Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-26 | Page 15 | Yankees Win over Browns in Close One

Yankees Win Over Browns Browns' In Close One American Loop Handicapped d With Injured Players Triumph j By HUGH S. S FULLERTON JIL JB Associated Tress Sports Writer Unless there Is a sudden change la In the luck of the American league clubs the 1934 campaign may become known as tho the hospital season of big league baseball Starting with the preseason mishap mis mis- hap Rabbit Maranville broke his leg there has been a 3 steady trail of injuries through both major cir cir- ir- ir suits Much of or Washington's decline can be attributed to various injuries there are difficulties such as those which have kept Lefty Grove from pitching his usual brand of ball for forthe forthe forthe the Red Sox and now comes Earle Earlc Combs' Combs crash into a St. St Louis fence which has cost the Yankees the services services services ser ser- ser ser- vices of ot their fleet outfielder and left them in a precarious position as regards to the pennant race The Yanks refused to be dismayed by the loss of Combs and promptly stepped out Wednesday to defeat the Browns 5 to 4 and reduce Detroit's lead to a single game when the Red Sox bludgeoned out a i 9 to 7 d decision decision c ion over the Tigers But the game only served to emphasize the plight of the New York club which is alrea already y seeking another player to replace Combs Babe Ruth still bothered by the leg injury he suffered in Cleveland and at the best only a time part player play play- er had to step into action Then Them I Ben Chapman was forced out by a Continued on Pate Pace Seventeen I Yanks Triumph Over Brown Clan CIani Continued from front Page Pace Fifteen recurrence of the charley chancy horse which has troubled trouble him Dixie Walker Walker Wal Wal- ker one of the few outfield reserves is troubled by a weak arm It was Sammy Byrd lender leader of the Yanks Yanks' replacements who finally settled Wednesdays Wednesday's argument He plastered plas pins Ed Wells a former Yank for fora a home run with two aboard in the sixth to provide the winning runs Rhodes Gets Credit For Win Detroit made one big bid for victory vie vic tory b by landing on Wes Vies Ferrell with both feet in the second inning to score six runs and tie the count arter after Boston had pummeled Eldon Auker around in the first two frames The Tigers went ahead in the fifth but failed to survive the Red Sox's dosing clos dos ing ng drive when Roy J Johnson doubled off of Schoolboy Rowe in the ninth to send home the winning run and Charley Gehringer's error enor let another another an an- other tally count Easily Beat Connie Macks Mack's Team Down in third place Cleveland's Indians assaulted four tour Philadelphia throwers to overcome an early lead and the Athletics 8 to 3 for their eighth victory in their last ten games White Sox Make Their First Shutout The Thc place last place last Chicago White Sox added to Washington's woes when George Earnshaw blanked the Senators Sena Sena- tors ors 4 to D 0 with a seven hit performance perform perform- ance that brought the Hose their first reg regulation lation shutout of the season leason