Imperial Valley press., 1945-08-06
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Pennant Pace
In Late Squirt
By CARL LUNDQUIST

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. UP)-As if
there weren't enough confusion in
Washington already, the chances
were bright Monday for the World
Series to be there, provided of
course that the Office of Defense
Transportation permits it to be held
anywhere.
The Senators, climaXing one of
the most remarkable performances
in years, were only a half game out
of first place after playing five dou-
BILE headers in as many days and
winning all but one Of the 10 games
Before the spree began last We'd
nesday, Washington was five and a
half games behind the Tigers. The
only reason that Detroit wasn't
overtaken is that it was having
winning streak of its own until the
week end. While the Senators were
sweeping their double header with
the Red Sox, 5 to 4 and 4 to l.
Sunday, the Tigers were dropping
pair to the White Sox at Chicago,
II to and to 2.
PITCHERS CARRY BURDEN
The Senators. who have one of
the most solid pitching staffs in
either league, carried the burden.
again Sunday although it took three
men to settle the issue in the IA
inning opener. Mickey Haefner fl
nally gained the decision, while
Roger Wolff knuckled down and
hn hi ~,
the second game.
The calamity that befell the Tig-
erS was brought about by the COL
lapse of its vaunted pitching staff.
Erstwhile Ace Paul Dizzy Trout
gave up II OF Chicago's IT hits be-
fore going out in the seventh of the
first game and Les Mueller blew up
in the last of the ninth after pitch
ing eight scoreless innings. Relief
Pitcher Johnny johnson won the
first game Frank PapiSh, who
took over for Lefty Thornton Lee.
pitched one inning to win the Sec
ond. 1t was the eighth straight
Sunday double header the White
SoX have won at home this season.
The Athletics kept New York from
taking advantage of Detroits slip
by trouncing the Yankees twice at
Philadelphia, 6 to and 4 to g. That
ended the AS losing streak at 10
games. Dick Siebert, with a three
run triple in the first game and a
double and single in the second,
paced the hitters. Lewis (Bobo)
NeWsom won the opener and Jess
Flores, with help from jittery Joe
Berry took the second.
The Indians and Browns divided
at st. Louis and remained tied for
sixth place. Cleveland took the op-
ener, 6 to 3, on Jeff Heath'S three
run homer. The Browns won the
second, 10 to 9, after getting off to
an eight-run lead in three innings.
Gene Moore and Milt Byrnes each
hit tWo-run homerS.
NATIONAL RACE
While the American race was
/ tightening, the trend was the other
way in the National where the Cubs
ran their lead to six full games by
winning two at Cincinnati II to 5
and to l. The presence of Com
missioner Albert B. Chandler was no
help to the Reds, who were pounded
for % hits, five by Phil Cavarretta
| in the first game. The Cubs used a
strikeout to start their winning
rally in the second game, Harry
LoWrey getting on when the ball got
away from the catcher. He and
Cavarretta scored on a single by
Heinz Becker Claude Passeau won
! his 18th game i'll the nightcap.
The Pirates and Cardinals divided
at Pittsburgh. st. Louis made 81
hits to win the opener, II to 5.
Charley Barrett chalking up his
| 18th win. 1t was Pittsburgh'S turn
to hit the ball in the second game,
10 to 3 triumph for Fritz Oster-
mueller, pitching his first game
since being discharged from the
friddo got Pirate homers in the two
games.
ART HERRING SHINES
Art Herring pitched a two-hit
Shutout to give Brooklyn a to 0
victory but Boston countered to win
the second game 10 to l, with a 16-
hit assault on three Dodger pitch
ers. Like Hal Gregg, who just
missed a no-hitter for the Dodgers
Friday, Herring held the Braves
hitleSS for seven innings. Bob Lo-
gan was as steady as he needed to
be in winning the second game in
which Chuck Workman'S two-run
homer was a key blow.
The Giants won two from the
futility boys from Philadelphia, IA
to and to g. Bill Voiselle struck
out II in winning his 18th game in
the opener, getting off to an early
lead on Buddy Kerr's homer. Danny
Gardella broke up the 13-inning
second game with his 11th homer
after two were out and Carol Lock-
man had singled Relief Pitcher
Ace Adams gained his eighth win