Evening star., 1940-06-15
Club Impressive
In Gaining Edge
Over Red|egs
Ebbets Field Is SeIIout
Over Week End; Yonks
Feursome at Plate
BY JUDSON BAILEY,


The test of a champion is what
is sometimes called winning when
the chips are down"
The Brooklyn Dodgers loaded up
with Joe MedWick in left field yes
terday and passed their examina-
ton magma cum laude, shutting out
the reigning Cincinnati Reds. 20,
and taking a full game lead in the
National Leagues race. Luke Ham,
lin pitched two-hit ball.
The margin of victory wasn't
overwhelming and the clubs will
have to do lot more skirmishing
to establish any real superiority.
Of the nine games they have played
together the Dodgers have won five.
New Strength Apparent.
But the fact remains that Brook
lyn yesterday was a much stronger
tea mthan before Medwick donned
Dodger monkey suit. He got only
one hit in four chances, but this
was a single with two men on base
in the third inning and it drove in
one of the two runs. In addition,
Medwick covered left field like
tarpaulin, making six putouts and
inspiring the Dodgers to surpass
themselves.
The fracas was the first of a four
game series at Ebbets Field, Brook
lyn, and drew a crowd of 27.OOG
fans. 10000 of them ladies' day
guests. The club said the park is
sold out for today's game, with No
Hit Tex Carleton set to battle Bucky
Walters, and for tomorrow double
header. A sellout is approximately
IS 900.
While the Reds and Dodgers were
trying to straighten out the National
League tangle, the leaders in the
American League took one step for
ward in unison. The Boston Red
Sox, who are supposed to be weak
in pitching, stifled the Chicago
White Sox, 81, in night game with
Dennis Galehouse holding Chicago
to seven scattered hits.
Tribes Allen Hurls Two Hitter.
The Cleveland Indians showed
they are a dangerous lot, whether
happy or not, by crushing the Phila-
delphia Athletics, 80, on the two
hit hurting of Johnny Allen. Allen
came within five outs of a no-hit
game, losing it on a single by Sam
Chapman in the eighth.
The New York Yankees exploded
fearsome 17-hit barrage against
the St. Louis Browns to win, 1913,
in night game. This decision fol-
lowed close on the Yanks' four
straight conquest of the Browns in
the East. Charley Keller had a per-
feet night at bat, hitting two home
runs, 4 triple and a single.
The Browns also announced they
had obtained permission to play IA
night games at home this season
instead of the seven to which other
clubs in both major leagues are
limited. Whether this was the first
step toward a general letdown OF
the restrictions on night ball will
oe known when the National League
meets next month. Sam Breadon
is expected to ask the same privilege
for the Cardinals.
Southworth Starts as Winner.
The Cards. handled for the first
time by their new manager, Billy
SouthWorth, made a triumphal bow
IN the East by beating the Phillies.
6-2. Bob Bowman went the route,
as evidence of the new system, al
though he gave up 10 hits.
The New York Giants chalked I'D
their seventh consecutive victory and
Kept their finger in the senior cir
cuts pennant pie by outscoring the
PITTSBURGH Pirates, 8-6.
The Boston Bees downed the
Chicago Cubs for the first time this
year, Al, on the four-hit hurting
OF Dick Erickson. It was the
fourth straight victory for Errick-
son, who has yet to be beaten.
After these latter two games. a
trade was announced that sent
veteran Catcher Al Lopez of the
Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for
Catcher Ray Berres and a consid
eraole sum of cash, probably S25 900
or s35 900.
The deadline for trading, except
through waivers, is midnight to-
night.