The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02
GIANTS CHANGE STYLE OF PLAY;
 TAKE il OF F
Terrymen Become Slug gers - Lazzeri Sensa=
 tional; Mulcahy Hero
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, May 2-(UP)-Look twice, examine your eyes and then ask your neighbor: Are these really the New York Giants laundering through the National league with brutal and deadly mace?"
 They're the Giants all right, but not the punchless, play for one-run- and let the = other-guy-beat-him- self Giants who staggered through to pennants in 1886 and 1887. They've taken tip from the Yan- kees after learning how to win ball games the hard way in the past two world series. Inside baseball, hit and run and sacrifice bunts are a thing of the past with the Terry men. They're now the power built, swing from the hips, -clouting Giants.
 The transformation has been re- markable and the results amazing. The Giants lead the Nationa ileague with Il out of 12 victories and 3 string of 10 straight, one of the fastest starts any club has made in recent years.
 They've slugged their way to a 21a game lead with the most pow erful attack in the majors. Their team batting average is 1902, with Hank Leiber 1883; Dick Bartell .372; Lou Chiozza 1926; Mel Ott .319; and Jo-Jo Moore .309-showing the way. They've hit 15 homers in 12 games, more than any other major league club. The leading circuit clouters are Johnny Mccarthy, four; and Ott, Leiber and Ripple, three each.
 The Giants slashed out five extra base hits yesterday to win their 10th straight from Brooklyn, 7-6. Bar tells double and Nipples single drove in the winning run but Mc- Carthy's homer-a 483-foot drive with two mates on was the big punch.
 "Poosh 'em Up" Tony Lazzeris featured the Chicago Cubs 6-5 vic tory over the St. Louis Cardinals homer with two mates on board and moved them into second place. Lazzeri's wallop tied him with Mc- Carthy for the major league home run lead. Pitcher Jack Russell won the game in relief role.
 Hugh Mulcahy. Phillies' sopho- more, pitched the days greatest game when he let the Boston Bees down with two hits. Philadelphia triumphed, 5-1 and broke a nine game losing streak. Mulcahy pitched rings around Jim Turner, Bees veteran ace.
 Cincinnati which broke 20- game losing streak over tWo-year period by beating Pittsburgh Satur- day, made it two straight by talk ing the Pirates again yesterday, Al. Lonnie Frey's homer with a mate aboard decided the game. Al HollingsWorth allowed only five hits until two were out ill the ninth when he was rescued by Gene Schott
 Cleveland won it's fifth game in five starts with Detroit, 4-3, when Al Milnar, relieving Mel Harder. famed Hank Greenberg for the final out with the tying run on base. Pete Fox, Tiger outfielder, had a perfect day at bat, "5 for g."
 Chief Elon Hogsett beat Fl Goofy Gomez in a southpaw battle to give Washington 4-3 decision over the Yankees. Joe DiMaggio, hurt in a collision Saturday with Joe Cor don, returned to center field and hit a homer, but Gordon was un- able to don uniform, still nursing bruises. Rick Terrell got "3 for g."
 Despite two homers and four runs batted in by Jimmy FoXX the Phila- delphia Athletics trimmed the Bos- ton Red SoX, 8-6. Hal Finney got four hits, and drove in three runs. Three double plays helped snuff out Red SoX rallies.
 The St. Louis Browns scored five runs ill the last three innings to beat the Chicago White Sox, 7--5. Buck Newsom allowed only four hits in seven innings but had to be taken out because of wildness and relief pitcher Julio Bonetti received credit for the victory.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Hugh Mulcahy, who last year, as rookie, tied Christy Mathewson's modern