The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14
PASSEAU MAY BE ONLY PITCHER TO WIN TWENTY
Beasley, Wyatt, and Van. der Nicer Have Won l3;
 BOnham Has Chance
BY PAUL SHEFFELS United Press Stan Correspondent

United Press StaR COrreSpOndent)
 New York, Aug. IA. (UP)-With pennar1t competition in the majors on the wane, the experts have been turning their attention to the ques- ton of how many pitchers-if any will win 20 games this season. And they have just about decided that Chicago'S Claude Passeau may be the lone man to turn the trick.
 Passeau heads both leagues in games won with 16 and, pitching at his regular rate of every fifth day, he should come through with a sea sons total of 21 victories, since there are six weeks of play remain ing. The 31-year-old righthander has lost only eight games.
 Locked in a three-Way tie as the next-beSt possibilities in the Na- tional League are Johnny Beazley of the Cards Whit Wyatt of the Dodg- CTS and Johnny Wander Nicer of the Reds, each of whom have won 13 games. Wyatts present pace hardly seems indicative of a 20-game sea- son, but BeaZley and Wander Nicer, who go to the hill more often, may land in the circle.
 There are six candidates in the American league, headed by Tex Hughson of the Red Sox who has won IA games. Hughson's pace has been so consistent-he's lost only three-that he appears almost cer- tain to win 20.
 Looks Tough
 For the others, however, 1t looks tough. Spud Chandler and Ernie Bcnham of the Yankees, Jim Bagby of the Indians, Phil Marchildon of the As and Elden Auker of the Browns all have won 13. Chandler and Bonham are not called on to work often enough. Bagby's support isn't good enough to insure him 20 wins while Marchildon and Auker are up against similar problems.
 Passeau helped the Cubs snap a four-game losing streak with 13-5 victory over the Cardinals yesterday The Bruins collected 13 hits and eight walks off quartet of pitch CTS for their fifth victory in 1f games with the Red Birds, now 8A games behind the idle Dodgers.
 Passeau held the Cards to ono run-Terry Moore's third -innine homer-for eight frames and ther allowed four runs In the ninth. The cards were helped by three errors
 Cincinnati-Pittsburgh and Bos- ton Brooklyn were postponed.
 Aris Hockett cleaned the base: with & double in the ninth inning to bring Cleveland a 3-2 win ovel the Tigers and broke a six-gamt losing string for the Indians. Virgi trucks shut out the Indians fo eight innings, but filled the base on walks in the ninth. Jack Wilson then replaced him and Hocket hammered out his double off tht right field screen. Trucks allowed only five hits. Bagby held the Tigers to six hits and one earned run to record his 18th victory.
 Clean Sweep
 ... Harlond Gift paced the Browns to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox and clean sweep of their three game series. Gift got four of the Browns II hits. In the first inning, he doubled home Don Gutteridge and scored from third to Walt Judnich's long fly. Tn the second, he hit a homer with two on to feature four-run attack ] against Bill Dietrich.
 Boston-New York and Washing ton philadelphia were postponed.
 YESTERDAYS STAR " Right handler Claude Passeau, who helped the Cubs break four-game losing streak by beating the Cardinals, 13- 5 for his 18th win.