The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-19
TANKS, DODGERS SLIP AGAIN IN FIGHT FOR LEAD
Teller, Olsen, and Rowe
 Turn in Masterpieces; Lieber's Bat Wins
BY GEORGE KTRKsEY

New York, Juno io-(UP)-The baseball situation changes in tho twlnkllng of an eye, sometimes on one play or one pitched ball.
 The Yanks, having knocked tho Indians down three times hand- running, were ready to take over the American league lead three days ago. Today finds them beaten twice in row by tho White sox and three gabeS behind the resurgent 1n- dians.
 Last Sunday the Dodgers had licked tho Cards two in 6 row and needed only the second game Of Q doubieheader to go into the Nation ai league lead. They lost the night- cap to St. Louis and moved on to Chicago, where they've broken even In a pair of games and today finds them three games off the pace.
 Thus, the Indians and Cardinals who were on the run c little while ago are now moving ahead with the precision and confidence while the Yanks and Dodgers, who looked ike they were riding the crest Of Q wave, have been caught In the rip- tide.
 That Teller Again
 With bullet Bob Teller blazing away with his Sunday pitch, the !n' dlans knocked the Athletics silly, i4.2. The Tribe ace allowed just four hits In registering his i4th tri- umph. He famed eight, running his strlkoout record this season to llS. Hai Trosky connected for two hofl- CTS, among the Tribes i7 hits.
 Max Lanier, who is rapidly nov. ing into the foreground as one ot the National League's foremost Southpaws, twirled the Cards to . 7.3 victory over the Phiis. He ai- lowed only six hits but had his run of 2i scoreiess innings snapped when the PhilS chased over three runs in the eighth. It was Lanier'S fifth victory against two defeats.
 Thornton Lee, White Box gouth. pow, who's lost twice to the Yanke after being ahead with two out in the ninth, pulled through to \ 3:2 triumph over the Bronx bomberS. H0 gave up 10 hits but the YankS lined into double plays three times to break up rallies. Joe DiMaggio hit in fls 3ist consecutive game, smash" ing on infield hit of Luke App!nss glove. to a B.2 victory over the Rcd Box despite Jimmy Foxx's 10th homer. Rowe held Ted Williams, the Red eox redoubtable slugger, hitlesS'
 Roy Cullenbine's single In tho seventh after McQuinn had singled and stole second drove in tho win. ming run ag tho Browns nosed out the Senators, 3-2, before 7,7o0 at washington last night
 Dodgers Dumped
 Vern Olsen, the Hillsboro, Ofep boy who ig challenging Max Lans fer for the National LeGgue'S No. southpaw rating, stood the Dodgers on their ears AS the Cubs tflumphea, B.i. Olsen allowed only five hits and had Brokolyn shut out until the nlntn WneH JOc MeuWiSh, H"sh Ah the lineup after . siege Of humps, hit a homer. It snapped olsenB string of scoreiess innings at 90, ty. ing Bob Feller's l04i major league mark, Hank Leiber hit homers Nos. 5 and 6, the second with two mates aboard.
 AiyG Javery outpitched Johnny Wander Nicer before 2i i,467 last night at Cincinnati to give the Braves . 4.2 decision ever the Reds, Eddie Miller turned three potential on" einnaM singles into outs with bril. liant stops and throws back of sec' ond.
 The Giants and the Pirates played to a 2-2 tic in Ii innings before 2,. 73s last night at PittSburgh. The game was held up b6 minutes to lis- ten to the broadcast Of the Louiss Conn fight in New York and was called because Of the National league night curfew law. Mel ott nit homer No. i7.