Show Yanks Remove Red Red Sox I From Pennant enn nt Picture NEW YORK May 7 INS INS INS- Barring a sudden and drastic up up- heavel the New York Yankees have broken the backs of the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Red Sox in the current American American American Amer Amer- ican league pennant campaign Starting right at the wire the Yanks have eliminated th the Boston entry from pennant consideration unless there is a tr tremendous upsurge upsurge up up- surge on t the e part of the latter through the stretch So far Boston has won only four games three from the Philadelphia Athletics and one from the Yankees Yan Yan- kees the latter being in contrast to seven victories victorie scored scared by the Yankees through yesterday when the champions swept a doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader double- double header 2 to 1 and 5 to 4 Both games were just as close as the scores indicate but put also just as as decisive in favor of the Yankees as any victory might be be whether by one run or a dozen Ernie Bonham hurled the opening opening open open- ing triumph for his third win of the year and an assortment of Yankee hurlers collaborated on th the nightcap to make it a hitter four-hitter and to shut out Boston from the the- first inning on on after Rookie Tom Byrne had started by allowing the Sox all four runs in the first In the past Boston was supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to have hitting and no pitching pitch pitch- pitching ing and this season banked on pitching to carry through for a alack alack alack lack of plate power whereas seemingly the club now lacks both hitting and hurling This probably probably I ably is the on one contender Th The Yanks have to worry only j about the rest Cleveland maintained its safe hold on second place by downing Chicago 6 to 3 and Philadelphia shut out Washington 7 to 0 behind behind behind be be- hind Roger Wolff who scattered i 10 30 hits The St St. Louts Louis Browns stopped the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0 in the ninth when George McQuInn tripled and scored on Don Heffner's Heftner's Heffner's Heff- Heff ners ner's b hunt bunt buntIn nt In the National league the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- Chi Chi- cago Cubs beat the St. St Louis Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- 5 to 1 on Hi Bithorn's sev sev- hit en-hit pitching and in the only other game the Philadelphia Phillies downed Brooklyn 3 to 2 in 10 innings |