The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-05
YANKEES SHARE. |OF BAD LUCK IS
 NOT YET OVER
Fletcher Warned, Dickey Spiked, Pearson Done;
 Medwick Benched
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Aug. B. (UP)-When it rains, it pours. The Tanks know it now. Everything they do seems to be wrong.
 Things weren't going bad enough for them so league president, Will Harridge wired Art Fletcher, the Tanks sharp-tongued third base coach, to use more caution in his remarks to rival players. It seems that Fletcher addressed some rasp- ing remarks to Cleveland's Rollie Hemsley, the reformed playboy. If Fletcher can't talk, his value to the Tanks is reduced 50 per cent.
 Other Yankee misfortunes concern pitcher Monte Pearson and catcher Bill Dickey. Manager Joe McCar- thy sent Pearson who hasn't won a game in a month, home for treat ment on his sore arm. He may be useless the rest of the season. Dickey was spiked badly on the left foot by Hemsley in yesterdays game with the Indians and several stitches were required to close the wound. He too, was sent home and will be out an indefinite period. Joe Di- Maggie is playing but has been bothered by his knee, injured this spring.
 Another Yankee setback that hurt was Bob Feller's 5-hit, 3-1 victory over the former Bronx Bombers yes- terday before 42,4O7 in Cleveland. The loss left the Tanks in fifth place, nine games from the top. Jack Doyle, Broadway pricemaker. quotes Al against the Tanks win ming the pennant, the longest price he has made on them this late in the season in Is years.
 There "In the Clutch"
 Teller was a master worker yeS- terday, hanging up his 18th victory. He famed cnly one man the low est strikeout total for him this sea- son. But he had it in the cluches The tribe belted Red Ruffing for 10 hits and Big Red lost his 8th game.
 As the Red Sox beat the Tigers. 7-3, behind Lefty Grove, the Indians moved within half a game of the leageu lead. Jimmy Foxx's 24th homer and Ted Williams 420-foot triple with the bases loaded were the big blows off Hal Newhauser. Hank Greenberg hit No 2l with mate on. t
 Washington shellacked the White Sox twice, 4-3 (10 innings) and To. Doubles by Lewis and Travis won the opener and Ken Chase's 3-hit pitching captured the nightcap.
 The Browns swept a pair from the Athletics, 5-4, and 6-4. Homers by Berardino, Heffner and Gift &C., counted for four St. Louis runs in the opener. McQuinn's double and single drove in three runs in the nightcap.
 The only National league team that could win a double bill was Pittsburgh which isn't going any place anyway. Frankie Frisch's team slugged the Phillies twice, 6-1, and GA. Rip Sewell held the Phils to four hits in the opener, beating Hugh Mulcahy. Deb Garms' homer with one on in the seventh won the nightcap.
 One Apiece
 The Reds had another stormy day in Boston, just managing to get an even break with the Bees. After Bucky Walters had lost the opener, 5-3, to Dick Erickson, the Reds slugged out 17 hits to win the night cap, 12-9 and protect their 6 l-2 game lead. Frank Mccormick made six hits in the two games and drove in eight runs.
 The Dodgers gained an even break with the Cubs in flying finish. The Cubs won the first game, 11-3, knocking Freely Fitzsimmons to cov- CT in the first inning and collecting 21 hits in all. Peewee Reese's homer in the ninth tied the score and Dof Camilli's circuit blow in the 11th gave the Dodgers 7-6 de- cision over Claude Passeau in the nightcap. After Joe Medwick has gone hitleSs IA straight times, Leo Durocher benched him in the night cap. Schumacher broke his run of hard luck by pitching the Giants to a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals but the effort was too much for terry's team which dropped the nightcap, 6-3. Babe Young's single won the opener. Bill McGee. who hadn't beaten a first division club all season, let the Giants down with nine hits to grab the nightcap. Ernie Koy's triple drove in two runs.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Bob Fel- Ter, who pitched 5-hit game against the Tanks and singled home the winning run in the Indians 3-l vic- tory over the worlds champs.
 Manchester, N. H.
 In the semi-final, Lenehan. Rhode Island amateur titlist, and Scappa had disposed of Red Wright oi Boston, Walker Cup player, and c E. Crane of Boston. 2-un