The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-06
kUSH WINS
 4TH GAME
 FOR CUBS
Red Sox, Browns Play 12 Innings 10 Tie . B
 Players Used
BY JOE REICHLER GAP SPORTS WRITER)

 North Side who waited nine long years to make a bcyhood dream come true, was rivalling the Bos- ton Red Sox' Earl Johnson as the number one relief pitcher in the Major Leagues today.
 Rush gained his fourth victory without a defeat yesterday all of them in relief roles as the Cubs sank the New York Giants 6-5 to move into third place in th,, National League pennant race. With Peanuts Lowrey again start ing the fireworks as he did in Tues days victory over the Giants, the Cubs overcame a 5-1 deficit with four runs in the sixth and won the game in the ninth when first base man Ed Waitkus wallored a two out single with the bases loaded. The Cubs, however, could gain no ground On the pace-setting Brooklyn Dodgers and second place St. Louis Cardinals who won three games to retain their respective six and half and three game margins over the Bruins.
 Threatened Strike
 With few of the 26,026 Forbes Field fans knowing that only an hour before the arc-light contest was scheduled to start, the Pirate players threatened to strike over a demand for union recognition, the Brooks downed the Bucs 5-3.
 Pinch hitter Elvin (Buster) Ad- ans singled with the bases loaded in the ninth to give the Cards 2-l edge over the Boston Braves in an- other arc-light contest.
 The New York Yankees reduced the American League leading Bos- ton Red Sox margin to six and a half games when they waltzed to a 9-6 decision over the Chicago White Sox before 57,283 paid fans --at the third night game in Yankee Stadium history.
 35 Players in Come
 A total of 35 players saw action as the Red Sox waged an 8-8 tis with the St. Louis Browns. The game lasted three hours and 2s minutes and went l2 innings before it was called on account of dark ness. Play had been suspended for 6l minutes in the ninth because of heavy rain. Ten pitchers were used, six by the Browns.
 With Mickey Vernon and Buddy Lewis providing the batting punch Roger Wolff knuckle- balled his way to his fourth victory by pitching the Washington Senators to a 5-l triumph over the Cleveland h. dians in a night game.
 Two hone-runs, one by ex-Mack- man George Kell and another by Dick Wakefield, sent the Detroit . Tigers to a 20 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
 Cincinnati and the Phillies wcra not scheduled.
 The short scores.
 American League
 Chicago 6; New York 9; Grove Hammer CD, Perme (4), O'Neill C5) and Jordan; Page, Gette t3) Mur- phy (9) and Robinson.
 Detroit 9; Philadelphia o, Trucks Benton (5) apd Richards; Flores Marchildon 9 and Rosar.
 Cleveland 1; Washington ,; Gromek, Center (8) and Lollar; Wolff and Evans.
 St. Louis 8; Boston B. Zoldak Muncrief 60, Kinder t8D, Potter (8) and Schultz, Mancuso CD, But land, Dreisewerd (5) Harris CD Brown (9), Johnson (9), Bagby C0 and Partee. H. Wagner CD.
 National League
 Boston l, St. Louis ?; Wright and Masi: Burkhart and Garagoila.
 Brooklyn 5; Pittsburgh 3; Higbe' Melton CD and Anderson Roe Wilkie tS), Strincevich lS), Gables (9) and Salkeld, Baker t9D.
 New York 5; Chicago G. Fischer, Budnick (6), Trinkle (63, and Cooper; Schmitz, Bithorn (3), Chip man CD., Rush CD and Mccui- tough.