The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-18
YANKEES CREEP
up TO Az GAMES
FROM TOP SPOT
Detroit, Cleveland Clubs
Slipping in Race-New.
SONS Thumb Broken
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Chicago, July 1S.-(UP)-The
Tigers and Indians are coming down
and the Red Sox and Yankees are
going up.
Riding the crest of q 4-game los
ing streak, Cleveland backed into
the American league lead today by
half game margin. Supporting
Bob Teller, baseball's best pitcher,
in their inimitable style, the Indians
committed three errors and Teller
added another one In the general
collapse as the Yankees nudged out
a 4-3 victory yesterday In 10 in
nings.
It might be we'll for the indians
to enjoy the rarif1ed air of first
place for the next few hours, or
days, to the fullest because from
the general indications they are not
long for their lofty tenure. Not one
baseball man in ten believes the
Indians will win the pernart.
The Tigers took double tumble,
bowling to the Red Sox, 8-3, and 8-5.
and In the bargain losing their ace
pitcher, Buck Newsom, with a brok-
en- thumb. Newsom's injury &C.
Cured when he took a throw from
First Baseman Rudy York while
covering first on Ted williams
grounder in the third inning Of the
opener. The two players collided
at first, and Newsom's thumb on the
pitching hand was broken. The
Red Sox hammered out 13 hits in
the opener, and IL in the nightcap.
The double win moved Boston into
a second place tie with Detroit, each
half a game from the top.
Despite his injury Newsom left
the game leading, 80, and did not
have his 13-game winning streak
marred. Five times Newsom has
been knocked out or taken out dur
ing his winning streak without get
ting charged with loss.
Bobby Doerr's homer with the
bases loaded was the climax punch
in the first inning Of the nightcap.
Bill Dickey's single scored Red
Rolfe with the winning tally in the
Yankee triumph. Monte Pearson
yielded seven hits, two of them hon.
ers by Heath and Trosky. Teller
allowed six hits but walked 6. He
famed 10. The Yanks are now AZ
games of the pace.
Hugh Mulcahy pitched the Phils
to a 80 shutout over the Cardinals
last night, swapping a 6-game st.
Louis winning streak. He gave only
five hits, outpitching Morton Coop
er. who permitted seven.
Luke Hamlin, who hasn't won a
game since June IA, was In superb
form as he pitched the Dodgers to
a 2-1 triumph over the Cubs. Hot
Potato Luke gave the Cubs only
three hits. The Cubs one run was
the lone score given Pitcher Jake
Mooty in the last 80 innings. Joe
vosmik's triple and Pete Coscarat's
fly produced the winning tally.
Eric McNair's four errors tied a
league record as Washington came
from behind with a three-run rally
in the eighth to beat the White Sox,
SIS. Dutch Leonard hung up his
10th victory.
Cincinnati held its 3h game Ma.
tional league lead by beating the
Bes, 49,, last night. Paul Derringer
pitching an eight-hit game, scored
his 18th triumph. Manuel Salvo lost
his own game when he threw Harry
Crafts sacrifice wild in the ninth
allowing Lee Gamble, running for
willard Hershberger who had dou-
bled, to score.
YESTERDAYS HERO: Gerald
Walker. Washington outfielder who
had a perfect day, a for A." against
his old teammates, the White Sox
as the Senators won, 5-3.