The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06
PIRATES FANCY AS LEAD SINKS
 TO FOUR GAMES
Errors Cost One Game of DOubleheader - Reds
 Back in Battle
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NUnteu EreSA StuH COrrespOnuemtD
 New York, Sept. 6. (UP)--Pittss- burgh's pennant craft taking water at all seams, was tossing around in the stormy National league waters today like Q ship without 6 rudder or sails.
 Bravely from the bridge Skipper Pie Traynor was trying to rally his panicky crew. But four defeats in their last five games have tossed the Pirates so body off their course that nothing will save them unless they plug up the leaky defense,
 After their most disastrous day since they stormed Into the lead July l2 the Pirates margin in the National league race yesterday dwindled to four games, The Chi cago Cubs punctured them twice, SO, and 4-3, before 0 throng of 4S,000 fans, packed nine and 10 deep around the playing field. Errors by Arky Vaughan and Lee Handley gave the Cubs three linearned runs In the third mining which were enough to give Bill Lee his l7th triumph In the opener.
 Lee Bryant stopped the Corsairs with six hits in the nightcap, Carl Reynolds double and Ken ODea's single drove in the Cubs winning run in the ninth. Staley Hack had 0 perfect day at bat with two dou- bles ad . single In the Cubs i2-hit attack on Lucas and Tobin. The twin triumph left the Cubs only i've games from the top, one behind the Cincinnati Reds,
 Cincinnati roared into the thick of scrap with c double victory over the st. Louis Cardinals, 4-3 and 4-2. Jim Weaver and Paul Derringer let the Cards down with five hits in the opener and Charley (Red) Bar rett, the singing pitcher, won his second straight for the Reds since his recall from Syracuse In the nightcap. Harry Crafts homer de- cided the opener,
 Thrown Away
 After cliff Melton had pitched 6 3-hitter to give the New York Giants TO shutout over the Phil. lies, the Terrymen squandered i3 hits in the second game and lost to the cellarites, 4-3. The Boston Bees kept up their drive for first division berth by taking 0 double header from Brooklyn, 5-4 and b-3. Tot Pressneil was the losing pitcher In both games. Tony Cuccinello had "4 for 4," In the opener and Joe stripp had a for 3" in the night cap.
 With all three leaders sweeping doubleheaders in the American league the New York Yankees held their 1872 game lead over the Bos. ton Red Sox, with the Cleveland Indians marking time c game out of second place.
 spud Chandler and Monte Pear son each won game No. IA as the Tanks triumphed over the Athletics, 6-2 and 6-3. selkirk hit his 10th, homer in the opener and Dickey hit his 2eth in the nightcap.
 The Red Sox slugged out 20 hits to beat Washington twice, l4-4 and 8-6. Boston laid down i0-hit bar rage in the opener and combined 10 hits with three Senator errors in the second game.
 Cleveland took over the Chicago White sox twice, 6-4 and 4-2. Al Milnar won the opener and WILLS Hudlin copped the nighteap. odel Hale hit c homer In the first game.
 Howard Mills pitched and batted the st. Louis Browns to Q 3-2 vic- tory over Detroit, He allowed only four hitS>and drove in the winning run himself. In the nightcap, called at the end of the sixth because of darkness. the Tigers won, 9-3' Pitcher Elden Auker was struck on the left leg by line drive from Beau Bells bat and had to be car- ried of the field.
 Yesterdays .Hero-Bill Lee and Clay Bryant, Cubs pitchers, who stopped the league-leading Pirates in doubleheader with brilliant performances.