The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-01
C|NCY REDS IN
BAD SHAPE FOR
EARLY SEASON
BOnham Blanks Browns
CamiIIi'S ClOutS Win
for DurOChers
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, May 1.-(UP)-The two
hottest clubs in the majors are the
Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cleveland
Indians, who can't seem to do any
thing wrong.
Their managers, Leo Durocher
and Lou Boudreau "a great old
shortstop and a great new one-are
not afraid to try anything. They
gamble and get away with it. They
defy the old baseball tradition -
don't break up winning combina-
ton = and laugh 1t the fates.
The percentage playing managers
had better watch out or Durocher
and Boudreau will steal the pennant
from under their conservative noses.
The Dodgers, with six straight
and II out of their last IL, moved
into Pittsburgh today with a four
game lead. The Indians - who said
they were going to miss Feller? -
have run off IL straight, longest
winning streak of the season, and
enjoyed a two-game lead in the
American League as they squared off
against the Senators at Washington
On the Ropes
The Cincinnati Reds, only a shell
of the team which won the worlds
title in 1910, were hanging on the
ropes when the Dodgers last depart
ed last night after sweeping three
game series. Durocher juggled his
lineup throughout yesterdays game
until he found the winning combina-
ton. He used 10 players and five
pitchers. But swarthy Dolf Camilli
touched off most of the dynamite.
Boudreau didn't hesitate to bench
Roy Weatherly, who drove in four
runs in Cleveland's Wednesday tr!-
umphy, in favor of right handed
hitting Buster Mills when the Ath-
letics started southpaw Herman
Besse. Mills came through with a
single with the bases loaded in the
first inning and another run-pro-
ducing single in the fifth, pacing the
Indians to a 6-l win over the AS,
NCllIOA 1ACiLllCuy MOIl Illo oCCOIlN
straight start for the Tribe.
Bulky Ernie Bonham brought the
Yankees out of their slump with a
four-hitter and the Bronx Bombers
beat the Browns, 30. 1t was Bon
hams third straight. Yankee Sec
ond Baseman Joe Gordon missed his
first game since April Is, 1899, when
he was benched with a pulled back
muscle. He had played All straight
Ted Williams snapped his bat
ting slump with his third homer and
the Red Sox hammered out Is hits
for an 8-3 victory over the Tigers.
Dick Newsome won his third VIC
tory.
The White Sox plunged deeper int
the American League cellar wher
Earl Wynn outdueled forty-one veal
old Ted Lyons, giving Washington
10 triumph over Chicago.
Weakened
Howard Pollet, Cardinals rookie
southpaw, had a one-hit shutout GO
ing into the ninth inning against
the Giants and then gave up three
hits and three runs. st. Louis, nev-
ertheless, coasted to a TO victory.
Jim Tobin gave up only five hits,
outpitching Claude PaSseau and the
Braves swept the three-game series
with the Cubs. 30, Gremp and Lom-
bardi homered for the Braves.
Big Ed Hoerst southpawed the
Ph!Is to 6-3 triumph over the Pr
rates. Warren, Etten, Northey and
Litwhiler hit homers for the Pills.
YESTERDAYS HERO-Dolf Ca
MILL. Brooklyn first baseman who
personally led the Dodgers to ll-8
triumph over the Reds with two
homers, a single and six runs batted
in.