The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-27
HOME RUN RODS
 RUSSO OF A NO HIT CONTEST
Preseason FavOrltes Hit Real Stride; Johnson
 liOmers Beat As
BY PAUL sCREFFELs (Ijnllsd Press Stan COrrsspOndent)

(Unlted Press Stan COFrespondent)
 New York, June sI tuP)-ThC American league schedule offered encouragement to the pennanu hopes of the New York Yankees to. day, providing the league paee-set. ters with relatively soft opposition for the next n days.
 The Yankees, leading the CleVe- land Indians by ,00e percentage points, meet the Philadelphia Ath- letlcS In the first of two games to. day, go to Washington for two and hen como back to their own park for seven days before recesslng for the annual all.star game,
 In the yanks homo stay, the Bos. ton Red Box furnish the toughest opposition, playing two games on July i.2 but then the Senators come back for three more and the As for two. The Athletics, who confounded dugout sacticians with their recent torrid winning pace, have fallen of to the extent of Ave defeats in eight starts and stand three and hree for the season win the Tanks,
 Near Bottom
 The Senators, now wallowlng in seventh place just l i.2 games out of the cellar, have been beaten six times in eight games with the Yam kees.
 Both batting streaks---Joe DtMag. gioS individual string and the clubs consecutive homer mark-were ex. tended yesterday when the Yankees shackled the St. Louis Brown 4-i. It was htelr fourth straight victory and heir l4th in the last i7 games,
 The furore which accompanied DiNaggio'g double In the eighth inning in his last time at bat to stretch his hitting streak to 30 games, and he homer hit by Tommy Henrich which heightened the club omer streak to 35 in 2i straight games, almost pushed the splendid pitching of Marius Russo Into the background.
 George McQuinns homer in the seventh Inning deprived Russo of Q no-hitter. It was RuSSos sixth vic- tory. McQuinn's smash came after Russo had retired l8 men in order.
 Cleveland came from behind to pound out an ii.8 decision over the Boston Red Sox as Bobby Teller staggered to his 18th victory. The Indians clinched the game with six runs in the seventh. Filler was solved for il hits in tho 2 2.3 irn- ings he pitched,
 Jimmy Bloodworth singled with two out and two on to give the Washington Senators . 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox sn i6 innings. Ed Smith pitched the full distance for the White Box against Ken Chase and Al Carrasquel, Smith opened the 18th by passing Buddy Lewis who advanced on a sacrifice. Case was purpoSely passed and Bloodworth then broke up the game.
 One.Man Team
 Bob Johnson hit two homers- Nos. i5 and i6-to lead the Phila- delphia Athletics to an 8.A triumph over the Detroit Tigers. Johnson also connected for two singles and drove in six runs, His brace of homers tied him with Joe DiMag. gio for the league lead. Phil Mar childon held the Tigers to nine hits for his fifth victory.
 The Brooklyn Dodgers climbed into tic with the St. Louis Car dinals last night by trouncing the Boston Braves, ii-2 for theihr sixth straight victory, Witt Wyatt gave up five hits and won his ilth vic. tory of the year. Dixie Walker who colleced .our out of i've, including a truple, led Brooklyn's l4-hit attack.
 YESTERDAYS HERO = South paw Marius Russo who pitched Q one hitter as the New York Yankees the St. Louis Brown, Al,