Show Menace To Old Records Leaders Only Five Victories Short of Consecutive WinMark Win WinMark WinMark Mark Set in 1906 I I By HUGH S. S FULLERTON JR I Associated Press Sports Writer Labeled as a team of destiny as plainly as if it the words had been sewn on their uniforms the Detroit Tigers were riding the crest of the baseball base ball wave Wednesday Wed Wed- 7 as they faced t the h e third f game of their imI important im I series with the Yankees Triumphant In their opening doubleheader doubleheader dou dou- header ble-header with the I f second place club before a record F Tuesday the Tigers had a aS r 4 5 S 12 2 game lead with nothing more than protect it in Rowe the three remaining remaining remain remain- in ing games of the series They boasted two more brilliant achievements which shone the bright bright- er after yesterdays yesterday's 9 5 and 7 3 vie vie vic tories Their winning streak had been stretched to 14 consecutive games just five short of the American Ameri Amen can league record set by the White While Sox of 1906 1908 and their young mound ace Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe had his thirteenth successive ive mound triumph trio tri three behind the league record in ill that tha t respect Gloomy for Yanks Today Tommy Bridges second only to Rowe among the Tiger pitchers was ready to face either Johnny Broaca Broa Broa- ca or Johnny Murphy the only Yankee Yan kee available to start Continued on P Pare Page ie Twenty ADDITIONAL SPORTS Menace Time Old-Time Marks Continued From Page Pue Fourteen after five live trl triM tried d vainly to stop the etro l assaults yesterday For Thursday it ft Is Eldert Elden Aukers Auker's turn and then Rowe may be sent back in tn the final clash of the thc serIes Two Clubs Gain The American leagues league's other first division clubs Cleveland and Boston also gained gamed on the Yanks Mel Harder liar Har der tier limited Washington to four hits to give the Indians a 1 6 victory CLEVELAND V WASHINGTON B H O A Galatzer GaIther rZ it rl 5 2 a 1 i. D a I Schulte cf cf d. 4 1 1 0 5 S 2 2 3 Busko usko lb Ib 4 0 9 0 AverilL cf d. 3 1 4 0 Manush If 3 0 I 1 0 Trosky Ib lb Ib 3 1 Kress If If 1 1020 0 02 2 a 0 alisle Hale lisle 4 1 3 6 Cronin s as 0 4 1 2 6 Kamm lb 4 0 OJ 2 2 Travis lb 4 1 0 02 2 Seeds Sleds If 4 1 2 0 Myer lb 4 0 03 3 2 c c. c 4 42 2 2 I 0 Pollen Bolton c. c 1 0 A Ii 0 Harder p p. p 4 0 0 0 3 M Harris i rf cf 3 3 85 0 2 J 1 fr Stewart P 0 0 0 0 Russell p P. P 2 2010 0 1 10 0 Burke p. p OOt 0 1 iStone aStone 1 1100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 1027 21 14 Totals 33 4 27 1112 12 Batted for Russell In eighth for Stone In eighth Cleveland 5 5 Washington 1 1 Summary Runs batted In In A Hale Trosky Seeds Cronin Galatzer Errors Errors- Knickerbocker k Hale Harder Two base hits hits r Na Hale Nak Stone ne Three base hit hit Double play play Harris Harris to Bolton Bases on balls Russell balls Russell 4 4 Harder 3 3 Struck out out out- Harder 2 2 Russell 2 2 Burke Burk 2 2 Hits Stew hIlts Stew art 5 In none none out In first Russell 4 e in 7 none Done out In Burke 1 In 2 2 pitcher pitcher Harder Harder Losing pitcher Stewart Lefty Grove Pitches Reds to Victory 0 Lefty Grove making his first starting appearance since having his tonsils removed a few weeks ago gave cave the Red Sox a six hit game against St. St Louis and won it 7 ST. ST LOUIS BOSTON B HO A. A Clift 4 0 0 2 f Bishop lb 3 1 9 1 West cr cf of 4 1 2 20 0 Werber Verber 4 1 1 1 Burns 1 lb b. b 4 0 11 0 R. R Johnson 1 It 4 1 1 0 Pepper lf It 4 1 0 0 Reynolds ri rf 4 0 4 0 Campbell rt rf 3 1 1 0 cf d. d 4 2 3 1 lb 4 1 2 I 4 R. R Ferret Ferrell c. c 3 2 I 6 0 Hemsey c. c 4 I 1 7 l 2 Cissell lb 4 41 2 1 I ti 6 Strange IS 53 3 0 I 1 4 Lar Lacy as 65 3 0 21 Collman P. P 3 1 0 2 p. p 0 0 1 Totals 38 36 6 24 U 14 Totals 32 9 27 11 St S1 Louis I 3 Bo Boston ton h 7 7 Summary Runs batted In In Hemsley Collman Coffman R R. Johnson 3 Bishop 2 R R. R Fert Fer Per cell rell L Lary Errors Errors West Werber T To Two- o- o i t base basc hits Pepper hits p Pepper hemsley R R. R FerrelL Three Three- Three base ase hits R. hits R Johnson Johnon R R. Ferrell I Double play play play-Coffman Coffman n to Hemsley Hemsle to Burns Bases Bues on balls Collman Coffman 2 Grove 1 1 Struck out out out-Coffman Coffman S 5 Grove 6 5 Passed ball ball Hemsley Hemsley |