The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-10
DETROIT GETS
 FLUTTER BALL
 MOUND ARTIST
By CARL LUNDQUIST

Y United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 10--(UP)--Jim Tobin brought his tantalizing 'crawl ball'' to the Detroit Tigers today in an effort to insure them the American league pennarlt.
 Tobin, whose slow-stuff made him one of the most bewildering pitch CTS in the National league, was waived out surprisingly yesterday by the Boston Braves who seemed to have no further use for him.
 Although the big right-hander won I8 games last year, he had failed to round into top form this season and had won only nine while losing IA. However, a change of uniform has helped number of other players this year and the Tigers gambled $7,500 that it would help him.
 Tobin was the second pitcher they had acquired in as many days. They picked up George Caster, re- lief artist from hte rival St. Louis Browns, the day before.
 Red SOx Bow
 The Tigers, who have been in first place continuously since June 12, had to win to stay up there yesterday, but the manner in which they beat the Red Sox, II to 5, at Detroit, gave their supporters lot of encouragement. Generally weak kneed in their hitting of late, the Bengals battered Red Sox pitchers for 15 safe blows and after success i've four-run innings in the third and fourth, had the game salted away. Rudy York, who never gets fully warmed up until the August "dog days, showed signs that he was hitting his usual late summer form by driving two homers and single, driving in four runs. Also having 8 good day was Hank Greenberg who doubled twice and singled to drive in two runs. Paul (Dizzy) Trout had no trouble in gaining his 10th victory although he allowed 10 hits, one a homer by Culberson.
 It was welcome back" for man. ager Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees who was greeted with a to 2 vic- tory over the Indians at Cleveland after he returned from a two-week illness. He saw one of his pre-war pitchers, Charley (Red Ruffing chalk up his third victory since leaving the Army. The other two came while Mccarthy was away. The Yankees won in the ninth on singles by Mike Garbark and George Stirnweiss and fly by Bud Metheny.
 Washington went after two Chi cago pitchers for 14-lfits and beat the White Sox. 2 to 2. The climax came in the fifth when five hits produced six runs. Mickey Haefner won his 11th game, getting most of his hitting support from ex- Army Officer Buddy Lewis, who made a double and two singles.
 Al (Boots) Hollingsworth of the Browns, outduelled Bobo Newsom of the Athletics at St. Louis, win- ming, 1 to 0, with a three-hitter. It was Hollingsworth,s sixth win and Newsom's 18th defeat. Newsom has pitched Il games this season when the As gave him two runs or less.
 Dodgers Win Two
 The third place Dodgers gained ground an the National with a twin win over the Reds at Brooklyn, g to 2 and 1, to 3. Art Herring, backed up by 10 timely hits, won his sixth game in the opener. He yielded only one damaging blow, homer to Frank Mccormick. Rookie Ralph Branca outpitched Howard Fox in the 12 inning afterpiece in which he struck out Il men, allowing just six hits. Babe Herman, bat ting for Branca, singled home the winning run in the 18th.
 An ex-teammate slowed down the hot Cubs at Boston where Big Bill Lee sitched the Braves to a 2 to 3 victory, beating Paul Derringer in a battle of veterans. Elmer Nieman hit two-run homer. The Cardinals moved within five and half games of the lead with a to victory over the Giants at 1 New York. Harry Brecheen, despite 3 shaky fifth in which he gave up homers to Carroll Lockman and