The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

A team composed Of veterans
generally acknowledged to have
seen their best days, and recruits
only year removed from the
raw stage, has just won seven
straight games, climaxing the per-
Torrance by taking two in a row
from the New York Giants.
In one Of those victories the
Reds put their worst jinx to rout
by Smelling from the hill and de-
feating Hal Schumacher, after he
had won IA games from them in
three years without a loss.
While the Reds were repelling
the Giants, the Cardinals, hot on
the heels Of the National League
leaders, were extending their win
ing streak to IS, and picked up
ground in hurry. Thus the Reds
helped st. Louis as the Brooklyn
Dodgers did last season when they
turned back Bill Terry's aggrega-
ton in the last two engagements
of the season and enabled the Red
Birds to win the pennant.
The Reds winning streak put
them within striking distance of
the first division, and the more
enthusiastic supporters Of the out
ut predict that Dressen's boys viii
pass and finish in front Of the fall
tering Pittsburgh Pirates.
Crosley Buys Talent.
What brought about this trans
sition of the Reds from the posi-
- rnla nf
spoilers?
The principal reason is that
Powell Crosley, Jr., had a. lot OF
money to spend for talent. He put
out about $255,000, as a matter
of fact.
Crosley paid the Sacramento
Coasters $4,000 for Alex Kam-
pouris, a Greek second baseman
who right now il out because OF
injuries and whose place Is being
filled by the veteran Oski Slade.
Crosley paid $4,000 each for
Lew Riggs, a third baseman, and
wal Goodman, who is shining In
right field. Riggs also is hurt and
Billy Sullivan, Jr., son of the fam
Gus old White Sox catcher, Is sub
stituting for him. Sullivan came
from the American association.
Perhaps the most valuable OF
the newer crop of Reds Is Captain
Billy Myers, the shortstop OBJ
tanned from the Giants in a trade.
The Giants paid Columbus $4,000
for Myers. Crosley also agreed to
nav Rochester $4,000 for Johnny
Mize. but turned the huge first
baseman back due to a leg injury.
welding his youngsters into a
smoothly working outfit. tempered
by the veterans, Jim Bottomley,
sammy Byrd, and Schnozzle Lom-
bardi, was the task that confront
ed the capable Dresser. The whist
ling pilot who was brought up from
Nashville last season made some
changes in bringing his charges to
their present pitch.
Herman at First Base.
Dresser shelved Bottomley and
placed Babe Herman, obtained
from Pittsburgh via the waiver
route, at first base, which he
hadn't played since he broke In.
Kiki Cuyler, released by the
Chicago Cubs, was obtained to plug
the gap left in center field when
the once redoubtable Chick Hafey
returned to his California home
complaining that he wasn't feeling
so hot. When a hand injury put
lombard on the sidelines, Hank
Erickson, who came up from the
American association, filled in per-
fectly behind the log.
Paul Derringer's pitching per-
haps has done more to inspire the
Reds this season than any other
one thing.
Derringer, who was chosen for
the mound staff of the National
league all-stars this year, has done
a complete about face. Derringer
lost more games than any other
major league pitcher in 1888 and
1894. He dropped 81 decisions and
won only in 1888, and lost 81
while winning Is last year. The
large right-hander has IS victories
to his credit this season.
The introduction of night base
ball has had much to do with the
revival of interest in baseball here.
She Reds drew 10000 persons to
four nocturnal contests, and the
Afternoon following the last one
played before only S00-odd under
old Soils rays.