The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-03
GROWN YAWKEYS LESS THAN TWO
 GAMES OFF PACE
By GLEN PERKINS United Press Stan Correspond

New York, July 3 - (UP) - The Boston Red Sox, rated only the barest chance for first division berth in preseason reckonings, to- day must be figured as Q definite threat in the tight American league pennant race.
 The draft riddled beantowners, dime store ball club compared to the Gold Six clubs that million aire owner Tom Yawkey placed on the field in peace time, have pulled themselves up by their own boot straps into contending position.
 Under the reins of Player-Mar- ager Joe Cronin, Boston has been in every position except first ale ready this year and yesterday licked the league leading St. Louis Browns twice to draw within a game and a half of the spot that has eluded them.
 Cecil (Tex) Hughson, one of the big reasons for the Bo-Sox' success, achieved his 18th victory in the first game with a six-hit, To shut out. Jack Kramer lost 8 heart- breaker as he hurled five hit ball and saw the only run scored against him count when Catcher Red Hayworth dropped the bah after tagging Jim Gucher. who slid home in the sixth inning. The nightcap went Il innings before the Sox gained a 4-3 edge. Lou Fin ney, subbing for Cronin, brought the SoX from being iri the ninth inning when he doubled one run home and scored another to force the game into overtime at 3-3. He then singled home the winning counter in the second extra frame to give Red Barrett the triumph.
 The Cleveland Indians swept doubleheader from the Washington Senators, 4-3 in the 10 inning opener and 6-3 in the afterpiece. Manager Lou Boudreau doubled and scored on Ken Keltner's third hit of the game to account for the Martin in the first contest. Joe heving received credit for the vic- tory and was assisted by Keltner's inside tn park homer in the fourth. Steve Gromek, handed two run margin in the third in- ming of the finale, pitched hitless ball for seven innings to win that game.
 Chicago and New York split, the White Sox winning the first, "a in 10 innings when pair of singles plus three errors, all committed by third baseman Oscar Grimes, per- mitted four runs to score in the extra frame. Gordon Maltzberger was credited with the triumph. his eighth. Catcher Vince Castino's wild throw in the last inning of the nightcap, gave the Tanks 7-6 edge.
 Detroit and Philadelphia swapped shutouts' Du2zy Trout pitching the Tigers to an 80 victory in the open- CT and Jess Flores, hurling the "A's" to 20 victory in the second. Ford Garrison's two run homer in the second supplied Flores with all the margin he needed,
 Cards Take Two
 The National league leading St. Louis Cardinals handed the Brook lyn Dodgers their fifth and sixth consecutive losses by winning a pair of close ones. The first game went IA innings before either team scored, Max Lanier and Rube Melton. matching IS shutout innings. The Dodgers counted once in their half of the l4th. only to see the Cards come back with pair to win. 2-l. Ted Wilks went the route in the rightcap and spaced six hits for Az win.
 Cincinnati and New York split. Rookie Jim Konstanty, who joined the Reds less than two weeks ago, pitched his third successive victory in the opener with a seven hitter that netted 4-l win. The Giants lone tally came in the ninth inning and broke a string of l9 scoreless innings the young righthsnder had dished out Pitching honors of the day, however went to 39-year-old veteran Johnny Allen. who allowed only three hits in winning the sec ond game for New York. TO. The shutout snapped the Reds winning skein at five games.
 One Each
 Chicago divided with PhilAdel- phia. Rookie Bob Chipman set the Quakers down with five hits in winning the opener for Chicago 8-l. Save for an error in the ninth, he would have had shutout. The Phillies prize rookie. Lefty Ken RafTensberger, came through with some nice clutch pitching in the second game to give Philadelphia a Az edge.
 With Nate Andrews scattering six hits, the Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-l in the first of two scheduled games. The second game was called at the eighth because of Pennsylvania Sunday law with the count knotted at 5-5