The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-29
DODGERS NEED 12 INNINGS TO
 DEFEAT PILLS
White SOx Lose Great Chance as Indians Are
 Beaten; SeIkirk Hero
BY GEORGE KTRKsEY United Press Staff COrrespondent)

(United Press btatt COfTeSpOnuentD
 New York, May go. - (uP) -I Night or day, the Phillies look all the same to the Dodgers. Leo Du- rocher's Dandies beat the poor, futile Phils again last night, 6-6, making the ninth straight time this season they've clipped Doc Prothro's Laddies on the wf1ickers.
 This one really hurt. After trail- ing 6.0, the Phils fought back with vengeance to Knot in the ninth, 6-6. But 1t was just a summer nights dream. The Dodgers scored 6 run in the twelfth to break up the game at % minutes past midnight.
 The victory kept the Dodgers hanging at the Cardinals heels, three games back, and plunged the luckless Plltls l9 games in the cel- lar.
 The Phils knocked Kirby Higbe, the t100,000 ex-Philly, out of the box, made i4 hits and threw four pitchers ct the Dodgers in an ef- fort to break the Brooklyn Jinx but 1t was all in vain. A walk to Billy Herman and Pete Reiser's third hit, a double to left, drove in the winning run. Dixie Walker hit homer No. 2 with two mates on and Dolf Comilli clouted No. 10 with the bags empty.
 Washington played its first night game in the nations Capitol last night and drew 2S000 spectators but the Senators lost their tenth straight game = a heart. breaker, to the Tanks, 6.6. With the Sen- ators leading, 3-l, in the eighth, New York staged c smashing 5-run rally clilnaxed by pinch.hitter George Selkirk's homer with the bases loaded. Marvin Breuer re- lieved Steve Peek in the ninth and stopped . Washington uprising one run short of a tie.
 Fine Finish
 Tn the day games the Cardinals polished off the Cubs again with another of their fast finishes, Scor- ing three runs in the ninth to win, 0-5. It was the Cards ninth straight win and the fifth in Q row they've won in late innings Larry French held the Cards to five hits until the ninth when he collapsed. Pinch-hitter Don Padgett's single drove in the winning run.
 The Pirates came out of 6 6-game losing streak when Max Butcher, although staggering at the finish, pitched the Frischmen to c 7.4 triumph over the Reds. Vince Di. maggio'S homer with two on was the big pirate punch.
 After fattening up the Indians early in the season, Detroit has turned tough and Is now demanding It's pound of flesh. The Tigers licked the leaGue-leaders for the third straight time, s-6. Ray Mack's homer with two on tied the game. 5-6, in the seventh but the Tigers finished ifl c rush.
 Browns Best
 The White eox missed a great OpIVi tuAiAVy " SANDS III VII bAIG Ah- dians by blowing a 4-l lead and losing to the Browns, S.4. It was Chicago'S second straight loss to St. Louis and left the White sox four games arrears of the leader IIarlodid Gift led the Browns as. yault with two homers and a single.
 In the longest and strangest game of the season, the Athletics beat the Red sox. e-6. in ie innings and moved into fifth place ahead of Boston. The As had q 6-l lead which was whittled down with l. run rally in the sixth and knotted up. e.6, in the ninth. Both clubs had numerous chances to win sev' eral times in extra innings, but the break didn't come until two were put in the sixteenth and siebert's single, Chapman's double. a walk to Hayes and Suder's single broke the tie.