The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-29
YANKEES PROVE NEMESIS TO ST.
 LOUIS BROWNS
By GLEN PERKINS United Press COrrespOndenO

NeW 1OTk, June ~ - NO.F.D - "A newly discovered ailment, diagnosed as Yankee Stadium Jitters", plagued the St. Louis Browns today and unless an antidote is discovered in the very near future the ''pa- tients" may as well abandon hopes of being up and around at World Series time.
 St. Louis opened its crucial three game series with the New York Yankees here yesterday and played like anything but league-leaders in dropping the fourth of the five games they have played in New York this season.
 The Champions nicked Bob Mun- crief for seven runs in three in- nings yesterday and the St. Louis pitchers support was of strictly bush-league variety. Two of the runs were counted on George Stirn- weiss inside -the-park-homer which the Brown outfield handled with butter fingers. When Center Fielder Milt Byrnes missed a shoe string catch, Rightfielder Gene Moore booted the ball clear to the wall al- lowing Stirnweiss to score behind Mike Milosevich.
 The scoreboard indicated three errors but the Browns suffered sev- eral mental lapses which added up to Yankee Pitcher Alley Donald's fourth victory of the season and the first time he has been able to go the route against the league leaders
 The Boston Red Sox set the Chi cago White Sox down for the eighth consecutive time this season and knocked them from second to fourth place, the Yankees taking over the runner-up spot. Manager Joe Cronin's seventh inning double provided the marginal tally for Bos- tons 4-3 triumph in a twilight contest. Joe Bowman was the win ner.
 Dick Siebert's inside -the-park homer with mate aboard broke a 3-3 tie and paved the way for "a victory for the Philadelphia Athle- ties over the last place Cleveland Indians. Don Black pitched splen- didly for the Mackmen as he fan ned Il men to record the triumph.
 Near Perfect
 The Washington Senators com pleted the American Leagues rout of visiting teams by beating the De- troit Tigers Al behind the three hit pitching of Knuckleballer Johnny Niggeling. Niggeling deprived him. self of shutout when he forced home Detroit's lone run with walk when the bases were loaded in the sixth frame.
 The Philadelphia Phillies finished a job they started on May l6, when they defeated the St. Louis Card inals 6-5 in completing a suspended game.
 Max Lanier was made the goat oi the evening, being charged with tho loss of the suspended game, ir which he had been relieved in tht fourth inning more than a month ago. He also lost the regularly scheduled contest when Lefty Ker Raffensberger opposed him anc pitched four hit ball to carry tht Phillies to a 40 shutout.
 The Chicago Cubs brought ar abrupt halt to the five game win ming streak compild by the Brook. lyn Dodgers by taking both ends Of a twin bill, 12-6 in the first and 6-1 in the afterpiece. Big Bill Nichol- son was the spark in the Cubs of fense as he clouted his 18th and 14th homers in the first game te drive in five runs. Bob Chipman a former Dodger, was the winner Henry Wyse pitched cautious seven hit ball to protect the lead his mates gave him in the second game
 Close Does
 The Cincinnati Reds took a pail from the Boston Braves, 4-3 in the 10-inning opener and 3-2 in the nightcap. Errors by Connie Ryan ir the ninth inning of both games as- sisted the Reds to victory and 6 double jump from fifth to third place in the standings. After knot- ting the count at 3-3 on RyanT first huff, Dain Clay singled tht winning run across the extra frame His tumble in the last inning oi the second permitted the Reds tc break a 2-2 tie and win. Jim Kon. stanty and Arnold Carter, botf rockies were the winning hurlers
 The pittsburgh Pirates, playinl before a war benefit crowd of l8,. 479, ciubbed four New York Gian' pitchers for l3 hits and a 9-2 vic. tory. Jim Russell paced the attack whcih gave Mac Butcher the vic. tory, with perfct evening at tht plaCe on a walk and four hits.
 
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Johnny Niggeling, who pitched three hi ball to give Washington Senators 6