The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-26
BROWNS AID THE :. SENATORS CROWD
 CHAMPS FOR FIRST
Double Loss Gave As Only One Game Lead Vance Lost Heartbreaker to Cards
BY LEO n. PETERSEN

United Press stan Correspondent)
 New York, June 26--(UP)-The Washington Senators, thanks to the efforts of the lowly St Louis Browns were within striking distance of the American League leadership to-day, a full contest behind the pace-set- ting Philadelphia Athletics.
 walter Johnson's club, which has been on Philadelphia's heels for the past two months, gained a game and half on the Athletics yesterday by defeating Detroit while St Louis took both ends of . double header from Connie Mack's wofld champions.
 rough Battle
 The Senators were hard put to whip Detroit, to 3. Vic Sorrell al- lowed them only four hits but he was too liberal with his passes, walk ing seven men. Fischer, the Sem ators' outstanding rookie, received credit for the victory although, he left the mound in the sixth inning when he was partly overcome by the heat.
 The Browns quite out-did them selves by taking the twin bill from the Athletics, to make 1t four out of i've against the world champions. The defeat in the opener was parti- cularly distasteful to the Mackmen because of the rough manner the Browns treated George Earnshaw. Kress' home run with two men on base brought about Earnshaw's downfall and he lost, to s. In the second game St Louis subjected three of Mack's second string hurl- erg to some heavy clouting and reg istered and 8 to triumph.
 Another Double Win
 New York'S Yankees, who were only too glad to leave St Louis a few days ago, still found the Chicago White Sox to their liking, taking both ends of twin bill. 10 to and 2 to 2. Chapman's home run with two mates on base gave the Yam kees the first game in which Babe Ruth rapped out his sixteenth hom- CT of the season. Chapman also hit q four -bagger in the second contest. Pipgras allowed the White Sox only four hits in the nightcap.
 The other American League con- test. resulted in a 8 to 3 victory for the Boston Red Sox over the Cleve- land Indians. Kline, Red Sox rookie. allowed the Indians IF hits but was effective in the pinches.
 what Finish!
 George Watkins stole home to give the St Louis Cardinals a to vic- tory over Brooklyn and increase their National League leadership over New York to four and one-half games. Dazzy Vance lost a heart breaker, yielding only three hits. In the seventh inning after two mer had retired, Watkins, the Cardinal to reach first base, and Bottomley then worked the double steal suc- cessfully, Watkins beating the throw to the plate by an eye-lash. New York lost ground by taking s to 0 facing from the Cincinnati Reds. Bennie Frey turned back the Giants with only six hits while tho Reds pounded Mitchell and his sue, cessors hard.
 Cubs Noscd Out Boston climbed back into the firs division by defeating Chicago 4 to as Brooklyn was losing. Fred Frank house held the Cubs to hits al l Sheely's hitting and brilliant field ing by the Braves enabled him tt pull through.
 Chuck Klein's 18th home run o the year featured Phiiadelphia's 1 to l decision over the luckless Pitts burgh Pirates. Dudley, a Brooklyn ! cast-off, limited the Pirates to hits.