The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-05
SUDDEN RISE
 OF SENATORS
 WORRIES FOE
BY CARL LUNDQUIST

than Griffith Stadium, the Washington Senators indi- cated today that they might provide the surprise of the year by winning the Amer ican League pennant.
 The sudden rise of the Senators to a contending spot in third place, just four and-a-half games behind the Tigers, needs a little explan- ation. It appears to be highly significant because;
 1. The team has won 10 out of IA games on the road. where all but two were played in daylight, for the best travelling mark of any major league team this season. At home all but Sunday and holiday games are at night.
 2. Away from the distant fences of Grifith Stadium, the biggest park in the majors, they have hit II homers, eight on the current trip; whereas not one homer has been hit at home by Senator play CT all year.
 Trip Sox Twice
 The team showed its class on the road by winning a holiday double header from the White Sox at Chi cago, 5 to 4, in {, 12 innings, and II to 2. The double wins made il three in row over the Sox whereas the Yankees, who preceded the Mats there, dropped four out of five.
 Third baseman Harland Gift, who has hit eight of Washington's II homers, got three of them yester- day. He tied up the first game at B. all in the ninth with his first one and hit one with the bases filled in the second game. He batted in seven runs as the Senators made 13 hits in each game. George Binks singled home George Case to win the first game for Marine Pieretti, his ninth this season. Mill ton Haefner had it easy all the way to win his sixth game in the afterpiece. Catcher Al Evans also got Senator homer.
 Two ex-service men who are pac- ing the American league pitchers each won game at Detroit. Dave Ferriss, Red Sox rookie, won the opener, 4 to 3. for his 18th win as did Eddie Mayo. Paul CDizzy) Trout was the loser, of his ninth game. Alton Benton outpitched Clem Hausmann in the nigftcap to give the Tigers an even break 5 to 2, winning his sixth game and the first since breaking his leg, May A.
 The Yankees and Indians divided at Cleveland. Hank Borowy, New York ace, suffered his second defeat in row as the Indians won the opener, 4 to 3, while Steve Gromek yielded eight scattered hits for his ninth win. The Indians tied a major league record by having no assists. In the second game Al Gettel outpitciled Allie Reynolds, getting the victory in the ninth when the Yankees scored the win ming run on long fly.
 The Athletics ended a 14-game losing streak at St. Louis, winning the opener, 3 to 2, but Pete Gray, one-armed outfelder gave the Browns an even break by singling home two runs in the ninth of Ace Philadelphia Pitcher, Russ Christo- pher, to take the second game, 6 to 5.
 Braves Drop Pair
 The Cubs continued their brilliant play at Boston, moving to within three and half games of the lead ing Dodgers by winning two from the Braves, 5 to 3 and 2 to 6. Paul Derringer's relief pitching saved the first game when he stopped 8 two- run Boston rally in the eighth with bases loaded. Homers by Andy Paf- ko and Bill Nicholson gave the Cubs the second victory as Derringer again came in to do fine relief job. Pafko'S homer scored three runs in the eighth and Nicholson scored the clincher in the ninth. Tommy Holmes hit safely for the Braves in both games to run his string to 31 games.
 The Cards, led by Little Augie Bergamo who made eight hits in- cluding a triple and two runs and drove in nine runs, beat the Giants twice at New York, 8 to and 19 to ?. Ray Sanders and Elvin (Buster) Adams also hit homers for the Cards as Charley Barrett and Ed red Byerly chalked up easy victories. The Cards made 16 hits in the opener and 20 in the nightcap.
 The Dodgers lost ground with split against the Reds, who won the opener 4 to 3, as Al Libke accounted for all the runs with two doubles and two singles. Brooklyn took the second, to 3, as Hal Gregg scat tered II hits for his 10th victory. Bucky Walters won the opener for the Reds.
 The Pirates, irked at losing the opener to the Phils, 2 to 6, on an error. came back with a 15-hit at- tack to win the second, 13 to 0. The Phils put over the winning run on a wild throw by Frankie Gustine in the eighth of the opener. Max Butcher pitched a six-hit shutout in the second in which Jim Russell paced the batting with homer and double.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Harlond Gift of the Senators, who hit three homers to account for seven runs in a double victory over the White Sox. He has hit seven homers since June g.
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