The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-27
CINCINNATI CLUB
 HAS AN OUTSIDE. CHANGE TO WIN
New York Giants May Proc vide Reds With Big Op-
 pOrtunity.
BY PAUL sCHEFFELS United Preas Staff Corresnonden

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 27.-(UP)-B Being short of good players is 8 condition that has become sickeningly fa1ni- liar to the New York Giants but if this club--whlch has made almost 8 fetish of standing pat--can con- solidate its time-worn veterans into some seTnblance of Palnier days, the National League race may take on an entirely different complexion.
 During the next five days the Giants--now the only club in the league which has not acquired g new player this month--play the leading Dodgers and rllnner-up Cardinals in six games, two with St. Louis and four with Brooklyn.
 Naturally there Is no chance for the Giants, 19 1-2 games away, to come even closer to the pennant, but should they be fortunate enough to defeat the crippled Cardinals and then get an even break with Brook lyn, they might furnish the JCincin- natl Reds a chance to break through to their third straight flag.
 Red "Hot"
 A look at the record and that doesn't sound too far-fetched. The Reds are the hottest club in the cir cult, with 16 victories in 20 starts, and today they are only Ia games out of first place. They meet the Dodgers tonight, rest for two days, then play the Cardinals two games and wind up with two against the Cubs Should they beat the Dodgers, and the Giants polish off the Cards, the Reds would pick up 8 game on both clubs. Then, if the Reds defeat St. Louis in their two games while the Durochermen tangle with Billy Terry's club--the National League might be furnished with surprise ending.
 Standoff
 The Giants slugged Bucky Walters and Jim Turner for 7-4 victory in the first game of yesterdays doubleheader but Gene Thompson and Paul DerTinger combined to pitch the Reds to 5-4 decision in the rightcap, cut to eight innings by darkness. Two three-run blasts in the first and sixth innings coupled with Hal Schumacher's three-hit relief pitching won the opener.
 Chicago's Cubs defeated the Phil adelphia Phillies, 5-4 and 11-3; with Jake Mooty and Paul Erickson each turning in full-time Jobs. Mooty gave up 13 hits but staggered to his seventh win on homerS by Bill Nich- olson and Babe Dahlgren. Erickson allowed six hits in the second game while the Cubs garnered 16 hits, in- cluding Dom Dallesandro's four-run homer in the fourth.
 Game Apiece
 Pittsburgh divided with Bosotn. Jim Tobin pitched the Braves to 8 4-3 victory in the first game, al- lowing only four hits for his 11th win, as Buddy Cremp's single drove home the winning run. Max Butcher stopped the Braves with six-hitter to bring Pittsburgh Q 6-1 triumph in the nightcap. :.
 The Boston Red Sox regained third place in the American League by belting Jim Bagby and Clint Brown for 13 hits and 8 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Dick NewsoSne held the tribe to eight hits for his 14th triumph.
 Philadelphia defeated Detroit twice. e-l and 2-1, to take over sixth place from the St. Louis Browns, who dropped to within half a game of the cellar by losing, 3-0, to Dutch Leonard of the Senators.
 YESTERDAY'S HERO--R ok ie Dick Newsome who won his 18th vic- tory by pitching the Red Sox 10 an eight hit, 9.4, win over Cleveland.