The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-20
ROOKIE PITCHER TWIRLS INDIANS
 INTO A. |. LEAD
Embree, Former Wilkes Barre HurIer, Beats As
 With Four Hits
BY OSCAR FRALEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, May 2O-The Cleve- land Indians took a running jump right back into the American league pennant chase today, confounding and confusing the experts" who first labeled them as the Yankees chief opposition and then wrote them of as another morning glory" crew.
 The Indians, who at the start of the season rolled up 13 straight vic- tories only to drop seven in a row, scored their fourth successive tri- umph yesterday to move right back into the picture. Although they trail the Tanks by .002 points, they actually hold a one-half game lead in games won.
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 To Rookie Charles (Red) Embree, former finger for Wilkes-Barre of the Eastern league, went the honor of turning back the Athletics, 4-1, to boost the Tribes fortunes once again. Embree allowed four hits for his first major league triumph to give the Indians their eighth win in their last nine starts. Home runs by Jeff Heath and Oris Hockett paced the 10-hit Cleveland attack on Rookie Dick Fowler.
 Hal Newhouser celebrated his Fist birthday one day in advance by limiting Boston to six hits to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-2 decision in the only other American league game. The Tigers bounced on three Red Sox hurlers-Yank Terry, Will Rutland and Mike Ryba-for seven hits, including Rip RadcIff's three run homer in the first. The two other Tiger runs came home on Barney McCoskey's triple.
 The Yankees meanwhile played an exhibition with Milwaukee of the American Association, winning by an 8-2 count. The champions slapped out 13 safeties while Mar win Breuer, Johnny Lindell and Norm Branch combined to allow Milwaukee but four blows.
 Brooklyn retained its seven game lead in the National league by stop ping the Chicago Cubs, 6-l, to sweep their four-game series. Curt Davis rationed six hits, one of which was Phil Cavarretta's eighth inning homer for Chicago's only run. Joe Medwick paced the Flock's nine-hit assault on Big Bill Lee with triple and a homer, driving in four runs. Dixie Walker contributed two singles and a double.
 Second-place Boston and third place St. Louis, another half game back, maintained the pace with re- spective victories over Cincinnati and the New York Giants.
 Vets Hit Beats Reds
 The Braves stopped the Reds, g. l, when Johnny Conney delivered his third successive single with two out in the ninth and the bases load- ed. The run dissolved a 1-1 dead- lock resulting from a pitching duel between Al Javery and Johnny Van- dermeer. Boston took the lead in the seventh when Ernie Lombardi doubled and scored on another by Frank Demaree. But the Reds tied 1t up in the first of the ninth, Frank Mccormick, Lonnie Frey and Gee Walker hitting in row to score Mccormick. Johnny Sain relieved Javery and quelled the riot.
 St. Louis added nine hits to 10 bases on balls of Hal Schumacher to- halt the Giants, S-4. Howie Pol let and Johnny Beazley limited the Giants to six hits, including homers by Jim Maynard and Mel Ott, while Ken O'Dea homere dior the win ners.
 The Phils staged 8 five-run rally in the eighth to down Pittsburgh, 5-4, in a twilight game for Army and Navy Relief. Danny Litwhiler hit 8 triple to clear the bases and pace the Philly attack with four for four. Vince DiMaggio got his sixth homer of the season with two on in the ninth. The Phils touched Max Butcher for 12 hits as Johnny Podgajny and Frank Hoerst allowed the Pirates but six.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Rookie Charles (Re6 Embree who turned back the Athletics, Al, to give Cleveland virtual possession of the