The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22
REDS, WHITE SOX
 COMPLETE EARLY SEASON FLOPS
Good Pitching No Punch Has Been Reason for
 Sad Standing
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

United Press Stan CorrespOndemt)
 New York, April 22,-(uP( The two biggest disappointments of the Infant baseball season are the Oin~ clnnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. Picked to finish third In their respective leagues, each was down iia seventh place today only half 0 game out of the cellar.
 Constructed almost idenuoally, the Reds and White Sox are long on pitching and short on punch. But even with the best pitching in base. ball they can't win unless they get runs. The White Sox have scored only IA runs In seven games, losing five of them. Twice they've been shutout and in only one game have they scored more than three runs Five runs IS tops so for for the White Box and that wasn't even enough to win e 6-S decision.
 The Reds were handcuffed yes terday by Morton Cooper, who fash. toned e three-hitter in pitching the Cardinals to an so shutout. He allowed only three singles and only three Reds reached second, none getting to thigd.
 Not So Good
 Cincinnati has dropped four out of six games and none of their their pitching stars has been able to win vet. The Reds two victories were credited to fireman Joe Beggs III relief roles. The great Bucky Walters lost his second game yesterday, get" ting knocked out in the seventh after allowing Il hits.
 The Reds have scored l6 runs m six games, but in only one have they made more than two tallies, They beat the Pirates, s-7, in l2 innings, Their own win was a 2-l triumph over the Cubs in 14 frames,
 Unless the Reds get some hitting soon they'll be sunk, The same goes for the White Sox. The only two games Chicago has won have been brilliantly pitched by Ted Lyons Old Methuselah himself-who beat Cleveland, leo, and John Rigney, who stopped the Tigers, Bel. Any time q White 5ox or Red pitcher allows as many as three runs, US usually Katy-Bar- -The-Door because there isn't enough punch on either club to break n window pane.
 It was another defeat yesterday for the White Sox who bowed to tho Tigers, 4-2. Ancient Schoolboy Rowe had the White Sox shutout until the ninth when they put on two-run rally and Johnny Corsica hnd to be called to the rescue. Bird. ie TebbettS led the Tigers l0.hit attack with three singles.
 Second For Red
 Speaking of punch, the Yankees showed plenty 1aS they blasted out ' 10-4 triumph over Connie Macks Philadelphia pathetics. Charlie kel. Ter honiered with the bases loaded in the first and Joe DiMaggio hit three singles as Red Ruffing breezed to his scond straight victory. The Yanks moved into Q first place deadlock with the idle Red Sox.
 Cleveland moved into third place by trimming the Browns, 4-2, be-. hind the seyen-hit pitching of Al Miinar who was at his best in the pinches,
 Brooklyn siashed out l9 hits to bury the Braves, l3-2. as young Ed Head improved the Dodger pltch- ing sItuation considerably with his second straight win. French Borda.. gary, subbing for Pete Reiser, and Arky Vaughan led the attack with three hits each.
 Rip sewell pitched PittSburgh if- to second place with Q 4-2 triumph over the Cubs. He gave up only SIX hits in scoring his second win.
 YESTERDAYS HERO-Joe McCar. thy Yankee pilot who celebrated his 55th birthday by leading the worlds champs Into first place tic with the Red Box.