The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-07
SENATORS MAY
BE n. YANKEES
CHIEF THREAT
Brooklyn Pitcher "Head=
ache" for DurOcher; Linz
dell Yank CLEANUP"
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
Press staff CorreSpOndent)

New York, June 7 - (UPD-The
second set of games between the
major leagues eastern and western
clubs was almost at an end today
and, although that competition
brought the season only as far as
the quarter-pole, two facts came
up clearly out of the results:
/. The Washington Senators are
not playing over their heads and
look like the team that may give
the New York Yankees the tussle of
their lives for the American League
flag.
2. Brooklyn's Dodgers have no
right to the preseason rating OF
favorites for the National League
flag will be lucky to be in second
place when midsummer rolls
around.
The future looks anything but
bright for Brooklyn. The Dodgers
haven't looked good all season, al
though they were at the top most
Of the way. Pitching. supposedly
their strongest point, has developed
into a headache for Manager Leo
Durocher, and the hitting is spotty
with Billy Herman at 1888 the only
regular on the club with a respect
able batting average.
In Sundays double barreled pro-
gram, the New York Yankees strug-
gled through to double win over
the Browns, 2-1 Oil innings) and
1916, but the Senators kept right III
step by stretching their record of
five wins in six starts with double
victory over Detroit, ST. and "a,
Rockies Click
Rookie Bill Johns single drove
home Joe Gordon with the YankS'
winning run in the 18th inning Of
the first game while Johnny Lindell
newest cleanup hitter, poled out
brace of tWo-run homers to top a
nine-hit New York attack on three
pitchers in the nightcap. Nick Eft
ten also hit b. 1our-master with
Lindell drove in eight OF the
Yankees 10 runs.
The Senators slammed across five
runs against Paul Trout and Hal
White in the second inning of the
first game while Milo Candini, with
boost from Jim Mertz, handcuff-
ed Detroit with nine hits in the
nightcap.
Philadelphia divided with Cleve-
land to remain in tie for third
place with Detroit. The AS worked
over Allie Reynolds and Chubby
Dean for four runs in the seventh
and added six more in the eighth to
take the first game, 1875, but bowed
to Jack Salveson's four-hitter in the
nightcap, SO. Slaveson. Lou Bou-
dreau and Roy Cullenbine homered
for the tribe in the second game.
Boston stopped Chicago, 43 and
80, to climb within half a game of
sixth place. Skeeter NeWsome's hit
brought home the winning run in
the ninth of the opener and Dee
Miles tWo-run single provided the
winning edge in the finale.
The Dodgers could get no more
than an even break with the Cubs
to remain half game out of first
place in the National League and
now face threat for red-hot Pitts
burgh, which climbed to within four
games of the top.
Pitcher Max Macon took matters
into his own hands in the 18th to
single across the deciding run as the
DogerS defeated the Cubs, 4-3, in
the opener. Chicago bounced back
with a 14-hit barrage to trounce
the Dodgers, lis, in the nightcap.
Pitt Scores 25
The Pirates, sailing along under a
full head of steam, ran their string
to nine wins in their last IL starts
by scuttling the Giants, 1871 and
TO.
Cincinnati clipped the Braves,
4-3, in a 14-inning first game and
the second was postponed because
of weather. After allowing three
runs in the first inning, Elmer Rid
die cut loose with Is frames of
runless pitching to finally decision
Nate Andrews VINO now has lost
four of five overtime duels. Eddie
Miller slammed 80 pitch for his
third hit with the bases loaded to
win the game.
The Phillies and Cardinals played
to a IL tie the first game of
doubleheader pared to five innings
by weather which also cut out the
nightcap.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Johnny
who hit two homers and /.
drove in four runs aS the Yankees |
beat the Brown lO-6 in the second |