The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-07
YANKEES, SIXTH,
 FACE A TOUGH FIGHT FOR FLAG
Southpaws, Indians and Red Sox Combine to
 Halt Champions
By GEORGE KIRKsEY


 Limited Press Stan Correspondentl
 New York, May 7-(UP)-To state the case plainly, the Yankees oefi' nitely aren't what they used to pc.
 Overnight, c tighter, ball clun Or Q race horse can go sour, Ihe Tanks have lost that keen fighting edge, that extra something that made them champions. And wlth 1t went their psychological cage ever the other American league pal clubs. =,
 The Tanks are too good . ball club to be counted out of the l94O pennant race for keeps at this early date but they are going to race narrowing fight to battle ;heir way back up the ladder. Today hnds them In sixth place, only one game out of the cellar and 4M games pc. hind the league-leadlng Red Sox And what's more important they face their toughest opposition dur. Ing the next six days, They have one more game with the Tigers, TWO with the Indians and three With the Red Sox.
 The Tanks lost their, third straight yesterday, lowing to the Tigers, 6-4. The champs had this game won, 4.i, going into the eighth with Red Rufiing, their ace, breeslng along, They were 2o-i shots to win behind Rufilng but Tiger power blew Rufiing's triumph Into the ashcan. Hank 0reenberR homered, Higgins doubled, pinch.hltter Billy Sullivan hoYnered and the score was tied. Then the Tigers went on to wln on Johnny Murphy and Lee drssom In the ninth on two wlaks and Hank drecnberg's second double.
 Soft for S0uthpaws
 southpaws continued to plague the Yanks, Tom Seats, veteran rookie from the coast league, TO. lieved Tommy Bridges and stopped the Yanks cold In the last three innings. He was the seventh !ett handler to beat the Yanks, In the ninth he slammed third strike past one-time Bad Bill Dickey, who looked at 1t with his bat on hiS shoulder. Verify, times have changed yhen a rookie can slam third strike past Dickey.
 The Red sox forged back into the van by smashing out an 8.o tri- umph over the Indians. Jimmy Foxx touched off 6 6-run rally by hitting homer No. 6. Ted Williams hit two doubles, driving in two runs Amerson Dickman, with some bril. liant relief aid from Jack Wilson, was the winner.
 Close Enough
 Tn the other two American league games Nelson Potter outdueled John R!gney to give the Athletics 3-2 win over the White Sox and the Browns slugged out Ii.9 victory over the Senators. It was Washing. tons fifth straight loss.
 Brooklyn continued its rampage by blasting the Cardinals, 6-2, be- hind Luke Hamlin. Dolf Camlill homered with one on. Cincinnati won It's fourth straight, trampling the Giants, 9-l. Harry Craft hit a homer with two on. Billy Herman's homer in the ilth gave the Cubs a S-4 win over the Phils and Larry French his fourth victory. The Bees won a weird game fro mthe Pirates, l0.7, in i2 innings. The two clubs used 70 players, breaking the rec ord of 37 set Sunday by the Dodg- ers.C Cards. It was Pittsburgh's sixth straight defeat, and left the Pi- rates in triple tie with the Bees and Cards for last place.
 YESTERDAYS HERO Hank Greenberg, who hit homer and two doubles. driving in 3 of the Tigers six runs in their 6-4 win over the Yankees.