The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-28
WAL GOODMAN
 RECA|NS FORM.
 REDS ARE GLAD
Werber's Return to Infield Makes Pennant Outlook
 Brighter
BY GEORE KIRKSEY Inifad PreSS Staff CnrraSnnndenfl


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Aug. 28-(UP)-The pennant outlook of the Cincinnati Reds, who have given their sup porters some anxious moments the last 10 days, took on brighter hue today because:-
 CD Big Paul Derringer has re- gained his form.
 CD Ival Goodman has started to hit again.
 (3) Third Baseman Bill Werber is back in the lineup.
 (4) Second Baseman Lonnie Frey, out with an injured heel, is show ing rapid improvement and may re- turn any day.
 Derringer, who had won only two games this month, looked like him. self again in pitching the Reds to a 7-2 victory yesterday over the Giants, allowing only six hits.
 Goodman Homers
 Goodman slugged out a home run with two mates on base and singled in another run. Since his return following his collar bone injury in the All-Star game, Goodman hasn't been the threat he was early in the season. With Goodman hitting, the Reds are an entirely different club Werber, who hurt his finger against the Cardinals, has returned to his hot corner job, tightening up the Reds infield. Frey, whose deadly bat is missed, is likely to soon re- place Eddie Joost, whose fielding is grade A but who can't match Frey's punch.
 Five Game Lead
 The Reds gained half game on the Cards and now lead by five games as the Bees broke even with the runners-up. The Bees won the first game, 10-4, behind Bill Pose dels steady pitching and led 5-1 go- ing into the sixth frame of the nightcap. But MacFayden blew up and the Cards came on to win, 6-5, the game being called at the end of the eighth because of the Sunday law.
 Twice the Phillies smacked the Cubs, 4-3 and 3-2. Boom-boom Beck outpitched Bill Lee in the opener which was won by Spud Davis sin- gle which drove in two runs. Ray Harrell pitched four-hitter in the nightcap, besting Claude Passeau, who went to the Cubs for Harrell, Higbe and cash.
 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh broke even, the Dodgers winning the open CT, 3-2, and losing the nightcap, 9-5. Cy Blanton, making his first start since April 23, went the route to win the second game, allowing Il hits.
 Tanks Boost Lead
 The Tanks boosted their Amer ican League lead to 13 games by beating Detroit, 13-3. Scoring 10 runs in the eighth, the Tanks broke up hurling duel between School boy Rowe and Red Ruffing, who victory No. 20.
 Cleveland beat the Red Sox twice, To and 5-3, to run their winning streak to seven straight and moved to within half game of third. Bob Teller pitched a four-hit game to win No. 19 in the opener. Willis Hudlin trimmed Fritz Ostermueller in the nightcap in which Hal Tros- ky hit a homer with two on in the eighth. It was the Red Sox' fifth straight loss.
 Bill Bocman hurled the Athletics to 20 win over the White Sox. He allowed only seven hits, and not a Chicago man reached third.
 Washington slugged out 8-7 vic- tory over the Browns in the opening game of a twin bill, making IT bin- gles off Kennedy and Mills. Dutch Leonard got credit for his 18th vic- tory. The Senators pushed over three runs in the 11th inning of the and then hung on to de- feat the Browns, who scored twice in their half, 4-3. Ken Chase won his ninth victory.