The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-15
RUFF|NC HELPS YANKEES BREAK
 LOSING STREAK
Champs Win 6-3 to Gain 6 Game Lead; Giant
 HOmers Beat Reds
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

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 New York, July 15.-(UP)-The panic is over and the Yankees are back to earth. Charles Herbert Ruff fing was just what the doctor or- dered to cure the Yanks' jitters. Be- hind his classy eight hit pitching, the Tanks snapped their six-game losing streak with 8 6-3 victory over the Tigers and started to build up their lead again.
 As the Red Sox were idle, the Tanks victory added half game to their advantage, which is now six games. Ruffing and Schoolboy Rowe, once 8 Yankee tormentor, were locked in @ pitchers duel for three frames. Then the Tanks start ed some of their old tricks. They made a pair of runs on one hit.
 Tommy Henrich walked, and went to third when Croucher fumbled Di- Maggio's roller. Bill Dickey, the most feared of all Yankee batsmen, walloped a double over McCoskey's head, scoring Henrich and sending DiMaggio to third. After Selkirk was purposely passed, DiMaggio scored when Gordon forced Dickey at third.
 Taking life from those two tallies, the Tanks made two more in the sixth on Gordon's single, Dahlgren's double and Rulings single. Hen- rich's single, an error, DiMaggio's walk, Dickey's sacrifice fly and Sel- kirk's single accounted for two more runs in the seventh
 .Ruffing had the Tigers blanked until the 9th when four hits, in- cluding Averill's single which drove in one and Greenberg's double which drove in two scored Detroits only runs. It was Rulings 18th victory.
 Buck Ross pitched the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the White Sox. The As pounded Knott and Mar cum. Frank Hayes hit homer with one on in the fifth and Sam Chap man hit another with two on in the ninth. The defeat dropped the White Sox into tie with the In- dians for third place.
 The Washington Senators belted Howie Mills from the box with e six-run rally in the ninth and turn ed back the St. Louis rBowns, 11-9. Rob Estelella homered for Washing ton in the sixth and Taft Wright in the ninth with two on.
 Two home runs by two ex-Cubs Billy Jurges and Frank Demaree gave the Giants @ Al victory over the Reds, and trimmed Cincinnati's National league lead to five and a half games. Each homer came with man on base in the sixth inning breaking @ scoreless tie. Paul Der ringer was the victim. Bill Lohr- man held the Reds at bay until the eighth when three straight hits bounced him., Carl Hubbell mopped up in the last one and two-thirds innings.
 Laying down c 17-hit barrage Brooklyn pummeled Pittsburg, 14-4. Luke Hamlin coasted to win his ninth game. The victory enabled the Dodgers to move up to fourth place as the Bees knocked off the Cardinals, 10-4, dropping St. Louis to fifth place.
 Both starting pitchers, Bill Me- Gee of the Cards and Lou Fette of the Bees, failed to last the first frame. The Bees made six runs be- fore McGee, Paul Dean and Shown were able to retire the side and triumphed easily. John Lanning, | ubn raliavAd Taffa aIinwad o,,iv Ava hits in eight and two-thirds frames
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Red Ruff flng, who snapped the Tanks six game losing streak with an eight hit pitching job against the Tigers