The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-03
INTERSECTI0NAL
 GAMES TO TEST GIANTS, TANKS
Clearer Big=League Pic. lure Assured After Cur-
 rent Series
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May 3. - (UP) - The big test of who's who and what's what in the major leagues opens today with the first intersec- tional games between east and west.
 From today through May 12 the Western American League clubs will be playing in the east and the East ern National League clubs will be campaigning in the west.
 When the first intersectionals are over the pennant picture will be somewhat clearer. There'll be some definite evidence to apply to these questions:
 l. Are the Giants going to make runaway of the National League race? 9 Have the St. Louis Cardi- nals deteriorated into second di- vision club? 3. Can the Cleveland Indians keep up their fine start and sweep through the east? 4. Are the NCW Ol l dllhCCo 1lllully u dShllAeo up? 5. Can the Detroit Tigers find themselves and climb out of sixth place?
 The Giants are winging away Ill front with 12 out of 13, including II straight, but look who they've been pushing around the Bees, Dodgers and Phillies, all second di- vision clubs. The Terrymen are certain to find the going tougher in the west.
 The Cleveland Indians, who've been tearing down the fences in the west, will find somewhat stronger opposition in New York. Washing ton and Boston, especially in Yan- kees Stadium, where they've won only two games out of22 games the past two years.
 The ''re-vitilized" Indians clubbed their way to 11-3 thriumph over the Tigers yesterday, scoring 10 runs in the fourth inning. Earl Averill's homer with Solters on base started this rally. Johnny Allen, who made his first start since draw ing a $25 fine for delaying a game, held the Tigers to ' hits.
 Bill Dickeys double in the fifth drove in the run by which the Yam kees trimmed Washington, 3-2. Johnny (Grand-Ma) Murphy had to come to Monte Pearson's rescue in the eighth to save the game. Joe DiMaggio hit home No. 2.
 ,,it al, Kn11oy Smith and Williams, for 16 hits, the Boston Red Sox pummelled the Athletics. 13-1. Gene Desautels had a perfect day, A for A. and Ben Chapman and Joe Vosmik got three hits apiece. Johnny Marcum yield ed only ' hits. Pinky Higgins tied a major league record by commit ting four errors at third base, but scored three runs and made two hits to atone for them.
 Cliff Melton survived a stormy eighth inning to pitch the New York Giants to their 1lth straight tri- umph over Brooklyn, "A. It was Melton's fourth straight win. The Giants continued their long-dls- tance clouting with ripple, Leiber and Jo-Jo Moore hitting homers. They've now hit Is holners in l3 games. Ripple was felled by one ot Buck MarroW's pitchers in the eighth, but after being carried off the field was pronounced only slightly injured.
 Joe Medwick's homer With slaughter on base was the big punch which enabled the St. Lotus Cardinals to beat the cubs, 6-3. All the Cubs runs off Lon Warneke were homers, two by Rip Collins and one by Frank Demeree. Bill Lees one bad-inning jinx, tripped him again as he went into the 8th lead- ing, 3-2, and blew it. Cincinnati made it three in row over the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning 8-6. The Reds flayed Cy Blanton for hits in 1-3 innings to pile up big lead Ray Benge, who went oo Johnny Van Dermeer's rescue il the 9th halted a 4-run rally. Ival Goodman hit two homers, giving him the major league lead with 5.
 Yesterdays Hero - Joe MedWick, Cards outfielder whose first homer of the season enabled his club break a 3-3 tie and throttle the Cubs, 6-3.