The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
WINS IN 15 GAMES PROMISE ACTION GALORE Browns Take Over Third Place Winning Two as
 Indians Drop Pair
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

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 New York, Aug. 26-(UP)-It may be too little and it may be too late but the Boston Red Sox' current spurt might make things bit in- teresting for the New York Yan- kees in the American league.
 Six weeks ago, of course, an eight game winning streak such as the Red Sox boast today and record of 14 victories in IS starts would have raised the tempo of the junior circuit competition to an exciting pitch. Even as 1t is, the Bostons have cut the Yankees pace-setting margin to 8 reasonable 8 1-2 games.
 They are getting pitching and hitting worthy of champions and after playing the Yankees right down to the ground in their last four-game set at Fenway Park they took three out of four-have won eight of IT from the cham pions. It would require a modern miracle for the Sox to send the Yankees tumbling from the top with only 30 games remaining but 1t definitely could happen here.
 The Red Sox made 1t eight straight yesterday, taking both ends of a doubleheader from the Cleveland Indians, 4-3 and 5-1. After Lou Boudreau had broken a 2-all tie for Cleveland with a home run in the 11th, the Red Sox broke loose for two runs in the last half of the frame and won the opener Southpaw Ken Chase held the h. dians to four hits in that game for his fourth victory of the year and first since July 24. Jim Tabor's two-run homer in the fifth tied the score. Tom Ferrick gave the SoX only seven hits.
 Oscar Judd came through with a seven hitter in the nightcap, the Indians lone run coming as result of 8 passed ball in the first inning. Boston salted away the game in the seventh, scoring three times on hits by Judd, Dom DiMaggio, Tabor and an error by Joe Heving. Judd, who won his eighth, also connected for triple and two singles.
 Joe Gordon'S 18th homer with one on climaxed an uphill battle in which the Yankees overcame the White Sox, 0-3. Johnny Hum- phries blanked the Tanks for the first six frames but Gordon's sin gle, an error, Gerry Fridays triple and another error tied the score in the seventh. Marvin Breuer was rapped for 10 hits before he was re- lieved by Ernie Bonham in the seventh. Breuer gave up all the Sox' runs, two on Luke Appling's homer with one on in the first.
 The Browns made their advan- place in the American league, de- feating the Senators, 3-1, in the opener of a twilight doubleheader. Al Hollingsworth and Dennis Gale house held Washington to seven hits. The Browns broke into the scoring column in the fourth with three runs on two walks, Frankie Hayes double and Hollingsworth $ single. They put the game away in the seventh on three walks, two sim gles and an error, good for four runs.
 n The Browns made their advan- tage over the fourth place Indians a game and a half by edging the Senators, 3-2. in an Thinning nightcap. George McQuinn came in with the winning run on Rick Ferrell,s fly after the Senators had tied the score at 2-all in the sixth Walt Masterson went the route for Washington, allowing only six hits.
 Mort Cooper went the full dis tance as the Cardinals clipped the Dodgers for the second tmie, 2-1 in IA innings and cut Brooklyn's National League lead to 51s games. Cooper dueled scorelessly with Whit Wyatt, until the 18th when Brook lyn went in front with run but the Cardinals tied 1t in their half.
 A scratch single by Terry Moore, his only hit of the night, with the bases loaded and one out, pushed over the winning run that gave Coor his 18th win. George Kur- owski bunted safely and Martin Marion was safe on another bunt when Dolph Camilli threw late to second. After Cooper went out, Jirnmy Brown walked to set the stage for Moore.
 Johnny Wander Nicer clipped Carl Hubbell's winning streak at eight games and pitched the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. Wander Nicer, who famed II baterS, bring ing his total strikeouts to 14O for the season gained his 18th victory with the aid of two New York errors. After playing 27 straight innings without scoring, the Reds pushed over two unearned runs in the third and another in the eighth.
 Rip Sewell hurled three-hit ball for the Pirates and beat the Braves, 60. Tommy Holmes connected for all the hits given up by Sewen. The Bucs hammered four pitchers for II hits, including Jimmy WaSdell's four -bager in the figrst inning.
 The Phils cut loose five runs in the second and one in the fifth and defeated the Cubs, GA. The Phils made IS hits of three pitchers and Johnny Podgajny and Rube Melton scattered 12 blows including Bob Schefing,s ourth-inning homer with one on.
 YESTERDAYS Mort Cooper, who went IA innings as the rsorde 1xnoY1 from the D0d0erG 2.1