The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-01
BADLY BEATEN BY ST.
 LOUIS BROWNS
American League Con- tenders in Sad Shape as
 Tanks Take Over
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs United Press Stan Correspond,

Limited Press Stan COrrespOndent) New York, July l. (UP)-The most complete job of self -efface-
 nent in the major leagues has been produced by the Cleveland Indians but 1t looks as if it's going to back fire.
 Tn 194O this amazing club reyolted against Manager Oscar Witt and decided 1t couldn't play their best under his direction. At the end of the season, he was replaced by genial Roger Peckinpaugh. Ever since Peckis appointment, the Indians have bent over back wards in an effort to present pie ture of complete tranquility on the bench and in the clubhouse.
 The Indians may have become enotionally stabilized under Peck but 50 far that hasn't proved a good substitute for nine inning baseball. Toyda, the Indians are slipping from the pennant picture with a losing streak of three straight and a cur rent record of 10 defeats in IS starts. They are two full games be- hind the first-place Yankees.
 Cleveland is not the hitting club it was last year. Hal TroSky'S pro- longed slump nullifieS the fine in- proveemnt of Jeff Heath.
 The pitching is disintegrating. Mel Harder'S comeback has fizzled. Al Smith, 15-game winner last year, has lost five while winning only mouf. Al Milnar has lost eight while notching seven triumphs.
 To complete the woeful picture, Bobby Teller, bellwether of the staff with 16 victories, took his second successive pounding yesterday when the St. Louis Browns beat the In- dians, 1926. It was the second time this season the Browns hammered Teller from the hill.
 The husky youngster is beginning to show the strain of carrying the club on. He needed help from Clint Brown to stagger to an 11-8 win over Boston last week and was shelled from the box yesterday by the Browns nine-run assault in the seventh inning. Twelve men went to bat the seveth with six hits, three walks ad an error contributing to the scoring. It was F'eller's fourth defeat.
 The Chicago White Sox pushed over two runs in the ninth to de- feat Detroit, T-6, and give Johny Rigney his fifth victory. The Tigers went ahead when Rip Radcliff's single scored aPt Mullin but the White Sox combined 8 walk, three singles and an error by Rudy York to win. Moose Solters' single with the bases loaded decided the game.
 The Brooklyn Dodgers opened a l9-game home stand by belting the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, and moved into a tie for the National League lead when the pace-setting Car- dinalS dropped 4-3 decision to the Pittsburgh Uirates in night game. Whit Wyatt turned back the Pi1ilS with six hits for his 18th triumph and the Dodgers 10th straight over the tail-enders. Pete Reiser carried his batting streak to 13 games with his seventh homer and triple.
 Ken Heintzleman gave the Cards 12-hitS and was in constant trouble but managed his third win for the Pirates. Maurice Van Robay's two run triple in the third won the game.
 Elmer Riddle won the eighth straight victory of his undefeated season by pitching the Cincinnati Reds to 6. 7-1 triumph over the Chi cago Cubs last night. Riddle allowed seven hits. He lost a shutout when Clyde Mccullough homered in the fourth.
 Cliff Melton out-pitched Manuel Saivo over 12 innings as the New York Giants beat the Boston Bees, 30. Melton allowed six hits and be- gan the game winning rally in the 18th with g single. Doubles by Dick Bartell and Johnny Rucker and Mel 1 Otis sigle wound up the scoring.
 YESTERDAYS HERO = Elmer Riddle. CincinnatlS undefeated righthander, who turned in his | eighth straight victory last night | by pitching the Reb to a seven-hit, 7-1 triumph over the Cubs.