The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-20
TANKS, BROWNS SERIES EVEN;
 BUCEr BEATEN
By CARL LTNDQUIsT


 CUnlled Press Stan CorreupenaenU
 New York. July 2O--GUPD-The New York Yankees. ellanks to a three-ran homer hy Johnny Lin- dell, squaacd accounts with the St. Louis Browns lr their big series for the American league lead today. but neither team got an atom of support from st. Louis Cardinal Manager Bllly Souihworth. who'stlll k not convinced that his boys will win the pennant in their own cir. cult.
 While the Yankees were whittlmg the st. Louis lead to two games with . Co victory last night. Southworth vas as fretful as ever over his Cardinals. now a fat l2ia games in front in the National league.
 feaFs ginA"
 Shrugsing discussion of possible world series opposition for fear of putting a 'whammy" on the Car. dinals. Souihworth said it is downright foolish to talk about such things with matters as uncer- tain as they are in baseball partic- ularly in a wartime season like this"
 That precludes any speculation about who may be the American league winner or whom we would rather play" he said. Let the best club win and meanwhile we'll hope to be in there again for the Ma. tional league"
 The Yankees were the best club last night. twice coming from be- hind. with Lindells homer in the sixth the deciding factor. The blow put the siEids on Sig Jakucki. who had pitched a strong game up t0 that point. Relief Pitcher George Caster came on after Nick Etten singled and yielded two more singles to Don Savage and Mike Milosevich. Etten scoring with the marginal run.
 Ernie Bonharn. shaky at the start. allowed i2 hits. but kept the Browns sc0releEs after the fifth to gain his sixth victory.
 Victories by the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians produced a three-way tie with Washington for fourth place in the American league.
 The Tigers. winning their fifth game in seven starts. defeated Washington 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Three errors in the extra frame gas the Tigers the victory with Pitcher Prank Overnlire scoring his Ogn winning run.
 Cleveland vent after Louis (Bobo) NewsOm for i2 hits to defeat the Philadeiphia Athletics ' to !. Ed Klieman gaining his seventh victory. Mickey Rocco hit 8 homer for the Indians.
 The Chicago White S0g son theE first game Of the year from the Boston Red Eox. s to {, after n prev iols failures. A double play in the ninth snuffed off a Red 6ox rally which threateEed to extend the 'iheg." Oval Grove, the winner. gained his first victory iIa six starts.
 Walters WslIopeA
 The Brooklyn Dodgers snapped back from their i5 game losing streak to knock oilt Bucky Walters i the National Leagues best pitcher. in beating Cincinnati 10 to s. Walt CTS. seeking his 18th victory, yielded five runs and eight hits in three innings, but his seven game winning streak remained intact when the Reds tied tie score and Arnold Garter was charged B1th the defeat.
 Garter was the victim Of the Dodgers second uprising, q five run rally ia the eighth, Relief pitcher Les WebbeF, gag the victor.
 The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 10 l on Nate Ap- dregs' seven hit pitching. which brought him big 10th victory.
 Ken Ratfepsberger Of the Phila- deipbie Phillles struck cut seven baftRrs lp 8 { 10 2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Nick etrineevieb being touched for all the Quaker runs in the first tg0 innings.
 YEsTERDAYs STAR Les Webbsr Of the Rr00klyn Dodgers, wh0se tw0 hDt sllut0ut relief pitell- ing after the third inuing provided 2 70 to 6 victory over clnannau,