The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-06
REDS INCREASE
LEAD, THOMPSON
BACK IN FORM
Junior Beats Giants in
Night Game; Yanks Win;
Browns Trim Red SOx
ny GEORGE KIRKsEY.
United Press star CorreanonAantl

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New York, June 0--CUp)--oene
Thompson, Junior member Of Gin
cinnati's big three" today had
emerged from his late May slump
and was striding on toward that 20.
game winning season his boosters
envisioned for him this spring.
Thompson, who'll be % years old
tomorrow, celebrated his birthday
prematurely by pitching and hitting
the Reds 10 ia victory over the
Giants last night before $3.50 at
Cincinnatis opening night game. II
was Thompson's seventh triumph
against four defeats, making him
the leagues No. 2 man In victories
behind all-winning Bucky Walters,
who has nine triumphs.
BY winning, the Reds not only
saved the loss OF the lead TO the
Idle Dodgers, but increased their
margin over Brooklyn 10 o game and
O half. Thompson, who started the
season by winning Ave out of his first
six games, went into eclipse In late
May and lost three In q row. He
righted himself June by beating the
Bees, "a. Last night he gave the
Giants ten hits but was effective In
the pinches. The Giants Allied the
bases In the FIRST with none out and
he famed OFT and caused league
katting leader banning 10 bounce
into q double play.
Rookie Dom Dallessandro's double
with the bases loaded In the fourth
inning enabled the Cubs TO trim the
Phillies, 3--2. Larry French retired
the last II Phils In order for his
NTH victory. He gave UP nine hits,
including Waily Berger's homer.
Easy for Tigers
Detroit won Ito eighth game In II
starts by clouting out o 81 triumph
over the Athletics In o night game
before 1880 OF Philadelphia. School,
boy Rowe gave up seven hits TO win
his fourth straight. The victory
moved the Tigers TO within two
games OF the pace setting Red Sox.
Barney McCoskey hit two triples and
Birdie Tebbetts raped out four hits
In I'VE trips.
Three unearned runs permitted the
Yankees 10 beat their one-time
nemesis, Thorneton Lee, White Box
lefty, 7-6. Larry Rosenthal's FUN
bic let In one run and Lees wild
heavc into center field on Charlie
Kellers bunt paved the way for two
more gift tallies. The White Sox
hammered Monte Pearson TO cover
In the ninth but Fireman John
Murphy came In 10 put out the fire
by retiring Kuhel, Kreevich and
Wright IN order.
Browns Top Red sox
Relief Pitcher Bob Harris singled
In tho 18th inning to drive In the
run by which the Browns made II
two In q row over the sluinping Red
sox, AZ. Tho Red sox had the game
won until Chef LaabS doubled In the
ninth, driving In two runs 10 tie the
score, 3-3. Jim Tabor had his hand
cut sliding into second and had TO
retire. Joe Cronin committed two
errors, making II ten errors for the
Red Sox In three games.
Rookie Walter Masterson held the
Indians 10 four hits In pitching
Washington 10 o 6--i triumph over
Cleveland. Masterson didn't allow
an Indian 10 reach third until the
ninth. Jim Bloodworth's homer
with the bases loaded of Joe Dob
son was the big punch.
YESTERDAYS HERO. schoolboy
Rowe. who won his fourth straight
victory against no defeats, pitching
the Tigers 10 within two games OF
the American league lead.