The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15

 NOT MAD AT PIRATES NOW
BY CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Staff C0rreSpondent)


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, June 15.-(UP)-Today was "vindication day" in Pittsburgh. The Pirates were in first place and the fans were using pop bottles to toast their teams success instead of to hurl onto the field as they did just six short weeks ago.
 But now that the Pirates are on top, the going may become even tougher because the Brooklyn Dodg- CTS are just one-half game behind in second place and are as hot at the moment as the swashbuckling men of Frankie Frisch.
 The Pirates moved in ahead of the Dodgers yesterday because they won two games from the Cubs while Brooklyn lost ground with single victory over the stricken Giants, who tumbled all the way from first to third place.
 The two Pirate victories over Chi cago,s5 to 3 and to 5, marked the climax to long hard climb after disappointing start that threatened to ruin their pennant chances. Gen. orally regarded strong contenders a, the start, the Bucs lost 2 of then first nine games and 15 of tnel1 first 26. It was during that tlmS that the fans took exception to thS indifferent play and after a doubit defeat by Chicago filtered the tlelo with bottles and debris.
 But about May 20, revival be- gan and the Pirates began to pick ul ground, winning IS out of 2 games.
 There was poetic justice in yes. terday's double win since the Cuba afforded the opposition and asid( from being the club that beat them when the fans got mad, they alsd are the ones the Pirates may have to beat for the pennant. Max Butt cher, helped by Pete Coscararti two-run homer, had little trouos winning the opener. Truett (Rip) Sewell, whose control was bad, need' ed help from Rescigno to take tht second. The Bucs now have won six in row.
 The Dodgers took their third straight from the Giants and tneiI sixth in a row. coming from be- hind with two runs in the ninth td win, to A. It was the fifth straight loss for Bill Voiselle, who started out with eight straight vic. tories. Eddie Stanky broke up tht game with his fourth hit. single which gave relief pitcher Clyde King the win.
 Vince DiMaggio's two homers paced the Phils to a 13 to vic- tory at Boston. Jimmy Wasdell drove in five runs with a homer and two doubles.
 Vernon Stephens was the whole show for the Browns in a 3 to 2 win at Detroit, driving in all the runs with two homers as Sig Jakucki out pitched Paul (Dizzy) Trout. One armed outfielder Pete Gray suffered a wrenched shoulder catching a fly and had to leave the game.
 Leon Culberson broke up a score- less pitching duel with a triple in the ninth to give the Red Sox a to o victory over the Athletics al Philadelphia. Glenn Hausman won his thir straight game, giving up three hits, while Bobo Newsonle doled out only five in losing. The injury jinx again plagued Bos- ton. shortstop Eddie Lake going out with a groin bruise after being hit by a batted ball. Second baseman Ben Steiner has a clipped ankle bone and Jim Butcher, also a sec- ond baseman, Is i'll.
 Orval Grove pitched and batted the White Sox to their third straight victory over the Indians at Chicago, 4 to 3 He drove in the winning run with a double and outpitched Jim Bagby of the h. dians.
 The other teams were not sched- uled.
 YESTERDAYS STAR Vernon Stephens of the Browns, whose two homers provided all the runs in a 3 to 2 victory over the Tigers.