The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-02
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(Reg. U. '. Pat. 0R0 By JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff COFFeSpOndent)

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 New York, Oct. 2,-(UP)-BaSe. bail has weathored magniflcently another wartime BeaBOn, providing AmerieG's workers and fighting men with 6 campaign Of wholesome, hons est entertainment that was thrill. packed down to the lagt out
 Winter pessimists, who predicted dolefuiiy that the major leagues would fold ID during the summer for lack of experienced players, must have had crimson couHtenanGes as the dust settled yesterday after Q season that can Do regarded aB the most successful in the game's his. tory, in view Of It's handieaps,
 A flock of players changed from baseball t0gg to service uniforinB during the campaign, just as many Of their teammates had done in the two previous years since Pearl Harbor, But the game carried on with replacements, Whether or not there was A let-doWn in the eAiibre of play did not phase the fans who were captiVated by the four-eor- nefed, knock-down, drag-out pen. riant fight in the American league among the Browns, Tigers, Yankees and Red Box. Fans Riso were Rt- traeted by battles for lesser h0noFs in the National circuit, though the Cardinals walked Of with the flag for the third straight year.
 Night Bali Helped
 Pfata WaR FaR h Nit ttl1a sa- gardibg the B6eond. .Dlaee brawl be. tween Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. MidsseaS0fl permission t0 use uf- limited night bail helped, AS a Fe- suit, American league attendance increased about 100000 over 43, and the senior circuit figure also was stepped up considerably, For tho first time ifi years, not q single club was known definitely to have lost money,
 Accordingly, the owners were len. tent upon fi1anageFg-deBpite Riir- prise reVersalg suffered by clubs like Washington, which wound up last though many had picked t for the pennAnty and Brooklyn, which f0ded from third to seventh. or tho 10 managers who opened the 44 season, IS are sisted to carry on fiexe year, Jimmy Wilson resigned as pilot Of the Cubs on May f., while they were iil the midst Of c losing streak that stretched to i3 consecutive defeats, Charlie Grimm cai1le ifl from the Milwaukee Brew CTS to replace Wilson Banjo Char. iie boosted the Cubs from last place t0 fourth, one notch above their 43 standing.
 The BreWEB. who ciinched the American League penn0nt ifi yes. terday,s final play, with the lowest percentage ifl the circuits history, ,67e, opened the season by setting q new league record for c0nsecutiV0s games won from the staFt--nine straight. Pittsburgh's winning spiufge iil August, 1g Of 20, iflciuds cd stFeaks 0f six and ii. The Dodgers lost 4 straight in July, equalling DToOkiyns aiistlIne losing record.
 Remember?
 Individual highiights included: Jim Tobin Of the Braves allowed but four hits iil 2b scoreless innings. IEe also pitched one afld Ofle-haif fIo.hitter games, the latter being hitlegs hurting iEl Q game called after five iflnings. Dili Nieholson Of the Cubs, who topped the Nas tiOnal circuit til runs, Funs betted in end h0EierE, set 6 new National circuit record by hitting four homo runs in Q d0ibleheadeF. July %, tys ing the mark for h0nieFe iT eonees eiltiYe times at bot, Iilo Tigers pitching tandem, Hal NeWlloueef, with ~, and Dizzy Trout, with gT victories, oet . modern bWosulep