Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-10 | Page 17 | Washington Grabs League Lead

WA WASHINGToN HINGTON GRABS LEAGUE LEA I ats Proving Top Surprise 1 In Big Show ii I NEW YORK May 10 UP The UP-The The and ls today ere L-ere were ere about ready to admit admi that they overlooked the best long shot In the thet f majors in not giving the Washington Washing- Washing t ton Senators a tumble in the spring I forecast tt Most fost observers consigned the Senators Sent Sen Sen- t 4 gOtS to the second division They ar Ire ar called Senators by e everyone but buti Clark dark Griffith who wants his team i to be known as the Nationals be because because because be- be cause his mail winds up in congress l' l when the senatorial nickname is j 4 used They went to the post at 30 1 i to win 10 1 to place and 4 1 to show with only the Browns and Athletics it t longer odds f Today finds Washington leading the American league parade a half game came ahead of Cleveland and the Yankees And the other managers agree that the Senators are no longer long- long s er r a soft ft touch The three big changes in WashIngton WashIngton's Washington's Wash Wash- I ington's Ington array are Pitcher Emil Leonard the Brooklyn castoff with J the mysterious knuckle ball George GeorgeI I 1 Washington Case the footed fleet-footed outfielder and Zeke Bonura whose spirit and big bat have made a big difference Leonard scored his lila third triumph yesterday holding the St. St Louis Browns to seven scattered hits as 1 the Senators won 7 Johnny Stone Rick Ferrell and Leonard hit triples in a hit 14 attack on Oral Hildebrand It was Washington's straight victory The Boston Red Sox knocked Cleveland off its high perch by plastering plastering plastering plas plas- the Indians with a 3 15 lick lick- ing kg Rookie Jim Bagby held the Indians Indians Indians In- In to six hits Jimmy Foxx hit two tiro homers Nos 6 and 7 and drove in five runs Joe Cronin also hit a homer boner