The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
NATIONAL jumps
HAVING TOUGH
Time AT WORK
Brown, Giant Fans Threat
en- Stewart-Feller
Beats Red SOx
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, July 31.-(UP)-Maybe
it's the heat or maybe it's the Ma
tional leagues policy Of tolerating
rough-house tactics but whatever
the cause the senior league UNI
pires are having their troubles these
days keeping the athletes under
control.
Another battle was narrowly
averted in the s-Giants game
yesterday. This time it was big
Walter Brown, Giants relief pitcher,
who made menacing gestures at lit
tie Bill Stewart, baseline umpire
who called a close play at first in
favor of Cincinnati. Stewart thumb
ed Brown out of the game, but Bill
Terry had to shove the Giant hurler
before he got him started toward
the clubhouse.
Earlier Umpire Magerkurth had
banished Coach Jimmy Wilson for
protesting too vehemently when
Pinch Hitter Mike Dejan was called
out on strikes. But the most Seri-
GUS trouble of all developed after
the game when several hot-headed
fans charged Umpire Stewart in
front of the Giants dugout. UNI
pire Barr rushed in and pushed one
fan away from Stewart, who held
his ground until two special police
arrived to break up the menacing
group.
Paul Wins Is
With 4-run rally in the eighth
the Reds conquered the Giants, 6-3,
and Paul Derringer, who went out
for a pinch-hitter in the eighth,
was credited with his 18th victory.
He allowed only six hits and two
runs-on Seeds triple and White
heads homer-in seven innings.
Pittsburg raped Rookie Ed Head
for four runs in the first inning OF
his initial start for Brooklyn be-
fore 1870 fans at Ebbetts field
last night and went on to hammer
two other pitchers for an 80 vic
tory, dropping the Dodgers eight
games behind the leading Reds.
With Johnny Mize hitting two
homers-Nos. 81 and 28-the Car
dinals slugged out 1876 victory
over the Bees. st. Louis made 10
hits, four of them by Don Padgett.
Lon Warneke went the route to win
his 7th game, handing the Bees
their seventh straight defeat.
Knocking Bill Lee out of the box
the Phillies beat the Cubs, Us, de-
spite the fact that Gabby Hartnett's
club slammed out Is hits. 81 john
son came to Higbe'S rescue in the
seventh and thrott1ed the Cubs the
rest Of the way.
The Yankees opened their crucial
series with the Tigers by pulling
through to 8-6 victory. Red Ruff
fling BANKED the Tigers for six in
nings but was beltad to cover in the
eighth, and Johnny Murphy finished
the game Rulings homer with two
on in the sixth was the Yanks' big
blow. Rudy York hit two homers,
his 18th and 18th.
Tie for Lead
Cleveland climbed into tie with
Detroit for first place last night
when Bobby Fellers turned back the
Red Sox, 81 for his 18th win be-
fore 1928 persons, largest night
crowd of the year. Teller famed
eight batters to increase his season
total to 1872. The winning run came
home on a double play ball. Kelt-
ner and Mack singled in the sixth
and Hemsley drove out double
play liner on which Keltner crossed
the plate.
Dutch Leonard kruckle- balled his
way to his 18th victory of the year
last night as he pitched Washing
ton to a 40 win over the Browns
before 5,078 fans.
The White Sox trimmed the Ath-
letics, 81. Jack Knott held the
AS to two hits until the ninth when
he weakened and had to be rescued
by Pete Appleton.