The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
DROOKLYNFANS POP-EYED WHILE
 DODGERS WIN
Carleton Stops Champion Reds Without a Hit;
 Rookie Beats Yanks
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Tn Brooklyn, May i-(UP)-The baseball world . Brooklyn excepted was upside down today.
 In Brooklyn, wild-eyed fans gath cred In the bars, stood on street corners, and poked their heads out of windows, asking in a challeng- ing voice: DO you think we'll ever lose one?"
 They referred to their beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, who have Just reeled off nine straight victories to tic the modern getaway record mad0 by tho Giants in 1918. And they tied 1t with no-hit, no-run game hurled by Q pitcher who was ditchcd by the Cubs as Washed-up, has been--TcX tStronghearD Carleton.
 Outside the Brooklyn orbit strange things were happining, but these were mere trlfles, What matters if the Tanks were foundering In sixth place after being held to two-hits by an unknown crooked arm pitcher named Emil Bildilli, If Red Ruff iing, Yankee nee of aces, was licked by the lowly Browns for his second defeat In three starts, If Tommy Bridges, winner of two straight, was slugged like bush leaguer by the Senators :. If the Indians were go- ing like Q house afire-If the stag gering White Sox slapped the Red Sox down.
 Brooklyn was the whole show. pennantless for 20 years the Dodgers went west with an eight game streak and high hopes. But the wise guys said, who have they lickedq" Now everyone is sitting up andtak- Ing notice after that 90 triumph over the champion Reds yesterday in Cincinnati.
 Two Man Show
 Carlo ton, the Swarthy, knock kneed Texan back from baSeball's scrap'eap, made the Reds do his bidding. Pete CoSearart, the Dod- gers bounding basque of u second baseman, did the rest. He cracked homer off Jim Turner after the milkman had walked two men In the fifth.
 The Dodgers went back at the Reds again today with Hugh Casey striving to break the modern record for winning streaks at the seasons beginning. He faced Bucky Walters, the Nationa leagues champion pitcher, who has won his first two starts.
 In the other two National league games Hugh Mulcahy pitched the Phillies to 6-2 victory over the Pirates and the Cubs struggled from behind to beat the Bees, 8-7, in 10 innings. Al Todds homer was the winning punch after some lusty clouting by Hank Leiber, who drove in four runs with Q homer, triple and single.
 Cleveland won back the American league lead by defeating the Ath- letics, 10-5. Hal Trosky and Ken Keltner each hit two homers while Willis Hudlin survived in spite of l2 hits.
 Unknown Hero
 Emil Bildilli, up from San An tonic, Squelched the Tanks as the Browns triumphed, 2-1, in the battle AOA nAbSl SlOoCbbi iitb tripled and rolfe had singled in the first, Bildilli held the Tanks hitlcSs the rest of the way, including the feat of retiring the last 19 men to face him in order. Red Ruffing was the loser.
 The White Sox shelled Emerson Dickman to cover and beat the Red Sox. 9-4, behind Duncan Rigney's 6lhit pitching. Jimmy Foxx hit homer No. 4. Washington slammed out l3 hits to beat Detroit, 9-4 and knocked out Bridges in the bar gain.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Tex Car teton, Brooklyn's ghost of yesteryear who pitched a no-hit, no-run game to give the Dodgers their ninth straight win-a 80 job over the Rods