The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-10
HALF RETIRED BUT IS HITTING .333 FOR BOSTON
Brought S25O,OOO in '34; As Top Indians; Giants
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BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff CorrespOndent)


 New York, July 10 = (UP) - The daily baseball averages do not list the merits of pinch -hitters, so except for Boston fans, 1t might be news that the Red Sox' Joe Cronin today yields the American Leagues most potent emergency bat.
 Cronin has announced his re- tirement periodically for the last few years but the amazing renais- sance of his pitchers plus the slump of the New York Yankees has put his club only four games of the top. The pennant possibilities have torn genial Joe from the dugout and put him once again into the hmelight as a top-grade slugger. He has gone to the plate 45 times and belted Is hits for a gaudy 1883 average.
 Genial Joe has come a long way since the day a Pittsburgh scout picked him up in town game at Napa, Calif., and gave him $200 to sign a contract which bound him to organized baseball for life. Mo- body could foresee that he'd bring more money than any player in his- tory. In 1884, he was sold by Wash ington to the Red Sox for $250,0O0 in cash plus Lyn Lary.
 Tactician
 For seven years he has played shortstop and done a tremendous job of managing. He has developed from wild, take -a-chance mana ger into one of the shrewdest tac- ticians.
 His long fly as pinch-hitter in the 11th inning yesterday with the bases loaded and one out, scored Pete Fox with the deciding run that gave Boston. a 2-1 triumph over Detroit. The contest was a pitching duel between Hal Newhouser and Charley Wagner, the Tigers col- lecting only four blows while the Red Sox reached Newhouser for six.
 The Yankees stayed four games in front of the Red Sox by defeat ing the St. Louis Brown, 5-2. Hank Borowy, with the help of Johnny AVA AA PAAJJ WOAA LILO DCVC1lDl1 V1ClO1 y. The Yankees routel Elden Auker in the fourth with a three-run bar rage. Tom Heinrich and Charley Keller belted their ninth and 10th homers, respectively.
 Johnny Humphries won his fifth victory with a five-hit effort as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Senators, Az, in a night game at Washington before 1000 customers. The White Sox put over three runs in the first of Walt Masterson and were never headed.
 The Athletics belted Chubby Dean and Joe Hevings for 10 hits and defeated the Cleveland In- dians, 5-2, in an arc-light contest at Philadelphia before l5,l72. Dick Siebert paced the As with triple, double and single while Buddy Blair connected for a homer and triple.
 Reds Nipped
 Phil Marchildon pitched a five hitter for his ninth victory.
 Brooklyn cashed in on two early scoring opportunities off Johnny Wander Nicer in the first two itl- nings and beat the Reds, 3-2, at Cincinnati last night before 18,034 fans. Whit Wyatt went the route for the Dodgers and allowed only five hits for his ninth win. Walks to Dolph Camilli and Billy Herman in the second, Micky Owens sacri- lice, and Wyatt's single drove home the winning margin.
 The Pirates downed the Philadel- phia Phils, go, in a night game at Pittsburgh before a throng of 29, ,488 who paid $36, 6,30851 into the service relief funds. The Bucs hopped on three pitchers for eight runs in the eighth.
 Johnny Beazley gave the St. Louis Cardinals their third shutuout of the season over the New York Giants with six-hit, go, perform ance.
 It was his first whitewashing and his ninth victory. The Cards gather ed 10 hits, nine off starter Dave Koslo in the first six innings. Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore hit homers.
 Buddy Gremp homered in the 18th with the bases empty giving the Boston Braves a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs.