The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-06
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Off0 By JACK GUENTHER
United Press Staf COrrespOndent)

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, May 6-(UP)-The Cleveland Indians crept silently into town today with scars on their faces, holes in their brooches and doubts in their minds. After Swag- gering along the high road for two deliriouS weeks, the Beaudreau babes are right back in the woods and unless their chief scout blazes a new trail they may be lost for the year.
 After hammering the halt, the lame and the blind of their league for 13 straight triumphs, the Ohio warriors made mistake. They went to Boston. When they finally managed an escape, all they sal- vaged was their lives. Even these may be lost today, for now the In- dians are engroSsed with the Yam kees. Their fate depends on the chief scout, one young Jim Bagby.
 Since 1t seems to be rule No. 2,485 fin the Baseball Writers association that young Jim Bagby must never be mentioned unless he is identified as the son of old Jim (Sarge) Bagby, I'll conform by stating briefly that old Jim won 3i games for Cleveland back in 1920, that to date yuong Jim has won i've in 1922 and that these facts seem to break prece- dent.
 ExceDtiOms
 In baseball the son of & star never shines quite so brightly as did his father. Dixie Walker and Bill Sullivan of Brooklyn are two exceptions and Bagby is a third. At the moment he leads the major leagues with i've triumphs and no defeats. If he whips the New Workers today Ohio may run him for president on the Republican ticket in Ie44.
 In short he Is terrific. When the season opened with Bob FelleF in the navy, there wasn't pitcher in Cleveland whose name was known more than eight miles from the ball park as the crow flies, and the crow flies very often from the ball park in Cleveland, But nov things are different, Of Q sudden, the Indian pitching became phenomenal,
 During the i2-game streak the mOundsmen gere nicked for only ss runs, or less than three per game. This GRudy record was somewhat Spl0tCbed when the Red SOX went right ahead and scored g runs tn three games, So nov the fans aren't certain tf the pitchers are real good and just Fan into bad luck or are real bad but had string Of good luck.
 Bagby should give them the ans sWeF, If he wins from New York the triumph will carry with t all the heRdy effaets Of champagne, a royal Hush 0r . raise in salary, U he lases, the Indians wlll be as gloomy As housewife afteF dlsr covering Junior has tern up the sugar ration card, T'his could very well be the make or break game ter the SEdianE,
 W " N3Hf#Hstss AsA Astat eRbNe kheuld he the key man In the crisis, Untu tbis season he more often displayed large quantities 0f pEOnls ise than performance, Ese bas been tossing balls slnee he turned ieght, he w0n-fef the Red eoE-tbe first American league game be avev saw, and he celebrated his first gllng as the majors wlth lb VietoFias Co 9e accredited games,
 Since then he has been np end 6own, mostly down, T'he HoK dropped hisn 0H at iAstle Rock ifl leae, gave him another chance lsl le4e then traded hin te Cleveland in 6 siEsplayeF deal With the In. dlans iil ielt he won only nine games while l0alilg lB. IIa WAe 0eE. tAiiily net the man y0ll would have tahhed Co te leading the big show on thls date Co iea2.