The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-24
NEW WORKERS GAIN 1-2 GAME
 ON CARDINALS
Bob Teller, I7.Year.OId Rookie, Nearly Ties the
 Pitching Record
By LESLIE AVERY
United Prosg stan COrrespOndent)

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, Aug. 24s-(UP)--A gangling high school boy from Iowa shot across baseball's Armament to. day with c dramatic, masterful per. formancO that fell just short Of Rn American League record.
 Seventeen years old, pitching his first major league game, unknown and unheralded, Bob Teller took the mound for the Cleveland Tn. dians ct Cleveland yesterday and sianted them across until the St. Louis Browns were dizzy. He accom-. piished IS of the 27 outs with strike- outs, one short of Rube Waddelrs American League record that is so good it has stood since 1908, and two short of Dizzy Deans National League record, set In 1884. He al- lowed six hits and but one run, in teh sixth when the Browns matched doubles. The Indians won with four runs.
 "Yn the Clutch"
 Tn New York, the New York Giants were demonstrating what is needed to make them the No. can- didate for the National League pen- nant. The need is Q BouEd pair of knees attached to the limbs of S7 year old Manager Bill Terry.
 How badly Terry is needed at the Giant first base never was more clearly demonstrated than yeSter. day when he played the whole sec- ond game against tho Boston Bees after good-natured ganlbo Leslie had played like Q sand.lotter in the first game. The Giants won both games, 3 to 2, and c to 1, but it was no fault Of Leslie'S, He did get one hit but was caught mapping ct first He gkidded ell over the infieid try. ing to field 0 bunt and was charged with an error. Ills next accomplish. ment was smacking into Q double play.
 Terry injected himself into the lineup for the nightcap and put on Q performance that should have made the numbering Leslie ashamed of himself. He took every chance that came his way without c pebble, He Bniacked out three hits, one c triple, driving in one run and scor- ing one himself.
 The double barrel killing ran the diantS' current victory streak to i2, the most consecutive games won by Q New York National club since l0i6 Witl the late John J. Mcdraw at the helm. It also was the 18th triumph out of 20 games this month and the sand out of 37 since the Tnid.july gpurt began. The Giants begin their western invasion victorS in their last i2 series.
 The Giants gained c half game as c result of the leading Cardinals win and tio with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cards came from be- hind to score i've runs i1 the eighth to win the opener, 2 to 3. A Pitts buFgi1 lead again was overcome in the second when St. Louis scored one run in each of the 7th, eth and 9th innings to tie the count at 0oall, but darkness overlook the struggle dnd t will Dc played off today
 Nice Work
 Larry French had one of his best days aS he turned back the Cincin. natl Reds with four hits and hurled the Chicago Cubs to c to 0 victory.
 Philadelphia divided . twin bill with the Brooklyn Dodgers losing thS first, c to 6, and winning the nightcap, 6 to 3.
 Tn the other American League games the leading New York Yan. kceg had c half game shaved from their lead, leaving margin Of "only" ii i.2 games. The Yanks beat the Boston Red sox, 6 to 3, then took Q c to 3 trimming, while Cleveland was winning over the St. Louis Browns behind Fcller'S magic" hurling.
 The Washington Senator's copped both ends of 6 twin bill from tho Philadelphia Athletics, Q to 3, and 0 to c, while the Detroit Tigers went down before the Chicago White sox, Ito 2.
 YESTERDAYS HERO. Bob Fel- Ter, i7.ycar-old high school boy making his major league debut with the Cleveland indians, struck out IS men, one less than the American League record.