The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-26
'CARD|NALS,LESS
 DEAN, HAVE POOR
 RECORD TO DATE
St. Louis Lost 6 of 7 Games; Ostermueller
 Red SOx Hero
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff COrresponder

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 New York, April 26-(UP)-Base- balls most perplexing question of the moment is, What's happened to the Gas House Gang from St. Looey?" A lot of fans are wonder ing if Sam Breadon's sacrifice of Dizzy Dean for 185,000 iron men didn't deliver a stunning blow to the spirit of the Gas House boys.
 Deans apparent happiness in his new surroundings with the Cubs hasn't helped the delicate situation any. There have been yelled hints that Dizzy's escape from the Car dinal "coolie" team was a put-up job by Dean. The word mas gone around baseball circles that Dizzy played possum this spring in an effort to get away from the Cards. As soon as Dizzy joined the Cubs he became changed man. The boys left behind in St. Louis apparently aren't too happy about 1t.
 The Cardinals have the worst rec ord in the majors today, with one victory in seven games. They hao to put on 4-run rally in the ninth to win their only game from the Cubs, and an error sent home the winning rally. The Cards haven't scored in three games-27 consecu- tive innings.
 Larry French, Cubs southpaW' blanked St. Louis Saturday. 40, on four hits. Dizzy Dean shut them out Sunday, 50 on hits. Paul Der ring, Reds right-hander, white washed them yesterday, so, on 5 hits. Thus in three games the Cards have made only Il hits, four of which were by Enos Country Slaughter, rookie outfilder.
 Of course, Joe Medwick, National league batting champion, is missing from the lineup because he has lumbago. When Medwick gets in the lineup he will add punch and may awaken Johnny Mize from his slump. Medwick, who knows how to play only one way-to win-may give the Cards momentum they need to get started, but if he doesn't look out for an explosion soon on the banks of the Mississippi. Sam Breadon still has the 185 grand but you can't win ball games with cash as Pepper Martin remarked when Dizzy went to the Cubs.
 Pittsburgh continued its dizzy pace by winning it's seventh straight, from the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Twice the Pirates rallied to overtake the Cubs. Arky Vaughans single with the bases loaded tied the score in the eighth and Gus Suhr's single produced the winning run. Tony Lazzeri, playing short for the Cubs, hit a homer.
 The Boston Red Sox moved into second place in the American league by shutting out Washington, 7-0, behind the 4-hit pitching of Fritz Ostermueller. He has now pitched Is scoreless innings, allowing only 5 hits. Ben Chapman led the Red Sox attack on Rookie Emil Leonard with two doubles and a single. Jimmy Foxx's double drove in three runs.
 Buck Ross kept seven hits scat tered to pitch the Philadelphia Athletics to a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees. The As made eight hits off Rookie Joe Beggs with Johnny Lodigiani, recruit sec- ond baseman, raking him for two singles and a homer.
 Featured by Chet Laabs' homer with the bases loaded the Detroit Tigers crushed the St. Louis Browns 10-1. Hank Greenberg hit homer NO 3. Pete Fox and Dixie Walker made three hits each in Detroit's 13-hlt attack on Cole, Knott, and Bonetti
 No other games were played.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Fritz Os- termueller, who pitched the Red SoS into second place by blanking Washington TO. He hasn't been scored on in two appearances on the mound this season.