| Show Swat Race ace Cops Interest in Majors Majors' 1 York Keller I lead League I In Home Runs I By Ted Meier Meter Associated Press Writer i Outside of debating the relative merits merit of the St. St Louis Cardinals and ind New v York Yankees in the coming world series interest in inthe inthe inthe the major leagues shifted today to the George Wally Case-Wally Moses base stealing race and the Rudy York Charley Keller struggle for forthe forthe forthe the home run championship i These individual races occupied i a secondary role until the Cards and aud Yanks clinched their league pennants Now they are expected to provide most of the thrills in inthe inthe inthe the last week of the 1943 season Case fleet outfielder for the Washington Senators stole three sacks yesterday to go one up on his rival from the Chicago White Sox Sax He has swiped 56 to 55 for Moses Charley Carley Keller walloped two homes homers for the Yankees yesterday to boost his season total to 31 31 Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately from his standpoint York likewise smashed out a coupie couple couple cou cou- pie of trippers round trippers rund-trippers for Detroit against agat the Boston Red Sox York thus pius retained retied the home run rn lead t with 33 Kellers Keller's trippers round-trippers helped the te Yankees to win over the te Cleveland Indians 3 to 2 and 6 to 5 in 10 innings His Hs first of ofte the te day came in the ninth inning of the te opener and won the te game York J-York York belted his pair pai of four- four masters in a lost cause as the Tigers Tigers Tigers Ti Ti- gers dropped a doubleheader to the Red Sox Sox 3 to 2 and 6 to 2 Jim Tabor connected for a tenth inning homer to win wi the opener The Te veteran vet vet- eran Tommy Bridges suffered his fourth straight loss in the night night- cap Ater After taking a 3 15 lacing in the first game the Washington Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors tars rallied to beat heat the Wite White Sox Sox 5 no to 2 to split a twin bill Case game ge swiped ped his three bases in i this In the te National league the te Cincin Cincinnati Cin Cm- cin ati Reds came up with two neat net hit four-hit pitching performances perform perform- ances aces on the part of Elmer Eler Riddle and Johnny Johy Vander Meer to beat beatte the te Boston Braves twice 2 to 0 and ad 1 to 0 thereby tightening their hold on second place Howie Howe Krist continued his master mastery mastery mas mas- ter tery over the Phillies as the Cards split with wt the Philadelphia club Kist Krist pitched a 4 to 1 victory in inte inthe inthe te the ope opener but te the Phils Phils' took the nightcap 3 to 2 in i 11 1 innings on eorge Hungers Hunger's wild wid pitch pich The Te Brooklyn Dodgers fighting o 0 0 stay sty in third place divided a argain bill bi with the Chicago Cubs Claude hurled a hit five hit ter for the Cubs in the opener but lost 5 to 1 on Bobby Bragan's homer with one on and Luis Olmos Olmo's t triple with three on Bill Bi Nicholson NicholS Nichol Nichol- S son n paced the Cubs to a 5 to 3 triumph tri tn- tr- tr in the nightcap by hitting a double and his homer of the season After ter Bob Klinger shut them out out 5 to 0 in the te opener the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants Gants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3 in 10 innings to gain fain a split for the day The Te St. St Louis swept a doubleheader from the luckless Athletics 3 to 1 and 1 to 0 O. |
