The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
REDS, TIGERS HANDED DOUBLE
 DOSE OF DEFEAT
St. Louis and Chicago White SOx Set Back
 League Leaders
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Stan COrrespondeI

United Press Stan C0rresp0ndent)
 New York, Aug. 12.-(UP)-The Reds and the Tigers came to today and mournfully requested the smell ing salts. The two league-leaders caught both barrels yesterday right between the eyes.
 The Cardinals, losers in five straight, .jolted the Reds twice, 3-2 and Bel, before a sad throng of 28,762 Redland rooters. Morton Cooper out-dueled Paul Derringer in the opener, allowing only two hits. The Reds, however, had to make a misplay to lose-failing to cover third on Terry Moore's triple in the eighth, Moore scored the ty- ing run. Then Enos Slaughter banged his 14th homer. Lon War neke bested Jim Turner in the nightcap, the Cards leading all the way after Browns double and sin- gles by Mize, Roy and Padgett counted two runs in the first inning.
 It was only the second time this season that the Reds have lost both ends of a doubleheader, the losses trimmed Cincinnati'S lead to five games over the Dodgers.
 Same Score Twice.
 Detroit suffered two 4-3 defeats at the hands of the pesky- White Sox, and had two of their best pitchers, Buck Newsom and Tommy Bridges, licked i nthe bargain. A throng of 32,o00 saw the White Sox maintain their weak hold or fourth place. Although Newsom wasn't charged with the defeat he was on the verge of losing when he was taken out for pinch-hitter. Freddy Hutchinson, who relieved Newsom, was charged with the loss. Ted Lyons was tight in the pinches, de- spite the II hits he yielded and famed seven. Lyons drove in the winning run. Taft Wrights double oil the right field wall drove in the two deciding runs in the eighth inning of the nightcap. In the inn- ing previous successive hcmers by Greenberg, with one on, and York, with the bases bare, gave the Tigers 3-2 advantage.
 Despite the Tigers twin-loss, the Indians could gain no more than tie for first place. They divided with the Browns. Al Milnar won victory No. Is as the tribe won the opener, 12-4, slugging five pitchers for 18 hits. A home run by Har- lond Gift provided the edge as the Browns won the nightcap, 7-6. Tied at 3-all in the fifth the Browns tore into Al Smith for two runs each in the next two frames to bag enough runs to win.
 Brooklyn picked up game on the Reds by dividing a twin bill with the Bees. After dropping the opener, 3-2, the Dodgers came back to win the afterpiece, 80, on Vito Tamulis' 7-hit pitching. Dick Golf man relieved Bill Posedel with the bases loaded in the first game and saved the day for the Bees. A crowd of 24.02l, largest for the Bees at home this season, attended.
 Pirates Revenge.
 Pittsburgh regained fourth place by tripping the Cubs twice, "a and 5-1. With the score tied 3-3 in the eighth inning of the opener the Cubs made three errors, and the Pirates showed over four runs. Dick Lanahan held the Cubs to four hits In winning the nightcap.
 The Phillies snapped their 9-game losing streak by shutting out the Giants, 20, but dropped back into their old ways by losing the night cap to the Terrymen, 8-2. Kirby Higbe he'd the Giants to five hits