Evening star., 1938-05-02
PIRATES ANNUAL
FADE0UT IS EARLY
Leading Giants Stretch
Winning Streak to Ten.
Tribe Still Clicks.
BY SID FEDER,

mat shot in the arm that Pie Tray-
nor gives his Pittsburgh Pirates every
spring Is beginning to wear off, like
your favorite sulphur and molasses.
AND the new pep-tonic Phil Wriglev
handed his Chicago Cubs-he says it's
new, but it's only old Tony Lazzeri
and ancient Jack Russell in disguise
is working wonders.
Add those two seasonal health notes
together, and what have you? WHY.
the simple fact that, as usual. Pies
Pirates are falling asleep already, after
thelr customary fast getaway, and
Jolly Cholly Grimm's gallopers sre
beginning to move up for that ex-
pected and awaited waltz to the wire
with Terrible Terry's Giants.
The custom for the Bucs is to keep
up their hot opening pace little
longer than this. Last year thev
waited until May Is before the Sleep
Ing sickness got them. Apparently.
however, Pie didn't give them that
extra little dose this spring. The tip
on on that detail came over the week
end when the Cincinnati Reds. Pitts
burgh's all-America stooges, TONED
the Pirates in two games, adding a
Al decision yesterday to SATURDAYS
shutout
Bucs Drop to Third Place.
That's just like saying that Ethio-
pla got up and punched Mussolini in
the nose. The Reds had been a door,
mat Tor the BUGS so long it stopped
oelng funny years ago. When they
won Saturday, it was after 20 straight
beatlngs by the Pirates. And when
they repeated yesterday, on the
strength of Linus Freys two-run
homer, it was simply unheard of.
That defeat dropped Pie and his
boys down to third place in the Ma
tional League and the Cubs, nosing out
the st. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, marched
In on the second spot Again it was
Lazzeri and Russell who turned the
trick
Lazzeri, you remember, is the lad
of 80 the Cubs got from the Yankees
over the winter. He whacked a two
run homer in the second inning, his
fourth OF the season. And Russell
well, Jacks so ancient that he gave
Babe Ruth one of the home-run balls
with which the Bambino compiled his
record Of so back in 1927. Jack went
into the game in the fourth inning when
Larry French got his bumps, and lasted
the distance against the gas house
gangs late drive. 1t was Jacks sec
ond win of the week for the Cubs in a
relief role.
Giants Still Clicking.
OF course, the Cubs conquest didn't
help matters much in their chase
after Terry's Terriers. The Giants
almost kicked game away against
Brooklyn before a crowd of 0,248, but
showed a run over in the eighth to
stretch their winning streak to 10
straight with TO victory. Featuring
the duel was Johnny McCarthy's
homer with two aboard, his fourth of
the season, and the first heav-o Of the
year for Boiling Boily Grimes. He got
tough with Jumps George Barr in the
sixth and saw the rest of the game
from the clubhouse.
Jolting Joe D Maggie, who was
somewhat banged up in a collision
with a teammate in his seasonal debut
Saturday, came back to action YES
terday, but despite his first homer of
the year. the Yankees dropped close
4-3 decision to the Washington Sena-
tors and Elon Hogsett's flve-hit pitch
ing. Lefty Gomez lost his third in a
row.
Indians Outlast Tigers.
The Indians and their new brand
OF zip copyrighted by Oscar Vitt) out
lasted the Detroit Tigers for a As
win. with young Al Milnar in the
hero's role by getting Dixie Walker,
Charley Gehringel and Hank Green
berg after relieving Mel Harder at the
start of the ninth. Jimmy Foxx hit
two homers. but they weren't enough,
and the Athletics topped the Boston
Red Sox, 5-6 st. Louis Browns
pushed across two tallies in the ninth
to whip the Chicago White Sox, Us.
ana retain Buck Newsoms undefeated
pitching record, although Buck wasn't
around at the finish.
Most amazing performance of the
day. however, was that by Hugh Null
cahy, husky finger for the futile
Ph1llles. His nickname-'FLosing
Pitcher ulcahy"-deScribes his past
performances, but he pitched a two
hitter, topping the Boston Bees, 5-1,
and bested Jim Turner in doing it.