The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-22
CLEVELAND MAY
MAKE REAL BID
FOR '43 PENNANT
Pitchers Expected to Be
Big Help to Indians in
September Drive
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
Jnited Press Staff COrreSnondent,


New York, May 22.-CUP)-Ac-
tiyity in the American league for
several days has been confined to
armchair strategy in hotel Hobbies
because of the pranks of the wealth
erman and, while the backlog of
doubleheaders has played havoc with
the streamlined schedule, it has
put the Cleveland Indians in a par
ticularly favorable position.
The Indians are almost tied with
the Senator's for second place III
the Junior league today only a
few percentage points separating the
two clubs. However, Cleveland is
considered the real challenger to
the New York Yankees over the
long haul because it has a pitch
ing corps that is three deep in tai
ent.
Only other club in the American
league that compares numerically
with the Tribes tosSers is the st.
Louis Browns. But Luke SeWell' S
Singing squad lacks quality and
hasn't the ability to cope with the
accumulation of twin bills that
threaten to deluge the clubs with
smaller mound staffs.
The Indians suffered tough
blow when Mel Harder was Sidelined
with a fractured ankle, but rookie
Jack Salveson from Oakland in the
Pacific Coast league eased the pain
by tossing four-hit shutout against
the Athletics in his first start.
Possibilities
Should SalyeSons success be EMU
lated by another rookie or two from
crop including Pete Center, Allie
Reynolds, Mike Naymick and Paul
Calvert, the Indians may find them
selves in a eck-and-neck battle
with the Yankees down the stretch
in the American league.
The Boston Red SoX and Detroit
Tigers went at it tooth-and-n for
10 innings yesterday before the
BengalS turned in a 81 triumph.
Tex Hughson Of the SoX and Hal
NeWhouser Of the Tigers had tor
rid mound duel, both going the dis
lance. Highson gave up seven hits
and famed eight. He lost the
game when Tony Lupien missed Joe
Hoover's pop-up for a two-base en-
ror that allowed Doc Cramer to score
Hoover with single to center.
NeWhoWer was nicked for nine
hits but famed 10. He BANKED Bos-
ton for IL innings after a passed
ball with the bases loaded gave the
SoX their only run in the first frame
1t was his first win of the year.
Hero for a Day
John HUMPHREYS combined bril-
liant pitching and timely hitting as
the Chicago White Sox BANKED the
Washington Senators, 10, before g.
SGT spectators in a night game at
ComiSkey park. He allowed only
three hits as the Sox nicked Dutch
Leonard for nine, doubled and
scored the deciding run in the fifth
on Thurman fuckers single. 1t
was HUMPHREYS third triumph of
the year and the sixth Chicago vic
tory in the last eight games.
The Athletics, held to two hits by
Johnny Niggeling, rallied in the
ninth to defeat the Browns, 81 in
a night game at st. Louis.
A fluke play provided the AS
with the winning run. With Jojo
White on third, two out and the
score tied, Niggeling eased knockle
ball up to Pete Suder. Suder missed,
but the ball eluded Rick Terrell anG
White whizzed across with the win
i ming run.
Orrie Arntzen doled out six hits
to the Browns.
YESTERDAYS STAR 49, Johnny
HUMPHREYS, who pitched and batted
the White SoX to a 10 triumph
| over the Senators.