The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
MOUND MEN DISPOSE
 OF SENATORS
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Staff Corresponde

New York, July ls.-UP)-Play- ing for big stakes with a pair of aces isn't always the soundest strategy, but it began to look to- day as If the Detroit Tigers would make it pay off with a pennant.
 At least they managed to squelch the ambitions of the Washington Senators most effectively last night by sending aces Hal Newhouser and Alton Benton out for a to 4 and 5 to 0 victories that dropped the District of Columbia clubbers from second to fourth place.
 Making rout out of the closest approach to a crucial series" that there has been in the majors this season, the Tigers now are five full games ahead of the Senators and four and a half ahead of the dead locked Yankees and Red Sox in second place. And the victories had an immense psychological lift for the club because it had started out on what loomed as a disas- trous road trip with four straight defeats at Boston and New York. Aces" Did It
 But Manager Steve O'Neill, with 10th of his top hurlers well rested, decided to take no chances with the heavy-hitting Senators, so he led with his aces, and they came through with winning hands,.
 Benton's second game performance was superior to Newhouser's. Tn winning his 9th game against only one defeat the ex-service man gave up seven hits and was in control of the situation at all times, leav- ing seven runners stranded on base. Newhouser, Shaky at the start, also pitched a seven-hitter but he walked six. threw two wild pitches and made balk. The game was played on a rain-drenched field. Rudy York, showing signs of coming out of his batting slump, made two hits in each game to pace the winners. The Tigers also managed to top two of the best pitchers in the Sena- tor clan, Mickey Haefner, who dropped the first, and Marine Pie retti.
 Dave Ferriss, improving his mar gin as baseballs number one pitch CT, gained his 18th victory for the Red Sox, beating Chicago, 6 to 2, a: Boston. It was his fourth vic- tory over the White Sox and he had four hit shutout going into the ninth when he weakened and yielded four hits and two runs. Johnny Lazor batted in three runs with a double and single to lead the attack.
 The work of 12 innings went for nothing at Philadelphia when rain washed out the Indians-Athletlcs game with teh score tied at 2-all The second game was postponed.
 The Cubs kept three games ahead of the Cards in the National py splitting with the Dodgers while St. Louis was dividing a pair with the Phillies. Ray Prim shut out the Dodgers, 5 to 0, in the opener for his second white-washing in five days, a seven-hitter. Lon Warneke, the old Arkansas "Hummingbird," was making a fine comeback debut as a starter in the second game when the roof fell in on him and he lost, g to 5. He yielded only one hit in the first i've innings, but couldn't stand the pace. Cy Buker, who had to have relief, was the winner for the Dodgers. Dixie Walker batted in five runs for Brooklyn in the sec ond game.
 One Each
 The Phils broke 4-all tie in the ninth to win the second game, to 4, after the Cards took the opener 2 to 3. Three singles after two were out gave the Phils their victory, Rene Monteagudo driving in the winning run to give Relief Pitcher Anton Karl the victory, his third over the Cards. Sylvester (Blix) Donnelly went the route to win the first game for the Cards.
 The Giants, perking up on the road, took fourth place with two wins over the Pirates, 6 tot3 and 4 to 3. Rube Fischer had four-hit shut-out going into the eighth of the second game when he was knocked out with a three-run rally and Ace Adams saved the game for him. Adams also relieved Jack Brewer in the opener which was featured by Danny Gardella's hit- ting. He got homer, blunt" dou- ble, and single.
 Cincinnati and Boston were not scheduled in the National and New York and St. Louis were rained out in the American.
 
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Dixie Walker who batted in five runs to give the Dodgers a g to victory