The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-05
INDIANS SPLIT
DOUBLE HEADER
IN TIGERS Den
Record Crowd, 1888,
See Detroit Twin Bill;
! Red Sox Routed Twice
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

United Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, July 5--(Up)-If the
old baseball adage that the team In
first place July 4 always wins the
pennant, then it'll be the BROOKLYN
Dodgers against the Cleveland In-
dams this October.
The Dodgers slugged the Giants
twice, 81 and 6--l, before 64,306.
largest National league crowd Of the
season. CURT Davis and vito Tamu-
lis made the Giants Jump through
hoops. Davis won his second game
as Q Dodger, pitching q seven.hitter.
Tamulis hung UP his fifth triumph
In the nighacap, allowing only three
hits. He had q perfect game (no
runs. no hits, no man reach first)
until the eighth when Babe Young
broke the charm with q line drive
double. Babe Phelps hit two homers
and Joe Medwick one In the opener
while the Dodgers raped 16 hits in
the nightcap.
Walters Wins 11th
With Bucky Walters scoring his
18th victory and Gene Thompson
his 10th the Reds beat the Pirates
twice, 81 and 81, for their fourth
straight doubleheader sweep. Walters
hurled seven.hitter and Thomp-
son a three hitter. Thompson
walked seven but no Pirate reached
third after the first frame.
The other two National league
doubleheaders resulted In even
breaks. The Cubs beat the Cardinals
4-S, behind Larry French In the
opener but the Red Birds grabbed
the nightcap, So, with Clyde Shoun
hurting q four hitter. Pinch Hitter
Joe Martyrs single In the ninth gave
the Phillies q As victory over the
Bees In the first game but Seby
Sisti's homer in the sixth gave Bos-
ton 5-4 win in the nightcap.
Cleveland lost It's American league
lead temporarily by losing the opener
to the Tigers, SIS, before 67,e33
days largest crowd and O record for
Briggs stadium, but regained the top
rung by battling to a 2--1 victory In
the II inning nightcap. Tommy
Bridges held the Tribe to i've hits
in the first game as Al Smith lost
his second game. Beau Bells single
scored Weatherly with the winning
run in the nightcap. Johnny Allen,
who relieved AL Milnar in the tenth,
was given credit for the victory.
The old Yankee home run trick
cut the Red Sox to ribbons as the
world champions slapped down Joe
CroninS club twice, ia and 7--3.
The Yanks hit i've homers, good for
ten runs In the opener. and whaled
out three more In the nightcap.
Keller hit two and Role, Selkirk and
Gordon one each in the opener and
Rosar hit two and Gordon one In
the afterpiece. Chandler and Russo
went the route in both games to win
for the Yanks.
Browns Lambasted
The White Sox moved into NTH
place by lambasting the Browns
twice, rs and e-5. Mike fresh,
with a for 4" led the l7-hit White
Sox attack in the opener. SlAinming
Lawson and Trotter for eight runs
In the first two inings the White
Sox pulled through In the rightcap
despite q five-r,in st. Louis rally In
the seventh which sent Ed Smith to
the showers.
Washington deserted the cellar by
licking the Athletics twice, 81 and
9--6. Sid Hudson pitched six-hitter
N the opener. George Case, Sena-
tors speed merchant, had q field day,
getting mine hits in ten tripes In
he two games.