The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-14
BROOKLYN and
CINCINNATI IN
CRUCIAL TEST
Walters VS. Carleton in
Opener Today; Mize Hits
Three HOmers
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


New York, May 4----(UP) On
foot, ferryboat and ferris wheel the
natives OF Flatbush, a principally
unto itself today spread the word:
The Reds are coming"
There may not be such thing
rs crucial series in these days ou5
to the pop-cycd, leather ungcd
fans of Brooklyn, the three-game
joust opening today between the
firSt-place Reds and the red-hot
second-place Dodgers Is something
akin TO the acid test The Brooklyn
fan Is without reason and without
logic so TO him this series means
the answer TO whether the Dodgers
will play In that first World Series
IN 20 years come october.
Maybe the Dodger fans aren't so
goofy after all. Certainly BIZ Nc
Kechnie, Cincinnatis close-to- the-
vest manager, also appreciates the
Importance Of this series and Is 60
Ing TO fling his three aces, Bucky
Walters, Gene Thompson and Paul
Thompson md Paul Derringer, IN
that order against the flatbuSh fus-
Hers. MGKCchnie caused Walters
10 miss turn especially to open
todya.
Both indicated
His opponent will be Tex tStrong-
hearD Carleton, who Inundated
the Reds with no-hiv no-run game
April 30. Neither Walters with five
straight victories nor Carleton with
two has been beaten this season.
The Reds move into EbbetS field
with nine victories In their last IL
games, including one tie, ard hold
ny half game lead on first place,
They battlSd the Cardinals tooth
and toenail yesterday TO a l4-in-
ming, SO tic In playoff, OF an car
Her postponed game
McKechnie gambed on his sec
ond-line pitchers, starting Johnny
Vandermcer and using John HuSch-
ings, Elmer Riddle Milt Sholfner
and Joe Beggs, Thanks TO BIZ Wer-
ber's sensational hitting, the Reds
got away with tic. Werber hit four
consecutive doubles IN eight innings,
tying u major league record, then
saved the Reds from defeat In the
l3th when he singled home the ty-
ing run. Pinch-hitter BIZ Hersh-
berger doubled with two out, then
Bucky Walters arrived safely ut
first after striking out when ctach-
err Bill Delaney let the third strike
elude him. Werber singled driving
Hershberger home.
Johnny Mi2e ran .amuck az bat,
clouting three homers TO run his
seasons total TO nine. His third
homer of the day In the 18th almost
won the game but the Reds put on
their last-dl,ch rally TO tie 1t,
Jumps Missing
The National league neglected 10
assign umpireS 10 handle the game
and only the fact that Larry Goetz
was visiting his family IN Cincin-
natl enabled the game 10 go on al
ter a 29-minute delay, Goet2 ar
rived behind the plate and Lon
Warneke of the Cards and Jimmy
Wilson OF the Reds umpired on The
bases.
Greater New York clubs are all
streak minded this season. The
Dodgers won nine In row and the
Yanks lost eight In succession. NOW
the Giants have run up six straight
victories. They raped the Bees, IL
making their fifth straight tri-
umph over Boston. Harry Gumpert
relieving Hy Vandeaberg, won his
third game. Frank Demaree's homer
with two OH In the first was the big
punch.
Leo Duroche" had perfect day
at bat, q for A." as the Dodgers
beat the Pills, 6-3. Vito TamuliS,
relieving Hugh Casey In the sixth
was the winner Dolph Camilli al
most started triple play, narrow
ly missing Heinie Mueller at second
after sharing Merrill Mays line
drive and touching first TO retire
Morrie Ornovich.
YESTERDAYS HERO: johnny
Mlze, ST. louis Cardinal first base
man, who clouted three homers TO
gain the major league leadership IN
that division with nine, and saved
the Cardinals from their MIN
straight loss TO the Cincinnati Reos'
LAURELS DRILL