The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-25
M'CARTHY SMILE
 BEAMS AGAIN AS YANKEES CLICK
New Workers on Top for First Time Since l939;
 Russo Stops Red SOx
BY GEORGE KTRKSEY United Press Stan CoFrespondent)

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 New York, April 25 - (U.P) - There's something very familiar about the American League stand ing today. If you'll look closely, you'll find those darned old Yan- kees back on top again. Some of the wise boys say they'll never be head ed from here to October 1.
 However, that seems to be going c bit far considering the number of "ifs" attached to the Tanks Right now everything is breaking In their favor and they look like the champs of the 1e36-39 era. They are get- ting first-rate pitching, their re- built infield is working smoother every day and the long distance siege guns are booming again with deadly accuracy in the clutches, And what's more important as a tell-tale, Joe Mccarthy actually has uncovered his Irish smile. When things are going badly for the Tanks, beware of Marse Joe.
 When the Tanks knocked off the Red Sox yesterday, 6-3, and climbed into first place 1t was the first time since September, 1899, that the Bronx Bombers had led the Amer ican League. Not once last season did they gain the lead.
 Nice Mound Job
 The Yankee drive to the top was accomplished by winning five oi their last six games. Five out of six starters went the route and won Ernie Bonham, Red Ruffing, Alley Donald, Lefty Gomez and Marius Russo Russo won his second game by holding the hard-hitting Red Sox, club batting leaders of the American League, to seven singles. Frankie Pytlak's single with the bases loaded in the second was the only real damaging blow off the dark-eyed southpaw from Queens.
 Charlie Keller's home run with two mates on base put the Tanks on top in the third and they were never headed. Keller's homer gave the Tanks IA homers in Il games three more than their nearest rival. Another reason New York shows the way.
 The Red sox defeat was their fourth in a row and dropped them into a third place tie with the 1n- dians. who were licked by the White sox, 2-l. Chicago moved up into second place by virtue of Its tri- umph. Lefty Lee gave 6-hit, D. strikeout performance which shaded a brilliant job by Lefty Al Smith Smith granted only oen hit until the seventh but in that round Q triple by Dario Lodigiani, rescued from the minors by Svengali Dykes drove in two runs.
 The Detroit Tigers, hitting a bare .2Ol, squeezed through to a 4-2 vic- tory over the Browns on five hits Frankie Croucher's triple with two on and two out in the sixth did the damage. Tommy Bridges went the route to win his second game.
 Reds Top Cards
 The Cincinnati Reds kept up their drive for the National League lead by running off their fifth straight Wln aIteE tklSLT uASGAaU1V oVoA Vs Trailing 20 going into the seventh teh Reds tied the count and beat the Cardinals, 3-2, in the ninth. Lonnie Frey's double of Morton Cooper drove in the deciding run. Paul Derringer had to retire after the fifth with a strained back but Elmer Riddle, Whitey Moore and Joe Beggs finished out the last four innings without allowing 8 hit. Beggs was the winner.
 Luke Hamlin held the Phillies to four hits and the Dodgers coasted to e 6-2 victory. Dolf Camilli and Dixie Walker hit homers.
 Rip Collins, ex-Cub who caught on with the Pirates this spring, sim gled in 8 pinch-hitter's role in the eleventh, driving in the winning run as the Pirates trimmed the Bruins, 2-1. Larry French had a shutout until the ninth when El- liott and Vince DiMaggio doubled. Chicago's lone run gave the Cubs 6 record of one tally In the last 27 innings.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Marius