The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-18
TANKS PRESSED HARD BY STRONG CLEVELAND CLUB
BOudreau Boys Bound Back After Six Losses:
 Walters Clicks
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent )

United Press Stan COrrespOndcnC
 New York, May IS = CUP. -Ths Yankees can't draw a deep breath because of the way the Indians arG bounding them from the rear. Tnis is 8 situation nobody expected After Cleveland had its 13-game winning streak. and then hit the skids, the grandstand managers fig ured the tribe was wasned up TOT the year.
 But the Indians have bounded back from six game losing streak and won six of their last seven games. The Tanks, with 10 O. theiI last 12, can't relax for fear the In dians will pitch their tepee i'll first place. With. lead of only half game the Yankee position is pre- carious.
 Although youthful leader Lou Boudreau insists he'll be satisfied if the Indians finish fourth, every day brings new evidence that Clevc. lands hustle and determination has transformed the Tribe into cer- tain first division outfit and possibly strong pennant contender.
 Bagby, Milnar "Kot"
 Cleveland showed to it's best ad. vantage yesterday sweeping a dou- ble-header from the Athletics, 4-1, and 9-3, with Jim Bagby and Al Milnar pitching a pair of four hit ters. Bagby faced only 31 men in the opener and tanned the As in the extremely fast time of an hour and g minutes. Only run off him was Bob Johnson's sixth homer. The Tribe rattled 12-hit attack of three Philadelphia pitchers in the nightcap.
 The Tanks got only an even breah, with the Browns, losing the opener Az, but capturing the nightcap. 3-2. Red Ruff1ng was rapped for four runs in the first inning, three of tehm on Chet Laabs' homer, and lost his second game of the season Both losses have been to Elden Auker. Alley Donald came back with five hitter in the inghtcap, saving first place.
 Running tehir winning streak to six straight, the Chicago White Sox, although still in the cellar, are only one game out of fifth place. The White Sox waylaid Washington, 7-1 and 4-3. Ted Lyons handcuffed the Senators in the opener while his mates drove Bobo Newson to cover in five innings. John Rigney pitched 6 three-hiter in the nightcap.
 Jimmy Bloodworth's homer gave Detroit 4-3 victory over the Red Sox in 10 innings. Rudy York hit homer No. 8 in the second.
 Going Away
 Brooklyn heightened its National League lead to 6 1-2 games, prob- ably the longest the Dodgers have held in 20 years, by taking the Chi- cago Cubs over the jumps twice, 8-2 and 4-3. Kirby Higbe hurled four hitte rim the opener and rookie Les Webber, with little help from Hugh Casey in the ninth, won his first major league game in the nightcap. Dolf Camilli had to retire after being hit on the ankle by a line drive from Phil Gavarretta's bat in the second games but X-rays revealed no fracture.
 The New York Giants missed chance to tie for second place by blowing 8 5-1 lead in the nightcap and splitting doubleheader with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Giants capped the opener, 7-1, behind Carl Hubbell's careful eight-hit pitching and had a 5-1 lead going into tfo sixth inning of the second game but the Cards rallied to win 8-6s leaving both clubs tied for fourth al 800.
 Walters Clicks
 Bucky Walters pitched the Reds out of a four game losing streak, beating the Braves, 9-3. Walters hit homer with a mate on and Frank Mccormick (No. D and Eddie Joost also homered.
 Luke Hamlin took fall out of the Phils, 7-2, but the best Pitts burgh could do was break even Hans Lobert's tailenders battled II innings and won the nightcap. 5-4 Vince DiMaggio hit two homers in the opener and hits byt Litwhiler Roy and Bragan produced the win ming run in the nightcap.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Joe Cor don, New York Yankees second baseman who hit "A for 3" in eact game against the Browns and added 32 points to his batting ayerage yvI,ich enahled him to move intN