The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-21
REDS, INDIANS
RALLY TO WIN
CLOSE CONTESTS
Giants And Red Sox Beat
en- By Timely Hits
McC Orn1ick Hero
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 21-(UP)-The
all-O Ohio world series got shot in
the arm today when the Indians and
Reds staged last ditch rallies to
pull games out Of the fire.
The Reds were losing, 20, going
into the ninth. Bill Lohrman, Giants
pitcher, had the league leaders
handcuffed. They had made only
three hits off him and hadn't got
a man past second. Then things be-
gan to happen fast and furiously
and when Bill Terry and the Giants
recovered the Reds had won, 80.
Pinch-hitter Lew Riggs started the
Reds ninth inning rally with dou-
BILE. Then Gamble and Werber flied
out. Lohrman needed only one more
out but he couldn't get 1t. Lonnie
Frey singled through first baseman
Johnny Mccarthy, scoring Riggs.
Then wal Goodman doubled down
the right field foul line. sending
Frey to third. Frank cCormick was
next up and Terry elected to pitch
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open. Mccormick singled of the left
field fence, scoring Frey and Good
man to win the game.
Gene Thompson hung up his
fourth victory over the Giants and
his 18th Of the season by outlasting
Lohrman at the finish Both runs
made off Thompson came in the first
two frames and then not Giant
reached third during the last seven
innings.
Cleveland, with Bob Teller, On the
mound was trailing the Red Sox,
So, going into the eighth. Then
the Indians went on the warpath
and scored seven runs of Jack Will
son and Emerson Dickman. Soup
Campbell, pinch hitting for Hemlsey,
singled to start the rally. Then JEFF
Heath, batting for Feller, hit q
homer. Dickman came in and Chap
man singled. The payof blow was q
homer by Ken Keltner with the bases
loaded. Eleven Indians went to bat
in the eighth. Although Feller was
relieved in the eighth by Johnny
Allen he received credit for his 22nd
victory and his eighth in a row.
Both triumphs were highly i'm
portant to the pacemakers. Cleye-
land picked up a game and a half
and increased its lead to Az games
over Detroit as the Tigers bowed to
the Yanks twice, 4-3 and A. The
Reds also gained a game and half
and heightened their margin to 51s
games over Brooklyn as the Dodgers
took a double tumble before the
Cards 80 and As. Clyde Shoun
pitched a six-hitter for the Cards
in the first game and Lon Warneke
fashioned q seven-hitter in the
nightcap.
The Yanks moved into a fourth
place tie with the White Sox as a
result of the double victory. Charlie
Ruling and Rookie Ernie Bonham
combined to hang up the Yanks' two
wins, allowing eight hits each. Sell
kinks homer provided the winning
run in the first game. The double
loss stretched Detroit's losing streak
to five straight.
The Athletics gained an even
break with the White Sox when
Wally Moses stole home on Thorn
ton Lee in the tenth inning of the
nightcap, giving the Mackmen q
43 victory. The White Sox won
the opener, 81, on Edgar Smiths
three-hitter.
Driving the rookie sensation, Sid
Hudson out Of the box, the Browns
annexed a 6-3 victory over the Sem
ators. Harlond Gift drove in three
runs with two singles.
Claude Passeau scored his 18th
victory as the Cubs beat the Phillies
40. Only four Phils got on base,
three on hits and one on Stan Hacks
will dthrow. Zeke Bonura hit his Sec
ond homer as a Cub.
Pittsburgh pounded out is hits
to beat the Bees, 6-3, with Dick
Lanahana outlasting Manuel Salvo
to win his fourth game.
YESTERDAYS HERO - Frank
Mccormick. Reds first baseman
whose ninth inning single drove in
tu,o v,,oc an bling Ciprinuati IN heat