The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-17
SEWELL CLUB ABLE TO WIN
 CLOSE ONES
By CARL LUNDQUIsT

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 New York. July i7-CUP)-The St. Louis Browns. dlsporing them. selves in championship style--they win when the chips are down-went home in triumph today. hopeful that their fans may have srasped at last that they are bidding bril- lIantly for their first pennant.
 If there is truth to the baseball maxim that pennants go to teams winning the close extra inning games, then the Browns have tradt- ton on their side after yesterdays demonstration at Cleveland.
 Cleveland which literally has had the Indian sign" on them all sea- son. sent the Browns into extra inns ings in both ends of a double header but each time the Browns won in l2 innings, 6 to ' and 2 to l.
 George McQuinn sent Don Gut teridge home with a winning single to give George Caster his fourth rec lief victory in the opener. Cutter idge also tallied the winning run in the second game. tripllng and scoring on Milt Byrnes' single to give Jack Kramer his ninth victory.
 The Browns increased their mar gin to two games over the Yankees whom they meet in an important set Of four games starting Tuesday.
 The Yankees were denied a chance to keep pace when their sec ond game with Boston was washed out after they won the opener 2 to 1. Flashing like the Bronx bombers Of old, they backed up pitcher Alley Donals with four homers. Donsav- age, John Lindell, George Stirnweiss and Ray Martin each hitting for the circuit. It was their ninth vic- tory in II starts.
 Washington, still within range of the leaders, squeezed into fourth place ahead of Cleveland by beating Philadelphia twice. 6 to ( and { to 3. Steady pitching by Milo Candini and Mickey Haefner offset shoddy dehing. both going the route de- spite six Senator errors in the sec- ond game and three in the first.
 Chicago and Detroit divided, the White Sox getting six hit pitching from southpaw Jake Wade to win the opener to ?. It was Wade's first victory. The Tigers gave Paul tDizzy) Trout his second victory of Inc series to 3. by backing him up with IT hits in the afterpiece. It was his 18th triumph.
 M Long Last:
 Brooklyn finally found the forInu- la for a victory after IS straight de- feats-longest streak in the teams histoTy-winning at Boston 6 to s after losing the opener 6 to {. The Dodgers made seven runs in the second inning. surprising Curt Davis to such an extent that he won with ease despite issuing home run balls to Ab Wright and Max Macon. Jim TobiD, given five runs in the first inning, won the opener for the Braves though he yielded ii hits.
 Pittsburgh and Chicago defeated each other in l to o shutouts, with Max Butcher Of the Pirates getting honers for the top job in four stellar hurling performances. He held the Cubs to two hits in the second game to outpiteb Claude Passeau, who yielded only four, Henry Wyse shad- cd frnett Rip 6ewell ace of the Pirate staff in the opener. He al- lowed eight hits to seven for 6eyell.
 Sylvester lEllgl Donnelly filled the breach in temporary shoFtage ol Cardinal pitchers. winning his first starting job against clpcip- peti { tO 2. St, Louis manager Billy Southw0rth got an assist" in the Reds 3 10 2 seeend game victory be- cause he shouted at his pitcher Harry Breeeheep, so distraeting him that he baked home the winning run in the eighth,
 The suspended game bngaboo arose az ain when the second game between NeY York and Philadelphia Waa hung up' after eight innings with the Giants ahead ( 10 3. The Phlllies won the opener 6 to 2, gsl- ting steady twiTllng from Al ler- heauseF to beat Johnny Allen for the first time after four losses
 YESTERDAYS STAR Max Butcher 0i the Pirates who shut out the Cubs 0p two hits, ] 10 O, and scored the Only Fun after hitllng 2 tgo bagger