The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-05
GIANTS MAY Be.
DEFINITE BID
FOR nj PENNANT
Terry's Club Less Than
Four Games OFF Top;
Brooklyn Wins
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

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New York, June 5.--tUP)-MaybC
the baseball experts have been sell.
ing the Giants short. Nearly every.
one figured them q second division
club during the training season but
they'll have 10 revise their spring
estimate and concede now that the
Giants might make trouble In the
National League race,
But II the Giants stay up In the
race there's one fellow they won't
TOOL. That's Bill McKechnie who said
In March that the Giants were the
team he feared most The Giants
are making McKechilie's prediction
come too true for comfort 10 Deacon
| Bill.
Terry's club beat the Reds again
yesterday, So, when Carl Hubbell
hung on 10 score his fifth straight
triumph. Although raped for II hits
including Billy Myers homer with
one OH In the eighth, he pulled
through safely.
The Giants have won 0 out Of their
last II games and climbed TO within
l-2 games OF the pace-setting
Reds. Standouts In the Giants drive
besides the remarkable Hubbell have
been Burgess Whitehead at third /;
Joe Moore IN left; Babe Young at
first and Harry banning behind the
bat. Whitehead Is playing better ball
at third than he ever did at second
for the Giants and hitting timely.
Moore, who was about TO be cast of
by Terry last spring, Is currently
seeking the onion OF 1913. Young has
made the grade at first and looks as
II he'll develop into q real hitter.
banning, OF course, Is the National
League leader, with 1907.
Cards Smothercd
Brooklyn's red-hot Dodgers won
their fourth straight and drew With
In one game OF the leading Reds
with n i0.l Victory over tho 81. Louis
Cardinals In q night game played
before 23,500. The Dodgers made
three errors but put the game on
leo ~ early ~ the first when five
runs crossed the plate, three on Pete
CoScarats homer with two on, Vito
TamuliS went tho route for his third
victory without defeat. Joe Medwick
clouted % for D" for the Cards.
In another night game, 20,3i0 fans
watched the Pittsburgh Pirates
trounce the Boston Bees, l4-2 In tho
first game under lights nj Forbes
Field, Veteran Joe Bowman held
tho Bees 10 nine hits for his third
victory while Bob Elliott, Maurice
Van RobayS and Prank Cuisine
drove In nine runs between them.
Cleveland moved within half q
game OF the American League lead
by dividing n twin bill with Wash.
ington while tho Red Sox were los
Ing their second In q row. Ken Chase
pitched tho Senator's TO q To win
over the Tribe In the opener but the
Indians camo back 10 take the
nightcap, 80. Al Nmith won his nth
straight although no had TO have
relief from Bob Feiler In the ninth
10 save the game.
The Browns knocked of the Red
Sox, b-3, with Eldon Auker going
the route. Boston made 10 hits but
tossed tho game away with four er-
rors for the second straight day.
Smith Beats Ruling
Edgar Smith stopped the YankS
with seven hits as the White Sox
hung up q TO win over the Bronx
Bombers. Joe Kuhel hit two homers
10 run his count TO II for the season
and five against tho Yanks. The
White Sox raped Red Ruling for
II hits In seven innings. Smith had q
2-hit shutout going into the seventh
when q fiuke double by Joe DiMng.
Clio led 10 q run. DiMaggios homer
with q mate on accounted for the
other two In the ninth.
The Athletics dubbed Tommy
Bridges from the box In the fourth
and beat the Tigers, 80. Johnny
Babich won his fifth game after get
ting of TO q bad start. Bob johnson
and Wally Moses hits for the circuit
for the AS.
YESTERDAYS HERo-Cari Hub.
bell, BIZ Tcrry's meal ticket who
STAYED of n late rally by the Reds
10 score his Nth straight win, So