The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-10
HOME RUNS BY
THREE PLAYERS
BEATS INDIANS
McC arthymen Only Three
Games Behind Red SOx;
Thompson Stars
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

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New York, June 10-(UP)-The
old Yankee home run punch had
the Worlds champions closer to
first place today than at any time
since May 3, the day before they
went into q coma and dropped eight
straight. They we're only three
games astern the league-leading
Red Sox.
AL Smith, Bill Terry's castoff,
gave the Yanks only six hits yester-
day but three Of them were homers
and the Bronx bombers sank the
Cleveland Indians 4-3, preventing
them from displacing the idle Red
Cox at the top Of the American
league. Smith had won five straight,
beaten the Yanks twice and hadn't
lost game until he started throw
ing his home run ball.
Babe Dalgren hit one In the fifth,
and Joe DiMaggio and George Sell
kirk each hit one In the sixth. Dr.
Maggio's came with mate on base,
thus making all Yankee runs the
result Of horners. The Indians rap
ped Red Ruffing for nine hits. one
Of them a homer by Lou Boudreau
with a mats on.
Back and Forth
The National league lead chang
ed hands twice yesterday before
1900 paid customers, third largest
crowd In Cincinnati's history. Dur
ing the Dodger-Red series the
league lead has changed hands four
times In three days. The Dodgers.
after being knocked from the top
by Saturdays 1872 massacre, came
bsck to win the first game Of q
twin Bill Sunday, 81. Tex Carleton,
who pitched a ilo-hitter against the
Reds on April 80, hurled five-hit-
ter to win his first game since then.
Brooklyn dubbed four Red hurlers
for IS hits, Including six doubles.
Junior Thompson pitched the
Reds back into the lead In the
nightcap with a So triumph over
the Dodgers. He allowed only five
hits, scoring his eighth victory. Bill
Werber and Billy Myers hit homers.
Whit Wyatt was the losing pitcher.
The Giants came to within three
games OF the Reds by knocking over
the manager less Cardinals, lie (11
innings) and IA. Billy Southworth,
new Card pilot, will not report un-
til late today to take over the
Cards, In seventh place, is games
off the pace. Stu Martins three
base error with two out in the 18th
paved the way for the Giants win
ming rally IN the opener. Johnny
Mize hit homer No. 16. In the
nightcap the Giants put on a five
run rally In the eighth to rout Bill
MCGEE, who had Az lead at the
time.
The Cubs won a doubleheader
from the Bees, IL and 1873, to
run their winning streak to seven
straight. Larry French held the
Bees to six hits, winning his sew
enth game In the opener. Phil Cav
arretta's four hits, which drove in
runs, led the Cubs 13-hit attack
In the nightcap.
Nice Work a
Hugh Mulcahy broke the Phillies'
six-game losing streak when he
pitched his club TO a 6-1 win over
the Pirates In the first game OF a
twin bill. Pittsburgh bounced back
to take the nightcap, .11-5, to hold
fifth place. Elbie Fletcher drove In
five runs In the second game with
q double and two singles.
In the other American league
games the Browns left the cellar by
humping the Athletics twice, 81
40 innings) and AZ, and the White
Sox nosed out Washington, 4-3 I'll
innings. Walter Judnich's homer In
| the tenth wor the first game for
the Browns, while Circuit clouts by
| Roy Cullenbine and Johnny Berar-
dingo won the nightcap. After blow
ing three-run lead in the ninth,
the White Sox stopped the Sena-
tors In the eleventh when Luke Ap-
ping scored from third on Eric
McNair's long fly to Gee Walker.
YESTERDAYS HERO Gene
Thompson, Reds young sophomore
right-hander who held the Dodgers
to five hits, pitching Cincinnati
back into first place with 6-2 VIC
tory after they had lost the opener
and the lead. b.