The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-01
Cincinnati Sabbath CHAMPIONS OF Maiors
TWO WINS SUNDAY
GIVES REDS LEAD
IN NATIONAL LOOP
Straight Sunday Doubleheader Over First Division
Clubs -Bosox Only American Loop Club to Gain
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

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UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, July - (UPJ1- If
the Cincinnati Reds don't run out
Of doubleheaders and Sundays,
they'll be playing in the world series
next October for sure.
The Reds knocked OF the Cubs
twice yesterday, making the third
straight Sunday doubleheader they
have swept from a first division
club. They beat the Giants twice a
week ago Sunday and the Dodgers
twice two weeks ago. The Reds
Sunday record is now is victories
against two defeats, making them
the Sabbath champions Of the ma
jors. In doubleheaders on all days,
they've won Is Of 8 games, sweep
ing six twin bills and splitting the
other three.
Bucky Walters, who ran OF nine
straight victories and then was
overtakne by Old Man Hard Luck,
broke q four game losing streak in
the opener when he pitched the
Reds to q ia victory. He had the
Cubs licked, 40, until the fifth
when Jimmy Gleeson hit for the cir
cult with the bases janmed. But
Bill Serschberger's single with the
bases loaded in the seventh spanked
a 3-run rally which gave Bucky his
tenth triumph. In the nightcap,
after trailing 6-1 In the fourth, the
Reds kept pegging away until they
tied the score, then won on Eddie
Joost's single. Morrie Arnovich had
q for 4" in the second game after
hitting triple and double in the
opener.
Lead Increased
The double triumph enabled Gin
cinnau to increase its National
League lead to a game and a half
over the Dodgers and to two and
half games over the Giants, both
Of whom divided doubleheaders.
After Freddy Fitzsimmons had
scored his 199th major league vic
tory in the opener Dodgers 9, Bees
p, the Bees turned on the Dodgers
in the second game and beat them
for the first time this season, 7-2.
Manuel Salvo, tossed in by the
Giants in the Tony Cuccinello deal,
won his second straight for the
Bees. Siby Sisti's homer with two
on routed Hot Potato Luke" HAM
lin.
A 6-run rally In the eighth in
ming Of the second game prevented
the Giants from blowing pair Of
games to the Phillies. Doc Prothro,s
cellarites won the opener, IA, when
Cy Blanton turned in an 8-hitter
and Johnny Rizzo hit two homerS
and Heinie Mueller hit his first Of
the year, with the bases loaded.
Clyde Smoll caved in in the eighth
with a 80 lead and the Giants
slugged him and Syl johnson for
seven runs in the last two frames.
The Cards and Pirates split q
pair Of shutouts. Morton Cooper
pitched the Cards to a 10 win in
the opener, the winning run scoring
on q double play. Max Butcher in
a 4-hitter to beat the Cards, 20, in
the nightcap. Butcher scored the
winning tally himself on Cuisines
single.
The Red Sox were the only Amer
lean League team to gain ground as
they beat the Senators in q double
header, 6-5 and 5-4. Washington
made Is hits to Boston's six In the
first game and II to Boston's seven
in the nightcap but the Senators
were helpless with men on base. In
the two games they left "a men
stranded. Grove and Wagner were
the winning pitchers.
Smith Wins Another
Cleveland broken even with the
White Sox. AL Smith pitched the
Indians to IT'S victory in the
opener for his ninth victory but AL
Milnar was beaten, 81, by Edgar
Smith Of the White Sox in the
Mike Kreevich's homer
with two on won the second game.
The Yanks and AS divided a pair
Of thrillers, with the world cham
pions scoring two runs In the ninth
to win the opener, 4-3, and Connie
Mack's club taking the second game
in 10 innings, 2-1.
Keller's single broke up q hurting
duel between Rookie Porter Vaug-
han and Marvin Breuer in the
opener while Frank Hayes single
drove in the winning tally to give
Johnny Babich decision over
Monte Pearson in the nightcap.
Roy Cullenbine starred in the
Browns 7-6 victory over the Tigers
In a thinning opener. With the
Tigers on top, 6-1, Cullenbine hit q
homer with the bases loaded. Then
in the 18th he doubled, took third
on wild pitch and scored on Nc
Quinn,s single. Detroit banged out
16 hits including Hank Greenberg's
three-run homer to down the
Browns, 10-1 in the nightcap, called