The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-18
DETROIT TIGERS
 AND CLEVELAND EVEN BY DOYLE
DiMaggiO on the Shelf Again; Reds Can CIinch
 Flag Today
By 0EoRGE KTRKsEY

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Prise sEtafR CorrespOndent) New York, Sept. 1S-(UP)-The in-again, out-again Detroit Tigers were back on top ih the American league today. Every time somebody slaps them down the Tigers get right back up again. They are not Quitters.
 Popular sentiment favors them to win. But the gambling gentry rates the Tigers no better than an even choice with the Indians. Jack Doyle, Broadway betting commissioner, quoted the Tigers and Indians each at 0-10 in the American league race before today's games. The Tanks were 10-1 and the White Sox 20--1.
 'The Tigers continue to confound the critics" said Doyle. T keep say- ing to myself no team without a great second base combination can win the pennant but the Tigers keep sticking up there or whereabouts. If they win, the Tigers will be the first team in all my baseball experience who captured a flag without great infield."
 While the Tigers were battling their way back to the front yester- day, the Reds moved within two games of clinching the National league pennant.
 It's possible for Cincinnati to clinch the pennant today by beating the Phillies providing the Cardinals bea tthe Dodgers.
 Today's schedule calls for all four American league leaders to engage in doublehaeders. When the firing is finished today, there are likely to be more than a few broken hearts along baseball row. The important games follow:
 Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland New York at Chicago.
 Detroit turned six hits into six runs yesterday in humping the Senators 6-3. Walter Masterson's wildness in the first inning led to four Tiger runs and then Rudy York hit his 29th homer with a mate on base in the third. Schoolboy Rowe scored his 18th victory.
 The Yankees bounced back from the 16-4 thrashing Monday to beat the Browns, 90, behind Alley Don- aids six-hit pitching. Four Browns errors aided the Yankee cause. Joe DiMaggio had to retire in the second inning with a charley horse.
 The Reds won another one of their copyrighted one-run victories by de- feating the Phillies, 21. They tall lied the wihing run in the north on Bill Werber's triple and Ival Good mans double. Whitey Moore out pitched Kirby Higbe, allowing only five hits. to win his eighth victory The Reds now lead the Dodgers by II games, with only IA to play. l Playing without their manager Leo Durocher, who has been finec $100 and set down for five days fol his run?-in with Umpire Magerkurtf Monday, the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals, 50. Max Lanier fash toned a flve-hit game. Pepper Mar tin singled with the bases loaded and drove in three of the Cards runs
 In the other two National league games. the Bees polished of the Pirates 10--5, and the Cubs staged g whirlwind eighth-in rally te score six runs and trim the Giants 9-S. Sad to see was Carl Hubbel funable to hold a five-run lead going into the eighth. It was the Giants ninth straight loss.
 YESTERDAYS HERO: Schoolboy Rowe and Al Benton. Detroit pitch CTS who hurled the Tigers back or top of the American league with | a seven-hit nerformance against