The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30
REDS, RED SOX
DROPPED HEART
BREAKING Tits
Both Beaten After Two
Outs in Ninth Yesterday;
Fernandez Hits Hard
BY GEORGE KTRKSEY
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

NSAAASSA ASOS oSsSAA SVAANNsESAeSSsAp
New York, April 30. - Cup u
Today is moan and groan day at
the major leagues. The roof fell in
yesterday on those clubs that made
the mistake of counting game
over before the last man is out.
After what happened to Bill Nc
Kechnie and Joe Cronin, managers
respectively of the Cincinnati Reds
and Boston Red Sox. If they got
a wink of sleep last night somebody
, must have chloroformed them.
There were violent explosions and
sudden upheavals in every game
except the Browns Yankees con-
test. Oddly enough, the world
champion Yanks, 81 favorites over
the little Brownies, were the only
team thoroughly licked. The
Browns slapped them down handily,
ll-6.
The Reds and the Red Sox were
the chief mourners today. You
can't get much closer to victory
than they were yesterday and stall
wind UP second. The Reds had the
Dodgers licked, 81, with two out in
the ninth. Ray Starr, who had al
lowed only four hits, seemed to
have the Dodgers completely I'M
der his thumb. But he made the
mistake Of trying to whip fast
ball past Dolf Camilli, who prompt
ly Smacked 1t into the bleachers,
tying the score.
Then, with Bucky Walters on the
mound, the Dodgers jammed over
three runs In the 10th and won 5-2,
protecting their three game Ma
tional League lead.
The Red Sox had the Tigers
beaten, 20, and two out in the
ninth. Yank Terry had pitched
five hit ball and looked invincible.
But he walked Bob Harris and
Pinky Higgins and 1t was Katy-bar-
the-door. Hitchcock singled, fill
ing the bases. Birdie Tebbetts tied
the score, az, with his third hit,
Mace Brown came to the rescue
but the Tigers got two more runs
| on hits by Ross and Bloodworth.
Carl Hubbell was breeding along
ON a so shutout over the Cardinals
in st. Louis when all hell broke
In the ninth. The Cards tied the
score, 3.3, but the Giants pulled
out Of the nosedive and came on
to win In the 10th, AS, when Wer-
Der scored on an infield roller.
The Phils were on the verge Of
throttling the Pirates, Cd, when
Frankie Frisch's Bucs up and tied
the count, Gall In the last Of the
ninth and won out, TO, on Rookie
Johnny Barrett's single in the
10th.
The Cubs came from behind twice
to tie the Braves, III and SO, but
they couldn't keep up the pace and
eventually went down for the sec
ond straight day to the Stengelites,
B-3. After losing eight In row
the Braves have won four straight.
The amazing Cleveland indians
reeled off their 10th straight trl-
umph and increased their Ameri-
can League lead TO q game and q
half with a lie victory over the
Athletics.
After coming from behind to knot
the score, "A, In the sixth, the
White Sox fell apart and lost to
washington again, 1914. II was
Chlcago's sixth straight loss.
The Browns, who brought nine
game losing streak to Yankee Sta
dunn, made It two IN o row behind
Denny Galehouse's eight-hit Pitch
ing and o blistering attack, Wally
Judnich hit two homers.
Yesterdays hero Nanny Fer
\ nandez, Braves rookie third base
man who had perfect day at bat
"a for g." In hitting q homer, double
! and two singles against the Cubs
ne now has hit safely eight times
IN succession - within two Of the
national League record - and
leads the senior loop batsmen 81