The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-28
YANKEES DON'T THINK MUCH OF
 REDS' BIG LEAD
Players Discuss Probable World Series Rivals;
 Clint Brown Stars
By GEORGE KIRKSEY Limited Press Staff CorrespOndent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)'
 New York, July 28.-(UP)-Here's tip from the Tanks to the Reds: The most certain thing in baseball is the uncertainty of the National league pennant races.
 The Yankees don't think the Reds are in, even though they have a larger lead than the Bronx Bombers have in the American league.
 The Tanks had an of day yester- day because of rain. While waiting for the game to be called, they fell to discussing the National league race.
 "The National league pennant won't be clinched until the team in first place has a seven-game lead with only six games left o play" said Lefty Gomez, the whimsical Yankee southpaw. 'Even then the team in first place probably won't win. They'll dig up protested game, toss 1t out, and make the leaders play 1t over again. doubt if the National league champions will know they've won until they see the Yankees on the field in the world series"
 The Tanks, however, think well of the Reds because most of the con- versation was about them. Some one mentioned that Bucky Walters had won IT games for the Rds.
 "He must pitch every day and at night, too," said Charlie Rufflng.
 "Yeh, he does pitch at night" said Gomez.
 q wonder how good Walters will be next year?" Ruffing asked.
 Outside the locker room Joe Di- Maggie was lying on trunk, look ing at the ceiling. He Is hitting .4O8 and doesn't have 8 thing to worry about.
 I'm going out after the batting title this year." said Joe. I'm try ing to keep my average up above 400. I'm not trying for homers. Homers don't mean much unless they drive in runs. am just try ing to meet the ball and get singles and doubles"
 DiMaggio has only nine homers, but his ninth Tuesday against the Brown was one of the longest ever hit in the majors--a 440-foot blow near the second exit in the left field bleachers. If Joe was only swing ing for singles and doubles" when he hit that one, it's just as well with the American league pitchers if he doesn't decide to swing for homers.
 Cincinnati built its lead back to 10 games yesterday, punching double victory over the Bees, 6-1, and 9-8 ell innings). Paul Der ringer won his 14th game in the opener. Peaches Davis won the nightcap In a relief role after the Reds blew an 8-4 lead in the ighth and ninth. McCormick's double and Bordagaray's single settled the sec- ond game. Attracting a crowd of 16,296, the Reds went over the mill lion mark, bringing the paid at- tendance for 86 games to 1,003, ,180.
 The Cardinals regained second place by defeating the Giants, 9-4, while the Phillies broke a seven- game losing streak with a 9-8 tri- umph over the Pirates. Don Pad- getts pinch homer with the bases loaded featured the Cards win. The Phils halted a Pittsburg rally In the ninth with double play to get un- der the wire safely.
 Bill Lee won No. II as the Cubs beat the Dodgers, 3-l. Lee gave up Ay,1u hife Dir Dtrcco1ltc ciy,n1a with the bases loaded drove in the Cubs two big runs.
 Scoring six runs in the last two innings, the White Sox came from behind to beat the Red Sox, 12-7. It may have been a costly win, as Mike Kreevich was injured when he crashed into the wall chasing a fly. Jimmy Foxx hit homer No. 24. Clint Brown, making his 39th mound ap- pearance, set the Red Sox on their ears in the last 3 1-3 innings after coming in with the bases damned in the sixth.
 Detroit hammered out an 8-1 vic- tory over Washington, triples by Me- Coy, Greenberg, McCoskey, and Tebbetts featuring the attack.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Clint Brown, White Sox relief artist who came in with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth, famed Joe Cronin and retired Joe Vosmik, and halted the Red Sox in the last three frames while the White Sox hustled up six runs to win for him. TnnVHVANV Arxs cr UrrD