| Show SIEGE I RANGE RAG I. I I GUNS FIND I Ruffing Helps Own Cause 1 r p By Belting Out Home Run To Trim Cleveland Lead LeadY B By Y HUGH S S. S FULLERTON JR Associated Press Sports Writer Babe Ruth the supreme author authority ty on walloping the ball a mile remarked marked the other day that some time the Yankees would all aU start at once and then they'd just murder the he opposition The Theland hitting I land Indians must be about ready to admit th the Babe was ri nv nJ ht Cleve nn The Tribe still holds the American American Ameri Amen can can league lead but they wound Fun their heir eastern tour by dropping up two straight to the Yanks and are and a half ahead as only a game return home to face the eastern eastern eastern east east- they ern clubs again f A sign of what may may happen c when the Yanks get going as a team I was seen in their 7 6 victory victory victory vic vic- tory over O the Indians and Bob fob Feller FeUer jester yesterday esterday lay before customers The Tribe got off to toa a run four lead against Ruffing in the second but Rufus the Red Bed nullified that himself by belting a homer in the same in inI in- in I 1 ning Then he lie went on in a duel with Johnny Allen until Johnny was lifted for Feller as the Yanks threatened his run one-run lead t Going into the eighth Bill Dickey drew a pass and Joe Flash Gordon Gordon Gori Gor Gor- i don the rookie second sacker who has been one of the hitless Yanks i most most of the season smacked one Into be stands for a game winning home run 1 Tigers Triumph I The victory gave the Yanks a record of seven won and five lost against western opposition while I Ithe the league leaders showed five victories victories vic vie tori tories s and six defeats for their tour The only western club in the American Ameri Amen can league to come out ahead was Detroit which walloped Washington Washing Washing- ton Aon 18 12 in yesterdays yesterday's freak game to sweep the series and finish with a 7 6 record In the National league the NewYork New NewYork NewYork York Giants who dropped to second secondI place and then regained the lead broke even with six wins six losses and a tie by splitting yesterdays yesterday's twin bill at St. St Louis The seasons season's I biggest crowd at Sportsmans Sportsman's park saw the Giants sail through to an 8 5 victory then go down 4 1 as Bob Weiland pitched a six-hitter six i to beat Carl Hubbell I i Meanwhile Brooklyn broke I f even with Chicago and thus comI com- com l I r piled the best record of any touring touring tour tour- I ing eastern club seven victories and three defeats A run nine-run rally that blasted Van Mungo in inthe inthe the eighth and d gave gae the Cubs a mono 0 g. g 4 AbU 9 3 opening victory but Fred Fitzsimmons replied with a four- four hitter hitte and Dolph Camillis Camilli's homer with ith bases full helped him win 6 Another run four-run homer nomer started the Athletics off to a double triumph triumph tri tri- over the St. St Louis Browns 8 3 and 1 10 Bob Johnson hit it in the first inning then produced another another another an an- other to drive in seven runs In the inning five-inning nightcap Bud Thomas gave the Browns only one hit Rain washed out the first half of the sixth after St. St Louis scored twice Wins No 8 Mace Brown of the Pirates earned his eighth victory of the year in ina ina ina a relief role as the Bucs rallied to beat the Phillies 5 11 aided by Johnny Rizzo's homer with the corners corners corners cor cor- ners crammed The Sunday curfew curfew curfew cur few law stopped the second game in the second inning Adding to the home run roll of honor Rudy York and Charley ringer Gel contributed to Detroit's run 10 rally against Washington that just tied the score Gee Walkers Walker's nine inning four-bagger four enabled the Chicago White Sox to beat the Boston Red Sox 4 3 after losing the first game 3 2 and Ival Goodmans Goodman's fourteenth of the season helped the Cincinnati Reds take a 7 4 nightcap victory from the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Bees after going down 6 5 Inthe in inthe inthe the inning 10 opener I Home Run Hitters I IBy By International News Service National National- Camilli Goo Goodman d man Rizzo American G. G. G Walker 2 Johnson Johnsen 2 Gehringer 2 York Clift Ruffing R. R Ferrell Gordon H. H Mills The leaders National Goodman 14 Ott 12 Medwick and Gutteridge 8 each American Fo Foxx u 18 York 14 Greenberg 13 N AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis 10 3 Louisville 6 67 Columbus 11 7 Toledo 3 36 St Paul 7 Minneapolis e 1 J sl Milwaukee e 4 4 Kansas City 3 |
