The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
CHARGE OF RED SOx SURPRISES
 BASEBALL WORLD
CrOnin, Foxx, Mates Have Beaten World Champ
 Yanks Five Times
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press StaR Correspondent)

New York, July i0.--(UP).- Everybody talks about the Yankees, and nobody does anything about them-except Joe Cronin and his Boston Red Sox.
 The Red Sox had turned the Am- erican League race back into Q bat- tie today with five straight vic- tories over The world champions on their home grounds. The Red Sox won a doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-3, be- fore 47652 at Yankee stadium yes- terday for their eighth straight win and moved to within six and one- half games of first place.
 Cronin's home run in the eighth inning of the first game, with one man on bas,, his 11th of the year, gave the Sox the victory. Emerson Dickman, relieving the veteran Rob- ert Moses Grove, shut the Tanks out on two hits for three innings to receive credit for the victory. In the second game, Jimmy Foxx poled his 14th homer, and Wilson receiv- cd credit for the pitching victory. although he was relieved by. Heving after the eighth.
 Tigers Tanned Twice
 Tn Chicago, the White Sox took double victory from the Tigers, 4-3 and 6-3, to tighten their hold on third place. Clint Brown received credit for his sixth victory in the first when Chicago scored two runs on errors 1, the ninth. Tn the sec and, Chicago had its big inning in the seventh, sending Sthoolboy Rowe to the showers, with four runs on two singles and walk
 The Cleveland Indians ran over the Browns, 14-2 and 5-1, at St. Louis Hal Troskys 18th home run accounted for two Cleveland runs in the second gflamC.
 Washington won both games of a doubleheader from the Athletics at Philadelphia, 6-4 and l0-3. The victories established the Senators securely in sixth place. The Senators collected 28 hits in the two gaems.
 In the National League the New York Giants won, 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers to even their series at two all. A pinch si..gle by Jimmy Ripple in the eighth brought Luigi Chiozza home with tn. win- ming run. Harry Gumbert won his l1th victory and his seventh straight.
 Philadelphia took pair from Bos- ton, 3-1 and 7-6, breaking an H. game losing streak Kirby Higbe al- lowed only six hits to win the first game. Tn the second, the Bees went into the ninth inning leadig 5-2. Then, with two out, the Phillies put on a five-run rally in whcih Emmett Mueller hombered with two men on base.
 Runaway
 The Cincinnati Reds made l7 hits behind Bucky Walter flve-hit pitch ing to defcat the Chicago Cuhs, 1891. The Reds knocked Dizzy Dean and Gene Lillard out of the box. Frank Mccormick accounted for five runs and hit his i4th home run.
 The Cards and Pirates divided a doublehcader. St. Louis won the first, "a, as Johnny Mize hit homers No l8 and IT, and drove out two dou- bles to bring in five runs. Ia the nightcap. the Pirates made the sec- ond their big innings, making four runs from foud hits off Bob Wei- land. The final score was 8-6.
 YESTERDAYS HERO--Joe Cro- min, whose home run with one aboard won the first game of his teams doubleheader with the Tanks and whose inspire ton enabled Inc Red Sox to register thels fifth straight win over the world cham pions.