The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-27
Red Sox FonS Should Not
 Be Too Cocky

New York, May 27. UP)-Base- ball's busy historians went all the way back to 1945 today and came up with a moral for Red Sox fans who are already measuring the Fenway Park fiagpole in Boston for 6 pennant.
 Just this time a year ago. the New York Giants were burning up the National League with 25 wins and only ' defeats for percentage of .781 through May 26. That is even more spectacular than the Red Box pace to date of % victories and defeats for 6 .763 figure.
 The Giants then were seven games in front and boolmakers re- vised earlier odds, making them heavy favorites to win the flag. So what happened? They tail-spinned and in less than three weeks were out of the lead, winning three games while dropping IA. And they finished the season in fifth place. No Crack-up Sighted
 There hasn't been any hint that the Red Sox may crack the same way, although their heavy hitters have been silenced effectively at times. But the parallel is one which should at least cause Red Sox fol- lowers to temper their optimism.
 Boston, now six games in front, gained prestige with two victorise out of three in its series with New York. Its home winning streak was extended to 13 games when Cecil (Tex) Hughson pitched three-hit ball to win yesterdays opener, 1 to o. Yankee home run power as- serted itself in a 1 to second game victory in seven innings. The Red Sox scored the winning run in the opener when Ted Williams walked with the bases full. Then Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto hit Yankee homers to give Joe Page an edge over Mickey Harris in a battle of left-handers. It was the first loss for Harris after seven victories. Bobby Doerr's homer was the only Boston run.
 Third place Washington moved within game and a half of the Yankees with a 3 to 2 triumph over the visiting Athletics, achieved on Mickey Vernon's homer and Ger aid Fridays two-run triple. The second game was rained out
 SOx Capture Tiger Pair
 Ted Lyons fared better in his debut as manager of the White Sox than he had on previous Sundays as their once-a-week pitcher. The White Sox topped Detroit, 3 to 1 and 2 to at Chicago. Lefty Thornton Lee, out since May 13 with an ailing arm, shaded Dizzy Trout in a first game duel in which each gave up five hits. Hank Greenberg's homer was the only Tiger run. Wally Moses won the second game for relief pitcher Earl Caldwell with a homer in the 9th after getting three of Chicago's five hits in the opener.
 The Browns read the script wrong at St. Louis, battering the famed Bobby Teller for IS hits to win, 8 to after which the comparatively obscure Steve Gronek pitched Cleveland to four-hit, 3 to o triumph. Teller struck out only five, his low for the season and was tagged for a homer by Walt Judnich.
 Brooklyn increased its National League lead to 2h games by top ping the Phils, 5 to 4 and 6 to 2 for 8 seven game winning streak in which three contests have been won in extra innings. The Dodg- CTS won openeer in the 11th when Pete ReiSer doubled, went to third on an error and scored on Carl Flrillo's single. Reiser and Ed Stevens hit Dodger homers and Del Ennis of the Phils hit a homer. Brooklyn won the seven inning sec- ond game with four run rally in the sixth, running its winning streak to 16 straight at Philadelphia where its last beating was in the last game of the 1944 season.
 Cards Lose Ground
 The second place Cardinals lost ground by dividing at Cincinnati. Joffre Cross, subbing for shortstop Marty Marion, hit a two-run dou- ble that started Ken Burkhart off to a 4 to Cardinal victory in the opener. Cincinnati took the sec- ond game, 5 to 4, on homers by AL Libke and Eddie Lukon. Third