The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-28
MATES TEASE
 FORKBALL STAR FOR HIS SLUMP
Indians Lose to Last Place White SOx; Braves Now
 Third
By PAUL sCHEFFELs

Limited Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, May 28-(UP)-Er- nest Edward Bonham, the towering California right-hander who for two years has been better known for his control than his number of victories, stood alone in American league pitching ranks today with seven straight triumphs, but his New York Yankee mates were chiding him for being in slump.
 Bonham pitched the Tanks to a four . and a half game lead over Cleveland yesterday with 8 decisive conquest of the Philadelphia Ath- letics but he finally was touched for a few runs. After allowing only one run in four games, he permitted the As three in one contest. The Tanks won, 8-3.
 The triumph, "tained" as 1t was, gave Bonhan almost complete mas tery over his colleagues. To date, he has won seven games in as many starts, held the opposition to eight earned runs and scattered 36 htis through 62 innings. He has walked only five batters and beaten every team in the league except Washing ton.
 Heavy Hitter
 Tommy Henrich aided the Yankee cause with home run with two men on and then batted in another run for extra measure. Fred Cali giuri was tabbed with the defeat after being belted for six hits and seven runs In four innings.
 While the Tanks won, second place Cleveland lost. The Indians blew Q 9-7 decision to the last-place Chicago White Sox, who suddenly snapped out of their batting slump by exploding IT hits off Jim Bagby and Harry Eisenstat. Joe Kuhel paced the attack with a home run and three singles. Cleveland col- lected 10 hits.
 The St. Louis Browns, who wrecked much havoc against the eastern clubs recently, unwound again against Detroit and won the three-game series with a 5-2 tri- umph. Tn a night game, the Bos- ton Red sox slapped Bobo Newsom with his seventh defeat of the season, betaing the Washington Senators, 10-1.
 Tn the National league, the Brook lyn Dodgers knocked the Boston Braves into third place when Whit Wyatt bested Jim Tobin in a pitch CTS battle, Al. Billy Herman hit a home run in the first but Boston tied 1t in the third and the score was deadlocked until Pete Reiser drove home the winning run in the ninth. Whipping Boston, the Dodg- CTS obliged their arch-rivals, the St Louis Cardinals. The Cards took advantage of the Brave defeat and climbed into second place with 5-3 triumph over the faltering Pitts burgh Pirates. Three errors upset the Bucs and Martin Marion clinched things by singling home Stan Musial in the eighth after the score stood at 3-3. The defeat dropped Pittsburgh into fifth place tie with New York.
 Less Hits, Most Runs
 The Giants showed thier long, ball power in a night game at Phil- adelphia. Although they were out hit, 9-8, the New Workers made their blows count and won, 6-2. Bob Carpenter was rapped often but never was in serious trouble. Boom- ing singles by Johnny Mize and Nick Witek gave the Giants two runs in the second and they never were headed.
 Bucky Walters, who has been an in-and-outer most of the early sea- son, returned to form and pitched the Cincinnati Reds to 10-1 vic- tory over the Chicago Cubs. Gee Walker hit a home run for the Reds in the fourth with two men aboard. Walters let the Cubs down with seven hits.
 YESTERDAYS STAR Ernie Bonham, who won his seventh straight victory of the year while