The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-28
Ex-RED MOUND
ACE OFF TO
GREAT START
ny CARL LUNDQUIST
(United Press Stan Correspondent

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New York, April % - (U.P0 =
Paul Derringer, a seasoned traveller
up and down baseball'S glory road,
was heading for the top again today
and II there aren't too many detours
he might well pitch his Chicago
Cub teammates to National
League pennant.
The 39-year-old- right handler
hasn't q lot of pitching equipment
left. but the same heart and head
that have served him well in the
past may be all he needs to make
his third successful big league come
back.
Derringer has suffered the heart
break of defeat often enough to
quit - If he we're gutter. He was
down last season and the Cubs nose
dived with him This year he is
sporting three big victories in row
for half Of the six games the Cubs
have won and they are riding high
in second place. just a game behind
New York's remarkable Giants.
At this time in 1914 he had drop
ped two games and went on to lose
five straight before winning one. 1t
wasn't exactly coincidence that the
Cubs lost Is games in a row and
blew their pennant chances before
they ever got started.
Comebacks are nothing new to
Big Paul, however. His first came
u-{fI thu HiVAnipA~nks DAAe iv
when he won Is games after turn
ing in an inglorious record Of seven
victories and q defeats the year
before. Again in 1888 after the Reds
had tried to trade him during the
off-SeaSon, he came back to win 81
games. far cry from his 10 vic
tories of 1887.
His chief stock in trade, almost
perfect control. enabled him to top
the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates, Z
to 3, yesterday. He didn't walk a
man and struck out four in the
eight-hit performance. Moreover,
he was entitled to a shut-out, all of
Pittsburgh's runs being unearned as
result of dropped fly ball. Der
ringer hasn't had relief in any Of
his three games. He has walked
only three men and struck out nine.
Two other pitchers, Bill Voiselle
Of the Giants and Russ Christoph-
er Of the Philadelphia AS, gained
their third victories with standout
jobs yesterday.
Voiselle shut out the Dodgers at
Brooklyn, S to 0. getting able hit
ting support from Rookie Steve FL
lipowicz, who hit homer, two
doubles and a single Voiselle per-
mitted only eight hits in outpitch-
ing Curt Davis, who lost his first
game.
Christopher handed the visiting
Boston Red Sox their eighth
straight defeat to 3, permitting
only one earned run. Outfielder
Charley Metros first two hits Of
the season spanked rallies in the
seventh and eighth to give Chris
topher a well earned six-hit tri-
umph.
The World Champion st. Louis
Cardinals, still not impressive,
were beaten by one of their ex-
farm hands at Cincinnati. The
castoff. Dain Clay, got three hits
to drive in both runs in a to
victory. Ed Heusser, Reds pitcher,
deserved his second shutout in a
row. giving up only four hits, but
an error set up the Cardinal run.
The Washington Senators ran
the Yankees dizzy at New York,
stealing five bases in to 4
triumph. George Wyatt, who had
a perfect day at bat with three
singles and double, drove in two
runs and stole three of the five
bases, scoring on q double theft
with joey Kuhel. Left Handler
Milt Haefner went the route to
gain his first victory, a nine hitter.
The Senators made IA hits off four
Yankee pitchers. Frankie Crosset-
ii of the Yankees, making his 1914
debut as a pinch hitter, delivered a
three run homer In the eighth.
All other Major League games
were postponed because OF rain.
YESTERDAYS STAR George
(Mercury) Myatt of the Senators,
who made four hits, drove in two
runs, scored two himself and stole
three bases in 6 to victory over
the Yankees.