The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-17
FORK ONLY HOPE
 OF RED SOxFOR REST OF SEASON
CrOnin Sees Fall of Tanks, But Boston Pitchers Fail
 Him: Reds Take Two
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug IT - CU.PD - Joe Cronin hasn't much to smile about these days as he watches the miracle he predicted - the fall of the Yankees - as his Red SoX squander opportunity after oppor- tunity because of their woeful pitch ing staff. But mention of James Emory Foxx makes Cronin forget his troubles.
 Foxx volunteered to go behind the bat to help the Red Sox July 31 and has played an important role since in keeping the Bostonians clinging to third place. Yesterday FoXx's big bat boomed out two homers-his 30th and 31st-to in- crease his lifetime major league production to 495, one more than Lou Gehrig. Only Babe Ruth him. self has hit more major league homers than Foxx. The cherubic- faced Foxx has quite a job ahead of him to flirt with Ruth's lifetime mark of TIA but he'll stay in there and swing.
 Since Foxx stepped behind the bat for the Red SoX he's batted at a 1858 clip and has clubbed 10 homers. The two he hit yesterday against Washington were highly important pokes as they kept the Red Sox from blowing a game after getting a 4-run lead. FoXX hit his first with a mate on in the first inning and then won the game with his sec ond in the tenth after the Senators had pulled ahead in the ninth. Bob- by Doerr's single scored Tabor with the typing run in the ninth and the Red Sox then won, 7-6, in the tenth when FoXX did the honorS.
 Cleveland moved three games ahead of Detroit when Bob Teller weathered a 12-hit attack by the Browns and came through for his Fist victory, 8-3. A 3-run rally in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Tribe their winning margin.
 The White Sox blasted three Tiger pitchers for IA hits and 1894 triumph. A 9-run splurge in the eighth included Jce Kuhels homer with mate on base and clinched the victory which enabled the White Sox to move into fourth place tie with the Tanks.
 On The Way
 The Reds came out of their hit ting slump and blasted out dou- ble victory over the Cubs, 9-4 and 6-3. Whitey Moore easily subdueo the Cubs in the opener, blanklng them until the eighth when he had an eight run lead. John Hutchings, 230-pound rookie right-hander, did nifty job of relief pitching to score his first National League vic tory in the second game. Lonnie Frey made six hits. three in each game. Fourteen hits in the opener and thirteen in the nightcap was a feast for the Reds. who haven't been hitting their weight lately.
 The Pirates and Cards split a doubleheader, with Pittsburgh scor- ing a run in the ninth to win the opener, 6-5. but dropping the night cap, 9-5. The split enabled the Cards to move into fifth place, ahead of the Cubs. Bob Elliott's double and Fletcher's single won the opener for the Pirates.
 Nick Strincevich pitched the Bees to a five-hit, 12-inning 2-l victory over the Dodgers last night. drop ping Brooklyn 6 l-2 games behind the Reds. A crowd of 33,590 jam med Ebbets field to celebrate Fred Fitzsimmons" night, the fans pre- senting the portly pitcher with a new automobile while his team- mates. baseball writers and admire, gave him several other gifts. Ed die Miller's double and Buddy Has. sett's single won the ball game in the 18th.
 The Giants came from behind :o make nine hits good for & 5-3 vic- tory over the Phillies in the other night game and played before only 1869.