The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
BRIDGES BEATS
 YANKEES WITH
 4-HIT SHUTOUT
Rowe to Try His Luck To- day-AveriII Beats
 Red. SOx
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrresp0ndent)
 New York, June 6-The way to stop the Yankees is to make them do their stuff against good pitching. All this talk about splitting the American league season after the all-star game July II because the Tanks are running away with the pennant is poppycock.
 Let the other clubs follow Del Ba- kers belated attempt to stop the Tanks by tossing their best pitchers against them at every turn. Baker finally pulled the wraps of Tommy Bridges yesterday and let his face the Tanks for the first time t his season. The slim Detroit right handler pitched the Tanks into a whisper, allowing only four hits and blanking them for the first time this seacon.
 Bridges had the Tanks eating out of his hand, and was in trouble only once as the Tigers beat Monte Pearson, 80. In the ninth single by Heinrich, walk, and Selkirks single loaded the bases. Bridges fan- ned Joe Gordon for strikeout No. 10 and forced Babe Dahlgren to pop out to end the game.
 Hank Greenberg hit homer No. 12 and Pinky Higgins clouJed another one to touch off the Tigers winning rally in the fourth. It was Bridges seventh victory and Pearsons first defeat.
 Rowe Gets Call
 Today Baker comes back with Schoolboy Rowe, an old Yankee beater who'll try to recapture some of the magic he used to weave around the Bronx bombers before his arm came up with the misery. That's the stuff, Del. Keep giving 'em the best you've got, Bridges and Rowe and Newsome. If the other clubs would stop squawking about how the Tanks are running away with the flag and go out there and gice 'em the best they've got every day, then we'd see a little fun. Big leads have been blown before. The Tanks of 1922 blew 14-game lead and just barely managed to beat out the Browns by one game.
 The Chicago White Sox moved to within game and a half of second place by knockink off the Athletics, 12-1, behind Jack Knotts three-hit pitching. It was the first time thls season he had zones the route. Ollie Beyma hit his third homer in as many days for the White Sox, who clouted Is hits of Joyce and Uam- ele.
 Earl Arevill, whom the Indians tried to waive out Of the American league to sell to Brooklyn, led Cleveland to a 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. He Slugged out a homer and two doubles and drove in three runs. Boston rapped Johnny Allen for 13 hits but couldn't overcome a 7-1 handicap.
 Reds Again
 Cincinnati continued to draw away from the field in the National league by gouging the Giants, 8-2. and lenghtening their lead to a 4 1-2 games. Bucky Walters held the Giants to seven hits for his seventh triumph. Every Red made at least one hit in . 16-hit barrage on Schumacher, Brown, and Castel- man. Lombardi his homer No. 10 and Mccormick hit a triple and two singles.
 The other three western clubs lost-The Bees slapped down the Cards, 10-4; the Dodgers ripped the Pirates, 6-2; and the Phillies beat the Cubs, 8-7. Max Vests two homers featured the Bees triumph. Ernie Koys double with the bases packed was the big Booklyn punch. Joe Marty and Kirby Higbe, ex- Cubs, helped the Phils beat their former mates. Marty hit a homer with one on and Higbe was credited with the victory although he had to have relief. Merrill May had perfect day, "4 for A."
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Tommy Bridges, Detroit's slim curve ballei who mystified the Tanks and hand- ed them their first shutout this season, 80.