The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-08
PIRATES PILOT.
HOOP CONSCIOUS
--OTT HITS 14TH
BY GLEN PERKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, June 8-(UP)-Mana-
ger frankie Frisch OF the Pittsburgh
Pirates considered the possibilities
today Of making basketball a regu-
lar part Of the Pirates spring
training routine in years to come.
The fiery Frisch, who complain
ed during training this year that he
was developing a cage instead of a
diamond team because bad weather
at Muncie, Indiana forced his squad
indoors much of the time, rapidly
Is becoming a basketball booster.
The Pirates, whom Frisch said
could challenge the Indiana State
high-school championship basket
ball team to game, have been get
ting along all right in baseball too.
They strengthened their hold on
second place in the National League
last night to full game over Gin
ctnnati by beating the Reds Az and
drew within three and half games
Of the idle league leading st. Louis
Cardinals.
Weakened
Truett (Rip) Sewell, ace Of the
BUGS mound staff recorded his
seventh consecutive victory and his
eighth of the year as he pitched
seven hit ball to receive credit for
the triumph. Frisch called on Xav-
Ter Rescigno for relief work in the
ninth inning, the first time this
season that Sewell has failed to go
the route. Rookie Tom De Lacruz
was charged with the loss.
The New York Giants stretched
their streak Of consecutive games in
which they have hit homers to 10 by
clouting four to trounce the Boston
Braves 6-2 In a game in which all
scoring was accounted for by Circuit
blows.
Manager Mel OFT hit two, one
with a mate on base, to increase his
Major League leading total to IA,
six ahead Of his nearest COMPETE
tor. Phil Weintraub hit his third in
as many games and Nap Reyes ac-
counted for q pair Of runs with his
fifth Of the season. Harry Feldman
recorded his fourth triumph behind
the power hitting and had one hit
shutout going into the seventh
when Butch Nieman poled one over
the fence with mate on the bases
to account for the Braves two tai
lies.
In the only other National League
game scheduled the Philadelphia
Phillies showed the Brooklyn Dod-
gers down into seventh place with
a SIS victory Two runs in the ninth
inning brought the Bruins from be-
hind and spoiled RUDE Meltons bid
for his third straight win. Lefty
Ken Raffensberger, although touch
ed for 10 hits including a homer by
Augie Galan, was the winner.
In the American League the Chi
cago White Sox ran their victory
string to seven games by defeating
the Detroit Tigers 81 behind the
five hit pitching Of Orval Grove.
Hal .Ncwhouser's Witness largely
was trraibutable to his own down
fall as he issued passes to nine Chi
cagoans. Two walks and three sin
giles scored two runs for the Sox In
the seventh inning, breaking a IL
tie and accounting for the margin
Of triumph.
Tex Tames Yanks
Tex Hughson ran his record to
nine wins against four losses IN his
competition against the New York
Yankees as the Boston Red So%
downed the champions 81. 1t was
Hughson's seventh victory Of the
season and the Yanks' eighth loss
in their last 10 games. The ace Of
the New York mound staff. Hank
Borowy, was charged with the loss
Of Hughson limited the ex-bombers
to six hits.
No other American League games
were scheduled.
YESTERDAYS STAR-Manager
Mel OFT of the New York Giants
whose two homers accounted for
half OF his teams runs as New York
beat Boston, 3d.