The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-11
CINCY REDS GET
 TEASE DE LIFE ASSTAR STARS
Cards Shut Out Twice; JOhnsOn's Bat Beats
 Red SOx Twice
BY GEORGE KYRKsEY United Press Stan COrrespondent)

BY GEORGE KHRKsEY
 (Unlted Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, May II = (UP) = The Cincinnati Reds, famous for their tight pitching and close vic. tories during their pennant-win- ming days of 1889 and lo4O, turned back the clock Sunday and awaken ed . bright ray of hope among their followers for 8 return to their form CT glory.
 ! Ray Starr, 30-year-old rookie, and Bucky Walters fed the ySt. Louis Cardinals 6 double dose of shuto,lt poison and Cincinnati won q twin btll, leo and so, Q comparatively rare feat in these days oS the lively ball. The double shutouA gave Gin. ctnnati boosters shot In the arm because the Reds poor start was caused largely by an unexplained pitching slump.
 With Paul Derringer, Elmer Rid. de and Walters of form, the Reds dropped 10 of their first IS games and plopped into seventh place. But the rebirth of the pitching has changed the situation considerably. The Reds have won seven of their last nine games and climbed to 800 average and a tie for fourth place with the Cards.
 Walters, Starr and Wander Nicer each has won his last two games and Riddle has broken even. Der. ringer has been out with sinus trou. ble and bllstered finger but is ex. pected to return to action shortly. Another bright spot in the Reds picture is Willard Marshall, their rookie outfielder Up from Columbus. He helped save game Saturday by Q diving catch, and drove in the lone run in Starr's victory in the opener yesterday.
 Starr Shines
 Starr gave the Cards nine hits, two more than Mort Cooper allowed but twice stopped St. Louis with the bases loaded. In the nightcap Wal. ters yielded only four hits, besting Rookie John Beazley, and singled in two of the Reds runs,
 Brooklyn heightened its National League lead to 3 l-2 games by beat- ing the Giants again, 5-3. Joe Med. wlck's diving catch of Dick Bartell's sinking liner with the bases loaded In the ninth saved for Ed Head, his fourth straight triumph.
 Claude PasSeau pitched the Chi. cago Cubs to Q 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh but Bob Klinger fash. toned a five-hitter and gave the Pirates an even break in the night. cap, 3-2. Cavarretta's single with the bases loaded in the eighth won the opener. Frankie Gustine had a per- feet day at bat in the nightcap, "A
 The Boston Braves beat the Phils, 5-l, behind Ava Javery's four-hit pitching but got only a draw when Ernie Roy homered with two on. the tailenders taking a 4-3 victory in the nightcap.
 Washington put up two grand battles at Yankee Stadium but left mpty-handed when the Yankees eked out 8 double win, 4-3 and 3-2 (1O innings). The double triumph increased the Tanks American League lead to two full games. Red Rufang outdueled Sid Hudson in the opener, allowing only four hits. MariuS Russo shaded early Wynn and Jack wilson in the nightcap. Bill Dickey bunted down the third base line and brought Keller in from third with the winning run in the opener. When Estalella field- ed the bunt, which might have roll. ed foul, Hudson threw his glove in the air and took his third baseman t otask. wilson's wild pitch let in the winning tally in the nightcap. Surprise
 The Athletics rose up and smack. ed the Red Sox twice, 4-2 and 6-S, Roger Wolff and Russ Christopehr going the route in both games. Bob Johnson hit two homers and had a perfect day ct bat in the first game. "S for g." Ted williams, after going IS for o, hit homer with a mate on base in the ninth inning of the nightcap to tie the score, 6-5, but Johnson's single with two out won the game.
 Detroit tFinmphed over Cleveland, Bel, but the Indians broke their size game losing streak in . spectacular. ly finished nightcap, 6-6. Trailing SO, the Indians scored i've runs in the ninth and won out in the 10th on Manager Lou Boudreau's triple and Ken Keltner's single.
 St. Louis and Chicago broke even, the Browns winning the opener, 6.2, behind Eden Auiseg and the White sox taking the pightcap, e-T, on Joe Kuheis homer with e mate aboard. YEgTERDAYsg HERO R0b