The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-01
NEAR-RECORD.
MOB SEES BUNS
BEATEN rs TO 8
By GLEN PERKINS
United Press staff Correspondent


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SOL OeS.1"
rev xorK, May l-tUP)-Inere
were rev ians m Brooklyn today
VINO Wouio not ADMIT tilat the cog
nomen OF sums ior the DoogerS
rs Wen CHOSEN lnoeeu.
displaying tneir lack OF wears TO
q total OF oS,OOO ians, second larg-
est crowd IN the history OF tne Polo
GrounoS' tne Doogers proved the
merit OF tnelr nickname as the New
YORK Chants wauoped them 26-8 IN
the iirSt OF TWO games. Inc fact
mat the lOoogers TOOK % decision
m an aopreviated nlghtcap proved
httie save 70 tne Sowanus can
Wnlcn turned out LOT the Tray.
dne 20 runs IN tne nizarre exhl.
oitlon Ieil Two snort OF tne record
set py the 81: LOUIS Cardinals Pnil-
aoeIpnia IN iSzS: put the GIANTS oy
orlvlng IN al OF tneir taIIles set a
new al lime MAJOR League record,
preaking the former runs patoeo IN
sCanoaro OF 20 neiu py tne new
fork YANKEES ana tne CaroS; by
RECEIVING a total OF ~ DaseS on oallS
from i've alleged Brooklyn Pitch
ers' Cne GIANTS tleo record OF ~
years sIanolng, Set' oooly enough
py brooklyn. Otner records tled IN
cluoeo SIX successive walks, the last
Tour OF when forced IN runs; man
ager MeI Ott,s craving OF Iive bases
on paiis ana scoring SIX tltnes 10
matcn ms own marks.
Il D. l. MARKS
F1rSt paSeman PM Welntrauo !eo
the new YORK assault OF nlts with
nomer' Triple ana pair OF
oounleS 70 orlve IN IL runs one
snort OF the ali-time record SET oy
sunny JIM 6ottom!ey OF the Cards
In iva. Catcner Ernie Lomoardi
drove IN seven. the Two players ac-
counting LOT ~ OF the Giants 70
tallies. Harry Feldman: VINO reiiev-
ed starter Cliff Melton in the fourth
was the winning hurler and RUDE
Melton suffered the loss. Hal Gregg
was crediteo with the nlgntcap, call
ed atter seven innings because OF
darkness, ana RUDE F1scher was the
loser. -
Inc Natlonal League pennant
winning 81. l. 0 u ! 5 Cardinals
strengthened tneir hold on hrs!
place ana al the same time purleo
the Cnicago CUPS deeper IN the Gel
lar WIN double triumph; Soutn-
paw MAX Lanler twirieo three MI
pan 10 gam o-O SnuIouI IN the
iTSt ana newcomer lea WnkS
named the Bruins Lneir nmtn con-
secutlve loss IN the !inale' 10.
Fhllaoeipnla exec OUT - oecl'
sion IN IA innings against the 6os-
TON braves ana their second con
!est was caIleo 81 tne eno OF tne
lntn because OF PensylVanla s sun
Gay Jaw VIII tne count Knoeteo a.
%-z' ton NorGney singled ana scored
on q WIG CLiro" 70 give Cnet Gov
mgIon tne WIN
ClncMna4 ana rltpsDurgn spn'
Sne F1raCeS taxing Inc ms. 1-t pc
nino the plGcMng OF rookle MIC
SVlnceVlcn IS Elmer hloole SUI
IeIeo MS !lISe setDack o. Inc Cam
paign. 6ucKy WaIeers tossed tnre'
niIter N Ile ngnDcap 10 give TN
fceos SCI triumph.
Inc american league aIlo Wor!e
CHAMPION view YORK xankees MACS
tne only c4ean sweep OF tf1e Gay anc
cIlinDeo INTO .le LOT second plac'
Ia circuit STANDINGS VIII par o.
run vlcUories over Ine WaSnnlgtoI
senators: Ernie 6ollnaIn piOcneo
i've MT pau 70 gam Ihe opener -
ano rookie Joe rage was cseoioec
Win tne second So.
lex hugnSor won ms iirst star
OF tne year as tne Boston Heo ooA
LOOK sne ifst OF TWO games iroii
tne Pniaoeipnia Atnletics' So. BOZ
Jonnsons Iiitn inning homer proved
Inc margin. An iniieio error IN tnt
second game permit.eo TWO runners
10 score ana cost tne SIX double
Victory as the AS triumpned SCI
Luman harrls was tne winner
One Each
chicago, winch proKe the 81. LOUIS