Show Dixie Walker Rises As A New Yankee Star NEW YORK July 19 10 UP UP Dixie Walker No 2 choosing a climactic game Rame in which the New York Yankees Yankees Yan kees regained undisputed command of the American league lead proved to the baseball world today that he has followed in his fathers father's footsteps and mounted to big league stardom To 10 the music of young Walkers Walker's bat the world champl champions champion ns won their ninth strai straight ht victory yesterday by trouncIng trouncIng trouncing ing Chicago D 9 to 4 while the faltering falter falter- ing lag Washington Senators dropped out of a top tie tic by bowing to St. St Louis It a was the first time since June 21 that the Yanks hold h the lead alone Manager Joe McCarthy seemed as i pleased last night at Outfielder Walkers Walkers Walker's Walkers Walker's Walk Walk- ers er's performance as at the renewed supremacy of of- the Yanks Walker certainly proved that hes he's a 1 genuine big timer he said You can rank him now among our great ball players Since replacIng Earle Combs In Inthe Inthe inthe the outfield on June 20 young Walk Walker er cr came along amazingly for a n rookie This rangy six footer from Birmingham displayed a spring that enables him to get under difficult flies flics and the tho whip of his throwing arm is impressive An indication of his hL hitting ability was given last season season season sea sea- son when he batted for tor Newark Newark New New- ark of the International league Yesterday this year old son of Dixie Walker No 1 who pitched for lor Washington about 20 years ears ago led the Yankee attack against the driving In five runs with a homer a double and md a single Two mates were aboard In the eighth when he smashed his four four-bagger his ninth home run in less than a month 4 |