The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-05
ST. LOUIS CLUB TN ACCORDING
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By GLEN PERKINS United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, July - U.P0 - The Fourth of July has come and gone, and thus, according to the baseball adage. St. Louis is assured of its first inter-ctty world series.
 The adage has it that the team in front through July 4, is the team to win the pennant and both St. Louis Clubs passed that prophetic day at the top of their respective leagues.
 The Browns margin, considerably more precarious than the Cardin- als', remained at a game-and-a-half over the Boston Red Sox as they split a twin bill with the Philadel- phia Athletics. Sig Jakucki con- tinued his sensational brand of pitching by hurling his third shout out in four games to win the first game for St. Louis, 40. The ex-sol- dier has allowed but one run in his last 37 innings on the mound and that cost him 10 decision with the New York Yankees. The "A's" clouted three Brown pitchers for l3 hits in the nightcap, the longest Of which was Frankie Hayes two run homer, to gain an 8-3 victory.
 Boston and Detroit shared vic- tories, the Tigers gaining 4-3 edge in the first game when Paul Rich ards singled Rudy York home with the marginal tally in the ninth ln- ming. Boston bounced back to win the finale, 7-4, largely through the offensive efforts of Second Baseman Bobby Doerr whose bat provided five runs during the game, three on ms eighth homer.
 Tanks Scalped
 The Cleveland Indians Whittled the New York Yankees down to the 800 mark and showed them into fourth place by clipping them twice. The Tanks. who couldn't hit when 1t counted, left 10 men on the bases in each game and lost the first, 3-l, the second, 7-2. Allie Reynolds, re- lieved by Joe Heving in the eighth and assisted by some great fielding by Manager Lou Boudreau, won the opener. The Tribe was outhit, 12-o in the second but five run nrSt inning permitted Roy Poat to coast to victory ,..
 Washington and Chicago split, the senators taking the first game 20 on a splendid four hit pitching the White Sox emerged with o-z performance by Johnny Nlggellng' The nightcap went 12 innings before triumph. acquired when Leroy Schalk dropped a Texas league sln- ole to score Skeeter Webb rom second. Gordon Maltzberger. the leagues ace reliever, gained HIS ninth victory against one loss, when he relieved Eddie Lopat Tn tne seventh. ..
 The Cards stretched their Nation al League lead to 10 l-2 games longest of the season, with two witls over New York. Four runs in the first inning provided the league champs with working margh which they extended to win, 6-2 ln the opener. The second game was hardly a contest. the Cards wln- ming 9-l. Mort Cooper and Harry Brecheen were the vcitors.
 The Chicago Cubs came out oI the senior circuits cellar for the first time since April 27, with a twin victory over the Boston Braves The double loss, 7-l, and AZ, dumped the Braves into the vacated eighth place. Bill Fleming pitched four hit ball to annex the curtatin-ralser and Claude Passeau allowed but sev- en in winning the nightcap.
 Dodgers Drop Two
 Brooklyn'S dismal Dodgers, With out a victory on their current roao trip, extended their losing streak to eight games by dropping a pair to the Cincinnati Reds. Gee Walker clouted a homer with the bases loaded in the fifth inning Of the first game to account off 6-2 mar gin. Arnold Carter allowed six hits for the decision, and Hal Gregg, who injured his back during the game, was the loser. The nightcap went 10 innings before the Reds edged out 2-l triumph. Catcher Ray Mueller singled home the win ming run off Ralph Branca with the bases loaded to give Harry Gum bert the win.
 The Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates divided, the Phillies winning the first, 3-2 and the Pirates the nightcsp, 40. Rookie Charlie Schanz came in in the ninth inning of the opener and snuffed a pirate rally with the bases loaded to preserve Al Gerheauser's victory. Max Butcher pitched the shutout for Pittsburgh.
 YESTERDAYS SPARSE Jak- ucki of the St. Louis Browns, who hurled his third shutout in his last four starts as St, Louis and Phila-