The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-24
FERRISS 'LE1
 DOWN DESPITE BROWNS DEFEAT
By CARL LUNDQUIST

bY NAnA AONDaOA64 United Press Staff Cerrespondent)
 New York, May 24-CUP)-As faf as rookie pitcher Dave Ferriss il concerned, opposing batters are like so many names in a telephone direc. tory, which is as a good a reason as any today for his amazing suc- cess with the Boston Red Sox.
 Ferriss hasn't had chance to get awed over the American League hitters. He had no time before he joined the club because he was 8 corporal with the Army Air Forcet in Texas. And since then he has been too busy moving the batters down to pay much attention to whether he could get them out oI not.
 The 23-year- kid, apparently bent on beating every club in the league on his first time out, is little let down when he doesn't score a shut-out. He has beaten five different teams in as many games and has scored three shut-outs. allowing only three runs in 45 inn- ings and just 30 hits for an average of six per game.
 Beating the champion St. Louis Browns, to l, at Boston yesterday was no ordinary achievement, but Ferriss expressed disappointment at the finish because he didn't blank them. He didn't miss by much, holding them to five hits and keep- ing them scoreless until the seventh inning when Mike Kreevich doubled and Gene Moore singled him home Kreevich made three of the five hits. aCtcher Bob Garbark paced the Sox with four of the Il hits given up by Sig Jakucki, who lost his third game.
 Two Run Homer
 The Yankees humbled the league leading Chicago White Sox, to 3, at New York, making all their runs in the first ming to give Floyd Rev. ems his second win on siX-hitter. Hershel Martins two-run homer was the key blow in the Big Yankee inning.
 Detroit defeated the Athletics at Philadelphia, to l, regaining sole possession of second place from the Browns. Hal Newhouser was robbed of his third shutout in the ninth when Bobby Estallela hit homer. The As dropped into last place by losing.
 Cleveland topped the Senators at Washington, 3 to 2, in a night game, putting over the winning run for pitcher Allie Deynolds in the sev- enth on a double by Don Ross, an error by Gil Torres and single by Mickey Rocco.
 Old Man Mungo
 In the National league Van Lin- gle Mungo pitched one of the best games in his long career, giving the New York Giants 2 to 0 shutout at Cincinnati. Mungo yielded only three hits and struck out 10 bat ters for his fourth victory. He also doubled home one O. the two Giant runs. Pittsburgh Pirates won 8 loosely played game in the 18th from the Boston Braves, to 8, al Pittsburgh when Al Gionfriddo sim gled home Johnny Barrett. The Pirates should have won in regula- tion time but Lefty Al Gerheauser and his successor, Art Cuccurullo both blew up in the ninth and yielded five runs to gve the Braves tie. Truett (Rip) Sewell, who re- tired the side with a double play on one pitch, went on to win tha game.
 Rookie Jack Creel made a sue. cessive major league debut for tho Cards at St. Louis, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers, II to l. Homers by George Kurowski and Ray San ders paved his way to an easy six hit victory.
 Claude Passeau of the Cubs gave his ailing arm a successful workout against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago, winning, to 3, on seven hits. Vince DiMaggio made three of the five Phil hits. The Cubs made 10 of three Philadelphia pitchers.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Van Linz gle Mungo, comeback pitcher for the Giants, who went the route for the first time in seven starts this sea- son, blanking the Reds on three hits, 2 to o.