The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-29
BOSTON N-YANKS SERIES TO
 HELP DETROIT
By GLEN PERKINS

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 29-UP)-The fast stepping Detroit Tigers today had the golden opportunity of moy- ing into second place in the Amer ican leagues tight pennant race for the first time this season as their bitter rivals, New York and Boston, engaged in a Enockdown dragout d0ubleheader at Yankee Stadium.
 Detroit, now tied for third place with the Yanks, was favored to beat Chicago's seventh place White Sox in a single game today. 4 win would lift the Tigers into second spot if the Yankees and Red Sox split their twin-bill as was eXpecte d Manager Steve O'Neill of the Ben gals was expected to shoot Dizzy Trout to the mound after his 22nd victory in an effort to nail down the runner-up spot. With the ex- ception of first and second place, the Tigers have been in every other spot in the standings at one time or another this season.
 Anything can happen at the stad- ium as was evidenced in yesterdays 7-4 victory by Boston.
 Manager Joe Cronin announced that he would start his two recent ly acquired west coast hurlers, Rex Cecil, who has won two and lost two for the 4oy in two weeks. and clem Dreisewerd, who will be mak- ing his first major league start against the champions. Yankee pilot Joe Mccarthy was expected to open with Alley Donald and start his new rookie Floyd Beyens in the nighteap, Thus, with three rockies figuring in starting assignments, and the bitter rivalry between the two clubs as the pennant race en- ters the home stretch, split figured to be the most likely outcome.
 Yesterdays play looked like any thing but that expected from clubs still battling for a flag. The Yanks got 20 men on base, six by hits, l3 on walks and one on m error, but were able to bring but four home, three of them in the ninth inning. In four innings they had the bases loaded, largely through the gildness Of Boston pitchers Fourteen straight balls, I2 by starter Yank Terry, loaded the sacks with none out ln the fourth frame, Gronin pulled Terry and called on Joe Bow man who threw two balls before flaming Oscar Grimes and Mike Mll0seyleh and getting Mike GaT- bark tO fly out,
 The S0Y rocked starter Bill Zur ber for fonr hits and four runs in the fourth and added another pair in the sixth to elineh the gaMe-the only contest scheduled in the league, Bowman was credited with the tTi- nmph
 In the National League the St, Louis Cardinals broke a record esr tablished on Aug, go, 1908, by the Chicago Cubs, when they became the first team in the circuits hiss tory to win their 90lh game before that date by beating the Cincinnati Reds, 32
 The record looked safe for eight innings as Harry Gumbert pitched shutolt ball against his old mates But after one run had scored in the ninth, reserve catcher Ken 0'Dea, hitting for Emil Verban, pinch hit a two run homer 10 give big Mort Cooper his 18th decision and crack the Cubs mark by day, Cooper allowed but three hits in winning, one Of which was a two run double by Cincinnati catcher Ray Mueller iD the seventh inning,
 Pittsburgh Rt Chicago, the only other National league game sehAd. uled, was postponed because Of wet grounds,
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