The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-18
Third NO-HIT
GAME ON WAY,
WRITER'S Think
Passeau Came Close With
TwO=Hitter; Reds, Yank
Win Easily
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
UNITED Press staff Correspondent


New York, May IS - (U.P0 =
There's a bunch around the major
league press boxes that there's 60
ing to be another no-hit, no-run
game this season. There's nothing
more substantial to base 1t on than
Colonel E. r. Bradley's belief that
everything happens in threes.
Since Bob Feller and Tex Carle-
ton carved out their no-hitters, the
experts have been looking for the
third one. Twice this week Cubs
pitchers have come close. Larry
French, veteran southpaw who is
staging one of teh years big come
backs held the Bees to two hits on
Monday, and until the seventh per-
mitted only one scratch single.
Yesterday Claude Passeau's, Cubs
right-hander, came even closer In
his 2-hitter against the Giants
Passeau had no-hitter going In
TO the sixth. After Billy Herman
booted Whitehead's roller, Jojo
Moore hit torrid grounder to
right. Rip Russell made q fancy stop
of the drive, but fell as he fielded
the ball. He had plenty of time to
get up and throw to send, forcing
Whitehead. Instead he tried to make
the throw from a sitting position,
and the effort was wild and weak.
The official scorer gave Moore o hit.
Two For Moore
In the eighth Moore made the
other hit off PASCAL. 1t was q clean
hit as played but Rookie Shortstop
Bobby Mattick didn't start after the
ball like u major Lacquer. He walt
ed too long. Durocher, Reese, urges
Miller--any OF them would have
handled the ball.
But Passeaus closeness to an
other no-hltter keeps the press box
denizens excited about seeing an
other pitcher make his way into the
hall of fame. Several small bets
have been placed among the writer's
at ridiculous odds Of 81 that an
other no-hitter will come up before
October. The odds should be about
300-1 that there won't be another
one, according to professional
pricemaker. In the past nine years
there have been only nine no-hit-
ters, or an average Of one a season.
With two already this season, the
majors already are ahead OF the
schedule.
Billy Herman's homer was the
winning poke In the Cubs 40 VIC
tory over the Giants, although the
Cubs added three more for good
measure. The victory was the Cubs
fifth straight and enabled them to
take over third place from the
Giants.
Homers by Frank Mccormick and
wal Goodman featured the Reds
7-2@victory over the Phillies In II
innings. Mccormick came with O
man on base in the eighth and tied
the score, 20, and Goodman's came
with the bases filled In the eleventh,
winning the game. Whitley Moore,
who pitched hitless ball the last
two innings. was the winner.
Came Through
After being knocked out OF the
box four straight times, Whit Wyatt
went the route to pitch Brooklyn To
10 NltIOly ONCi viz SuANiiiuS' ~
was the Cards sixth straight de-
feat. Phelps and Camilli hit homers
for the Dodgers. Singles by Camilli
and Moore and Reese's fly scored
the winning run.
AL Milnar hung up his fourth
straight victory (hes unbeaten) as
Cleveland slugged out an 1871 tri-
umph over Washington. The In
dams scored 10 runs In the first In
ming, prohting largely from seven
walks by Hudson and Monteagudo.
jeff Heath hit homers No. 4 and 8,
leading the Tribes 15-hit attack.
The White Sox still haven't won
a game at home this season. The
Yanks won their second straight by
beating the White Sox, 6-1. They
knocked out Lefty Ed Smith In four
innings. Rookie Marvin Breuer held
the Sox to five hits. Joe DiMaggio
hit O homer with one on.
YESTERDAYS HERO -- Claude
Passeau, Cubs Highlander who
held the Giants to two hits, blank
ing them, 40.