The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-15
M'GEE FINALLY COMES
 THRU WITH WIN
Hometown Considers 4-3 Victory Over Braves Bet-
 ter Than Series Triumph
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

1 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Aug. 15-(UP)-Call out the band in Batchtown (Ill) , flash the lights along old Broadway, shout it from the heights of Coo- gan,s bluff Fiddler Bill McGee of the New York Giants finally won a ball game after wour long months of defeat and despair.
 It may not mean much in the general scheme of baseball things, but in McGee'S hometown of Batchtown, and i'd nthe haunts of Giant fans and to McGee himself yesterdays 4-3 triumph over the Braves couldn't have been more precious if 1t had clinched the flag. McGee was just about ready to hang himself.
 In that strange, mysterious way Fate frowns on ball players, Mo- Gee, after winning 16 games last season, was traded by contending St. Louis Cardinals in May. He had been knocked out of the box three times. But a change to the Giants didn't help him any. He was koncked out scix times before he finally went the route yesterday to throttle the Braves with seven hits.
 Oddly enough, the man who was sent to the Cards (along with a bundle of cash) ran into an un- accountable slump after @ brilliant start. Harry Gumbert won five of his first six games with the Cards, aand pitched 8 couple of four-hit- terS. But he went sour and until he won game in relief role Mon- day he had gone two months with out victory.
 McGee is potentially a winning pitcher. He is big and strong and has good stuff. His poor start was attributed to lack of condition, but Bill Terry had his fungo hitters run him until dozen pounds melted oil him and he still couldn't win. Not until yesterday when the Giants got him of in front and he protected a one-run lead from the third inning on. In the last i've innings he allowed only one hit and was at his best in the eighth when Fucker dropped a fly ball and an other man walked. With the tying run on tihrd, McGee forced former Giant Frank Demaree to ground to Babe Young for the third out. Pittsburgh's Pirates lost their fourth game in row, 6 6-2 set- back to the Cubs. Claude Passeau, making his first start since he hurt his ribs July 26, won his 11th game and limited the Pirates to eight hits. Clyde McCullough's ', homer with two on ruined Max Butcher.
 The Tanks slapped the Senators silly, TO and 10-3, and resumed their home run clouting after 8 six game drought. Keller hit No. 29 and Henrich No. g, each with 8 ma non, in the first game and Sturm got No. with one on in the night cap. The Tanks now have hit 123 homers. A crowd of 11,215 attended, bringing the Tanks home attend ance for 59 games at home to 024,- 331. Russo and Donald were the winning pitchers.
 The Red Sox and Athletics broke even in two slugging matches. Jimmy Foxx's 18th homer with two mates on bases won the 11-ining opener for the Red Sox. 11-8. The As won the nightcap, 10-8, despite Foxx's 17th homer. The victory snapped Philadelphia's six game losing streak.
 With Thornton Lee winning his his first, the White Sox tanned the 18th game and Johnny Humphries Tigers twice, 3-1 and 80. Lee al- lowed eight hits and Humphries six
 The game between the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns was called because of darkness after 10 inningse of play with the score tied at 3--3. Chubby Dean, making his first start for the Tribe, was re- lieved by Bob Teller in the sixth inning, when rain halted the con- l test for one hour and 20 minutes. YESTERDAYS HERO Fiddler Bill McGee. Giants hard luck | a-~F1.. ~,,Axa n,av.a a