Show Bats Boom to Sweep Series Senes F From rom Senators Al I NEW V YORK April 19 INS INS INS- An application of oC timely power combined d with pitching that has ranged from fair to fine has en enabled enabled ena en- the Boston Red Sox to take takeover takeover takeover over leadership in the American league with three straight Those observers who picked the Red Sox as possible dark horse contenders for the pennant could point today to the fact that in sweeping weeping their series at Washing Washing- WashIngton ton on the current leaders have proved roved among other things that they hey can make mako runs Total of or 22 Runs They won by only 3 to 1 yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day but that gave them a total I of 22 for or the three games against i 10 for the Senators The Sox also got their best hurlIng hurling hurl- hurl ing ng in the series finale when Mickey Harris came through with witha a six-hit six performance The Chicago Cubs simultaneously simultaneous- simultaneous ly y made It a clean sweep of or their three games with Cincinnati although although al- al though hough held to four hits yesterday In n winning by 4 to 2 A three-run three error on a dropped fly by bv Ed Lukon helped them th-em to their their- win Grady Hatton for the Reds Cleveland the other club which had won two in a row in the American Ameri Amen can league Idled yesterday while the tho New York Yankees climbed I back upon the winning bandwagon bandwagon bandwagon band band- wagon against the Philadelphia Athletics Johnny Lindell hit a two-run two homer for the Yankees in an 8 S Sto to 1 victory hurled by Al Gettel Buddy Rosar spoiled a shutout for Gettel with a homer in the tho fifth Benton Stars Al Benton hurled the champion Detroit Tigers to a 6 to 1 I. win over the St. St Louis Browns who made their run on a homer by Johnny Lucadello The Tho St. St Louis Cardinals won behind behind behind be be- hind Howie 6 to 2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates with Stan hitting a homer for the winners Ralph Kiner belted one for the losers with one on for their only two runs of or the game |