The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-13
CINCINNATI is
WELL ON WAYTO
ANOTHER FLAG
Reds Down Cards Twice;
Ruffing Shuts Out Red
SOx to End Streak
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


UNITED Press Staff COrrespondent)
New York, May lSs--te,P).-The
Cincinnati Reds aren't paying one
bit Of attention to the link boys"
who are digging up new reasons every
day why Bill McKechnie's club
won't repeat In the National league,
Not being the least superstitious the
Reds ignore those crepe. hangers
who point outthat no team which
lost the World Series In four
straight games ever came back to
win the pennant the next season,
Nor do they give tumble 70 those
Skeptics who clamor that no victim
Of no-hit, no-run game ever won
flag. The Reds were recently
humiliaetd by one Tex Carleton,
But since then they have given
very good imitation OF q club
that plays each game today and for
gets about yesterday and iomor-
row, Since Cartoons no-hitter, the
Reds have won Q out Of 10 games
and forged into the National league
lead.
The Reds latest exploit Is a twin
victory over what the experts con-
cede to be their most dangerous riv-
ais, the Cardinals, They smacked
down st, Louis yesterday, I'll and
1874, making four straight wins over
the Cardinals without q loss, Up
to now there seems to be no COM
parison between the Reds and Cards,
IN 4 games the Reds have won
them all, scored 80 runs to the
Cards II, made 46 hits TO their
IS, used four pitchers Call going
the route) against ~ for the Red
Birds,
Paul Derringer held the Cards TO
four hits IN the opened, winning
his third game. The Reds drove
Bill MCGEE to cover. Homers by
Frank Mccormick, Frey and Craft
helped jim Turner win his first
game for the Reds, He allowed IS
hits but coasted behind big
lead oil the way. The Cards made
four costly errors.
Dean 10 Showers
Dizzy Dean was blasted out Of the
box again but the Cubs rallied to
beat the Pirates, Us, Billy Her
mans homer with two on doing
the damage In the 9th. Brooklyn
beat the Phillies, SIS, behind Freddy
Fitzsimmons, The Giants nosed out
the Bees, SO, for their fifth
straight. Mel OFT drove IN the
winning run,
The longest Yankee losing streak
In 10 years--eight straight came
to an end when Red Ruffsng
BANKED the Red SoX, 40, before
4i,376, largest throng OF the season
at Yanukee stadium. Ruffing
piched brilliantly allowing only six
hits, and not q man reached third,
Twice when he was In tight spot
the new Yankee infield with Bill
Knickerbocker at short came up
with double plays TO get him out
Of the jam,
The Yankees victim was q south
paw, Fritz Ostermueller, who pitched
q fairish game but never had a
chance against Rulings classy per-
Torrance. The new Yankee lineup
against Southpews benches Keller,
Oickey and Selkirls and places seven
-handed hitters In the bat
ting order.
Still on Top
Despite the end of their six game
winning streak the Boston Red SoX
maintained their game and q half
lead over Cleveland because the
Browns knocked off the Indians, So,
Eldon Auker, Red SoX castoff, held
the Indians to nine hits and him.
self led the Browns l2-hit attack
with three singles. The Browns
drove Willis Hudlin TO cover In the
second inning.
Ted Lyons, who'll be 20 next
December, pitched the White SoX
to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers,
He allowed eight hits, two Of which
were homers by Pinky Higgins and
Dick Bartell. Kreevich's triple and
Wright's single accounted for the
winning run.
Johnny Babich, Athletics rookie,
won his fourth game by defeating
the Senators. 4-2. He allowed only
six hits. A walk and doubles by
Sam Chapman and AL Rubeling pro-
vided the winning runs.
YESTERDAYS HERO-Rufus che
Red Ruffing. veteran Yankee right
handler who stemmed tide Of de-