The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-06
PICKS BAD BOYS RUNNING AWAY WITH A.L.RACE
Indians Won II Straight, Cards 10 as Yanks,
 Dodgers Struggle
By GEORGE KIRKSEY

(Pnlted Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May e(UP)-Roge Peckinpaugh, the fired and re-hired boss of the Cleveland Indians, was very conservative this spring when he picked his club to win the Amer ican league flag. From the present looks of things the Indians not only will win the pennant but will run away with 1t.
 The Indians are handling every- thing that comes their way, no holds barred, and doing 8 very impressive job of 1t. Tn running of Il straight victories they've proved themselves opportunists. They've shown a hap py faculty of coming up with a run when they have to or making 8 great play when they must make one to win.
 The only unanswered question about the Indians is whether they have the heart to stand up when the going gets tough. They've been out in front before and faded. The Indians themselves are supremely confident of their ability to make the pace and hold 1t from now until the world series.
 Going Up
 Winning their 11th straight-the majors longest streak this season and Cleveland's longest in 19 years the Indians increased their Amer ican league lead to Az games over the second place Yankees. Bob Fel- Ter hung up his fifth straight vic- tory in outdueling Ken Chase, Washington southpaw.
 Rollie Hemlsey's single in the ninth drove in the winning run to enable the Tribe to best the Sen- ators, 2-1. Cleveland came from behind to win after the Senators picked up an unearned run in the third and went into the last of the seventh leading, To. Lou Boudreau tied the score with a homer, Then in the ninth Chase's first walk put Boudreau on, and Buddy Lewis low throw on Trosky's bunt set up the winning situation.
 Teller struck out 12, giving him 41 strikeouts in six complete games. He walked seven, making his walks for the season an even 40. Teller gave up only three hits, and the lone Washington run scored on Keltner's error.
 The red-hot Cardinals kept up their spring offensive by beating the Braves, 5-1, for their 10th straight triumph, in the only National league game. The others were rained out. Again Manager Billy Southworth came up with another sensational rookie. This time 1t was Southpaw Ernie White. who held the Braves to five hits and had a shutout until the eighth when pinch-hitter Max West hit Q homer. Enos Slaughter hit his third homer with one on of Dick Erickson.
 Gomez Shelled
 The champion Tigers made 1t four In a row by defeating the Yankees, "a, and climbed into a tie with the White Sox for third place in the American league. Tommy Bridges limited the Tanks to six hits and won his third game. Joe Gordon hit homer No. 6 with one on. Lefty Gomez failed to finish for the first time this season.
 Rookie Pitcher Les McCrabb won his own game with a single in the llth as the Athletics nosed out the White Sox, 5-4. Pete Suder opened the llth with single, went to sec- ord on sacrifice and tailed on McCrabb's hit.
 Boston at St. Louis was rained out.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Bob Fel- Ter, Cleveland flreballer, who held the Senators to three hits and ex- tended the Indians winning streak to Il as they triumphed, 2-1.