The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
CLEVELAND CLUB UP AGAINST IT AS RIVALS GAIN
Cincinnati Have National
 League Pennant Almost ''On Ice"
BY GEORGE KTRKSEY

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 New York, Aug. 30-(UP) -Cleve- lands "team Of mutiny," denounced and derided throughout the base- ball world, today was face to face with the bald fact that 1t must prove what the rebellious players have been telling each other in their secret clubhouse meetings. That they have. the mechanical and mental equipment to win the pennant.
 The Yankee pennant express is roaring ahead full steam, gaining ground on the Indians every day and playing ball with but one thought in mind-to win that fifth straight pennant.
 Even more of threat for the mo- ment than the Tanks or Dertoit,s hard-hustling Tigers who, in the hurrah for the Tanks and the clairl- or over the Indians decline, have been almost overlooked. The Tigers, even without the steadying services of Charlie Gehringer, are very much in the race. They've won five out of the last six games and have moved up to within two games of the Indians.
 The Tigers showed they were still very much on the Indians trial yes- terday when they annexed a pair from Washington, 3-2 and 60 (six innings) Schoolboy Rowes pitch ing end hitting turned the tide in the opener. He allowed nine hits and, in the last two innings did not al- &m Hfxs@A
 The legion Of Yankee fans who forgot all about the Worlds champs during their evil days of July and early August are Hooking back on the band wagon by the hundreds. The Tanks gave their boosters plen- ty of reason to cheer yesterday when they grabbed twin bill from the Browns, 10-3 and 6-5 (13 in- nings). They blasted out 10 runs in the fifth frame, their biggest in- ming of the season, in the opener, and refused to be licked in the nightcap.
 Di Magg Helps Out
 The Browns were leading, 4-1 with two out in the ninth when Joe DiMaggio came up as a pinch-hit- ter end int homer No. 28 with two mates on base to tie the count, A. The Browns went ahead again in the 11th on George McQuinn's homer but Keller's double and Ro- sar's single tied it up again. With the bases filled in the 18th, Frankie Crosseti pulled the squeeze play successfully to bring in Henrich with the winning run.
 It was the Tanks 10th victory in their Il games against western , teams and narrowed the Indians lead over them to A games.
 While the American league was girding itself for Q thrilling stretch race, the Cincinnati Reds all but clinched the National League Pen- nant. They thumped the Dodgers, 9-3, and increased their lead to 9h games. Only a complete collapse can stop the Reds from repeating.
 The unlucky Dodgers received an- other crushing blow when third baseman Cookie Lavaggetto had to undergo an emergency appended tony yesterday. With Lavagetto lost for the season, Manager Leo Dur ocher resumed play at short and moved rookie Pete Reiser to third. The Cardinals regained third place when Bill McGee pitched a 2-hitter, beating the Giants, so. The Pirates blanked the Philleis, 40, and strengthened their hold on fifth place. The Cubs were beaten by the Bees, 3-1. and dropped Gabby Hartnett's club under the 300 mark again.
 In the other American league game the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 4-3, and prevented Chicago from climbing into the first division. John Rigney wilked Joe Cronin with the bases filled in the ninth, forcing in the winning run.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Johnny (Grandma) Murphy, Yankee relief pitcher who held the Browns to two hits in five innings and scored his fourth victory in eight days in win- ming the l3-inning nightcap, 6-5.