The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-31
BROOKLYN HEART
BROKEN AS n. Y.
GIANTS TAKE 2
Yanks, Red SOx Split
HubbeII, Ruiiing Great;
Reds Win Twice
by GEORGE KIRKsEY
UNITED Press star Correspondent

UNITED Press star Corrsspondent)
New York, May 3i,--tuP)--After
one Of the biggest and most exciting
days In baseball history, fandom to.
day had plenty Of fuel for post.
mortems, second guesses and red hot
discussions,
A total OF 237 ,82a persons packed
their way into seven ball parks but
for the fact that the Pirates
doubleheader a. Pittsburgh was
rained out and the White sox.In.
dams played In the rain AZ Cleve.
land, II might have been q record.
breaker for attendance, The Red
Sox.Yanks played 10 s2,437 at
Yankee Stadium, third largest
throng ever 10 attend q ball game.
In every park there were thrills
and tense action but Brooklyn prob.
ably staged the Widest scene OF the
day, More than 34,548 fans damned
their way into Ebbets Field, with
nnother 10000 turned away, II was
necessary 10 turn IN riot call 10
control the crowd outside the park
Twice Beaten
And last night there was n brok-
ON Dodgcr ians' heart for every
light on the boardwalk NJ Coney
Island, Bin TerryS hated Giants
slapped the Dodgers down twice, TO
and 1910 II was q bitter pill 10 take
and combined with the Reds double
Victory tumbled the Dodgers into
second place.
Hubbell gave the Dodgers only one
hit--a single by Hudaon IN the sec.
0nd, Tie was quickly erased when
Maneuso hit into q double play, lie
was the only man 70 reach first, Hub
faced the minimum, Only ~ men
IN the nightcap the Dodgcr strug.
gled from behind 10 Ito the score, 80
knotted " again IN the tenth, a.
and then collapsed IN the 18th when
the Giants slammed over eight runs,
With Paul Derringer toying with
the Cubs IN tho opener, the Reds
grabbed both games from Chicago
AZ, and O-8, Harry Crafts double
and triple drove IN three runs M
Derringer won No, D, In the nipbl.
cap The Reds had 10 20 ~ innings
before Johnny RiEgos single drove
IN the winning tally of Passoau,
Kirby Hlgbo pitched the Phils 10
bel Victory over the Bees In the
opener and then Eddie Miller's HON.
or With the bases loRded IN the nth
enabled the Bees 10 win The second
game, b.l, for an even break,
For the second time this season
ked kufiing was maSterful against
the RED Box and held them com.
pletely at his mercy ~ no pitched
the Yahks 10 their sixth straight
win, 40, Bill Dickey'S third homer
N three days wa8 the deciding blow,
But the Red Sox staged n slashing
lo'hlt attack 10 win the second
game, lid, Lou Nnnoy raped out
I,Ve hl@ IN SIX trips. Joe Cr0nin hit
homer with two mates on, Herb
Hash held the Yanks 10 six hits, ono
OF them a Joe DiMaggio homer with
one on
Two Tor Indians
LefticS Al Smith and Al Milnnr
combined TO pitch the Indians 10 A
pair OF 3-l victories over the White
sox' IN the opener Al Smith allowed
only nix hits, Bosting Lefty nd Smith
OF tho White Sox, IN the nighteap
Milnar twirlod n b.hittor, outduollng
aouthpaw Thornton Lee for his sixth
Victory.
Detroit copped two from the
Browns, 2.l, and 1915. Rudy York'S
ninth inning double won tho Opener.
enabling Tommy Bridges TO triumph
over John Niggeling. Barney Ma.
Cosky, with % for b." and Hank
dreenberg, with - for g." had per.
rect days ut bat IN the nightcpp,
Schoolboy Howe held the Browns 10
one run until the ninth which he
caSed up,
The Athletics rallied 10 beat the
senators, TO, but lost the second
game, which was called at the end
OF the seventh because OF darkness,
l4-2. Zekc Bonura hit n homer with
the bases loaded In the ngihtcap.
YESTERDAYS HERO - Carl
HubDell, the veteran southpaw who
SET the Dodgers down with one MI
and faced only ~ men al the Giants
won, TO.