The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
EARNS INITIAL
 WIN OF YEAR BY
 SHUTOUT ROUTE
Won Game Battle Against Illness, Injury and Tn-
 lection; Macon Clicks
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, Aug. 6 = U(P) = Thornton Lee and the riddle of his inactivity were in the clear today and from behind the scenes came one of the most remarkable stories of quiet courage in sports.
 Lee won p games last year, con- piling an earned run average of 2.32. He might have done better this year If dtscouraging series of misfor- tunes had not laid him loW-almost too low to come back-but he's hit the trail up again and is moving fast.
 First, he pulled ligament in his shoulder while batting and was forced out of action. Then he suf- fered streptoocccus throat infec- ton and from the two ailments, de- Veloped a chronically weak and sore shoulder. He could not pitch at all. He went to Philadelphia for treat ments by a machine that contracted and expanded muscles in his shoul- der.
 The treatments were long and tiresome, especially when the White Sox were 1oundering in one of their worst losing spells in years. Lee hung on grimly and took his biggest stride back yesterday when he linn tied the Tigers to seven hits, giving the White Sox To victory.
 All the clever pitching that made Lee one of the most respected pitch CTS in the business was back at the old stand. He famed six batters, walked only three and left nine run ners stranded. Lee dropped his in- augural comeback effort by one run July 9, in a 10-inning struggle with the As.
 Stole Home
 Chicago scored yesterday in the sixth when Don Holloway stole home. He singled and took second when Wally Moses beat out a bunt. He reached third when Myril Hoag hit into a double play and then slid safely home with Luke Appling at bat. Detroit's Dixie Parsons was elected for arguing about the play.
 Tex Hughson shut out PhiladeI- phia win three hits, pitching the Red Sox to 70 triumph. It was his second shutout and 18th victory. He famed seven, getting Slugger Bob Johnson three times, and walked only two. The Sox teed off on Roger Wolff for four runs in the fourth, Wolff had beaten Boston three times previously.
 Doubles by Lou Boudreau and Ray Mack featured a six-run fourth in- ming tn atgave Cleveland an 8-5 triumph over the Browns. With one in and the bases loaded, Boudreau doubled acvrosS two and Mack sent home two more and driving Denny Galehouse from the mound. Mack scored on force play. Chubby Dean needed help from Harry Eisenstat and Tom Ferrick bNt Won his eighth game.
 Southpaw Max Macon, newest ad- dition to the Dodgers staff, pitched a two-hit shutout last night and Brooklyn beat the Giants, 40 A double by Mickey Witek in the sixth and Dick Bartell's single in the ninth were the only hits he allowed | It was Macon's third triumph since | joining the Dodgers a month ago. Only 29 Giants went to the plate. The Dodgers grouped eight hits eff fectively.
 Johnny Beazley authorized his 12 tn victory when he pitched the Cards to 50 triumph over the Reds last night. The Reds, who got only three hits off the young St. Louis Star, made four errors. The Cards kayoed Bucky Walters with a three-run burst in teh third.
 Pittsburgh blanked the Cubs 30, behind six-hit pitching by Rip Se- we'll. Les Fleming duelled scoreless- ly with Sewell until the seventh when he blew up and the Pirates scrode three runs. Pittsburgh made only six hits.
 Tommy Hughes won his eighth game of the year and third in a row when he set back the Braves with five hits giving the Phils a 5-2 triumph. The Phils pummeled two pitchers for 10 hits.