Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-19 | Page 13 | Injury Wrecks Babe's Hopes of Homer Title

Injury Wrecks Babes Babe's Hopes of Homer Title I Circuit Swat Kings King's Right Leg Collapses Leaving Jimmy Foxx All Alone Bambino Expected To Be Out Three Full Weeks T By Associated Press The stanchions that carried him to th baseballs baseball's heights finally given way I under the strain Babe Ruth today faced the prospect pf Jf relinquishing his home run title to Jimmie Fox without with with- out a struggle T Even before his ri right ht le lee 6 h f while going ing after a 0 i- i fly ball yesterday I s Jf it was extremely I 4 doubtful the old I t war horse could I. I 1 I f i catch his youthful I. I L t adversary He wasi was i I 1 12 homers behind I l f I f the Athletic star still stin but was hop Babe Babo Ruth ing he would get getright getright getright right and put ona ana spurt FULL MONTH MONTII AHEAD Theres There's scarcely a chance now The Bambino will be on on the bench probably three weeks physicians say Foxx a full month ahead o of Ruths Ruth's 1927 record now has every chance of eclipsing the Babes Babe's mark of 60 homers H He had 38 toda today The Babes Babe's injury a torn ligament above the knee resulted when he pulled up too short alter after missing Selph's fly in the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox The Yankees won 6 to 4 thanks to round roundtrip roundtrip roundtrip trip wallops by Gehrig Lazzeri and Sewell Washington's winning streak of ot nine straight was well broken by the Detroit Tigers who won both ends of a double header 8 to 6 and 2 to 1 I. Gerald Walker was the Tiger terror slamming five hits during the during the afternoon after ater S noon and driving across the same number of at runs The St. St Louis Browns suffered their eighth consecutive loss when they theyS were set down 8 to 1 by Tony Frei Frei- S tas Athletic recruit It was Freitas' Freitas sixth victory in ina a row Led by Smead S Jolley Janey again the Boston Red Sox trimmed Cleveland 4 to 2 Joney's Jolley's two doubles provided the winning S S runs Rues BUGS LOSE LONG ONE The Pittsburgh Pirates whose abil S ity to win extra inning battles fast was becoming a legend finally came a cropper when they were nosed out by the Phillies 5 to 4 in 11 frames Chicago failed tailed to take advantage of the leaders' leaders reverse dropping a 13 to 3 decision to the Giants Timely hitting by Hack Wilson and Glenn Wright gave Brooklyn a 7 to 4 win over the Cardinals Wright cracked three hits including a homer drove in two runs and scored three times imes Wilsons Wilson's double with two on provided the winning runs in the sev seve Cincinnati and Boston were not scheduled