Evening star., 1941-05-17
Weak as Giant,
HurIer Shines
For ST. Louis
Harry Blanks Braves
EosiIy; Yonks Bench
Rocks, Nip Chisox
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Apparently the best tonic base
ball player can get is a new uni
form. Time after time a trade has
popped up a player to performance
he probably never would have
reached ut his old familiar stand.
This season has produced many
examples-Billy Herman, who was
hitting 1874 for the Chicago Cubs
and jumped to above 300 as soon
as he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers;
Steve Sundra, mediocre pitcher
for the New York Yankees who
has won four and lost one for
Washington.
The latest exhibit is Harry Gum
bert. the Highlander whom the
New York Giants traded Wednes-
day to the st. Louis Cardinals.
In his last start with the Giants,
he was knocked out of the box in
the sixth inning by the Boston
Braves. With the Redbirds yester-
day, he held these same Braves to
six scattered hits, didn't walk a
man and shut them out, 40.
Brooklyn String Snapped.
Gumbert Is q years old and vet
eran of five years service with the
Giants, for whom he never won less
than 10 games a year and in 1889
captured Is. He mquestionably is a
good pitcher, but Manager Bill
Terry arrived at the conclusion last
winter that Gumbert was no pace
maker.
"Gumbert could win 20 games
this year." Terry told newspaper
men, IF Hubbell or Schumacher
could carry the mail for us. He has
the stuff, but somebody else has to
be the leader. You can't make him
your ace"
While the Cardinals were win
ming, the Brooklyn Dodgers seven
game victory string was snapped by
the Pittsburgh Pirates, 80, in II
innings. Elbie Fletcher, who had
singled one run across earlier, hit a
homer off former teammate Mace
Brown in the 18th to decide it. This
reduced the Dodgers National
League lead to 112 games over the
Cards.
Giants Trip Cubs Again.
The Giants took their second
straight from the Chicago Cubs, Az,
by punching out two runs in the
eighth inning against Bill Lee. Mel
OFT hit his eighth homer of the sea-
son in the second stanza.
The Cleveland Indians added to
their margin in the American
League by battering the Boston Red
SoX, 9-3, with a 14-hit assault
while young Jim Bagby buttoned up
his old teammates with 7-hit pitch
ing. The Cleveland offensive was
led by Gerald (Gee) Walker with a
2-run homer, double and single.
Joe Mccarthy shook up his New
York Yankee batting order, benched
rockies Phil RiZzuto and Gerry
Priddy and manager to break the
bombers' five-game losing streak at
the expense of the Chicago White
Sox. 6-5. Joe Di Maggie came out
of his hitting slump with homer
in the third and triple that set off
the winning rally in the ninth. The
latter blow was followed by a re-
sounding three-bagger by Joe Cor
don and a pinch single by Red
Ruffing.
Yankee Veterans Shine.
The Yanks had Gordon at second
base and little Frank Crosetti at
shortstop and this seasoned pair
pulled off two sparkling double
plays. Another veteran, Johnny
Murphy, pitched three scoreless in
nings in relief after the Sox knocked
out Marvin Breuer with five runs
in the sixth.
A two-run homer by rookie Pat
Mullin in the sixth inning brought
the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 decision
over the Philadelphia Athletics, with
Paul Dizzy Trout working four
shutout frames in relief.