The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
BIG
 LEAGUE GAMES
 BACK 'EXPERTS'
By GLEN PERKINS United Press Stan Correspondent

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 New York, May 27.-(UP)-The record book--as of today-supporte the baseball experts, who is blue printing the majors before the sea- son opened, placed the strength of the American league fin the east and the power of the National in the west.
 The pattern was borne out per- fectly in yesterdays contests when the four American league eastern clubs triumphed in the west and the four senior circuit western teams added a game to their won column at the expense of the eastern half of the division. How long the trend will continue is problematical. A day, a week or even @ month won't prove the experts right but on the basis of yesterdays results, they looked good
 The world champion New York Yankees rained out Wednesday and Thursday, opened their western tour with a 40 shutout over the Chi cago White Sox. Ernie Bonham held the Sox to six hits under the lights of Comiskey Park. So effective was Bonham's hurling that 25 of Chicago's 27 putouts either were pop-ups or strikeouts, only two men getting credit for assists. Orval Grove was the losing hurler.
 Nelson Potter of the Browns lost a tough one when the Boston Red Sox defeated St. Louis Az in II in- nings. Potter retired g consecutive batters before the first Bostonite got on base. The Bo-SoX counted in the eighth and ninth frames to tie the score at 2-2 and outfelder Bob Johnson drove in the marginal tallies in the l1th. Mike Ryba was credited with the decision.
 Tigers We'll Tanned
 The Philadelphia Athletics con- tinued their mastery of the Detroit Tigers with 3-2 triumph. The loss was Detroit's 18th in 13 home games this year. Three unearned runs were enough for Bobo Newson, who gave up eight hits. Dizzy Trout. victim of shoddy support. was the loser.
 George Cases two run single in the 18th inning gave the Washing ton Senators a 5-3 edge over the Cleveland Indians Early Wynn, who went the route, received credit for the Mats third straight win over the tribe.
 Tn the National league Bucky Walters, the best night pitcher in baseball, held the New York Giants to five hits, including two home runs, as Cincinnati defeated the New York Giants, 4-3 in 10 in- nings.
 Protecting a 3-1 lead through the eight inning, Walters threw home run ball to Manager Mel Ott of the Giants which produced two runs and put the game into extra innings. woodie Williams singled home the winning run in the neEt frame, how ever, to preserve Walters seventh triumph. Ace Adams was the loser. Just in Time
 A pinch hit home run with two on by Frank Colman in the eighth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 7-5 edge over the Boston Braves the Buc's seventh victory in eight games. Xavier Rescigno received credit for the victory and Ira Hutch inson was charged with the loss.
 The St. Louis Cardinals, capital- izing on three Brooklyn Dodger er- TOTS, came from behind to beat the "Bums", 5-3. Gil English tabbed Lefty Max Lanier for a three run homer in the sixth inning to give Brooklyn an early lead which the Dodgers later threw away.
 The Chicago Cubs won their sixth straight with a 9-1 trouncing of the Philadelphia Phllies. The Bruins supported Paul Derringer with IA hit attack against three Philadelphia hurlers in stretching the skein.
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