The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

BUTCH N|EMAN NEW SLUCCER
 OF HUB BRAVES
By GLEN PERKINS

(United Press Stan C0rreSp0ndent)
 New York. Aug. 14.-(UP)-Elmer (Butch) Nieman was making Man ager Casey Stengel and fans of the Boston Braves very happy today with his application of the story book" finish to baseball games.
 Nieman hit his fourth home run yesterday-in the 10th inning with mate onto give Boston a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Thursday 1t was Nieman's 18th in- ming triple that provided the Braves with another victory over the Bruins, and last week, while the team was on the road, Butch won an extra inning game against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The next day his eighth inning circuit clout broke 8 tie and provided Boston with the necessary margin for victory.
 Strangely enough. Nieman, for mer All-Big Six halfback at Kansas State, appeared to have little, if any, big league possibilities last year when he played in the East ern league. In 10 games with Elmira and 107 with Scranton, the husky outfielder compiled a batting average of only POT, far below the mark necessary for trial in the big time in ordinary years. But un- der the tutelage of Stegel, Nieman is beginning to blossom and he cele- brated his recent promotion to the cleanup position in the batting or der by blasting out six blows in the last two days. The hits boosted his average to respectable .274, an increase of 19 points . in the last two days.
 Claude Passeau was the victim of Nieman's bat as he went down to his eighth defeat. Danny McFayden relieved starter aNte Andrews in the seventh inning and was cred- ited with the victory.
 The Chicago-Boston tilt was the only game played in the National league as St. Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Pitts burgh at Philadelphia were post poned because of indictment weather.
 Got 2,00oth Hit
 III 1llC liClACol ASdS uc, buhc Appling, veteran shortstop of the Chicago White Sox, joined the se- lect circle of players who have banged out 2,000 hits during their careers by singling to drive in a run in the first inning and assist the Windy City boys to a 3-2 vic- tory over the Boston Red Sox. IcbDrv Hum nbriac ob,,EaJ oroipct Tex Hughson in the game and won his ninth game of the campaign as Hughson was charged with his eighth setback. Hughson hurled a six hit ball game but his only scor- ing support was Tony Lupien's homer which scored Lamar Newsome ahead of him in the first inning.
 The Cleveland Indians moved into the junior loops fast changing sec- ond place today as they stretched their winning streak to six by drop ping the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-4. Mel Harder, assisted through the last inning by rookie Allie Reyn- olds, received credit for the vic- tory which plunged the "A's" deeper into the cellar.
 Spud Chandler evened the New York Yankees series with the St. Louis Browns by making his 18th victory 40 shutout over the Mis- sourians. The American leagues leading hurler put six men down via the strikeout route and walked only one to hand Johnny Niggeling his sixth straight defeat. Rookie Gather Ken Sears aided the league leaders with homer in the fourth frame.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Elmer (Butch Nieman, whose homer in the 10th inning enabled the Boston Braves to beat the Chicago Cubs. |