The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22
NEWSOM FAILS IN IRON MANI
 STUNT FOR AIS
By CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Stan CorrespOndent

New York, Aug, 22--(UP)-The long strong arm of Bobo Newsorn, lnotivated by memories of a happier year when he was pitching for in- stead of against the Detroit Tigers, turned out to be a little too old and 8 little too tired.
 He had the heart and head yes- terday in his personal experiment of pitching 8 double header for the Athletics at Detroit and, with 8 little more speed and stamina, might have fared better.
 As 1t was the As got a split and 1t wasn't until the ninth inning of the second game that the Tigers ever were in front of Newsom. In the opener, which Philadelphia won, 2 to 6, in Ii innings, Newsom gave way to jittefy Joe Berry in the sev- enth when he had a 6 to 3 lead. The Tigers worked uphill and finally tied the score at 6-all in the ninth on Rudy York's 12th homer. The As clinched 1t in the l1th on Irv- ing Halls single and Ed Smiths double.
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 Bobo pitched in the second game until the ninth when, in a downpour of rain, he wielded two singles and a double to give the Tigers a Gall tie with no outs. Berry came in again and York. singled to score Roger with the winning run. Nfuxv,cptxn orc n< A6> vnn4x.S&nx,~ ..k the Tiger staff when 1t last won an American League pennant in 1940, would have liked nothing better than to have beaten them twice. Had he accomplished it, the Tigers would have dropped into tie with the Senators in first place. For the double header he gave up a hits, nine in the first and IA in the second, but compensated by striking out 13.
 Washington's hustling Senators, getting some heavy sticking as a change of pace from their brilliant pitching, beat the Indians at Cleve- land, il to 8. That left them only a game behind Detroit. A 15-hit at tack, highlighted by Buddy Lewis, who made a triple, @ double and a single, gave Mickey Haefner his 18th win without much effort. Jeff Heath got homer for Cleveland. Outfielder Myril Hoag pitched two scoreless filings for Cleveland. Charley (ReO Ruffing got his first sfutout and fourth victory since returning from the army as the Yankees won two at Chicago, 3 to o and 6 to 2. Ruffing pitched hit- less ball for five innings and yielded only five hits in all in beating Thornton Lee. He drove in run and scored another in New York $ three-run rally in the sixth. Three unearned runs gave New York its margin as Allen Gettel pitched a five-hitter in the second game. The Browns and Red Sox divided. St. Louis took the opener, 3 to l, with Lou Finney scoring both runs as Nelson Potter gained his 11th win. Rain halted the second game at five, innings after Boston came from behind with. three runs on triples by Leon Culberson and Johnny La- zor and singles by Bob Johnson and Ty LaForest.
 Mike Schemer's triple, his fourth straight hit and his sixth in row in two games, gave the Giants a to 3 victory over the Cubs in the ninth inning at New York. A ground single by Buddy Kerr scored Schooner with the tying run. and a walk and safe bunts by Bill Jurges and George Hausmann ''shoe- horned the winning run across. Ace Adams won his 10th game in relief. Claude Passeau was the loser as the Cubs dropped their second straight to the Giants.
 Holmes Hits 25
 The Cards moved to within five and half games of the Cubs with an 8 to 4 victory at Boston. Charley Barrett won his 18th game as Tom my Holmes got his 18th homer for Boston. Marty Martin led the Cards with two doubles and two singles for a perfect day.
 Pittsburgh rnauled the Dodgers again, 12 to l, after an Il to l tri- umph on Monday. A seven-run first inning rally, sparked by Pete Cos carart's grand-slam homer gave Ken Cables all the lead he needed. Philadelphia extended its longest winning streak of the season, beat ing Cincinnati, 6 to 3. for its fifth straight win. A homer by catcher Stan Andrews gave Oscar Judd credit for his fifth straight pitching victory. although he had to be re- lieved by Anton Karl.
 YESTERDAYS STAR = Rookie Mike Schooner of the Giants, who drove the first place Cubs crazy with hitting, getting three singles and tremendous triple in to 3 victory.
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