The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-25
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BY GLEN PERKINS Limited Press Staff CoFrespOndent)

Limited Press Stair COffesponuenO
 New York, September 26. = tUP) = The final week of the iol4 major League baseball season opened to- day with Detroit and St. Louis em- broiled in Q last-ditch struggle for the American League pennRnt--only one game separating them.
 With one of the bltterest fights in the loops history, assured, the leading Tigers were favored to win their first flag since 1o40 because of the fortunes of schedule making. Detroit winds Up It's season with three games with the seventh place Philadelphia Athletics and four with last place washington. St. Louis must play three against the four spot Boston Red Sox and four against the third place New York Yankees.
 The magic figure ct this stage of the campaign is seven. Any coin- bination of seven Detroit victories or seven st. Louis losses gives the Tig- CTS the bunting. For New York, who dropped four and Q half games off the pace in losing to Cleveland yesterday, any combination of four sends them home talking about next year.
 Yankee fans were resigned to the fact that nothing short Of Q mir- acle could help their club,
 Big Winner
 The Tigers maintained their lead yesterday when gouthpaw Hal New houser accounted for his 27th win Of the year with 0-6 job against Boston. Three runs ii the first two innings made NewhouSer's task seem easy and by the end of the fifth he had c 7-i lead. Tank Terry, the loser, was the first of four Boston hurlers to wilt under the ib.hit Tiger offense.
 St. Louis stayed on Detroit's heels by scoring three runs in the uast half Of the ninth inning after two were out to beat the Athletics 3-2 Jess Flores had 6 four hit Shutout going into the ninth when Vern Stephens singled with one away. He was forced by Milt Byrnes and George McQuInn followed with walk. A double of! the bat Of Mark Christman scored ByrneS and Tex Shirley, who was inserted to run for McQuinn. The final run count- cd when Floyd Baker, subbing for second baseman Don dutteridge, lashed c long fly which Bob Estalella dropped for an error. Jack Kramer yielded five hits, four in the last three innings, to get the decision.
 The Yankees all but bowed out against the four hit pitching oi Veteran Mel Harder who beat the I044 Champions, 4.i. The Indians Shelled Hank Borowy for four runA on four hits and three walks in the fifth. Harder allowed 0eorgle stlFnwelGs an inside.the. park homer for the only New York run in win- ming his 20oth major league dcci- sion and 18th Of the year.
 Tn the American Leagues only doubleheader the Chicago White sox eliminated any mathematical possibility of the Washington sen- ators escaping the cellar by win- ming twice e.3 and 2s0. Thornton Lee held the Mats to five hits in the opener and Ed Lopat allowed six in winning his shutout.
 New Mark
 Tn the National League the St Louis Cardinals set record by be. coming the first senior circuit team ir history to win 100 or more games for three consecutive seasons by taking two one-Fun decision from the Philadelphia Phililes. Mort Cooper and Ken RaffenSbergeT dueiled i6 innings in the opener with Cooper gaining his 2nd vii when George (Whitey) KurowsN hit a homer ii the seventh extra frame for Q 4.3 edge. Ted Wiiks gained his i7th triumph when Charley schanz walked the games only fiiil across the plate in the ninth inning for q leo squeeze.
 Pittsburgh and New York split Tie Giants won the first 6s4 ai Rookie Bill VolselIe recorded hb iSt triumph and the Bucs took the i0.inning nightcap 3-2 when Praf1h 0ustineB single drove in the Win' ming run.
 Chicago and Brooklyn divided the Dodgers walking away with . iO.3 margin ib the first game and the Cubs gaining 4.3 edge in the finale.
 Cincinnati won two from tht Boston Braves, 2.i and 10. Harry 0umbert achieved the opening vii and Arnold Carter recorded the ghutout.
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