The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-22
SUSPENSION OF POTTER MADE
 HIM A WINNER
BY GLEN PERKINS (Unlted Press Stan CoFrespondenO

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 New York, Sept. 22--(UP)--1f the st. Louis Browns can pull the Amer ican League pennant out of the fire, and they were only half game out of the lead today the credit well may go to on allegedly damp base ball which pitcher Nelson Potter threw during . game with the Yankees last July
 Potter drew Q To-day suspension for the alleged use of the illegal pitch and he's been fighting mad ever since, so mad in fact that hs has won eight out of 10 games, the noly pitcher on the club to show semblance of consistency since the team hit its late season slump,
 Throwing dry baseball all the way he defeated the Washington Sena. tors Q to { last night and the vic- tory, coupled with lapse by the leading Detroit Tigers made the Amarican League race skin-tight again.
 Things even looked little bet. ter for the Yankees, who salvaged the finale of their series with the Tigers by winning 5 to { In 10 inn. ings, the victory giving them on on added psychological life because 1t was negotiated against their old nemisis, lefty Hal Newhouser, The Yankees were only three games out of the lead and had Q chance to pick up ground In 0 new series against the Cleveland Indians starting to. night,
 CrOsetti Did It
 Newhouser, trying for his 27th vlc- tory and his seventh over the Tanks gave up the winning run in the 10th in a relief role for Prank (Stub- by) Overmire Frankie CroSetti dou. bled to score Johnny Lindell whc had walked and gone to second on an infield out. The Tigers, who tied the score at 4-all In the eighth with a three rurn rally, threatened again in the 10th, but with men on first and second, Bill Zuber forced Paul Richards to hit Into a double play Zuber, fourth Yankee pitcher Tee ceived the victory,
 The Browns showed their mettle In setting back the Senators, seor- ing Ave runs in the fourth after Potter had permitted them three tallies in the first half of the inn. ing Mike KreeVlch, who made three hits, delivered Q clutch single which brought Potter in with the tying run, When outfelder George Case was slow in returning the ball, Don Gutteridge raced home and two more runs were produced on hits by Chet Laabs and Vern Stephens, The Browns hit in every Inning and every player except Potter got at least one hit,
 Ill-feeling between the teams flared again when Catcher Tom Turner of the Browns Seuffed with outhelder Roberto Ortiz before the game, Ortiz suffering e probable fractured thumb after delivering a punch. Potter and Case mixed 1t up in e melee during the last series at Washington
 The Boston Red Sox, out of the running with everything but slide rules, remained six games behind by losing their third straight to Cleve. land 8 to 2, with Ed Klieman out. pitching Mike Ryba, Jeff health and orLS Hoekett hit homers for Cleveland,
 Cards Tn"
 The st. Louis Cardinals clinehed their third straight National League pennant at Boston, when they won the opener of a double headed to {. then went on to make it a sweep by taking the second game 6 to 5, Harry Breeheen gained both vic- tories in relief roles.
 The Chicago Cubs took q firm grip on fourth place by defeating the New York Giants in double header Il to 8 and c {, while Pittsburgh pushed the Brooklyn Dodgers deeper Into the cellar by coppling them twice, 10 to { and i4 c,
 The Cincinnati Reds maintained their pace behind the Pittsburgh Pirates by winning q double header from the Phillies at Philadelphia, s to 3 and 9 to {,
 YESTERDAYS STAR -- Short- Aton Frankie Cfogetd of the Ynns