The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
FAILS IN THIRD TRY
 FOR 20 WINS
Cleveland Now II Games Behind Yanks Sam Chap-
 mans Bat Beats w. SOx
BY GEORGE KrRKsEY

United Press Stan CorespOndent)
 New York, July 31 (UP) - Bob Teller Is in his worst slump of the season. For the third time n succession last night the Cleve- land fire-baller failed in quest of his 2Oth victory. He hasn't won game since he triumphed over the Tanks in an Ginning game in the rain July 18.
 Unless he beats the Athletics in Philadelphia Sunday Bullet Bob" will 20 back home without vic- tory on the Indians eastern trip. You can guess what that means to Cleveland's pennant hopes--if any, body still thinks the Indians are in the race.
 Teller didn't lost last night as he was taken out for a pinch-hitter in the ninth and then Washington rallied to win in its half, 7-6. His record remaiS 19 victories and six defeats. A throng of 24,000 turned out to see Cleveland's wonder Boy" in action and he pitched a poor game.
 After getting off to a 20 lead, Teller allowed the Senators to go ahead, 3-2, in their first at bats. He wild-pitched @ run home in the seventh and allowed hits in 8 ir1- nings. In four previous victories over the Senators Teller had ale lowed them only two runs.
 hitter Roy Weatherly in the ninth, the Indians trailed, 5-4. Weatherly started a 2-run rally which put Cleveland on top, 6-5, but Joe Heving and Harry EiSenstat couldn't stop the Senators who damned over two runs in their ninth.
 Roger Cramer drove in the ty- ing run and scored the winning tally on Cecil Travis double. The victory enabled the Senators to move out of the cellar and up into a 7th place tie with the idle Browns. Cleveland's loss dropped the Tribe II games in arrears of the Tanks, who were rainde out.
 Sam Chapman's big bat person. ally accounted for the Athletics 5-3 triumph over the White Sox in the fourth place battle last night at Philadelphia. Chapman hit his 18th homer with two mates on base in the sixth and then clouted his 18th with one mate on in the 1lth to break up the game. A crowd of 1l,5e4 attended. The victory left the As .00l behind the White Sox.
 The Reds regained third place in the National League in rainy night battle at Cincinnati by humping the Giants, go, while the Braves were cooling of the Pirates 3-2 in 10 innings. A crowd of 19,- 116 saw Bucky Walters blank the Giants in winning victory No. 13. It was the first time since June l9 the Reds had made as many as runs in one game. The Reds made l6 singles of Whittig, Schumacher and Bowman.
 Jim Tobin won his sith victory In his last seven starts in pitching the Braves to a 3-2 triumph be- fore II l,362 last night at Pittsburgh. Vince DiMaggio's double in the sixth was the only hit off Tobin for eight innings. HasSett's triple, singles by Sisti and West and P. Waner's fly accounted for Boston's two runs in the tenth.
 The Cardinals increased their National League lead to 3 full games over the Dodgers by beat ing the Fiatbush crew, 6-4, In a day game. Pete Reiser's homer with a mate on in the eighth fave Brooklyn a 4-3 lead but a ding dong Cardinal rally in the St. Louis half sank the Dodgers. The 37-year old Estel Crabtree,s pinch single drove in the tying run. Ter " Moore's rifle single inches above Peewee Reese's glove drove in the two winning runs. Ernie White was credited with his sixth straight victory and his l2th of the season.
 The Cubs played tit for tat with the Phillies. Cy Blanton survived l4-hit attack to give the Phils an 8-4 victory in the opener despite Stanley Hacks "5 for B." Tot Press nell's relief pitching featured the Cubs 5-3 victory in the nightcap.