The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23
DOUBLE NO-H|T
 PITCHER TURNS IN 4 HIT JOB
Seems to Have Control After Hard Struggle;
 Yanks Nipped By As
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 New York, April 23.-(UP)-Na- tional League contenders read the Cincinnati Reds box score from Wrigley Field today and wept. The sad news was that Johnny Wander Nicer definitely has reached the top of the hill in his struggle to come back,
 Already loaded with the leagues top "big three" in Derringer, Walters and Thompson, the Reds now have Wander Nicer as 3 fourth ace.
 The Cincinnati southpaw held the Cubs to four hits and blanked them, 10. His blazing fast ball resulted in 12 Strikeouts. Most encouraging note about his performance was that he showed definitely that he has curbed his wildness to a marked extent. He issued only three passes.
 Wander Nicer had to pitch under pressure all the way because big Bill Lee also did a great job, allowing the Reds only five hits. Cincinnati scored its lone tally in the sixth on Lonnie Frey's infleld hit, two wild pitches by Lee and Ivan Goodman's single. The triumph was the third straight for the Reds, who lost their first four starts.
 To help strengthen their pitching staff in an effort to match the Reds collection of nifties, Brooklyn yester- day bought Mace Brown from the Pittsburgh Pirates for $20,000 in cash. Brown, who won 10 and lost g last year will be used for relief.
 Dolf Camilli's homer and single drove in i've runs and the Dodgers beat the league-leading Giants, "A. Hugh Casey gave the Giants seven hits while the Dogders rapped Gin Melton and Paul Dean for 12.
 Action Galore
 The other two National League games were knock down. and -drag out extra -irning affairs. Scoring three in the ninth to tie, the Car dinals staged two run rally in the 18th to win, 9-8. from the Pirates who had scored one in their half of the inning. Terry Moore's double tied 1t and Country Slaughter's hit off Arky vaughan's glove drove in the winning run.
 The Phflies went IA innings to break their 6-game losing streak with 6 6-4 victory over the Bees. Joe Marty's single drove in one run in the 14th and Jim Tobin walked the other one home.
 Bill Dietrich, bespectacled White Sox pitcher who beat Bob Teller on opening day, flirted with 8 no-hit game against Detroit but with one out in the ninth Hank Greenberg singled to break the charm. Then Rudy York followed with homer. Those were the only two hits off Dietrich who scored his second vic- tory, 6-3.
 As Beat Tanks
 Lester McCrabb, 8 rookie pitcher from Toronto, tossed three home run balls to the Tanks but recovered his balance and went on to pitch the Athletics to a 6-5 victory over New York. Of the six hits he allowed three were homers by Bill Dickey, Charley Keller and Tommy Henrich. Benny Mccoy broke into the Phila- delphia lineup and got four for five.
 Elden Auker, who beat the Indians five times last season, continued his mastery over them and pitched the Browns to 8 6-3 triumph. He al- lowed only eight scattered hits.
 The Washington Senators ham, inered out IA hits and handed the league-leading Red Sox their second straight setback, l2 to 5. Doc Cram- CT got four singles.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Johnny Wander Nicer of double ro-hit, mo- run fame who climbed another run up the comeback ladder by blanking the Cubs, 10, allowing only four 1alto