The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-24
BIG CHIEF LOU
BOUDREAU HAS
INDIANS GOING
Cleveland Club Playing
Heads Up Ball for Young
Playing-Manager
by GEORGE RYRKsFY

(UmAte0 Press STAN CORRESPONDENT
New York, April 24-(Up)-Eou
Boudreau, the youngest major
league manager in history, has the
Cleveland Indians on the warpath--
not In the clubhouse or onv the
bench, but In the field.
Beaten in three of their first four,
starts under the 24-year.old Bou-
dreau, the Indians have bounced
back with five straight triumphs,
1925 longest winning streak In the
American League, and moved into
q second place tie With the Boston
Red Sox, one game behind the pace
setting Yankees.
There probably won't ever be any,
body who can completely take Bob
Feller's place but Boudreau has
found O fellow who win do until
SOMEBODY else comes along-young
Jim Bagby, son Of the old Sarge Of
Cleveland pennant-winning days
nearly q quarter OF a century ago.
Bagby became the first major
league pitcher to win three games
this year when he hurled the Tribe
to 9-2 VICTORY over the st. Louis
Browns yesterday.
In ten days Bagby has beaten the
Tigers, SO, the White Sox, 10, and
the Browns, 90, allowing only 10
hits In 26 innings. He went the
route in each game except the first
in which he had to have help from
fireman Joe Heving In the ninth.
Big Help
Bagby's spectacular start has
helped straighten out the biggest
problem on the Cleveland club
pitching. Bagby started the five-
game streak with q four-hitter, AL
Smith followed with a six-hitter,
then Al Milnar tossed q seven-hit-
ter and Vernon Kennedy a five-hit-
ter bringing Bagby's turn up again
yesterday. Teller couldn't do any
better.
Although Cleveiand's hitting has
not been terrific, it's been deadly
because Of Its timliness. Fabian
Gaffke won o 10 battle with a
ninth inning pinch-nit. JEFF Heath
and Ken Keltner have been espec-
tally timely with their hits. Rookie
Oris Hockett, playing right field, is
leading the Indians in batting with
O .S42 mark, and has failed to hit
safely in only one game. The Tribes
other rookie, Les Fleming at first,
is batting only ass but he has o
homer to his credit and Is q bat
ting threat.
The Dodgers ran of their fifth
straight yesterday and increased
their National League lead to two
games by defeating the Braves, Q to
5. The Dodgers won 10 out Of ~
from Boston last year and already
have taken four In q row from
them this season. Pete Reiser drove
in three runs with a homer and
single.
Johnny Wander Nicer held the
Pirates to Ave hits and the Reds
came up with o flve-run inning to
trim Pittsburgh, 5-3. Bert Haas
doubled to start the rally and Ed
die Joust singled with the bases
drunk.
Lou Novikoff's homer and Bill
Lees seventh pitching enabled
the Cubs to nose out the Cardinals,
2-l. Len Merullo's single drove IN
the tying Cub run earlier
Johnny Mize and Willard Marsh
all continued their hard hitting and
the Giants downed the Phillies, 3D.
Mize singled and tripled and Mar
shall hit two doubles.
The Yankees, taking advantage
Of six Philadelphia errors, beat the
Athletics, Ga. The AS robbed their
pitcher Jack Knott Of q deserved
triumph. Joe Gordon's single with
the bases loaded drove in the two
winning tallies.
Despite the fact that Dutch
Leonard snapped a bone in his
ankle, sliding into first In the second
inning, washington went on to beat
the Red Sox, 1875, behind relief
man Bill Zuber. Former Red Sox
Star, Spence hit o single, double
and triple.
Hal white, Detroit rookie from
Buffalo, pitched his second straight
shutout as the Tigers trimmed the
white Sox, 90. Ted Lyons went
the route although giving UP 10
hits.
YEsTERDAY's HERo-Lou
NoyikofY, the Cubs Mad Russian
who was the biggest flop Of the
fo4l season. He whaled a homer
,ee ARav TaY1ier To heak the Cards, |