The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-12
MISSISSIPPIAN : LEADS BOTH BIG
 LEAGUES, S-3
Wears Number l3 Too, Red SOx Beat Browns,
 Despite 5 Run Deficit
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United, Press Stan COFrespOndenf1

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 New York, June 12-(UP)-One of baseball's pet theories is that pitching for a second division team practically prohibits a moundsman from becomingJa consistent winner but Claude William Passeau of the Chicago Cubs gave the lie to that hoary hypothesis today.
 Right-hander Passeau, a six foot 31-year-old Mississippian, has been with II different clubs but never with top-notch team. The Cubs have helped keep that unfortunate record intact this season by spend- ing most of their time in the Na- t1onal Leagues second division but PaSSeau has overcome that handi- cap with characteristic courage.
 He led both leagues in games won today with record of nine victories against three defeats and off his performances so far 1t seemed safe to predict that this slim limbed veteran-now in his eighth year in the big leagues-would reach the 10-victory standard for the second time in his career. He won 20 for the Cubs in his first full year at Chicago in 1940.
 Jinx Defer
 PaSSeau, one of four pitchers in the senior league. who defy super- stition and wear the numeral "13," won his seventh straight and ninth victory of the year when he pitched the Cubs to a five-hit, 7-1, triumph over the Philadelphia Phils yester- day. It was the 11th complete game in 8 row for Passeau who was re- leased from the hospital only five days ago after suffering an attack of appendicitis.
 The Phils' run came in the second inning on an error by Bill Nichol- son after Nick Etten had singled. After that the Phils could solve Passeau for only two hits.
 Brooklyn's night game at St. Louis, only other game scheduled in the National League, was postponed because of the weather.
 In the American League, the Bos. ton Red SoX shaved half game off the idle New York Yankees lead by edgtng the St. Louis Browns, 8-7. The Yankees played 21a innings against the Detroit Tigers and trailed, 2-1, when the game was called because of the weather. They lead Boston now by 9h games.
 Comeback De Luxe
 St. Louis shot off to a fast start when George McQuinn belted two-run homer in the first and Catcher Frankie Hayes, recently acquired from the Philadelphia Athletics, blasted a four-bagger for three runs in the second. But Bos- ton bounced back with four in the fourth and two in the fifth, going ahead by one run. Both teams scored again before the Browns knotted the count in their half of the ninth. Lou Finney then doubled for Boston, Ted Williams was passed and the next two batters went out before Jim Tabo- singled in the winning run. The Browns belted three pitchers for 13 hits while the Sox slammed Il also off three pitchers.
 Cleveland came from behind for the third successive game and de- feated the Washington Senators, 8-6, the loss dropping the Griffs in- to seventh place behind the idle Chicago White Sox, whose game with the Philadelphia Athletics was postponed because of the weather. The Indians went into the ninth trailing by two runs but cut loose with 8 four-run spree on pair of walks, three singles, long fly and a passed ball. Four Washington pitchers gave up 13 hits.