sailor captured
the opening fall when he pinned
Jackson to the canvas with a roll
ing short arm scissors after 8
minutes of grappling. Jackson
made short work of Trout in the
second canto when he stomped
the sailor's arm, while held in
a hammerlock. Trout admitted
defeat and attempted to come
back for the -third round but was
subdued after less than a minute
of wrestling.
Larry Tillman of Louisville,
who fast Is becoming a favorite
in these parts, took the measure
of Noel Franklin, former Hill
Military coach, in the semi-wind
up of the card. Tillman grabbed
the opening round with a ham
mer throw and took the deciding
fall with a jackknife. Franklin
won the second fall with a body
slam after threa minutes of grap
pling. Dorrie Detton chalked up a win
in the opening fracas when he
tossed Ro,b Roy in the final two
falls of the bout. Roy cut a deep
gash over his eye when he slam
med into the canvas with his head
shortly before he took the first
fall with a Boston crab hold.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-P)-It
take3 only one sentence for
Silent John Whitehead, the rookie
pitcher uncovered by the Chicago
White Sox, to explain the system
that has brought him seven
straight victories.
"The catcher calls for the pitch
and I chuck it there.".
The drawling southwesterner
now topping both major leagues
doesn't figure he has any more
"stuff than he had in the Texas
lvgne but he has developed a
change of pace.
"Muddy Ruel took me over in
the spring and taught me how to
use a change of pace," he said.
"I didn't have one before and I
guess its helped me this season."
"Silent John," a 200-pound, six
foot youngster from a northeast
Texas farm, is a quiet, retiring
sort, who rarely speaks unless he's
addressed. And even then, be
gives a brief, direct reply. He sel
dom expands or volunteers infor
mation. Ye thinks it's easier to pitch
in the majors than in the -Texas
lejue. The reason is better field
ing. Whitehead considers eight
other fellows are drawing pay
checks and he believes in letting
them help win games. He doesn't
try to do everything himself.
Whitehead has one of the best
side-arm sinkers in baseball. He's
also got a good fast ball. So far,
he has pitched two-hit, three-hit
and four-hit games.
DACES ARE SLATED
PORTLAND, May 2 8-(Special)
-The thrilling battle for points
toward the 1935 auto racing
championship of the northwest
will continue here Decoration
day as leading daredevils of the
Pacific coast drive their hurtling
machines In a program at the
Speed Bowl track.
Bobby Rowe, Portland's ace
thrill promoter, has arranged a
complete program of events for
the 20 fastest qualifiers in the
time trials with the added attrac-
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50-lap feature event, longest race
yet scheduled in the present seas
on. Driving of Mel Kenealy, Loa
Angeles pilot, who leads in points
toward the 1935 title, has .pro
vided an Incentive for his com-"
petitors and with eight -or more
drivers within hailing distance
of Kenealy 's coveted position any
thing can be expected In the
Decoration day events.
Arrival of Gene Moore, partici
pant in the 1934 races,- now
brings the Los Angeles contin
gent seeking the northwest title
to three, Kenealy. and Woodford
being the other southern Califor
nia entries. Northern California
is well represented with the same
number of contestants, Jim Mil
ler, Louie Webb and Jack Mc
Dowell being from Oakland.
Time trials will open the meet
at 1 p. m.. with the first ot Beven
races slated to start promptly at
2:30 p. m.
Circuit Blow
Honors Even
In American
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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.600
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.529
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Chicago 20
New York 21
Cleveland 18
Detroit 18
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Boston
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Philadelphia 11
St. Louis 8
NEW YORK, May 2S.-JP)-
Paced by Hank Greenberg and Bill
Rogell, each of whom connected
with two home runs, the Detroit
Tigers pounded out an, 8 to S de
cision over the New York Yankees
today for their first victory of the
three game series.
Greenberg and Rogell account
ed for all of the Tiger runs, driv
ing in four runs each. In addi
tion to his tenth and eleventh
circuit blows, which put him in a
tie for the American league lead
with Bob Johnson of the Athletics,
the champions big first sacker
drove out a double and a single
in five times at bat.
Detroit - 8 12 1
New York 3 4 0
Crowder and Hay worth; Go
mez, Murphy and Dickey.
A's Win on Homers
PHILADELPHIA, May 28.-UP)-A
barrage of home runs, includ
ing Bob Johnson's eleventh ot the
season, gave the Philadelphia Ath
letics a 6 to 5 decision over the
Chicago White Sox today.
Johnny Marcum, who held the
league leaders to eight hits -in his
first appearance on the mound in
two weeks, cracked out the first
homer in the second. Pinky Hig
gins followed with the second in
the third, driving in three runs,
and then Johnson came through in
the seventh with what proved to
be the deciding counter.
Chicago 5 8 0
Philadelphia 10 1
Lyons, Wyatt and Sewell; Mar
cum and Berry.
Grove Is Pounded
BOSTON, May 28.-;p)-'n.e last
place St. Louis Browns whaled
"Lefty" Grove and Wes Ferrell for
13 hits that totalled 25 bases to
day while beating the Red Sox,
6 to 5, for the rubber game in
the series.
St. Louis 6 13 0
Boston 5 11 1
Walkup, Coftman, Knott and
Hemsley; Grove, Ferrell, Welch
and Berg.
Cleveland Wins Finale
WASHINGTON, May 28. -Cleveland
got to Buck Newsom for
three runs in the eighth Inning to
overcome an early Washington
lead and beat the Senators in the
last game of the series here today,
5 to 4.
Cleveland 5 11 0
Washington 4 12 1
Harder and Pytlak; Newsom
and Bolton.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Chicago . 17
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Pittsburgh .
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PITTSBURGH. May 29- CP) -With
Big Jim Wraver pitching six
hit ball and fanning seven, the
Pittsburgh Pirates moved a little
closer to the first division today
as they turned back the Phillies,
a to 1, to win the series two games
to one.
Philadelphia . 1 1
Pittsburgh 3 11 1
Pezrulo, Bivin, Davis, Prim and
Todd; Weaver and Padden.
Reds Set Record
CINCINNATI, May 28-()-The
Cincinnati Reds ran up their
longest winning streak in about
four years six straight games
today as they fell on Flintmrhem
and Ben Cant well for 18 bits and
defeated the " Boston- Braves, 1 3
to 4.
Boston '.J, ' 4 11 0
Cincinnati .... 13 18 0
. Rhem, Cantwell and Spohrer;
Derringer and Lombardl,
. Brooklyn at Chicago postponed,
rain. 1
New -York at St. Louis post
poned, rain, .v ..
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PHILLIES
la tie northwest,
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