| Show Indians Grab 14 of 18 I Games on Tour in East I i i Yanks Take Measure 1 of as ns Macks Drub Browns Pittsburgh Cubs Lose in National Cards Stage Riot Against Dodgers By HUGH S. S FULLERTON Associated Press Sports Writer It is rather late in the season for forthe forthe forthe the Cleveland Indians to start going somewhere in the American league league- what with their being being being be be- ing ing nine and one one- one half halt games out of first place and a full Cull game behind the second place Philadelphia Athletics Athletics Ath Ath- but bur the results results re re- suits of their recent recent recent re re- cent tour of the eastern sector Indicate indicate in In- that they hs still sUll may m a k c e csome esome some progress 2 v The I Indians n d i a n s playing the road outshone all rivals i in both circuits in inthe inthe f ft t the h e intersectional series which winds Klein Kicks up today and with a few good breaks at home borne in iii the next week or two they hey stand a good chance of getting into the fight Three intersectional games today remain before the final records for forthe forthe the he series can be compiled but Cleveland's Cleveland's Cleve- Cleve lands land's record of or 14 victories to four defeats cant can't be beaten The best other records so far are the New York Yankees' Yankees 12 victories and arid five defeats the 7 12 records of th the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates both bolh bothof of which can be improved today and the he Chicago Cubs Cubs' 7 11 mark And Andall Andall Andall all these teams played on their home grounds BOSTON LOSES The red men topped their tour yesterday yesterday yes- yes erday by trouncing the Boston Red Sox 8 to 1 as Mel Harder Rave gave ave only seven hits for his fourth triumph of the he trip The two teams still sUll ahead of or Cleveland CleveA Cleve- Iland land and the New York Yankees and the Athletics didn't yield an inch yes yes- Johnny Allen gave the Y Yanks Isome some more first class flinging and they made it five straight over the Chicago White Sox 7 to 2 The Athletics pounded out an 5 to victory over the St. St Louis Browns for their sixth consecutive victory and the Browns' Browns eleventh defeat collecting col col- 16 hits including Mickey Cochranes Cochranes Cochrane's Cochranes Coch Coch- ranes rane's fourteenth homer and a double and two singles by Jimmy Foxx Washington salvaged a game out of the he Detroit series after losing three and going into the second division The Senators bunched three of their nine hits with a couple of walks and anda a useful fly in the sixth inning to score core all their runs in a 41 4 triumph Chuck Klein was the leading figure tn fri n the National league program His bat led the way to a 6 2 victor victory Eddie Holley aided considerably with hit five-hit pitching BRAVES PROFIT The Boston Braves who had a day of off bracketed with Cincinnati were the only ones to profit much by Pittsburgh's Pittsburgh's Pitts PiUs burghs burgh's defeat The second place Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Cubs took a 9 1 beating from rom the New York Giants and remained two games behind and as far ahead of ot Boston BurleIgh Grimes failed to survive the fourth inning while Southpaw Carl Hubbell pitched a seven hit game made three safeties himself and allowed only one man to reach third after Woody English hit for the circuit in the first inning The Brooklyn Dod Dodgers ers tried five pitchers and didn't find one who could throw past the St St. Louis bats with any regularity The Cards pounded all five impartially for 22 his and a to 5 victory that gave them an even break for tor 16 games against the cast |
