The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-16
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MAJOR GAMES TODAY
 National League Cincinnati 3; Chicago 2. Philadelphia 4; Brooklyn 2.
 American League New York l; Boston 4.
BY JCE REICHLEP GAP SPORTS WRIT-f)

The pennanJ-bound Boston Red SoX - and even the most conser- vative Red Sex rooters now feel certin their team will win this year - can all but sew up the Ameri- can League flag if they are able to sweep the four-game series that opens today with the New York Yankees.
 Although it may be anotter month before the Sox can make it mathematical certainty, the race has reached point where a mild winning streak by the pace-setters, especially against their closest com petitors, will make the Yankees and Detroit Tigers start thinking about next year.
 The Yankees prepared for their Hub invasion yesterday by sweeping a douhleheader from the Washing ton Senators at the Yankee Stadium 6-1 and 7-2.
 Cutfielder Sam Chapman ran riot in Philadelphia, hitting three home runs, to lead tte Athletics to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox.
 Hal Newhouser, whose hopes of winning 30 games this year suffer ed a severe blow when he lest two games in succession following his 2Oth victory July 27, came through with a splendid 80 shutout victory over the Chicago White Sex in De- troit.
 Tn the torrid National League race, the first place Brooklyn Dod- gers increased their margin to two games oFer the runner-up St. Louis Cardinals by tramping the New York Giants 7-1
 Catcher Bruce Edwards of the Brooklyn boys tied a major league record for assists with three in the fourth inning. The last time it was done was by Bill Dickey of the Yankees in 1929.
 The Cincinnati Reds snapped a nina,game losing streak when they defeated the Cubs in Chicago 9-3 in the first game of a double header but reverted tc their losing ways when the Cubs beat them 3-2 in the nightcap.
 The Bostcn Braves and Philadel- phia Phils divided a twin bill at Boston, the Phils outlasting the Tritesmen 15-l1 in a free-hitting first game and the Braves winning the second 3-1.
 Aided by Manager Lou Boudreau's tWo-run triple, the Cleveland In dians pushed over three runs in the fourth inning of their home night game with the St. Louis Browns to win 3-2.
 Scores and batteries were:
 American League
 Chicago 0; Detroit 3; Lopat and Hayes; Newhouser and Richards.
 St. Louis 2; Cleveland 3; Kramer, Ferens CD, Ferrick (8) and Man cuso; Reynolds, Gromek (8) and Hogan.
 Washington 1; New York 6; first game; Washington 2; New York T; second game; Wynn and Early; Gumpert and Robinson.
 Boston 3; Philadelphia 5; Dcbson, Klinger t8) and Partee; Knerr and Rosar.
 National League
 New York l; Brooklyn T; Koslo, Abernathy (4, Kraus (9) and Cooper; Higbe, Herring (9) and Edwards
 Cincinnati g; Chicago 3; first game; Beggs and Muepler; Brick son. Rush (6), Olsen (9) and Liv- ingston; Cincinnati ?; Chicago B; second game; Blackwell, Lambert CD. and Lamanno; Wyse and Scheffing.
 Philadelphia 15 Boston IL; Schanz, Mauney CD, Donnelly O {, Karl C9), and Seminick; Wright Posecel CD, Barrett C3), Johnson (5), Wallace (D, Sain C0), White (3D and Pargett
 Philadelphia 1 Boston 5; second game; Raffensberfer and Hemsley,