The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-10
SENATOR'S NOW COMEBACK CLUB OF '45 SEASON
By CARL LUNDQUIST Limited Press Stan COrrespOndent)

Whether they win the American League pennant or not, Washing tons never-quit Senators deserved recognition today as the comeback team of the year.
 They are in red hot contention again, just a game behind the lead- ing Tigers, with six straight vic- tories including yesterdays double win over the Chicago White sox, 4 to 2 and 5 to 4.
 The Tigers are hot, too. Finishing their gruelling series with the Yankees with five victories in seven games, they won 6 to 3 at Boston and tied 3-all in a game halted in the eleventh by darkness. It was re-scheduled for double header to- day.
 Washington's comeback was no- thing short of remarkable. Finish ing in last place last season, they gradually moved up this year, often threatening but never quite manag- ing to get into the lead. Then, on Aug. 25, when they were just half game out, they lost double header to the Yankees and dropped two more the next day, gradually falling back until on last Wednesday they were two and a half games behind and apparently out of 1t.
 Brownies Out
 Then came the pressure series with the Browns, riding high after successful home stand that put them into the pennant picture, too. The Mats put the Browns out of 1t with four straight wins and follow ed with two over Chicago.
 The Senators made only six Sin- gles in the first game yesterday, but put them to efficient use, coupling two with two walks for the marginal runs in the fourth inning. Mike Kreevich won the second game with ninth inning single which scored George Myatt. Mickey Haefner's first game win was his 16th. San- tiago Ullrich relieved Alex Carras- quel to win the second game.
 Paul Richards. gave Detroit the batting impetus it needed to win the first game, batting in five runs with three doubles, his third one coming in tfe ninth to break a 3-all tie. Paul (Dizzy) Trout won his second game in as many days, relieving in the seventh. Detroit gained a tie in the nightcap with Rudy York's two- run homer in the eighth, his 18th. The teams went scoreless from then on.
 Dick Fowler, making his first l945 start after being released from the Canadian army, pitched a no-hit, no-run game over the Browns to give the As a double win, 6 to and 1 to 0. Fowler, who had made only occasional relief appearances, gave up four bases on balls to spoil his bid for a perfect game. Twice base runners were removed by double plays and he faced only 24 batters officially. He struck out six and only five balls were hit to the outfield. The As scored on George Miller in the ninth OH two singles. Four runs in the eighth gave the As the first game with George Kell's triple and Buddy Rosar's double the key blows.
 Two of the class pitchers of the pre-war years, Bobby Teller and Spurgeon Chandler met at New York and the Cleveland fast baller had the better oi 1t holding the Yankees to five hits in 10 to 3 vic- tory. The Indians also won the sec- ond game, { to 3, in seven innings. Chandler was batted hard and went out in the seventh. Jeff Heath tag ged him for two-run homer in the grst inning. Allie Reynolds topped Allen Gettel in the second game duel, Les Fleming and Mickey Roc- co helping him to his l7th victory with home runs.
 The Cubs beat the Braves twice at Chicago, g to l and 1 to O. to stay three and half games ahead of the Cards. Charley Prim, backed by a flve-rlln first inning lead, won the first game easily after which Claude Passeau blanked the Tribe an three hits for his 18th victory.
 The Cardinals topped the Giauts twice at St. Louis, 5 to { and 3 to 2, Charley Barrett winning his 2lst game in the nightcap. Al Jurisicn won the first game in relief after Ken Burkhardt was bumped for three runs in the seventh which put the Giants ahead, to 3. The Cards came back in the same in- ming to score twice on two doubles and a single. Buster Adams drove in the winning run in the eighth of the secod game.
 Reds Catcher Hero
 The Reds, with catcher Al Lake man delivering the winning hits in each game, heat the Dodgers twice at Cincinnati, 6 to 5 and to 4. He doubled to send in the winning zup in the opener and hit a homer to break a 4-all deadlock in the sec- ond contest.
 The Phillies came to life at Pitts burgh with "A hits to win the sec- ond game of a double header, IA tn after the Pirates took the first 1 to 3. Jimmy Foxx got 4 hits 10 the Philies including a homer.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Cincin- natl catcher Al Lakeman, who de- livered the winning hit n two games with the Dodgers, doubling in the key run in the first game and hitting a homer for the second