The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20
STUD CHANDLER MISSES 20 WINS
 TANKS BLOW 2.
By GLEN PERKINS


 Limited Press stan Correspondent
 New York, Sept. 20--(UP)-The St. Louis Cardinals were happy to- day that they had the National league pennant all sewed up and the New York Yankees wished that the American league flag was in the same condition for both teams dropped doubleheaders in yester- days play.
 The Tanks dropped two to the runner-up Washington Senators, giving the Mats a clean sweep of the three game series. Jake Poweli's 10th inning single drove home the winning run and gave Early Wynn credit for the 3-2 decision over Spud Chandler, seeking his 20th victory, in the first game. Milton Heather pitched two-hit ball to gain a 5-1 triumph over Ernie Bonham in the afterpiece.
 The Philadelphia Athletics split a doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox. Joe Dobson won the opener A-0 with a five-hit performance Jess Flores gained his 1lth decision in the nightcap, 6-1.
 The veteran Jim Bagby and Al Smith each gained their 18th tri- umphs of the season as the Cleve- land Indians took both ends of douhle-header from the Deroit Fig CTS. Bagby tossed two hitter to win, To in the opener when Man ager Lou Boudreu's fly scored Hank Edwards in the fifth. Smith allowed two runs in winning the second, 6-2.
 The Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns ended the Ameri- can league season in Chicago by splitting @ twin-bill. Chet Laab'S three run homer in the opener gave the Browns Q 7-4 victory as Steve Sundra won his 14th game. The SoX came back in the nightcap, however, to win 6-1 behind the seven hit pitching of Johnny Humphries.
 Champs Blanked
 The Chicago Cubs set the Card finals down. so in the first and 10-9 in the second. Hank Wyse pitched the \shutout over the 1943 champs as his mates pounded three Red Bird hurlers for a dozen hits. The Cubs took the second when four St. Louis errors paved the way for five un- earned runs. The victories snapped an 11-geme losing streak for Chi cago and nine game winning skein for the Cardinals.
 The Boston Braves took pair from the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2 in the first behind the five hit pitching of Jim Tobin and 6-5 in the after piece which went IA innings.
 The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers closed the senior circuits play in New York with the Giants taking both ends of double header. Clff Melton allowed but seven hits to win the first, Bel and Ace Adams gained his l1th victory in the second when Buddy Kerr's second major league homer scored three runs for 7-4 triumph.
 .. Reds Drop Two
 Rip Sewell received verdit for his Pirates took Q twin-bill from the Pirates took @ twin-bill from the Cincinnati Reds. The Bucs pounded three Red hurlers for IA hits in the opener, allowing Sewell to coast in with a l0-S decision. Elmer Riddel looking for his 20th victory, was the loser. Two runs in their last time at bat provided the Pirates with a 2-1 decision in the second. Four singles of Johnny Wander Nicer, who had a four hitter going into the ninth, provided the margin and gave Max Butcher the pitching honors.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Rookie Milton Haefner, who allowed tMe league leading New York Yankees only two hits as Washington swept