The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-09
PRIVATE LIFE NOT AFFECTING
 VERNON GOMEZ
RumOr That Worries Had Ruined Pitching Tem-
 perament Dispelled
BN GEORGE KIRKsEY

New York, Sept. 9E(UP)--For a pitcher whom the baseball gossips said even the St. Louis Browns wouldn't have in June, Lefty Gomez is doing all right for the New York Yankees in September.
 During the first 10 weeks of the campaign Gomez was hardly a ball of fire, and the grapevine circuit had the Browns turning down an even swap of the eccentric lefthander for Buck Newsom, the big, bragging righthander. They were saying in June that Gomez had lost his fast ball and that worry over his private life had ruined his pitching tempera- ment. Tn short, they were saying he was through. One June 30 Gomez's record was victories and 8 defeats.
 But Gomez is once again the American Leagues foremost south- paw. His record today reads IS tri- umphs against Il defeats, and II vic- tories in his last IA games. Only one other pitcher in the American League has won more games-his teammate, Red Rufflng, who has notched 20.
 May Open Series
 Gomezs reversal of form entities him to serious consideration as the years leading comeback artist. It is also likely to win him the opening day world series pitching assign ment.
 His latest achievement was a 5-hit shutout yesterday over the hardest hitting club in baseball, the Boston Red Sox. By winning 40, the Yankees stretched their American League lead to IA games, as the In- dians also lost. Gomez famed four and walked six and allowed no more than one hit in any inning. Joe Gordon, with homer and single, and Lou Gehrig, with two singles, led the Tanks 8-hit attack on Bill Harris.
 Cleveland remained in a deadlock with the Red SoX for second place. by losing to Detroit, 4-l. Al Benton scattered eight hits effectively to snap the Indians winning streak at nine straight. The Tigers made their eight hits off 'hitehill and Gale house at opportune times.
 Ken Chase's six-hitter enabled Washington to score q 5-- victory over the Athletics, in a game which came near breaking up in a riot. The trouble started when Buddy Myer attempted to steal third in the eighth inning. Bill Werber, in making the putout, tagged Myer in the face and Myer spiked Werber in the left arm. Players of both teams joined in the fisticuffs before police and umpires { restored order.
 Cubs Gain Game
 Frank Demaree's two home runs featured the Chicago Cubs 7-4 yic- tory over the Cardinals in 10 in- nings. With two out in the tenth De- maree hit his second homer with Herman on base.
 The victory enabled the Cubs to gain . full game on the leading Pittsburgh Pirates whose margin was cut to four games when they dropped a 5-3 decision to the Cin- cinnati Reds. who retained third place, only half-game behind Chi- cago. The game, @ night affair, marked the first time Johnny (Dou- ble No-Hi) Vandermeer had started a game since Aug. 10, and he scat tered seven hits, one a ninth inning homer by Johnny Rizzo.
 Tn another night tilt, the Brooklyn Dodgers blanked Philadelphia 40 behind Luke Hamlin's seven hit fiinching. The New York Giants re- mained half-game behind Cincin- natl by beating Boston 6-4 with a l5-hit attack.
 Yesterdays Hero-Frank Demaree Cubs outfielder who has been having his troubles this season but came to life with two homers to pace Chicago