The Archive · 1940

Detroit Tigers Smash Reds

Snateh Five Ru in Sensational Second Inning Cincinnati Unable to Stage Any Real Come-Back Cincinnati, Oct. 2

INLEASHING power as savage as thei Jungle namesakes, the Detroit Tigers blasted Paul Derringer of the Cincinnati Reds out of Crosley Field here today to wi the opening xame of the annul World The Tigers broke loose i the second when they batted around, setting the ulwork fo their eventual 7 to 2 victory. Bucky Newsom's curve eked the corners of the plate sand his fast ball baffled Keds, but it might have been a different story if the Cincinna infield 1 not collapsed i the second Til Werher throw high to first in this fatal stand the Tigers to BIL the scoring, Ha Pinky Higgins then singled, Rudy York, 8 Sullivan drew a walk, News sum hit a zcoumder which" forced Truce Campbell atthe" plate, butt the fast Fin Walters yielded Wit and last daring Newson Was safe at frst tell then singed, seo lowed single Ww scored Newsom before the ended, "Reds Unable to Rally Cineinnali' scored one run fourth inning and another in eluhth, but ceuldn''t get organized real rally, The Tigers scored two remaining runs in the Ath in when" York. tripled and slapped oura home run.

"Schoo! Boy" Rowe Ube on mound for the Tigers in the second tame of the series tomorrow. Fa him for the Reds will be Bu Walters,

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