The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
RED SOX WIN 2, MOVE UP TO
 THIRD PLACE
By CARL Lv->-DoUIST Limited Press Staff CS.cespondent)

United Press Staff Cs:.respondent)
 New York, June 2 7- (U.P0 - The 'luckv shower which soaked Pitcher Dave (Boo) Ferriss to the skin as he shivered his way to hI eighth straight major league vic. tory, was credited today with sav- ing the rookie Red Sox glamour boy from his first premature shower ln the dressing room.
 Ferriss, bothered by recurrence of the chronic asthma which caused his discharge from the Army Air Forces, might not have been able to make the grade for the to 2 victory over the Athletics at Boston had it not been for the rain which enabled him to breathe easier.
 There was little or no easy breathing, however, for the fans and his team mates, as Ferriss was rat tied for IA hits, just one less than he has yielded in his last four games combined Obviously, he had neither the form nor the control which had sparked him to his remarkable first season record. He walked three, hit his first batter. and was in trouble in about every inning But he show ed more than in any previous game that he has pitching heart, because he was most effective with men on bases. Given a three-run edge in tho first on key double by Eddie Lake and pair of errors, Ferriss never let the As catch up.
 The Red Sox won the second game on the strength of relief pitching by Francis (Red) Barrett, who gave only one hit in four score less innings for a to ? victory. A double and triple by Third Base man Jack Tobin figured in single run rallied which produced the vic- tory margin.
 Little Frank (Stubby) Overmire kept up his fine work as a "fll-in" pitcher for the injured Alton Ben- ton of the Tigers, winning his fourth straight game, an 8 to l job over the Indians at Cleveland. Roger (Doc) Cramer, who batted in four runs with a triple and three singles, led the 12-hit attack on three Cleveland pitchers.
 The White Sox, getting air tight pitching from Orval Grove and superb fielding from start to finish, blanked the Browns, 4 to 0, at Chi cago. Grove, winning his fifth game, gave up eight hits, but permitted only one batter to get to third. Johnny Dickshot, figuring in two rallies with a double and single, paced the attack.
 Emil (Dutch) Leonard of the Senators wasn't satisfied with pitch- ing four hit, to victory over the Yankees at Washington for his third shutout. He also led his team at bat with three hits, scoring one run and driving in two. It was his fifth victory against two defeats.
 Bucky Walters. winning his third straight game after getting of to one of the poorest starts in his career, pitched the Reds to a 3 td 0, six-hit victory at Pittsburgh. He also broke up the scoreless hurling duel with Elwyn (Preacher) Roe with homer in the eighth and bat ted in another run with a long fly in the ninth. The Bucs, trying td counter Walters home run margin sent in three pinch hitters in tho eighth, but Bucky retired them ir order.
 The Braves ran Philadelphiaa losses to nine straight by taking double header, 15 to l and 2 to 3, Mort Cooper won his fourth game without defeat in the opener and Johnny Hutchings was steady in the pinches to gain credit for the sec- ond game win. Tommy Holmes, the leagues leading hitter, made five hits in the two games. boosting his average five points to 1883. The faulty fielding Phils made nine er- TOTS in the games. Jimmy Foxx hit his third homer for the Phils in the second game.
 Chicago at St. Louis in the Na- tlonal was rained out and Brooklyn and New York were not scheduled.
 YESTERDAYS STAR Emil CDutch Leonard of the Senators, who not only gained his third shut out of the year, to o, over the Yankees but made three hits, scored run and drove in three.