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Browns Boost League Margin By Double Win Defeat Washington Two As Contenders Divide Twin Bills New York, July 31—(t Pt—The St lx>ui* Browns, In first place for all but If) of th** 104 day* sin**the season began. staked themselves to a four and u half game martin today, th*- widest they have enjoyed since opening the American league campaign in April with a nine game winning streak Dead aerioua over the proapecta of their firs* pennant, the Browns , are ualng every maxim in the basehall lawk to atay in front They aje fattening up at the expense of the weaker teams ami are winning the close one*. coming from behind. They haven't had a losing streak of more than three guinea. Against their three moat persistent rivala, the Boston Heil Sox. the New York Yankee* and the Cleveland Indiana, they have won only 20 game* while loaing 24. hut againat the other four clubs they i have won 37 and dropped only 18. The Hrowna worked their technique to perfection yesterday. winning twice from the aeventh place Washington Senators. 2 to 1 and 7 to 3. while the other contender* were battling among themsulves and splitting double bill* Tinopener wan a double shut-out fornine inning* between Bob Mun cries and Mickey Haefner, with Haefner hltnself driving In what appeared to be the winning run for the Senators in the loth with a double Back cunux the Browns in their half with a single and a walk which set the stage for infielder Don Gutteridge to break up the game with a two run double. It was Muncriefs 11th victory, iienls Galehouse hail no trouble winning the second game, going lhe route for the first time this year, while his mates made 14 hits Early Wynn lost his seventh straight for Washington. New York and Detroit mad** 55 hits in their games, the Yanks winning the opener lo to 2. with Hank Rorowy getting his 13th 1 triumph, while Hal Nvwhouser 1 won his 16th for the Tigers in the second 13 to 7. George Stirn-

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weiss, with four hits and two stolen bases led the Yuliks in the opener, while Dick Wakefield with a homer, triple and single pbced | the Tiger* In the afterpiece Cleveland, top* ill tin* league in team fielding. bail u costly ninth inning lap* with four errors which gave Boston three runs ami a 5 to 3 victory in th**, opener Th** Indian* came from behind them selves to win the second game 3 to 2 on Manager Lou Boudreau's ninth inning double. Tin- Philadelphia Athletics gain **d a split at Chicago the White Sox taking the opener •> to I to give Bill Dietrich his 12th victory, - while Jess Flores pitched a seven hit shutout to hand tin* Am a 3 to o triumph in the nightcap The last place Brooklyn Dodgers nearly accomplished a minor mirtaele in the National league, defeating th*- pennant-liound St Ixiuls Card* 10 to 4 before going down In II innings 8 to 7. Rookie i Tom Warren wonhi* first major I league victory in the opener, then failed In an "iron man" relief stunt In th** second game, going in for the la*t two innings and I yielding the winning run when Stan Musiul stole third and went home on catcher Mickey Owen’s wild throw. Marty Marion singled (home anotner run. Dixie Walker tied the score for the Dodgers with a homer In the ninth while j the Cards got their early run* on three run homer* by Hay Sanders j and Muslal The Dodger* snapped a nine game card winning 1 streak In the opener ami ended a i five game losing stretch of their 1 own The Chicago Cub* moved within half u game of fourth place. I beating Philadelphia 4 to 2 and : II to 2, to bring their winning : streak to six Steady pitching by I Hank Wyse and lx*s Fleming featured the triumph* Boston upset Pittsburgh 6 to 4 and 2 to 0, with Al Javery getting a two-hitter In the nightcap for his first victory since June 17. He struck out seven, walked only two and faced only 30 men. The Braves came from behind to win the first game with three runs in the eighth, being helped by two errors by catcher Virgil (Spud* Davis. Superior pitching by Rube Fischer prolonged the jinx that I* keeping Biuky Walter* of Cincinnati from winning hi* 16th gane. New York taking the opener 8 to tt. A six run rally In the eighth wounded Walter*' doom. Fischer held th*- Red* to five hits. Cincinnati retaliated by winning the afterpiece 9 to 3 with Frank McCormick batting in five run* on two homer* ami a double. Ray Mueller also homered to give Harry Humbert an easy ninth victory. o Old-Timers To Play G. E. Girls Team In Exhibition Tuesday Softball fan* will be afforded an unusual treat Tmwday evening, when a team of old-tbne ball players will meet the G. E Girls team in an exhibition tilt In the flrwt gam*- on the night's (program. The oldtimers are scheduled to line up as follows: Andy Zwser. of; Het Cochran, third base; Fat Engle, catcher; Frank Gllllg. first base; Ralph

