Show i Indians Falter Near Basement In n Junior Loop I By Collie ColIe Small I NEW YORK June 14 UP UP- UP The Cleveland Indians who disappeared disappeared from first place in the American league two weeks ago were found Monday in seventh thedoor the thedoor thedoor place one game away from door that leads to the cellar Actually the Indians got one foot inside Sunday touching bottom bottom bot bot- tom torn briefly in company with the dwelling cellar-dwelling St. St Louis Browns when the Brownies won the opening opening open open- ing lag game of a 8 doubleheader 3 1 behind big Bob s steady hurling But the Indians Indiana got out of the hole in the nightcap by winning winning winning win win- ning a 2 2 i decision in 10 innings as Jim Bagby checked the epic I descent with a neat seven Yanks Lose Two The New York Yankees had double trouble in Philadelphia as the Athletics swept the twin bill bUl 5 3 and 3 2 to shave the Yankee lead from three games over Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to two Russ Christopher and Everett Fagan collaborated on a hitter four-hitter for the As A's in the first game In the finale Jim Ty Ty- Ty- Ty ack produced all three of the As A's runs with a triple and a single off oft Hank Zuber who had the misfortune misfortune misfortune tune to lose a hit five game The Washington Senators split with the Boston Red Sox winning the Jie first 16 5 with a tremendous hit 18 explosion and dropping the second 7 0 when Tex Hughson mesmerized them with a stylish hitter four-hitter for Boston Detroit won undisputed sion of third place by taking both games from the Chicago White Sox Sox 6 4 and 3 Tommy Bridges hurled the opener for the Tigers and Virgil Trucks nailed down the second Brooklyn's e embattled m b bat a t t tIe I e d Bums came back from a damaging 4 3 defeat by Boston in the first game to win the 3 2 largely on the strength of Billy BlUy Hermans Herman's three timely hits one a home run Nate Tate Andrews got the nod over Whit Wyatt in the first game duel while Kirby Higbe was credited with the Brooklyn triumph that kept the Dodgers a game off the pace ace I Frey Paces races Reds Lonnie Freys Frey's five ringing hits paced aced a hit 20 attack loosed by Cincinnati in disposing of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- Chi Chi- cago Cubs 10 6 in the opening game The Cubs returned the com com- in the nightcap 4 1 behind behind belind be- be hind lind veteran Bill Lees Lee's seven-hit seven pitching The league-leading league St. St Louis Cardinals encountered a flurry of 16 Q Pittsburgh hits and went under 10 3 10 in the first game after Harry i Brecheen and Harry Gumbert had i been blown from the hill with 4 s1 Nate Nafe Andrews Gives Boston edge over Bums in National league I seven Pirate runs in the first in in- ning The two teams battled to a inning 12 4 tie in the second game jame giving way finally to dark dark- ness Ancient Carl Hubbell shook his pitching triumph out of his long left sleeve as the New York Giants took a 6 2 verdict over the Philadelphia Phillies in the opener on the strength of homers by Sid Gordon Ernie Lombardi Lombard and Joe JoeI I |