The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-09
N. GIANTS HELP
 DODGERS INTO LEAD
Beloved Buns" of Flat. bush Beaten But Gain
 Top Spot
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press stan C0FrnananAanl

Unsteu PFeSS StaW Correspondent
 New York, June D--(UP) There may be nothing new under the sun put there's always something new in Brooklyn,
 Early In May the Dodgers--Flat. bush's dear, beloved bums--won nine straight games and dropped Into second place, Yesterday they lost their second straight to the world champion Cincinnati Reds and moved Into the National league lead.
 Yesterday Flathush fandom re. tired, nuttering, walt 'till next year" They woke up this morning screaming, "Our buns will win for sure" That's the way things go in Brooklyn.
 The fact that the hated Giants propelled the Dodgers into first place was beside the point. The F'latb,lsh faithful Just ignored that situation. Instead of saying the Giants knocked the Cards off twice, they merely recognized that the Cardinals lost two across tho river,
 It was e horrendous afternoon at Ebbets field. Whit Wyatt, Dodger ace, fell apart in the ninth inning with Q 2-0 game in his grasp and the Reds sluggod out three runs to beat Brooklyn, 3.2. Wyatt had pitched % consecutive ScoreleSs innings when his collapse came. Frank McCormick's double, Lom. bArdis single, and doubeis by JooSt and Derringer produced the rally, Paul Derringer, although rapped for 10 hits, was maSterfui ln the pinches and won his fifth game.
 Classy Work
 The Giants put on their best show of the season, beating tho Cards, 7.5 (i0 innings) and i2.7, to knock St. Louis of tho National league perch. Beaten Bs0 going Into the ninth inning of the opener, the Giants tied the score, routed rookie Krist and won out in the 10th when Dick Bartell homored with Q mate on base. They spotted the Cards q 4-i lead in the nightcap and then came back to win.
 The Cubs and the Braves played it for tat, Chicago winning the opener, B.i, behind Bill Lees Ave hit pitching and Boston taking the nightcap i3-l when Ava Javery pitched c seven.hitter,
 Scoring nine runs in the ninth Pittsburgh routed the Phillies, i2.2, and then fell Q victim to Johnny Podgapny's eight.hit pitching to lose, b.2, to the cellarites in the nightcap.
 Strength is beginning to tell in the American league.
 The Indians, Red Sox and Tank. ees copped twin bills to show where the power lies. Cleveland thumped the Athletics, 7-4 and 8.6-withous Teller, too-and held It's American league lead. The As beat them- selves in the opener with two errors and Ii men left on base. Ken Kelt. ner hit a homer and drove in four runs in tho nightcap.
 Red SOx Up
 The Red Box took over second place by beating the White Box, 5-3 (i0 inningO and go. Lefty Grove scored his 297th major league victory, outdueling Ted Lyons in the opener. Dom DiMaggio's single with the bases loaded decided tha battle, Heber Newsonie nosed out Thornton Lee in the nighcap al. though the Chicago lefty allowed only three hits.
 The Yankees tccd of on the Browns, winnings 0-3 and 8-3 (scv- en innings, called by darkncss). Joe hit thre homers, two in the first game and ono in the sec. ond. giving him il for the season. Tn tho two games DiMaggio drove in seven runs. Henrich and Rolfe first game) and Keller and Gordon (second game) also homered for the Tanks.
 A seven run sixth inning brought the Senators from behind to trim the Tigers, 9.3. Buck Newsom worked as a relief pitcher but failed to halt the Washington assault.
 YESTERDAYS HERO -- Paul Derringer, Reds pitching acc whose ninth Inning double drove in the run by which the world champions made 1t two in 0 row over the Dodgers, 3-2.