The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
CHICAGO WHITE
 S0X CLICK IN
 REGENT WEEKS
Dykes and RueI Have Guid- ed Club to 8 Wins, 3
 ShutOnts in II Games
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs

DA 4AOL 0OmEHEEAS
 United Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 New York, June 27-(UP)-The Chicago White Sox spent so much of the early part of the season staggering in and out of last place that they appeared headed for their first second division spot in four years but Jimmy Dykes squad must be credited with the quickest change of pace in the majors today.
 Dykes has combined his inspiring leadership with the willy coaching of Muddy Ruel to spur the White Sox to the fastest pace in the Amer ican League in the victory depart ment and the pitchers also are set- ting a mark that Is 2 circuit stand ard.
 Eight victories in their last ii games and three straight shutouts make up Chicago's current impos- ing record--a mark even more im- presSive considering the inactivity of Thornton Lee and the loss of Johnny Rigney to the Navy. ~
 Lee, 22- game winner and tops in the circut last year, is suffering from an arm ailment that has pre- vented him from pitching single inning this season. Rigney, bell- wether of the staff for three years, had won three games prior to his departure May 17.
 But Dykes and Ruel, apparently have ironed out the pitching staff crimp and have restored its effec- tiveness to such a degree that in the past Il games, Chicago chuck CTS have compiled the amazing earned run mark of 2.63, 8 standard without equal in either league.
 The White Sox had lost all eight of their meetings with the New York Yankees this season but last night, Comiskey Parks largest crowd of the year, 25,934-watched the Sox take advantage of Lefty Gomez's wildness and rolled up a Az tri- umph. Ed Smith won his second victory against II losses holding the Tanks to six hits. Chraley Keller's eighth homer with one on in the second spoiled Smiths shutout.
 Red SOx Move Up
 Dick Newcome won his seventh victory as the Boston Red Sox cut the Tanks lead to 6h games with a 3-2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians before a night crowd of 19,7O4. Newsome gave the Tribe | only six hits and Boston scored the | winning marker in the sixth on | Tony Lupien's fly. Johnny Pesky | singled and reached scoring posi- tion when Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr walked.
 Al Benton held his former mates to six hits and the Detroit Tigers clipped the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-l. Benton famed eight for his fifth victory. Two of Detroit's runs came in the fourth on errors by Dick Siebert and Lou Blair combined with Pinky Higgins double.
 St. Louis slammed three pitchers for il hits and an 8-5 triumph over Washington. Elden Auker also al- lowed II hits but scattered them well enough to win his ninth vic- tory. Chet Laabs' three-run homer in the fifth put the Browns in front to stay.
 In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers won their fourth in row, 5-4. in II innings over the Cincinnati Reds but the triumph was spoiled when Joe Medwick,s 27- game batting streak was broken.
 Medwick's chain of blows came within one of his mark of 28 set in '35 and within six of the modern League record set by Rogers Hornsby in 1922.
 Won on Squeeze
 Pee Wee Reese bunted safely with the bases loaded, squeezing home the winning run that gave Larry French his seventh straight win a loss.
 The New York Giants climbed within IF games of third, tripping Pittsburgh, 4-2. The Giants col- lected only six hits but were helped by five Pirate errors.
 Jimmy Foxx hit his first National League homer with two out and one on in the ninth and the Chicago Cubs took a 6-4 decision from the II Boston Braves. Foxx drove in four Chicago runs, nudging one home on D long fly in the first and another on a grounder in the third.
 St. Louis-Philadelphia was post poned.
 IEETERDAY'S STAR-Southpaw Ed Smith who gave the Chicago White Sox their first win of the year over the New York Yankees