Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-20 | Page 19 | Slaughter's Twenty-Third Homer Pins Defeat on Loop Leaders

Slaughter's Twenty-Third Homer Pins Defeat on Loop Leaders CHICAGO, Aug. 10 WV Th Columbus Co-lumbus Redbirds, a slngls (am behind be-hind th circuit leading Minneapolis Minneapo-lis Millers, hoped to um the lowly St Paul Saint today In their climb toward the American association pennant. The Redbirds open aseries af alnat the Saint at Columbus. Minneapolis Minne-apolis (aces the strong Toledo Mud-hens Mud-hens in the Hen park. Enoa Slaughter, leading association associa-tion batsman, got hi twenty-third homer of the season at the right moment for Columbus last night, giving the Redbirds a S-4 win over the Millers. Toledo defeated St. Paul S-0 behind be-hind the four-hit flinging of Em-mett Em-mett Nelson. Kansas City swept a twilight double bill from Indianapolis, taking tak-ing the first game -5 and the second sec-ond (-2. The Blue went on a (coring (cor-ing splurge for five run In the fourth. In the second game Branch held the Saints to eight hit a Kansas City collected 12. Milwaukee defeated Louisville - In 10 innings In the first game of a night doubleheader. In the second game the Brewer downed the Colonel Colo-nel 4-1 In seven Innings.