The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-24
HOME RUN CLOU1
 BEATS RED SOX,
 N. Y. GIANTS HOT
Nahem, Dodger CastOff, Pitches Three Hitter;
 Gomez Good Again
BY GEORGE KTRKsEY

BY GEORGE kKWkSEx
 United Press stan COrrespondentC
 New York, April 24.-(UP)-FOe a long time they said a midget nev- CT would make good in Yankee Sta. dium but they can't say 1t any more. The colntrys biggest ball park is now the home of baseball's greatest little ball player.
 Phil Rizzuto, a little shrimp of Q player alongside such big, brawny fellows as Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Keller, Bill Dickey, Red Ruffing and other Yankee stalwarts, has won the hearts of Yankee fans in just four games at home. He's the darling of Yankee Stadium.
 Whatever he does, little Phil does it in such a way that makes you keep your eye on him. He can run like @ deer, he can throw like Q sling-shot artist and he can field like @ demon. And he can make his bat talk loud enough not to be Q cripple up at the plate. His line drive homer into the left fee stands in the gathering darkness yesterday gave the Yankees Q 4-2 triumph over the Boston Red Sox in II innings.
 With the score tied 2-2 and Lefty Gomez and Charlie Wagner locked in a pitching duel, the Tanks came to bat in the last of the eleventh knowing they had to score or have the game called on account of darkness. With one out, pinch-hit- ter George Selkirk singled. Then Rizzuto broke up the struggle with his well-smacked liner. The fans poured on the field, and at third base almost mobbed the tiny i55- pounder who looks even smaller because of his short stature-5 feet, 6 inches.
 He lost his cap as he struggled to wrest himself free from the throng and get home to touch the plate and get credit for his homer. Empires, ushers and special police men finally disentangled him and he got home where another throng surrounded him. He promises to be the most popular ball player in the Yankee Stadium cast since Babe Ruth's day.
 Wild But Wins
 Bob Teller, although wild again, scored his second triumph by pitching Cleveland to Q 5-2 win over the Browns and into first place tie with the Red Sox, who've now lost three in a row after win- ming five straight. Teller allowed eight hits, famed eight and walked seven. Gerald Walker hit two tri- pies to lead the Tribes attack. In the other two American League games the Detroit Tigers found their batting eyes and slugged 1895 victory over the White SoX and the Athletics staged a 9-run rally in the sixth to upset Washington, ll-7. Frankie Hayes homer with the bases filled topped the As outburst.
 Scoring their second straight shutout victory, the Cincinnati Reds ran off their fourth consecu- tive triumph to get back to the 800 mark. Bucky Walters allowed only five hits as the Reds beat the Cubs, so.
 Whit Wyatt. Brooklyn veteran, hung up his second straight shut out as the Dodgers beat the Phil lies, 40. Pete Reiser Dodger center fielder suffered a slight concussion when hit on the cheek bone by one of Ike Pearsons fast balls.
 Missed Shutout .li
 Sam Nahem, the pitcher the Dodgers tossed in as excess bag gage in the Joe Medwick deal, hurled a 3-hitter as the Cardinals beat the Pirates, 3-l. It was Na- hems first start for St. Louis. He pitched to only 32 Pirates, and was deprived of shutout by errors by Marion and rookie Harry Walker.
 The New York Giants rallied for four runs in the sixth and beat the Bees, 5-4, to hold their National League lead. Joe Orengo's single drove in the two important runs. Gene Moore of the Bees hit o 425-foot homer over the center field fence in Boston.