The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-01
ST. LOUIS GATE RECEIPTS MAKE OWNERS JOYOUS
Attendance for AZ Shade Ahead of Last Years
 Total of 1SO,OOO
BY PAUL SCHEFGFELS Tinted Press Stan Correspondent


 l1ew York, Aug. 1-UP)-Th6 box scores of the Yankee double header with the Browns at St. Louis last night said the New Workers won the nightcap 8-0 after dropping the opener, 9-8 but the most inter eSting detail was the item at the end which said: "Attendance-l5,- 386."
 The Browns have been particu- larly notorious as the American leagues orphans of the turnstiles. Formerly, doubleheader with the Browns gave the other club 8 chance to batten batting averages but the gate receipts were sicken- ingly slim.
 But apparently the Browns hat pace which has sent them to fourth place within striking distance of the runner-up spot has caught the fans of St. Louis because with two months of the season yet to go, Sewell's squad is ahead of the total attendance for last year.
 Last seasons attendance did not go over the 180,000 and 50 far, ir1- cluding last nights games, an un- official estimate puts the 1922 figure shade of the Al figure.
 The reaWakened fan interest is not too hard to understand either after the way the Browns won the first game yesterday. Trailing, 7-2 going into the sixth, the Browns launched six7run attack against Hank Borowy and Johnny Murphy in the heaviest ne-inning assault against the Yanks this year. Mike Chartak drove in four runs during the game in which the Browns out hit the Tanks, 17-16.
 Chandler Easy Winner
 The second game was all New York with Spud Chandler notchine his 18th win by holding the Browns to three hits. The Tanks wasted no time in sewing up the game, tal- lying six runs in the second. Char lie Keller homered with one on in this frame and Joe Gordon hit four -bagger in the seventh with one on.
 Chicago's White Sox banged out a 7-2 win over the Senators. They knocked out Early Wynn in the fifth with their second three-ru1 burst, after tallying one in the sec- ond and three in the third. Johnny Humphries went the route for the Sox and allowed only seven hits for his seventh win.
 Postponements cut play in the National league to single game in which the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Braves, 5-2 It Was their 18th victory in 15 starts against Casey Stengel's crew. Gene Thompson hurled scoreless ball and allowed only two hits until the ninth when he was replaced by Joe BeggS with the bases filled, none out and one ball on Phil Masi. Beggs retired the next three men in order but two runs scored on infleld outs.
 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and St. Louis at New York were post poned.
 The Red sox connected for 12 hits and shaded the Tigers, 7-6. Manager Del Baker shook up his Detroit lineup. benching Rudy York and Jimmy Bloodworth in a drive to inject more punch. The new line up collected Is hits. Tex Hughson was credited with his 18th win but needed Bill Butland's help in the ninth when pinch-hitter Charlie Gehringer homered with one on.
 The smallest night baseball crowd on record at Cleveland, 5.423, watched the As defeat the Indians, 6-4. The As got three runs on three hits and a missed fly in the fourth and three more on Bob Johnson's 11th homer with two on in the fifth.