The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-21
TODAY'S SPORT
 PARADE
BY HENRY McLEMORE

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Pittsburgh, Sept 21-(UP)-If Paul Derringer were a miracle worker of the mound as well as on it, he would see to 1t that both the Detroits and the Clevelands collapsed, and that the Yankees got into the World Series this year.
 Paul was one of the Cincinnati Reds who spent an afternoon of1 here yesterday listening to the bat tie between the Indians and the Ti- gers, and for the life of him he couldn't work up much enthusiasm over the outcome.
 "I'm still hoping that something will happen so the Tanks will get in the series against us," the big pitcher said. T sure would like to have an- other crack at those fellows. And so would everybody else on the team We haven't forgotten those four straight lickings, and with the club we have this year we could take 'em. ' Did this mean that Paul felt the 1940 Reds were much stronger than the Reds of a. year ago?
 Won Close Ones
 Just twenty-five to fifty per cent stronger, that's an," Derringer an- swered. "All you've got to do is look in the record and see the number of games we've won by one run this year. It's an amazing number-38, think-and that's the proof of a great team. Anybody can win games by six and seven runs, but the good ones to win are those close ones."
 asked Paul which team the Reds would rather tackle, the Tigers or the Indians.
 Doesn't make much difference. We can lick either one of them. Of course, we know a little more about the Tigers. w played exhibition games against them and have a pretty fair line on their pitching and hitting. As for the Indians, not many of. us have ever seen them in uniform, but we'll know plenty about them if they get in the series. McKechnie went up to Detroit today to take a look at the two American League clubs, and he'll find out plenty When he comes back we'll know all we need to know about their power. That's what you want to find out, you know, the power of a club. You can't keep 8 team from getting sin- gleS, but singles don't beat you very often. What you need to know is how to pitch to hitters to keep them from hitting for extra bases"
 I asked Paul if he thought he would be as good pitcher this year as he was in the last series.
 T oughta be 8 better ore." he said. My arm is just as good as ever and I'm lot smarter. I've learned more about pitching this year than you'd believe. It's my fourteenth year in baseball, I know, but you'd be sur- prised how many things came up this year that I never knew about be- fore"
 Wilson win Help
 Derringer said that if Ernie Lom- pafulS ankle dlunJ neal ln time TOT the series (the big catcher is not with the club, but hobbling about his home in Cincinnati the Reds wouldn't be sunk.
 Well miss Ernie sure, particularly his bat, but there's nothing wrong with Jimmy Wilson's catching. He has caught seven or eight games since he got back in action, and everyone was Q winning game. He's Q right smart one back of that plate"
 Deyringer, as well as Walters and Thompson will take their regular turn until the season ends.
 ''The Cards and Pirates are still fighting 1t out for third money you know" Derringer explained, land be. sides, we don't need any rest"