| Show uck Holds That pl T Tiger For Benefit of Bobo By GEORGE KIRKSEY NEW YORK May 7 UP As UP-As As the governor governor of South South Carolina Carolina Caro- Caro lina ina said to t the e governor of North Carolina You can ignore Old I Bobo just so long suh and that's all The governor of South Carolina was referring to Louis Norman Newsom that esteemed citizen of Hartsville S. S C. C who calls himself himself him him- self and everyone else Bobo but signs his name name Buck The world champion Yankees moved back into the American league lead yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- and Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox hit two spectacular home runs and kept up his blistering batting pace but those events andall and andall all others had to play second fiddle to old Bobo Newsom with his Carolina strut picture card posing and general general general gen gen- eral assortment of grandstand maneUvers maneuvers maneuvers ma ma- really tossed one for the boys especially Jack Zeller general general gen gen- eral manager of the Detroit Tigers When the firing was over yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day in Washington the Senators had licked the Tigers 7 0 and Newsom Newsom Newsom New New- som had a one-hit one game to his credit credi t. t Only One Hit The only hit off Newsom was a triple by Doc Cramer former Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator outfielder in the third inning On the next play Cramer was trapped off third on Barney McCo McCosky's McCosky's Mc- Mc Co Cosky's sky's grounder Newsom fanned four and walked the same number in his fourth and sweetest victory of the season The fact that the defeat dropped the Tigers down to fourth place didn't make Buck sorry at all Buck is a likable easy going fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low in his way but he has developed developed developed devel devel- a seething unquenchable hatred hatred hatred ha ha- tred for his former boss Jack Zel Zel- Zel- Zel ler her Zeller cut Newsoms Newsom's salary from down to and Buck didn't like that That's why hes he's with Washington now Also Gets Single The rumors have been going around the grapevine circuit that Newsom had lost his fast ball and the shellacking Cleveland gave him last Saturday seemed to confirm those tales But old Bobo probably was just coasting getting ready to take the Tigers apart for the benefit of Mr Zeller In addition to pitching hims himself lf a masterpiece Newsom delivered a potent single off Hal with the bases loaded in the six-run six seventh Ernie Bonham who pitched the game that clinched the world championship against the Dodgers last fall twirled the Yanks back into first place with a 3 0 shutout over the skidding Indians It was his fourth victory without defeat and third shutout He gave the Indians Indians' only five hits and handed Jim Bagby who had turned in five straight victories his first defeat Hard luck Ted Lyons the majors' majors oldest active pitcher was the victim of two home runs by Bobby Doerr which cost him an an- other game he should have won Doerr hit a homer in the eighth and tied the score 1 i and then again in the tenth with a amate amate amate mate on giving the Red Sox a 3 1 decision and deadlocking them with the Indians for it was Lyons' Lyons third straight loss and the homer ro rookie kie Leo Wells hit was only the second run Chicago made for the veteran in four games Brownies Win Vin Vernon Stephens' Stephens homer with two mates on base broke a 2 tie and sent the Browns on to a 7 2 victory over the Athletics Elden Auker won his third game With Mort Cooper pitching six- six hit ball and Terry Moore and Country Country Country Coun Coun- try Slaughter hitting for the circuit cir cir- cir cir- the Cardinals lambasted the Phillies 2 11 in the only N National league game I |
