The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06
Cardinals on
Winning Pace
ST. Louis Leading
In All Departments

had TIRE filters Al me all-siAf kAHs
in 81. Louis last July and friend
told him about Vitamin Ri riils.
He took some and they Gained his
nerves So ne had his entire ball
club taking them this spring 81
s.. Petersburg. The idea was TO
build up excess energy.
II there's an inside story about
the sensational success of the
Cardinals this spring, it's the tale
of the little white pills in the
little brown bottles in the cardi-
nails dressing room. They all take
them.
The Cards have the highest
percentage In the majors,
they've won nine straight and
IL out of IL and they're
sweeping through the east at =
such a terrific clip that they
soon may displace the world
champion Cincinnati Reds. ~
betting favorites in the Ma
tional league pennant race.
The Cards are leading the Ma
tional league in percentage, in
hitting. in fielding and their
pitching is the leagues best, both
in quality and quantity. In run
ming off nine straight they've had
seven winning pitchers, with only
Lon Warneke and Morton Cooper
repeating. The other single games
winners were Max Lanier, Sam
Nahem, and three rockies, Howard
Krist, John Grodzicki, and Henry
Gorniolzi.
SIX OVER 300
Six men are batting over 300.
topped by ancient Gus Mancuso
with AIS, followed by Slaughter.
Walker Cooper, Creepy Crespi,
Terry Moore and John Mize.
Manuel Salvo held the
Cards B1 power In check for
seven innings yesterday At
Boston and then the flood
gates broke down. The Cards
raped out five hits TO score
three runs and beat the
Braves. ST..
The Reds continued their miser-
able play by losing to the Phillies,
30. Rookie Tommy Hughes held
the champs to three singles and
allowed only one man to reach
third.
BROOKLYN LOSES
Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn. 6-4,
and moved into sixth place. Elbie
Fletcher's homer with two on,
following Peewee Reese's error
with two out in the third. started
Luke Hamlin to his first defeat.
Babe Young hit a homer and
two singles to lead the Giants to
e-4 victory over the Cubs and
snap New York's six-game losing
streak.
Cleveland scored its tenth
straight-the years longest
winning streak-by defeating
Washington, IRA, and IN
creased it's American league
lead to 81 games.
Bobo Newsom went the route
for the first time this season and
pitched the Tigers to a 10-1 VIC
tory over the Yanks, allowing
only five hits.
The Athletics roared into high
figures at Chicago by walloping
the White Sox, 17-11. Lefty Grove
/ pitched the Red Sox to a la tri-
umph over the Browns. scatter
ing eight hits.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 900 OLE OlO-4 o
Cleveland .O2O O3O l6x-I2 Is 1
Masterson. zuber 80 and Fer
rel. Evans ~; Smith Brokn fs)
and Hemsley.
New York .O1O 600 600 Sc
Detroit &C.. .O31 400 2Ox-1O 10 1
Washburn, Breuer 80. Peek fsl
and Dickey; Newsom and Sullivan.
Boston -. .OO1 52I 1Ol-11 LIS n
81. Louis 100 100 1O1-
Grove and Peacock; r. Harris.
Munvcrief a., Kramer (e). New
lin ~ and Swift.
Philadelphia 52s 200 5OO-17 "a q
Chicago ... .O2O 2O2 2SO-11 10 s
Beckman, Ferriek ~ and Wag-
her' Hallette. Grove ~. Haynes.
+ 90 and fresh, Dickey ~.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
II. Louis 80. 900 600 OsO-s e.
Boston 49,. .OOI 900 OOO-I 9
NJ Cooper Shoun ~ and W
Cooper; salvo, Sullivan (e) and
Berries.
Pittsburgh OO4 100 1906 Ii r
Brooklyn 900 oil OO2- 50
Heintzelmsn and Lopez: Ham
In. Swift ~, Grissom 90 and
Owen.
Cincinnati 900 900 OOO-0
Philadelphia .O1O 200 OOx-s &
Thompson, z. Riddle a.. Hutch
lngs 80 and West; Hughes and
Warren.
lineage 800. .OO2 600 IOI- 81
New York .l4O 900 4Ox-s Is
French. Erickson 49,. Rsffens-
berger s.. Mooty ca. Pressneu
-, -, Passeau ~ and Mccullough;
Melton and banning.
COUGARS WIN