The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-21
DETROIT CLUB
 SEEM TAGGED
 FOR BAD SEASON
Champs Not Hitting and Will Lose Greenberg in
 May; Giants Nipped
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondentl
 Detroit, April 2l-UP)-When a champ looks bad, there's something wrong. The Detroit Tigers, defend- ing champions of the American League, are in seventh place, and the matter with them is they're not hitting.
 They've won one game out of four and had @ close call in that one. What's more they aren't likely to get going until they discover a cure for their slump at the plate.
 In four games they've made only eight runs and % hits. A ration of two runs and five and a half hits per game is e far cry from the pace they set last year to break the Tanks stranglehold on the pen nant.
 Only one Tiger is hitting over 300 Barney McCosky, who made three hits yesterday to boost his mark to .357. Look at what the other Detroit wrecking crew Is hitting: Hank Greenberg .l67; Rudy York, .l43; Charlie Gehringer .097; and Pinky Higgins orr.
 The Tigers had half a dozen chances to beat the Indians yester- day, but wound up losing, 4-2. They left IA men stranded because their big guns were converted into @ bunch of pop guns by Mel Harder's curves. After pitching himself out of trouble nearly all day, Harder weakened in the ninth and had to to be rescused by veteran Joe Heving, the ex-Red Sox, who re- tired the last three men in order.
 More Woe
 To add to the Tigers grief they have reconciled themselves to the fact that they'll lose Hank Green berg to Uncle Sam May '. Manager Del Baker is saying very little about Greenberg's case and what he does say Is couched in pessimisra.
 "Noboely's going to replace Hank dreenberg," he says. You just can't replace a fellow like him. I may move Stainback to left and play campbell In right but that's a bridge we'll cross when we get to it."
 Only bright spot in the Tiger pie t,lre is the way the fans are sup- porting the club. The three-game series with the Indians drew 76,853, with 19,437 turning out for yester- days game on rainy, wind-swept Sunday afternoon.
 Manager Joe Mccarthy got his birthday present from the Yanks @ day in advance. Marse Joe Is 53 to- day 50 the Yanlss unlimbered their heavy artillery yesterday and bat- tered out 8 1895 triumph over the Athletics, routing Chubby Dean, who handc,,ffed them in the opener at Yankee stadium. The Tanks made l8 hits, including two homers by Joe Gordon and one by Joe DtMaggto.
 Little Dom DiMaggio paced the unbeater Boston Red SoX to 14-8 victor yover Washington. He rapped out four hits, three of them doubles, scored four runs and stole two bases.
 Revenge
 With one of the largest crowds 56,3l4-ever to see 0 single game in the National league, looking on, the Brooklyn odgers snapped the New York Giants five-game win- ming streak with l0-9 triumph at the Polo Grounds. The Dodgers scored the winning run in the ninth when Babe Young fielded Dixie Walkers grounder and in trying for a force play at second, hit Alex Kampouris, who was racing from first to second, In the head. Mel Ott hit two homers and Harry Dan- ming and Joe Orengo one each for the Giants.
 Homers by Lonnie Frey and Harry Craft helped Cincinnati trim Pitts. burgh, 7-3. Babe Dahlgren'S homer with 0 mate on base in the tenth gave the Boston Bees a 7-5 victory over the Phlilies A walk to Bill Nicholson, Rip Russell's single and Clyde McCullough's fly in the 10th enabled the Chicago Cubs to nose out the St. Louis Cardinals, 1l-lO.