The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-21
0VERMIRE OUT
 FOR REVENGE
 AGAINST TANKS
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 New York, sept, 2i.-tup)--FrAnk (etubby) overmire of the Detroit Tigers, little man with c long memory, awaited his chance today to gain revenge against the New York Yankees--a chance he has awaited for q year,
 The Yankees ore reeling on their heels now, all but mathemAtleAlly out of tho American league per- nant race, but things were differ. ent last season when Overmire, . rookie pitcher, permitted them to clinch the flag, The B.foot, 7.lneh Dutohman, didn't want to be the "fall-guy" and he battled the Bronx Bolnbers i4.lnnlngs before losing q to 1 ct Yankee stadium.
 The fact that he pitched credit. ably and lost to tho leagues best hurler, spud Chandler, didn't minis Tlil1e his bitterness. He wanted re. venge and today the situation is reversed, The Tigers aren't going to ollnch the pennant--yet-but no matter what the Yankees do, they aren't likely to be the team to beat them out of It.
 Presuming that the Tigers are due for Q slump and that they may play no better than 300 baseball in their remaining i2 games, which Isn't likely the Yankees now four games behind would have to win 10 out of i2 Go tic them and ii out of i2 to win, The case of the Boston Red Box is even more hope. less, Six games of the pace they would have to win all i2 of their remaining games to tic tho Tigers if Detroit broke even and couldn't win under any circumstances un- less the league leaders dropped be low BOO.
 Even the second place st, Louis Browns have a tough row to hoe. They would have to win seven out of II games to tie the Tigers and there is no reason to think the league leaders are going to drop to Q 800 pace when they have won 10 of their last i2 games.
 Paul tDlsSy) Trout, one of the Tiger "vletory twins" got in hls liekR against the Yanks yesterday, beating them Q to 9 for his 2bth Vie. tory and his sixth straight against the world champions this year, It was the second straight Tlger ie. tory over the Yankees, and their ninth defeat in 10 tries at Drlggs Stadium this year. 0utfielder Dick Wakefield, who has made 26 hits In his last 50 times at bat, started Trout off to victory with on inside. thc.pRrk homer h. tho second of Rookie Mel Queen, who lost his sec. ond game after five victories for the Yanks,
 The Browns kept their ehhlng hopes alive by beating the WaShing. ton Senators 5 to 2. Chet LaAhs, TO. placing tho dumping Al zarilla in the Brown lineup, supplied most of the punch for Jack Kramer's 18th victory getting three hits,
 Cleveland outlasted Boston, win. ming ii to 10 in the 18th by scoring two runs in it's half after the Red Sox had scored once, The Indians made 10 hits and the Red SoX IS for rough day on pitchers
 Chicago made oil It's runSe in the seventh to defeat the Philadelphia AE c to 1, behind OTVal Grove, who yielded only four hits In seven in- nings,
 Pittsburgh kept intact It's slim chance to tie St, Louis in the Ma. tionAl by beating Brooklyn 2 to while the Cards were rained out ct Boston, Nick Strineevich hested rookie Fred Wells of the Dodgers In Q duel.
 The Philadelphia phillies estab. llshed their longest winning streak of the year, six straight, by beating Cincinnati 3 to 2 in the opener of o double header, but Bucky Walters came back to win the second for the Reds 6 to {, picking up his 22nd victory.
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