The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-24
PITCHERS ENJOY BIC EDGE OVER
 1942 SLUGGERS
HughsOn, Lyons, and Pas- seau Turn in Fine Work;
 Browns Take Two
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs

BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, Aug. 24-(UP)-Man- ufacturers of Major League base balls have sought to prove with facts and figures that the balls in use today have not lost their "zing" and are just as lively as ever. What they cannot refute however, is the general potency of pitchers in both leagues and the correspondingly poor batting marks of several slug gers.
 The 16 games played yesterday in the majors provide an almost per- feet illustration. Seven were shut outs and six were six-hit jobs. There was one two hitter 8 three-hitter, four four -hitters and five-hitter. The others were seven-hit job, a nine-hit performance and an 11-hit affair.
 Only II homers were hit, four in the American league, the sluggers' circuit.
 Tex Hughson, basebal's hottest pitcher, provided one of the best jobs, racking up his 17th victory and 11th in a row, 20, on four hits in the first game of a doubleheader that the Red Sox won from Phila- delphia. Joe Dobson equalled his teammates performance with a four-hit TO triumph in the night cap. It was Dobsons' eighth victory The Sox made six hits in the first game and II in the second.
 We'll Done
 Venerable Ted Lyons checked in with a three-hit masterpiece-per- haps his last performance before entering the army-as the White Sox beat the Indians, 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was Lyons 11th win. Three walks, hits by Myril Hoag and Luke Ap- bling and pair of flies accounted for the Sox' three rurs. Jim Bagby won his 14th and gained the Tribe an even break by pitching a 10, 10-inning shutout in the nightcap. He allowed only five hits. Oris Hockett singled and Ken Keltner Doubled over the winning run.
 The Yankees divided their serv- ice relief doubleheader with the Senators before 69,136 fans at the stadium. Jimmy Vernon drove in five runs in senators 7-6 triumph, in the opener but the Yanks gained an even break at the expense of Buck Newsom, registering 80 decision behind the six-hit pitching of Ernie Bonham in the nightcap. The game was called at the end of six innings because of darkness. It was Bonham's seventh straight and 18th win.
 St. Louis Browns increased their fourth-place advantage over the Tigers to four games taking both ends of service charity double header, 2-1 and Az U0 innings) before 50,000 fans. The Browns put the first game away with two runs in the seventh as Johnny Niggeling notched six-hitter Bob Muncrief won his fourth victory and first since June by allowing only six blows in the nightcap.
 Reds BIankcd Twice
 The Cubs slapped pair of shut outs on the Reds by 80 scores. Claude Passeau authored his l7th win with a nine-hit chore in the opener as the Cubs racked up three tallies in the first inning. Lon War neke topped that with a two-hit job in the nightcap for his ninth win.
 The Phils swapped wins with the Braves. Al Javery chalked up his fifth straight and 11th triumph for the Braves with 3-1 decision Tn the opener. Javery scattered six hits among the Phils, gave up but two walks and pitched to only B batters. Rube Melton blanked the Braves, with four hits for 20 win in the nightcap. allowing only four hits, giving three passes and farming six.
 Brooklyn increased its league lead to 2 1-2 games by winning two games from the Giants, GA 1O innings). and 7-5 Give innings while St. Louis split with Pitts burgh. Dolph Camillis Fist homer with the bases loaded came in the 10th to give Brooklyn the first No. 21 and Mel Ott. No. g for the game win. Johnny Mize hit homer Giants. A Giant raly petered out at four runs in the nightcap and the Dodgers put over two in their half to win darkness-curtailed nightcap. Ott hit another homer for the Giants and Billy Sullivan connected for Brooklyn.
 The Pirates pummeled Harry Gumbert, Mort Cooper and Howie Krist for Il hits. including a homer feating the Cards 5-3. Murry Dick by Elbie Fletcher in the eighth de- son doled out four hits and the Cards won the nightcap, 5-2. It was Dickson's fifth win and restored the Red birds to the win column after the first-game defeat had snapped their victory skein at eight in g row.
 YESTERDAYS STARS = Tex Hughson of the Red Box and Claude Passeau of the Cubs who each racked up their 17th victories by