The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
CLEVELAND AND
 NEW YORK SHAPE UP STRONGEST
Look Like Best in Flag Fight Now-Dean Re- mains Mystery; Kelt=
 ner Hero
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY 'nited Press Staff Correspondent,

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May 4-There was plenty of food for thought today in rehashing the results of the sea- sons first east-west intersectional games. Let's run down the line:
 National League
 CD Cubs lick Phillies. 5-2. and move within 2 1-2 games of the league-leading Giants, but Dizzy Dean retires with another "kink" in his arm after seven innings.
 @ Reds hammer out a 10-2 tri- umph over the Giants, extending their winning streak to four straight and snapping New York's string at II. The triumph elevates Cincinnati to first division.
 (3) Brooklyn beats Pittsburg. 7-2, and hand the Pirates their fifth straight setback. Rookie Forest Pres shell, the finger nail wing" wins his third game.
 (D Cardinals nose out the Bees, 3-2. on Don Gutteridges homer as Bill McGee finally makes the major league grade with a sixhit game.
 American League
 CD Cleveland slugged out 1O-9 victory over Washington for it's third straight as Rookie Ken Neither hits two homers and drives in six runs
 @ Red Sox sneak through to 4-3 victory over the Tigers in 10 innings as Lefty Grove wins his third straight and fans his 2001st batter. The loss shoves the Tigers to a last place tie with the Browns.
 (3) Yankees score their fourth triumph in five starts by trimming the Browns. 5-1, as Red Ruffing wins his third game and Lou Gehrig hits his first homer.
 (4) Athletics thump the White Sox, 7-2, behind the classy pitching of Don Ross, who seems to have definitely arrived as a pitching star in scoring his second victory.
 Deans retirement after holding the hillies to eight hits in seven innings is perhaps the most intrigue happening of the highly interesting day. The question is: Does Dizzy really have sore arm or is he in- dulging himself in his flair for his tronics? But who can answer it. When Dizzy pitches he looks good, but he keeps walking off the mound. At any rate Charlie Grimm is cer- tainly going all the way in humor- ing him. Homers by Joe Marty and Gabby Hartnett featured the Cubs triumph.
 The Giants luck finally ran out on them. Hal Schumacher, who is usually murder to the Reds, was belted out in the fifth inning. After a feeble start Bill McKechnie seems to have the Reds strengthened out behind some fine pitching. Unless Pittsburg. which has squandered its fine start, picks up steam quickly the Reds and Cards may move them right out of first division.
 The American league situation becomes more interesting as the Yankees move up on the league leading Indians, who presently show no signs of cracking. With the Tanks the big news is that Gehrig finally has started hitting. He belted a homer inside the park and hit single to drive in two runs yester- day. It's interesting to note that the Tanks, with two reserves and with only two men hitting over 300, are only three games back of the h. dianS.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Ken Kelt- her. 21-year-old Cleveland recruit Sd baSeman, who belted a single and two homers, to drive in six runs J,,Eiore l.,oooIroxI