The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-25
YANKEES AT HUB
FOR FIRST BIC.
BASEBALL CLASH
Pearson VS. Bagby==BrOOk=
Ign Wins Again-Ray
Mack Hero
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, April Is - CUP)-The
first crucial battle of the infant
baseball season was on today in
BoSton-the Yankees, 4-times cham
pions of the universe, against the
Red Sox, their leading challengers.
They meet today and tomorrow.
Rival pitchers will be Monte Pear
son of the Yanks, the enigmatic,
pipe cmoking Californian who poss-
seSseS one of the best curves in
baseball, against young Jim Bagby,
Red Sox rookie star of 1898 who
was flop last year. Both pitchers
were in rare form in their first
starts, Pearson beating the Athletics
Al, on four hits and Bagby blank
ing the Senators, 10, on five hits.
Joe Cronin's decision to start
Lefty Grove against Washington
yesterday came as surprise mas
much as lefthanders have been CIV
ing the Yanks some anxious mo-
ments thus far. However, it might
have been a lucky move for Cronin
as Grove was belted out of the box
in the sixth inning as Washington
went on to beat the Red Sox, SO.
Through the past two years Cron-
in had insisted that the Red Sox
can take care of the Yanks and
his assertion has been borne out.
The Red Sox won II out of 10 last
year and broke even in % games in
1888. What hurts the Red Sox,
Cronin claims, is that they get no
help from the rest of the league.
Joe DiMaggio, still limping on his
injured leg, travelled to Boston with
the Yanks last night but isn't likely
to play unless he's used in the role
of pinch-hitter. Outfelder Jake
Powell, who suffered a brain con-
conclusion in spring training game,
was sent to st. Petersburg yester-
day ito recover from the effects of
his injury. He isn't likely to be able
to play until late May.
The YankS showed some of their
old-time power yesterday, blasting
out four homers Rolfe 2. Heinrich,
and Gordon, two triples (Keller and
Henrich) and double Dahlgren)
a sthey beat the AS, ga. Herman
(AunO Besse, rookie southpaw from
Memphis, was blasted out in 1-3
innings. Red Ruffng, although
yielding ten hits, went the distance
to win No. 1.
Indians Lead
Cleveland climbed to the top rung
by subduing the Browns, Ga. Ray
Mack's homer with a mate on base
in the eighth was the winning blow.
Al Milnar had the Browns BANKED
until the seventh and then had to
have relief in the eighth from Dob
son and Smith who haved the game
for him.
Rudy York's homer and Tommy
Bridges shit pitching gave the
Tigers 2-1 triumph over the White
Sox. Pinky Higgins single drove in
Detroit's first tally.
Brooklyn came from behind in
the eighth to score three runs and
beat the Bees, 8-6, for their fourth
straight victory. Dixie Walkers
pinch single with the bases loaded
drove in the two winning runs.
Whit Wyatt, who BANKED the Bees
III l1lC OpCllC1, was pOu11OCo OuG III
four innings.
Babe Young's homer (the first of
Is he says he'll hit this season. with
two mates on deck gave the Giants
a So win over the Phillies. BY
Vandenberg limited the Phils to five
hits to outpitch Hugh Mulcahy and
score his first major league victory.
Bill Lee, although slapped for II
hits, staggered through to give the
Cubs ga victory over the Pirates
the first loss for Pittsburgh. The
Cubs scored five runs in the first
and were never headed. Eight walks
by assorted Pirate pitchers and two
errors helped the Cubs cause. Hank
Leiber hit two doubles and a single,
leading Chicago'S attack.
YESTERDAYS HERO-Ray Mack,
Cleveland's supposedly weak-hitting
rookie second baseman who clouted
homer with a mate on base to
give the Indians a Ga win over st.
Louis, enabling them to move into
the league lead.