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Largest Crowd Sees Tigers And Yankees New York. July 31.—(UP)— Baseball fans are focusing their attention on the close American leagm- race. Sunday attendance re-: ceipts Indicated today, with a total of 107.817 fan* going to game* In junior circuit park* compared with a light turnout of 61.506 fans In the four National league citie*. The Detroit Tiger*, playing ho*t to the champion New York Yankee* had the largest share of the 169 323 fan* at Sunday game*, with 47.936 on hand at Brigg* stadium It was th*- largest crowd of the season for Detroit. The league leading St Louis Browns, a* u*ual. had th<- smallest Sunday attendance in the American. 12.170 fan* attend Ing the gam*-* with Washington. The day’s attendance by cities: American League New York at Detroit 47.936 Boston at Cleveland 30.973 Philadelphia at Chicago 16.738 Washington at St laiul* 12,170 Total 170.817 National League Cincinnati at New York 22.678 St. Ixiuls at Brooklyn 18.968 Chicago at Philadelphia 12.717 Pittsburgh at Boston 7.143 Total p • 0 The present Pan American highway traverses 19 countries Schnepp, shortstop; Noah Roth, second baee; G A. Eddy, right field; Cyril Heimann, shorttfield; Bill Kohls, left field; Bitle Belemdorfer, pilcher. ’ln i*he second game on the Tuesday night schedule. Moose and McMillen will tangle in a league content.

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wards. And It certainly was hot during that doubleheader at Brooklyn. Two gam*** like that take a lot out of any player gives you a nervous edge that doesn't com*- off for a few hours " The reporter suggested that "Sandy"—as hl* mates call him must have felt pretty good about getting that home run. with two men on. in yesterday's nightcap against Brooklyn. Sanders grinrier, and said, "Yeah, it did it was legitimate." "Ix-gltlmate?—" "Yeah I mean it wasn't like the one I got off Brooklyn last season. Remember Max Macon was pitching; he threw a fast one which I thought was coming right at my head. I ducked to get out of the way. and my bat hit the ball, accidentally. The ball went over the fence for a home run. That was the screwiest thing that ever happened to me in baseball." Sanders. 26. I* in his third season on the Cards' first base, where formerly such notables a* Jim Rot tomley. Hip Collins ami Johnny Mize performed. He is one of the few major leaguers ever to shift over from the softball game. During his high school day* In St. Ixmis. he concentrated on softball; he was nearly 20 when he joined hi* first organized amateur hardball team iu one of the St. Loui* municipal leagfics. Although lanky Ray I* a lefthanded hitler, pe is a right-handed thrower. He has had much trouble with his right arm since shifting to hardball. Under-handed pitching habits in soft ball, caused him to throw from the side-arm angle in hardball. This Is the first season since he became a professional that he hasn't had arm trouble. He has finally learned to throw accurately over-handed, "and the old arm feels swell.”

MAJOR LEAGUE CL % 1 J A / SWINGS National League W L Pct <1.1*4 St iattlls 68 25 731 Cincinnati 53 41 5t;4 1541 Pittsburgh 49 40 .551 17 New York 45 50 .474 24 Chicago 40 47 4tlo 25 Boston 39 55 .415 29< a Philadelphia 37 54 407 30 Brooklyn 37 57 .394 31% American League W L Pi t. G B ; SI. Ixntls 57 42 .576 Boston 51 45 .531 4% , New York 50 45 .526 5 Cleveland 50 48 .510 «% | Chicago 46 47 .495 8 Detroit 48 5o .490 8> 3 I Washington 42 54 438 13% Philadelphia 42 55 433 14 SATURDAY S RESULTS National League St. Ixnils 14 12. Brooklyn 2-7. .New York 5-3. Cincinnati 1-5, Pittsburgh 3. Boston 0 Chicago 4. Philadelphia 2. American League Detroit 3. New York 2 <lO Innings). Philadelphia 6. Chicago 4. Washington at St. Louis, rain. Only tauines sheduled. o — YESTERDAY S RESULTS National League Chicago 4-11, Philadelphia 2 2. Boston 6-2. Pittsburgh 4-0. New York 8-3, Clni illhati 0-9. Bnuiklyn 10-7, St. Louta 4-9 American League Boston 5-2. Cleveland 3-3. New York 10-7. Detroit 2-13, Chicago 6-0, Philadelphia 4-3. St Ixnifs 2-7. Washington 1-3. LEADING HITTERS National League Player and Club G AB R H PCT| Musial. St. lx>u. 95 373 75 134 .3591 Walker, Brook'n 95 357 51 125 .350 Hopp, St. Lou. 82 300 68 99 .330 Holmes. Boston 96 388 58 125 .322 Galan. Brook'n 96 356 56 114 .3201 American League Player and Club G AB R H PCT Doerr, Boston 97 368 73 122 322 Fox. Boston 75 309 49 lot) .324 Siebert, Phil. 82 298 34 96 .322 Carnett, Chi. 70 260 35 81 .3121 Boudreau, Clev. 93 366 62 114 .3111

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