The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-28
TOBIN'S NO-H|T
JOB LAUDED;
BROWNS WIN 8
BY GLEN PERKINS


UNITED Press Stan Correspondent
New York, April 28-(UP)-Jim
Tobin may have started something
when he came up with the first no
hit baseball game in the major
leagues In nearly three seasons in
the cold damp atmosphere at BoS-
ton yesterday.
Without detracting from his
nearly perfect performance in
banking the Brooklyn Dodgers 2 to
0, an analysis of current trends in
this third year of war time baseball
would seem to indicate that other
no-hitters are likely before the sea-
son ends.
Already there have been more
than half dozen games in which
the pitcher might have equaled
Tobin'S feat yesterday, but for scat
tered scratch hits which unseasoned
f1elders failed to turn into putoutS.
Tobin himself had a one-hitter in
his last time out and three hitter
in his first appearance when he lost
to the New York Giants by yielding
two runs in the first inning. Since
then he has gone 26 innings without
permitting run and has allowed
only three hits from the time Mel
OFT of the Giants got hold of one
Of his KNOCKERS for cheap homer
at the Polo Grounds. That blow,
with man on base, provided the
only scoring done against the
Braves expert this season.
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veteran pitchers in both leagues apo.
pear likely to maintain a definite
advantage over the hitters all season
and another no-hitter would not
come as to much of surprise. Max
Lanied of the Cardinals and Early
Wynn of the Senators have come
up with two hitters while Steve
Sundra of the Browns, Elmer Riddle
and Bucky Walters of the Reds and
Tobin have tossed three hitters.
There have been nine f1ve-hit jobs
and five four-hitters.
Many young players coming into
the majors are facing knuckle ball
experts for the first time and they
also are being fooled consistently by
the fast and curve ball specialists.
The pitchers find it expedient to
bear down hard on the veteran bat
tiers and let up against the young
sters and the system has paid
dividends.
Fritz Ostermueller of the Dodgers
pitched creditable game in losing
yesterday allowing only five hits one
of which was an eighth inning
homer by Tobin, considered the best
hitting pitcher In the majors.
The st. Louis Browns got only
four hits In winning their eighth
straight game to break an American
league record Of II years standing
for consecutive victories from the
start of the season. They beat the
Cleveland Indians 5 to /, netting
pitcher Nelson Potter his second
victory of the season.
The Browns took advantage of
starting pitcher Charley Embree's
wildness and got all their runs in
the first two innings on four walks,
wild pitch and three hits. The
previous record Of seven straight
victories from the season opening
was held by the Yankees Of 1888.
Hal Newhouser pitched a four
hit IL inning shutout in winning
2 to o duel for Detroit over south
paw Thornton Lee of the White Sox
at Chicago. Two smiles and Bob
Swift's double brought in the win
ming runs.
George Munger and Ted Wilks of
the Cardinals elaborated in, a
four-hit job at Cincinnati, the Cards
winning 3 to q geeting their runs
on doubles by Emil Verban and
Walker Cooper in the final two
innings. The victory broke Gin
cinnati's five game winning streak
and put the Cards in second place
behind the idle Giants. Wilks got
credit for the victory, his first in
the majors.
Four games, Philadelphia at New
York and Boston at Washington in
the American and New York at
Boston and Chicago at Pittsburgh
in the National were rained out.