The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-17
AND D| MAGGIO MAY
 AID YANKEES
By CARL LUNDQUIsT


 New York, Aug. 17 - (UP) N Maybe the yankees won't have to wait until next year.
 Talking pennant with the team involved in its longest losing streak of the season, seven straight games, sounds like something out of the hat. but with quick assistance from Uncle Sam 1t could be.
 Charley Keller has swapped his Merchant Marine Ensign's uniform for baseball ilannels and may take over in the outfield by Sunday; Joe DiMaggio is expected to get his re- lease from the Army any day now. Those pre-war sluggers, comprising the most powerful one-two punch of any major league club might make the difference with six weeks of the season remaining.
 Already Charley (ReO Rufang, the 42-year-old right handler who has won three out of four games, and Catcher Aaron Robinson have returned from the service to bolster the Yanke lineup. The club now Is nine full games back of the Tigers but the distance might not be insur- mountable with a powerful attack to back up a fairly good, though not brilliant pitching staff.
 But the help will have to be forth coming in a hurry. That was evident at St. Louis last night as the Brownies came from behind to win, 2 to 3.
 The Browns pulled into s fifth place tie with the Yankees, win- ming with a six-run rally in the sixth. Bob Munchief went the dist ance to gain his seventh victory against one defeat as his mates made 13 hits. Vern Stephens led the attack with two doubles and sin- gle.
 Senators Soft For Hal
 Hal Newhouser Of the Tigers was an ample antidote for Emil (Dutch) Leonard of the Senators in the crucial series at Detroit. New houser beat Washington for his 11th straight time, 9 to 2, to gain his 18th win of the season and put De- troit three and a half games in front. The day before, Leonard won his fourth straight from the Tigers. Paced by Roy Cullenbine, who had a triple and two singles to drive in three runs, the Tigers made it easy for Newhouser yesterday with a IA hit attack.
 Dave Ferris of the Red Sox made his first night game start and didn't like it. Trying for his 20th victory against the White Sox at Chicago. the big rookie was hammered for F hits before going out in the fifth and he was the loser, Il to 3. It was his sixth defeat.
 The Indians topped Philadelphia, T to 6, at Cleveland with a run in the ninth produced by Dutch Meyers single. Jeff Heath hit Cleveland homer.
 Chicago's National League lead was reduced to five games al Brooklyn when the Dodgers ever the series with 3 to 1 victory Rookie Tom Seats, slated for the Dodger discard ranks earlier in the season, turned in a steady seven. hitter in which the only Cub TUT was unearned. Moreover, he beat the leagues leading pitcher, Hanl Wyse, who was trying for win num- Der 19 and had to settle for his seventh loss. Seats singled in Tom Brown, who had doubled, with the | I~AAmAlS>nn 4v. f<Srpskh
 Ken Burkhardt's two-hit pitching gave the Cardinals a 4 to victory at Philadelphia. Buster Adams, witf his 17th homer, and Floyd Young with his first, gave Burkhardt al the offensive support he needed.
 Cincinnati snapped its l3-gam losing streak with a twin win a Boston, 5 to 3 and to 3. Al Unser' two-run homer gave Joe Bowman his ninth victory in the opener Vern Kennedy managed to strant 13 Braves on base to win the sec ond game easily. Boston's Tommy Holmes boosted his major leagu' leacing homer total to 9 with thres for the day.
 Ace Adams saved Van Lingla Mungo's 2 to Giant victory ove the Pirates at New York by retirinl the side with the bases filled il
 the ninth. It was Mungo's 13tl win and Mel Ott started him of with his 17th homer That blow ir the fourth stopped Elwyn Roe' string of scoreless innings at 22-2-3
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