The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-21
RED SOx LESS THAN4GAMES
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RY GLEN PERKINS

ANEA A2AAa mug eA& American league race was tighter than a stag at a New Years Eve party today, and. oddly enough. it was the last place Washington Sen- ators who turned the wrench which frightened the fight.
 The st. Louis Browns were Stili In the lead but a double loss in the nations capitol yesterday whittled their mragin to three and one half games over the second place Boston Red Sox.
 SnappinR out of a batting lethar- gy the Senators collected a total of % hits in winning 4-2 and i2-l to extend the Browns losing streak t0 four games-tleir longest of the sea- son. Dutch Leonard spaced four hits over the route in the opener while his mates combed Denny Oalehouse for l2. including three doubles. Two of the doubles and two singles in the seventh inning gave Washington three runs and the game. Early Wynn pitched the distance in the afteIpiece and allowed 10 hits but was backed by a l7 hit ofiense off Jack Kramer and Sam zoldak. Three first inning runs gave him more than enough working margin.
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 Meanwhile. the Red Sox knocked two full games off St Louis lead by winning a pair from the Cleve- land Indians. g-6 and li-s George Metk0vich and Jim Tabor hit hom- CTS in the seventh inning, Tab0rS' coming with a man on base after the Tribe had knotted the count at 5-5. Red Barrett. who relieved starter Yank Terry. was credited with the victory. Young Rex Cecil. recently acquired from the an Diego club Of the Pacific Coast league, had an easy time gaining his second maojr league victory when the sox gave him a six run margin in the first inning. Al smith and Ted Klie- man were the losers.
 The Detroit Tigers took adyan- tage of the |. Louis slump t0 move tO within five games Of the leaders by beating the New York Yankees twice in the champions stadium. Dizzy Trout joined tealnnate Hal NewhOuser as the maojr's only % game winners so far this season when he pitched and batted the Bengals t0 9-y triumph iD the zee Ond game after Prank aStubby) OyeTnire had been credited wi'h the S-3 opening victory. Yankee manager Joe Mccarthy sent his ace, Hank BorOwy. out to win the opener but in his one bad inning. the sixth, the Tigers ta6bed him with three runs for the victory after 8 score in the first.
 NewhOuseT came on tn the ninth inning to face one man and preserve OyermiTe's win. Tr0ut's two run homer. plus circuit blows by Rudy York and Eddie Mayo, overeaEne an early Yankee lead for the nightcap decision.
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 The Chicago White EOx and the Philadelphia Athletics returned the only split iD the junior circuit. the Eo1 winning the first game, 3-2 but bOging in the second, B-3. Skeeter Webb singled Hal T'rosky home with the tying run in the eighth inning of the opener. stole second, and scored on two base wild throw by Ed Busch with the win- ming run. The "Ais" tagged Ed LO- pat and Jake Wade for It hits in the afierpieae to make things easy for Luke nTOt PotatO) Hainlin.
 The most nl0inept0us feat ip the National League say the New York Giants end their longest losing streak since 1902 when they won the second game from the Chicago Cubs, 3-i, after having lost their 18th consecutive contest tD the opener, 7-4, 4 five run fourth In- ming, featured by Len MerullO's grand slam, paced the way for the Chicago victory with Fly Vapdep- berg getting the decision. Rookie Bill VOiselle pitched five hit ball to snap the Giants skeiD tp the sec- Opd.
 The Brooklyn Dodgers dropped two games to the second place Pitts- burgb Pirates to gain a tW0 game grip on the circuit cellar. Six runs iD the seventh inning of the opener, brought the BlIeg from behind l0 Q lO-5 win, Max Butcher Was the wis ming huFleT and Ben Chapman was charged with the loss, Nick Ettinee- vieh had an easy time iD the second with Q sly,hitteT that netted 7-i victory. Whit Wyatt, one of four Dodgers ejeeted from the game for arguing with the uWpiTes, was the loser,
 The St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to nine games with a l6-b win over the Boston Braves ip the first game but saw lt snapped iD the finale when the Braves tTiuOphed, 6s3. Ted WiIks, leading pitcher Of the majors, gain. cd his ninth consecutive victory and his 18th of the season in the first game and Woody Rich, making his first start for Boston, was the seey ODd game winner,
 philadelphia and cineInpau split, Bucky Waters pitching his 18th triumph Of the season to give the Reds 2-l edge tp the first game which went I2 innings, Walters f0uTtb straigbt hit produced the winning FuD The win gave him Rt Least one decision oyer every club @ the league this year, Rookie Charley GcbaDg pitched flye-blt ball lD the DigbteaD as hig mates backed him with l3shlt 0ffenGe to win bis fourth game Of the year from the Reds, ~,
 YESTERDAYS STAB " Dizzy Trout, who gaiIled hls 29tb victory Of the Reas0n ag he pitehed and