Evening star., 1941-04-29
Dodgers Reveal
Pennant Glass
In Taking Lead
Reds Are Outfouoht
BY Hot Rivals; Tribe
Betters Advantage
By JUDSON BAILEY.
Associated Press Sports Writer

SfSDCIdJeQ fIehS Sports writer.
The Cincinnati Reds last wear
were champions, and they NAV he
again, but it must be said at this
early date that other teams have
improved while the Reds have re-
manned stationary.
The champs came East Yesterday
and Bumped into the BROOKLYN
Dodgers, one of the National
Leagues improved clubs. Their
clash was battle of titans. but the
Dodgers emerged with their seventh
successful victory. 80. and took over
first place in the senior circuit.
while the Reds were left languishing
in fourth place.
The Reds had good pitching-a
Shit job by their veteran ace, Paul
Derringer They had their custom
ary fiawless fielding-including one
Of the most spectacular catches of
the young season when Ival Poison
1vy) Goodman stood almost against
the rightfield fence, 300 feet from
the plate. and Jumped high TO spear
liner in the sixth inning They
had as good an OffenSe AS the DOd-
gers-six hits, including home run
by Buck Mccormick.
But the Dodgers had that zig"
that cFqllengers sometimes get and
champions eventually lose.
Wyatt'S Single Decides.
WhitlOW Wyatt near 81 years Of
age and getting bald, struck out 10
Of the champs and held them to six
hits. too When McCormick's homer
pu the Reds in front. the Dodgers
had what it took to take over the
lead-a single by Jim Wasdell and a
home run by Alex Kampouris. who
led the International League in
circuit -swatting last year. When
Ernesto Natal Lombardis triple in
the seventh, the Dodgers had what
was needed to win in the ninth-a
single with two on by old Whit
Wyatt himself.
The Reds haven't skidded. but TO
finish u games in front of the
Dodgers last year they had to win
Al games by one run and Brooklyn
had to fall into lot of trouble
like Joe Medwick's beaning. Harry
Lavagetto's appendicitis operation,
Wyatt's sore arm and PeeWee Reeses s
broken heel bone
You can bet that the fighting
is going to be lot f1ercer this year.
The St. Louis Cardinals are in the
midle of it, also They were Idle
yesterday, along with the rest Of the
league, but today were to open their
Eastern swing against the third
place New York Giants.
Tribe Adds to Lead.
The American League action has
switched to the West. While the
Eastern teams were travelling yes
terday the Cleveland Indians re-
inforced their grip on first place
by drubbing the Detroit Tigers, To.
The Chicago White Sox moved into
a third-place tie with a 81 edge
over the St. Louis Browns.
The contest at Cleveland started
out as . hurting duel between Al
Milnar and young Hal Nevhouser,
who was a great help to Detroit
last year before developing arm
trouble.
NeWhouSer showed he still is a
potentially great pitcher by striking
out nine men and allowing only four
hits in six innings. but he was
wilder than Larry MacPhail after
reading one of Judge Lands deci-
SionS, The l9-year-Old Southpaw
gave nine walks and had to be re-
moved with nobody out in the
seventh. when he made a wild pitch
with the bases loaded on two passes
and an error In the previous frame,
he loaded the bases on two walks
and single, ahead of a single by
Roy Weatherly. Meanwhile. Milnar
hurled steady, six-hit ball and
famed 5.
Rookie Wins for Chisox.
The White Sox beat the Browns
simply because they put their eight
nits closer together than st. Louis
did its II.
Rookie Jack Hallett. a 6-foot 4
inch righthander who was with
Shreveport last season, survived the
full nine innings for the victory.