The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
YANKEES PROVE
 WEAK ARRAY IN
 ROAD CONTESTS
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT

New York, July 3-(UP)- If the Yankees and White Sox could get together the next time at Ashtabula, O., which as the crow flies is about halfway between New York and Chicago, they might put on a series to stir the pulse.
 The two teams, character istic of this years wartime standard of baseball, have a common failing-they can't win on the road. When they play each other, the result is a foregone conclusion, the home team gives the visitors a pier-five pummeling.
 The Yankees steamed into Chi cago with high hopes that they had conquered their road jinx after win- ming two out of three from the champion Browns at St. Louis. That was significant because they had dropped eight straight games at St. Louis in previous appearances this year and last.
 They had every reason to think they could win from the White Sox. They had battered the Sox four straight times when they last met at Yankee stadium. That was the first meeting of the teams this sea- son since the entire Yankee series at Chicago was rained out on their first trip west.
 Sox Win 4 of 5
 So what happened? The White Sox turned the tables and beat the Yankees four in row before drop ping the final game of a double header yesterday.
 The Sox had reason to figure they had their turn coming When they were spanked at New York, they were leading the league. After that they tumh'ed into the second division, remaining there until they set up housekeeping at home again. This time the Yankees were the contenders, only half game behind the leading Tigers when they ar rived at Chicago. Now after four losses in five to the Sox, they are three and a half games behind and look like anything but potential champions. Moreover, the SoX are in third, just couple of games behind the Tanks.
 In losing the opener, Il to 6, the BronXmen used three pitchers in futile attempt to stem the Chi cago attack, which was paced by pitcher Ed Lopat. He made three hits and drove in three runs. Five Yankee errors also contributed to the Sox victory. In the second game, young Bill Zuber's fast ball was steaming and he gained an easy 6 to triumph. However, the Yankees stranded IT men abase, just one short of tying a Major league re- cord and they missed ineleganthy because Bud Mentheny hit into a ninth inning double play to reduce the tot Il by one.
 The Browns, or more specifically, Mike Kreevich came to life, and the result was a double victory over the Red Sox at St. Louis, 2 to and to 9 The piano-1egged outfield- CT waited until the bases were full in the third inning of the first game to hit his first homer this season. After that Sigmund Jakucki had it easy in gaining a five-hit victory his seventh It was a little tougher for Jack Kramer to gain his eighth victory, also a five-hitter, in the afterpiece, but Kreevich came up in the last of the ninth to double home two runs and that settled the issue. The defeats knocked Boston out of third place.
 2 Games Postponed
 The Washington at Cleveland game in the American and the St.. Louis at New York affair in the Ma tional were rained out.
 ESTERDA STAR-Mike Kreevich of the Browns who won both games of a double header with the Red Sox, his grand slam homer settling the first, his ninth inning two-bagger, the second.
 ago. outpointed Pedro Firpo, 1S2, | Canton. N. J., U0).
 Baltimore - Joe Reddick l6O. ] Newark, N. J., outpointed Johnny Finazzo, 163, Baltimore, QO). ss J