The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-09
Newhousers
 Arm OK Now; Tigers Happy
By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer

New York, May 9-(UP)-Pen. nants aren't clinched in early May but the Detroit Tigers couldn't bt convinced today that any victory al season will mean more than gallant Hal Newhouser's two-hit, 1 to shutout over Washington when al their hopes were riding on his long left arm.
 That victory in retrospect over shadows even the stirring drive o1 the Boston Red Sox, who won their 18th straight game to set a new team record, and the individual per- formance of their shortstop, Johnny Pesky, who scored six runs in thei1 IA to 10 triumph over Chicago to establish a new American League record for tallies in a single per- formance.
 It was important because when the Detroit-born Lefty, who rose to greatness from the sandlots of his home town, strode to the mound in Washington yesterday, the hopes of the whole Tiger team for another pennant were riding with him Newhouser had an aching arm there were bone chips in the elbow and this was the game he had de- cided to pitch as an experiment. to determine whether he could re- main with the club or undergo an operation that might have made him lifetime liability.
 Won 4 of 5
 Without Newhouser, the Tigers could have little hope of repeating as champions. He was their key man for two seasons with 54 vic- tories and their most dependable man this year with four victories in
 If his arm hurt him, it was well kept secret. There have been few times in his great career when he pitched more superbly. He got in trouble when Mickey Vernon sig naled in the seventh and went to second on an error. That was the time to bear down and he ended the threat by striking out Jeff Heath, the senator's top slugger. High lighting his performance was the first triple play of the season which he started by deflecting a hard drive into the glove of second baseman Eddie Mayo, who stepped on the bag to double one runner and threw to first to catch another.
 Wolff Went We'll
 And he had to pitch well to win because Roger Wolff in losing gave up only four hits and an unearned run which came home on infield hits by Pat Mullin and Jimmy Outlaw and wild throw by second base man Gerald Priddy.
 Boston made IT hits to give Mickey Harris his fifth win without loss. Given g to 0 lead in three innings he coasted and the White Sox also made IT hits in losing. Pesky, with four hits, raised his average to .429 to pass team mate Ted Williams who made two and boosted his mark to APT.
 Spud Chandler of the Yankees had one-hitter until he eased up in the ninth, but sharp fielding saved him and he beat the Browns at New York, 5 to l on three hits. Phil Rizzuto's three-run homer was the big offensive blow
 It took Bob Teller to bring the Cleveland Indians out of a seven game losing streak at Philadelphia with a six-hit, to triumph. The Indians made all their runs on six hits in the third inning.
 The Dodgers pulled victory out of the fire at Cincinnati, scoring four runs in the ninth and winning in the 10th, 8 to on pinch hitter Don Padgett'S three-run homer. Billy Herman scored three runs with a double in the ninth.
 Buddy Blattner tripled and scored on Buddy Kerr's fly in the eighth to give southpaw Dave Koslo l to o Giant victory over another lefty, Fritz Ostermueller of the Pirates