The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-06
AMERICAN LOOP
 6 TEAM MIx-Up HAS FANS HAPPY
Cleveland Pitching Shot !; Athletics, Red Sox Hot;
 Harris a Hero
BY GEORGE KTRKsEY United Press Stan COrrespondent)

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 New York, June 6 - (UP) -- A wholly unexpected turn of events the past ten days has transformed the American league pennant race into a ding-dong, every-man- -for- himself brawl with six clubs mixed embroglio.
 Cleveland, which threatened to run off with the flag, has turned sour. The Indians have dropped 8 out of their last 10 games. If 1t hadn't been for Bob Teller, tie Tribe might have lost ten in a row. Their pitching staff has been shot full of holes and this has completely demoralized the entire club.
 The gap from first to sixth place Is only games. The seventh-place Browns, il 1-2 games from the top, are as near the American league lead as the fourth place Reds in the National league. Even the Browns, under their new leaders, Luke Sewell, might edge their way into the pennant scrap. They've won three straight and seem to be coin- ing Only Washington seems out of 1t and improved pitching might even give the Senators shot in the arm.
 This scrambled state of affairs has resulted from the unexpected strength shown by the White Sox, Athletics and Red Sox. The White Sox are only one game out of first place and have consistently shown the leagues best pitching.
 Connie Mack's Year
 Even more surprising Is the Athletics drive, which has netted them 14 of their last l8 games. The As tripped the White Sox yester. day, 9-3, preventing them from tak- ing over the league lead.
 The comeback of the Red SoX has added 6 juicy fillip, Joe Cfonin's club has reeled off Ave straight, and out of il. More important Is the fact that Cronln has finally found young pitchers who can pitch for him and not moan about the defen. Sive weaknesses of the Red Sox in- field. Mickey Harris. Joe Dobson, Earl Johnson and Charlie Wagner are giving Boston It's best pitching in years.
 Harris, who pitched a 2-hitter in his last previous start, handcuffed the Indians as the Red sox thump. ed the leaders, l4-l. It was CleVe- lands worst defeat this season. Ted Williams led the Red sox's 18-hit attack on Miinar (who failed to finish for the seventh time in- his last eight Strats), Heving, Dorsett and jungels, getting three hits, in- cluding homer No. ,. Dom DiMag- gio also homered. The victory en- abled the Bosox to take over third place.
 Jack Knott, ex-White sox, pitched the Athletics to a 0-3 victory over Chicago. Edgar Smith went all to pieces In the second and the As scored six runs. Wally Moses triple with the bases loaded provided the big punch.
 Bruce Campbell's high bounding single in the tenth drove In the win- ming run as the Tigers beat the Yankees, 5-4. Tommy Henrich's homer with one man on had tied the score in the ninth. Alley Donald, who started for the YankS, wild- pitched two Detroit runs across ifi the sixth and then contributed an error to put over a third tally.
 The Browns won their first game under their new boss, Luke sewell, beating the Senators, 4-2. Denny dalehouse was credited with his fourth win.
 Other league games were rained out.
 YESTERDAYS HERO = Mickey Harris, Red Sox rookie southpaw who Is due to be inducted Into the army at the end of the season. He let the Indians down with six hits to give the Red Sox their third victory over Cleveland.