The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
CINCINNATI NOW CR0WD|NC TOP TEAMS IN RACE
Reds Have Regained Edge as Pirates, Giants Lose;
 Mccormick Stars
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By GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 Chicago, Aug. 19.--OUP) --The ball club to watch from now on in the National league pennant race is the Cincinnati Reds.
 With the other first division clubs, the Pirates, Giants and Cubs, all travelling in reverse the Reds are crowdlng their way back into the thick of what promises to be typ ical National league battle.
 Knocking the Cubs off for the second straight yesterday, Cincin- natl moved within six and one-half games Of the league-leading Pirates. Paul Derringer handcuffcd the Cubs with seven hits to win, 9-1, and further distinguished himself by hitting one of the longest homers seen at Wrigley Field this season. It was his 18th triumph. The Reds combed Root. French and Russell for 18 hits with Frank Mccormick leading the attack with four singles. Mccormick has now made 158 hits in 108 games and has a chance to become the first Cincinnati player to make 200 hits in one scagon since Jake Daubcrt accomplished the feat in 1922.
 The revived spirit of the Reds has even ultra conservative Bill Mo- Kecnie admitting that Cincinnati has a pennant chance.
 We haven't quit at all in this pennant race" said McKechnie. We had our slump when our boys tight ened up but we've passed through that and have now settled down to play our game. We aim to catch somebody in this race and that somebody is Pittsburg."
 The two National league leaders lost yesterday. The St. Louis Car dinals dumped the Pirates, 5-l, when Bob Wciland pitched four hit game. Don Gutteridge's single with the bases loaded in the fourth drove in what proved to be the two winning runs. Johnny Mize hit . homer with two on in the next frame. The only run on Weiland was Lee Handley's homer in the first.
 Brooklyn trimmed the Giants, 6-3, although New York made II hits to the Dodgers six. Vito Tamulis was invincible in the pinches. Tuck Stainbacks triple with the bases loaded featured four-run Dodger rally In the fifth which enabled the Dodgers to defeat Carl Hubbcll.
 Although they split twin bill the New York Yankees kept Up their pennant drive as Cleveland lost and the world champions extended their lead to nine full games. Joe Di- Maggio's triple and Lou Gehrigs double gave the Yanks a 8-5 victory over Washington in the ll-inning opener. Wes Terrell, pitching his first game in Yankee uniform, outlasted Dutch Leonard to beat his ex-matcs. Harry Kelley pitched six-hit game to beat the Yanks, 8-3, in the nightcap. George Case, Sem ators' rookie outfielder. made three hits in each game.
 The St. Louis Browns scored a 9-i triumph over Cleveland behind Buck Newsoms five-hit pitching. Ncwsom famed eight men in gcor- ing his l4th victory. Bob Teller was driven to cover by the Browns with a thrce-run attack in the fifth.
 In the other two American league games Jim Bagby pitched the Bos- ton Red Box to 20 win over the Athletics, and Detroit capitalizing on Johnny Whiteheads wildncsS, beat the Chicago White Box, 6-l.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Frank Mccormick. Reds rookie first base man who blasted out four hits and led the Reds to a 9-l victory over