The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
DOUBLE HEADER
TODAY MAY Be
VERY DECISIVE
DOyle's Baseball Book
Shows Yanks Even
Choice to Take Flag
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

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New York, Sept. II = UP0 -
The American League pennant race
may be decided at Cleveland's Num-
cipal Stadium this afternoon.
The New York Yankees, riding
on the momentum Of long string
of successes, meet the Cleveland
Indians, bowed by a long string Of
defeats, in double-header.
If the Yanks win both, they1l be
at the top Of the heap for the first
time this season and it will be
hard to convince them and their
fans that they are not again I'M
beatable, team of destiny headed
for a fourth straight pennant. A
double defeat would verify what
many have said about the Indians
that they're a team without the
moxey to stand up under pressure.
Manager Oscar Witt, well aware
Of the psychological factor of these
crucial two games, was throwing in
the ace staff, Young Bobby Teller,
who has won "a and lost eight this
season, in the first game, and AL
Smith, who has won 10 and lost
seven, in the second. The Yanks
were countering with Rookie Ernie
Bonham who is hot right now, and
and Veteran Charles Ruff1ng.
Cleveland leads Detroit by one
per centage point and the Yanks
are but a half game behind.
The upsurge of the Yankees and
the fioundering of the Indians have
convinced the wise guys that the
Yanks are all but in. Jack Doyle
quoted them at even money and
favorites in his Broadway baseball
book today.
The Broadway price-maker an
nounced the following odds on the
four first division teams before to-
days games:
Yanks, even money.
Tigers, Z to S.
Indians, 9-5.
Red Sox, 10-1.
Money VS. Sentiment
II am roofing for either the
Tigers or Indians to win," said
Doyle, "but it looks like the Yanks
are in front of a trend. 1 have
plenty of money bet against the
Yanks at to to l and it looks
like it'll take small miracle, like
double victory for the Indians to-
day, to head off the Yanks."
Cleveland bounded back into the
American League yesterday, thanks
to the Red Sox who bumped off the
Tigers, 6-5, in a thrilling 13-inning
battle. Rain prevented Bob Feller's
last-ditch battle against the Yanks,
causing the scheduling of two games
today between the Indians and
YankS.
Lefty Grove hurled his second
straight 13-inning game, with 7
days rest in between, to win his
7th contest.
The Red Sox's victory left the
three leaders punched within a
range of .O03 points of each other.
The Indians lead the Tigers by .001
and the Yanks by .003. The Red Sox
trail the Indians by four games.
White Sox CHASED"
Ken Chase won his 14th game
and pulled up to SEQ per cent by
pitching the Senators to So victory
over the White Sox. He allowed only
six hits, and both Chicago runs were
unearned. The Senators made a
triple play in the ninth on Bob
Kennedy's liner.
Homers by Frank Eayes and Bob
johnson each with two men on base
gave the Athletics GA victory over
the Browns last night before 2,224.
Pittsburgh made it five in a row
and strengthened its hold on third
place in the National League by
clipping the lowly Phillies twice, 11-3
and Ill. The Pirates are now two
games ahead of the fourth-place
Cards.
Singing out 10 hits the Pirates
handed Hugh Mulcahy his tenth
straight defeat in the opener.