Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 18 | Millers Win Slugfest to Regain Lead in Hectic Association Race

Millers Win Slugfest to Regain Lead in Hectic Association Race CHICAGO, Aug. Cft The slugging slug-ging Minneapolis Miller, through their own power at the plate and a neat pitching Job by Joa Vance of Kansas City, war back oa top In the American association pennant fight today. The Millers downed Indianapolis lft-10 last night aa Kanaaa City was defeating the Columbus Redbirds 1-0. Minneapolis scored eight runs In the first three innings and then shoved over five more in the fourth and through the eight Inninga col-- col-- lax-ted it hit. Indianapolia bad 14 hits. There were eight home runs In the wild contest. Roy Pfleger had two for the Kela and Oscar Eck-hardt Eck-hardt two for the Indiana. Red . Kreas, Allan Cooke. Gaffke and Carl Reynolda also hit homers for the winners. St Paul ahoved Louisville deeper Into the cellar by defeating the Colonels (-3 behind the seven-hit hurling of Art Herring. John Tie-ing, Tie-ing, who went the full route for the Colonels, allowed 11 hits. The Toledo To-ledo Mudhena are having trouble protecting their third place spot. Milwaukee cut the Hens' lead for that position to two and one-half games by winning yesterday s tilt 10-7. The Hens hammered out aix runs in the first two frames, but did little against Relief Pitcher Newel Kimball the reat of the way. Joe Sullivan started shakily, settled down and then blew up aa the Brewers mad fire runs In the eighth.