The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31
CINCINNATI REDS |BLANKED TWICE
 BY CHICAGO CUBS
National Leaders Humili. ated in Home Town;
 Rizzo Stars for Pirates
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

tUnited Press Stan C0rrespOndent)
 New York, May 3l--(UP)--The rabid fans of ''Rhineland" who had visions of the Cincinnati Reds be- coming the Yankees" of the Na- tional league, wondered today what had struck their heroes.
 A cyclone, a trainwreck, and an earthquake couldn't have done more Decoration day. They plastered two damage than the Chicago Cubs did hurniliating defeats on the Reds, GO and 20, before 4O,6l9 stunned fans in Cincinnati.
 After reeling oil IA out of 15 and taking a commanding lead in the National league, the Reds exploded in all places at once. They had made l98 runs in 36 games, averaging 51a per game. Their lowest previous runless streak was II innings April 25 and 62.
 Larry French and Vance Page pitched the Cubs twin triumph. Whitey Moore's wildness set up the Cubs important runs in the morn- ing game witnessed by 21,744. Jimmy Gleson's homer of Bucky Walters was enough to win the afternoon game, but Walters tossed in an extra run for Chicago with 8 wild pitch which allowed Gabby Hartnett to score from second. He must have tossed the ball over the grandstand, unless Hartnett is run- ming bases on 8 motorcycle this season.
 Two Game Lead
 The Reds still hold two-game lead because the Cardinals could get only an even break with the Pirates. Lon Warneke allowed only five hits in giving the Cards a 7-2 triumph in the opener in which Jimmy Brown made four hits, two of them doubles. Johnny Rizzo's terrific clouting featured Pitts burgh's 14-8 victory in the night cap. Rizzo drove in nine runs with two homers, two doubles and a sim gle to enable the Pirates to over- come a 7-1 deficit.
 Before 58,296, largest New York crowd this season, the Giants and Dodgers, battling to get out of sec ond division, got a standoff. Cliff Melton halted Dodger rally in the ninth enabling the Giants 10 win the first game, 5--4. Hugh Casey outpitchted Carl Hubbell to give the Dodgers the afterpiece, 3-1. Homers by Roy and Todd were the deciding punches.
 Max Vests homer with one on in the 10th game gave the Bees a 9-7 victory in the first game but Syl Johnson's eight-hit pitching gave the Phils a 5-3 win in the 
 Red Rufiing received the first black mark of the season on his record when 'the Red Sox conquered the Yankees, 8A. But Boston couldn't stand prosperity and the Tanks cuffed the Sox around 17-9, in the second game and main- tained their 6h game league lead. Rufdng was the victim of homers by Ted Williams, Joe Cronin and Jimmy The Tanks murdered four Sox Foxx and lasted only 1-3 frames. pitchers for IT hits in the second game.
 Cleveland Third
 Cleveland beat the Browns, 7-2 and 3-2, to take over third place. Bob Teller scored his eighth vic- tory in the opener, yielding only seven hits and flaming seven. Bruce Campbell scored all three Indian runs as Cleveland won the second game in 12 innings. He tripled and scored the winning tally on Ben Chapman's fly.
 Ted Lyons bested Schoolboy Rowe as the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 8-3. It was the 38 year old veterans fifth victory and fourth straight. Detroit came back to win the nightcap, 8-3, with Gehringer. Higgins, Tebbetts getting three hits each in 8 16-hit assault.
 After losing to the Athletics, 3-1, Washington won the second game, B-4, to break its six-game losing streak. The As won the first game on four hits off the venezulean AL exander. Ken Chase pitched the victory despite the fact that he was tapped for 13 hits. George Case stole three bases, making his sea- sons total 19.
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