The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-14
DI MAGGIO PEPS UP ALL TANKS
 TO BIC EFFORT
New Workers Have Won IS of 10 Games-DOdgers
 Lead Cut as Cards Win
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 New York, July 14.-(UPl--Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yank- ees are putting on the greatest show in baseball.
 DiNGaggio the Great has hit safely in 6S consecutive games = nine more than Willie Keeler's ma jor league record and l6 shy of the all-time organized baseball record of 69 set by Joe Wilhoit of the Wi- chita Western League club in 1919 and the Yankees have won 14 straight victories and l8 out of their last 19 games. Between them DiMaggio and the Tanks are turn- ing what was e beautiful race e few weeks ago into something re- sembling @ rout.
 Never in baseball history has there been @ more striking example of one ball player setting an entire club aflame as DiMaggio has the Tanks. When he started his phe- nomenal hitting streak on May IS, the Tanks were in fourth place, 5 1-2 games from the top. Today the Tanks are riding, high, wide and handsome with Q flve-Same lead over the Cleveland Indians who are struggling to stay in the race.
 Even the Yankee pitchers have been inspired by DiMaggio's streak. spud Chandler, who hadn't won Q game all season, twirled . five. hitter yesterday and the Tanks beat the White Sox, 8-i, before 60,- 3S7 at Comiskey Park. Ted Lyons, baseball's best Sunday pitcher, was caught in Q crossf1re of Yankee base hits in the fourth and driven to cover. Then the Tanks rolled on to 6 clean sweep by taking an ii. inning, 1-0, victory in the nightcap in which Red Rufnng hurled Q mas terful three. hitter to best Thorn- ton Lee. Sturm's double, Rolfe's bunt and Henrich's fly produced the score.
 DiMaggio hit safely three times in the first game and had line single In the nightcap.
 Indians Take Two
 Although outhit in both games, Cleveland swept 8 doubleheader with the Red Sox, 9-6 and 2-1 (l1 innings). Jeff Heath, who became the proud father of Q baby boy while the second game was in pro- gress, celebrated with 6 single which drove Keltner home with the deciding run. Heath drove in four runs in the first game with 6 triple and two singles. The Red Sox, play- ing without the leagues leading hitter, Ted Williams, out with 0 badly sprained ankle, stranded 20 men on base during the two games. Washington came out of the cel- lar by trouncing the Browns twice, 7-3 and 6-S. Cecil Travis hit safely in both games to run his consecu- tive game hitting streak to 23. Five double plays helped the Senators win the nightcap.
 Jack Knott pitched e five-h hitter as the Athletics trimmed the Tigers 5-4. Two Tiger hits were home runs by Pinky Higgins.
 Passeau Makes Good
 Brooklyn had its National League lead cut to 2 Ia games when the Dodgers divided with the Chicago Cubs while the Cardinals knocked of the Phillies twice. The Cubs laid down Q 16-hit attack in the opener to trounce the league leaders, 10-3, behind Claude Passeau's six-hit pitching. Newt Kimball pitched a surprising six-hitter to give the Dodgers the nightcap, 3-1. A ttrong of 36,l60, Brooklyn's largest of the season, damned Ebbets Field.
 Lon Warneke won his 10th game as the Cards beat the Phils, 7-2, in the first game. A 16-hit attack brought the Cards an S-5 triumph in the nightcap, and gave the Phils their ninth straight defeat.
 Elmer Riddle won his 10th straight game as the Red defeated the Braves 40, but Paul Derringer wilted in the ninth and the Braves copped the nightcap, 6-5. With a one run lead and two out, Derrin- ger gave up a single to Cooney, a walk to Sisti and 6 double to Max West.
 The Pirates beat the Giants, 20, behind Ken Heintzelman's two-hit pitching but gained only an even break when the Terrymen slugged out an 8-2 victory in the nightcap.