The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15
Pennant Sentiment Shifts Toward 7igers
RAIN CAME TO
 RESCUE OF ST.
 LOUIS BROWNS
BY GLEN PERKINS

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 New York, Sept. l6.-(Upl The American league "four-ring circus" was scheduled ot resume perform anoes agaan today after four-day layoff brought about by the whimsy of schedule makers and early autumn nal rainfall.
 There was plenty of debate about which team benefited most by tho stretch of loafing, but most votes went to the St. Louis Browns, who were weary and stale when they onded their road campaigning for the year at Chicago by splitting Q double header last Sunday.
 The Browns who open at home against the White Sox tonight have only one pitohre, Nelson Potter, who has been able to win more than one game in the past month and such weary campaigners as Sig Ja- Eucki, Jack Kramer, Bob Muncrif and Denny Galehouse are almost sure to show some improvement after their rest,
 Pitchers Busy
 The same condition probably ex- ists with the Detroit Tigers, who hahve hene forced to depend large. ly upon their two big wlnners Paul (Disxy) Trout and Hal Newhouser However, with them, the rest was strictly temporary, since they have to figure working at least every three or four days and relieving some of the time on their off days". The Tigers play two at Cleveland tonight.
 Manager Joe Mccarthy made no secret of the fact that he was ohaf- ing over the long delay, Tho Yanks had game ct Philadelphia rained out twice and will play 1t Sunday aS part of e double header ct the Yankee Stadium-which Mccarthy considers no advantage because ot the tendency for teams to split twin bills, He reasons that the team was "red-hot" and that 0 delay ct such a time was anything but help ful, The Tanks remain idle until tomorrow,
 Tho Boston Red Sox, fairly strong road club, have completed their campaign at home and begin their final trip at Washington to- night with the team in good shape, although they must bank heavily upon their two rookie pitchers Rex Cecil and Clem DreiSowerd.
 Giants, Cubs Fourth
 In curtailed National league schedule yesterday, the Giants moved Into fourth place tie with the cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers squeezed into sixth place ahead ot Boston by winning single games Of scheduled double headers before the coastal hurricane arrived.
 Rookie, Bill Voiselle became the first Giant pitcher to win 20 games since the l037 season when Carl Hubbell and cliff Melton did 1t, betatIng the Philadelphia PhillieS IA to l, Ron Northey scored the only run for the philS on his 18th homer. Ernie Lombardi got Q grand slam homer with the bases loaded to lead the Giant iS-hit offen- siVe.
 Augie 0alan gave the DooseFs 5 to ( victory over the Boston Braves by singling with the bases loaded in the last of the ninth. Relief Pitcher Les Webher gained the victory after rookie Elmer Durret tied the score wit ha homer in the eighth.
 Ray Mueller of Cincinnati broke a Sb.year National record for eatch- CTS by handling his l34th eonseeu- tive game in the opened of Q dou- ble header at Chicago which ne helped win 3 to 2 with home run The Reds settled the Issue in the 18th to give Ed Huesser his l2th vie- tory, Chicago took tho second game 4 to 2 with Q freak homer by Roy Hughes providing three Of the runs. Gerry walker hurt his arm trying to catch the hit and couldn't make the throw in.
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