The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-07
GROVE and FOxx
PULL RED SOx
OUT OF SLUMP
Six Hits By Vet and Home
Run Beat Browns; Yank
Hurler Beats Own Team
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
initial Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT

By GEORGE KIRKSEY
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
New York. June 7.-(UP)-Op
Nose amt dead, either. After be-
ing written out Of the picture as
completely washed up, the 40-year
old Robert Nose Grove today was
not only alive and kicking but was
being hailed as the savior Of the
Red sox In their darkest hour Of
the season.
After dropping three straight to
second division clubs for their long
est losing streak Of the year, the
Red Sox snapped out Of II yesterday
behind Groves Shit pitching to
sneak through to a ninth inning, Bel
triumph over the Browns.
Grove, who had been knocked out
of the box six times hand-running
after pitching his opening day q
hitter against Washington, went the
route for the second TIME this sea-
son and held the Browns to six
hits. Only run made Off the gray
haired lefthander was Chef LaaEs'
homer in the ninth. Grove famed
six, indicating that the hot weather
has brought back q fiutter Of the
old boys fast ball for use in emer-
gehcies. It was Groves third VIC
tory, having won one other game
with relief In addition to his open
ing day classic.
Grove proved his rnettle by going
all the way to the ninth before his
mates produced run for him.
Again 1t was Jimmy Foxx who blast
ed the Red Sox to triumph. He
hit his 14th homer with two mates
on base to pull the game out Of
the fire. Dom DiMaggio, playing
right field In place OF the batting
leader Lou Finney, started the rally
with double to right. Ted vii.
liams walked, and Foxx produced
his homer which increased his runs
batted In to 48.
The Red Sox played with patch
ed up infield. Tom Carey subbing
at second for Bobby Doerr, who
has q charley horse, and Marv
Owen filing In at third for Jim
Tabor, who has spiked finger.
Carey got three OF the Red Sox's
ten hits Off Emil Bildilli, the lit
tie isfthsnder who jumped into the
linelight with his early season q
hitter against the Yanks.
Close BY
Cleveland chung to the heels Of
the Red Sox by grinding out 5-4
victory over Washington In II in
ningg. Lou Boudreau's single on
the heels Of Frankie Pytlak's triple
woD the game after Ray Mack's
eighth inning homer with one on
tied the score.
Scoring three runs In the eighth,
the Athletics won the odd game Of
the series from the Tigers, IA.
Chubby Dean was credited with his
fifth victory after relieving Buck
Ross In the eighth. Ross hit q
. homer with two mates on in the
third. The AS made II hits, knock
ing Buck Newsom out Of the box
but AL Benton was charged with the
loss.
Chandler the Goat
The White Sox handed the Yanks
a 4.3 setback behind John Rig
ney's fine pitching. Rigney went out
in the ninth inning for a pinch
hitter, Sylvesti, who started the
winning rally with a single. Kuhel
walked and Krevich singled home
the tying :un. Wright's bunt which
went for q hit enabled Kuhel to
score the winning run. Spud Chan
dler's failure to cover the plate in
the sixth after Dickey had felded
a bunt permitted the White Sox to
score their first two runs.
The Cubs slammed out a lis VIC
tory over the Phils, and crawled
back to the 500 mark. Bill Nickol-
son hit two fomers, each with a
man on, pacing Chicagos 17-hit at
tack on Pearson, Blanton and Smoll.
Bill Lee broke his 3-garne losing
steak, with some relief aid from
Jake Mooty, to score his fifth VIC
tory.
Pittsburg now has q companion
In the National league cellar. The
Pirates put on 6-run rally nj the
third inning which enabled them
I'd wipe out q SCI deficit and beat
the Bees, 7-6, thereby bringing
about o 7th place tie between the
two Of them. Triples by Bob El-
lott and Frank Cuisine featured
the Pirates big rally.
Brooklyr's Dodgers advanced to
within game of the idle-first place
Reds whit their fifth straight vic
tory, 9-5 over the st. Louis Cardin-
ais. Dixie Walkers homer paced
the Dodgers 10-hits while Johnny
Mize and Joe Orengo homered for
the Cards.
YESTERDAYS HERO - Jimmy
Foxx, Red sox slugger, who touched
of homer No. IA with two mates