The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-26
CINCINNATI REDS
PITCHERS KEEN;
ROOKIE OPSN.Y..
By OLEN PERKTNs

UNITED Press STAFF COrrespondent)
New York, April 26.-UP)-lf,
as the experts insist, good pitching
is going to be the measure Of difer-
in this third wartime season. the
ence between major league clubs
time has come to take the CinciYl-
natl Reds seriously.
Season after season, the expeYt
hurting Of the Reds goes to waste
because the team has lacked hitting.
1t may be that way again this year.
but the way the Cincinnati hurlers
are performing to date they could
win games with the puniest kind Of
hitting.
In winning four out Of 1--WE games
to date, the starting pitcher has
finished his full game shift each
time. The Reds only defeat was a
three-hitter pitched by Bucky wal
tiers on opening day and since that
time the opposition never has got
ten more than eight hits in any
game and has an average of barely
more than five hits per game.
Manager Bill McKechnie of the
Reds. considered by many as the
best handler Of pitchers in baseball,
has a starting staff consisting OF
Walters, Elmer Riddle, Tom De La
Cruz and Joe Beggs and though
there are other eligibles he hasn't
needed them UP to now.
COOpers Go Sour
Riddle. backed up by some lusty
hitting for the first time this sea-
son, won his second game yesterday,
an artful 10 to 3 Job against the
st. Louis Cardinals, losing their first
game. He allowed eight hits and
eased up only in the late innings
after the Red batters gave him a
fat lead by knocking Morton Cooper,
Cardinal ace out of the box in the
first inning. Cooper, falling to fin
ish for the second time, didn't retire
man and his brother Walker made
it bad day for the family by
making three fielding miscues from
his catching post in the first three
innings.
The New York Giants also came to
the end Of their five game winning
streak, going down in 10-inning
loss to the Phillies at Philadelphia
4 to 3. The hitting Of Elvin (Buster)
Adams gave the Phils the victory.
He hit home run with a man on
base In the sixth to tie the score
and doubled pitcher Charley
schanz home with the winning run
in the 18th.
Schanz, winning his first major
league game, held the Giants score
less with two hits after the fourth.
The Brooklyn Dodgers went at.
great lengths to dissolve a Sail tie
in the ninth, scoring eight runs
to defeat the Braves at Boston IL
to 3. Twelve men went to bat
against three Brave pitchers during
the inning, with left handler Bob
Chapman Of the Dodgers getting
his second victory.
BOnham "BlOws"
In the American league, the New
York Yankees succumbed 8 to to
| the Philadelphia Athletics despite
first inning homer with the bases
full by Johnny Lindell. Ernie Bon
ham, after pitching steadily for
seven innings blew up in the eighth
and the AS got four runs, adding
three more in the ninth OF relief
pitcher, rookie AL Lyons. Don Black
held the YankS to five hits until
relieved for pinch hitter in the
eighth.
The Boston Red Sox won the
seasons longest game in the 14th
from Washington to 4, scoring
the winning run on Roy Partee's
long fly after q double by Bobby
Doerr and a single by pitch hitter
Joe Bowman.
Chicago at Pittsburgh in the Ma
tional and Detroit at Chicago in
the American were rained out while
Cleveland and st. Louis had an open
date.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Rookie
Charley Schanz of the Phillies who
broke the Giants five game vim
ming streak with his first major
league victory.