The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-07
TIGERS HAVE
 5 SHUTOUTS IN
 g WINS TO DATE
BY CARL LUNDQUIST


 combination of tightwad twirling and a Init or miss batting order, were responsible today for a new wartime shortage -scoreboard zeros.'
 Its either feast or famine for the Bengals, who generally spend their time shutting out the opposition or getting shut out. Yesterday it was the opposition that got horse-col- lared-twice. Lefty Hal Newhouser blanked tie champion St. Louis Browns with just one hit to win, 3 to 0, and in the second game, AL ton Benton won his fourth straight game and his second shutout, l to 0.
 Pinning their pennant hopes on such superlative pitching, the IT. gers are going to become strong favorites if they can get little more Ang in their batting. In line victories to date, they have turned in five shutouts. They have al- lowed just seven runs in those games for an average of IT per game and only A hits for a mark of 4.66 per game.
 But there's a darker side that has Manager Steve O'Neill fretting. The Tigers themselves have been snut out thrice in the five games they have lost and in the othe1 two oe- feats they made only one run each time.
 Roy Cullenbine, new Tiger out fielder, indicated he may have the answer to part of tie hitting prop lem by ending the second game pitching battle with a ninth lnnlng homer, one of four hit given up by Newman (Tex) Shirley.
 Tight pitching highlighted other games. At Boston, Rookie Dave Ferris of the Red Sox proved illS sensational debut last week was nc fluke by blanking the Yankees, to o. for his second straight shut out. He scattered seven hits ano made two himself. Hank BoroWy turned the tables for New 4ork winning the nightcap, to 0, on g five-hit job that reduced his earneo run average tC 50 per game 4ol four victories. George StrnWelsE started him off with a first inning homer.
 The White Sox took firmel hold on first place at Chicago, oea' ing the Indians twice, to 2, ane to 4. Pitcher Ed Lopat galnec the first victory when Ois Hocxet sngled home the doubling WallN Moses in the eighth. Joe Haynes who pitched a one-hitter his las
 time out. gained his third win II the second, when Tony Cucclne!l' hit a three run homer in th' eighth.
 Emil (Dutch) Leonard, back al ter being rejected from mliltar. service, pitched a three-hltter a washington, beating the Athletics to 0. after Philadelphia won tn
 opener, 3 to 2. To break six-gam
 losing streak. Although he gave ul
 12 hits, Russ Christopher went tn route for his fouth victory m til opener. Speed produced both Wash inpton runs in the second game George Case singled, stole secon( and scored on a single and Georg' Myatt beat out bunt, went third on a passed ball and scored on an infield out.
 The Giants and Dodgers (of al teams) were one-two in the Nation
 al league to create a metropolltal monopoly atop the standings. Tn
 Giants beat the Braves, 4 to 3, ant Tied them 1-all at New York Il
 seven inning second game, callet
 because of rain. Phil Weintrau
 and Ernie Lombardi helped Bll Lombardi helped Bill Voiselle to hl , fourth victory with game-liquidat ing ninth inning homers. Gian Rookie Any Hansel had two hitter in the second. one a home by Charley workman. The Giant : had scored on Al Javery on double by Mel Ott and Buddy Kerr. The amazing Dodgers, tabbed a , certain second division timber, too } two at Philadelphia, 2 to 5, an 5 10 to '. Outhelder Luis Olmo gc
 four hits in each game, includin 7 two doubles and a homer, battin in six runs and scoring three. Bus ter Adams and Coaker triplett h. { homers for the Phils in the secon game, Triplett getting two on 8 a pinch hitter.
 The world champion St. Lou , Cards finally started diSportin f themselves in pennant winnin D style, knocking the visiting Chicag I Cubs out of second place with , double. win, 6 to 2, and 5 to :, Their aces, Lefty Max Lanier an 4 Big Mort Cooper were the winner each giving up seven hits for the 4 second victories. George KuroWSl . and Johnny Hopp got Cardin;
 homers, Kurowski also getting tW
 doubles in the second game. Ed Heusser, who has allowed on , two runs in three winning game = gave Cincinnati to victory { a Pittsburgh in the opener. True !. (Rip) Sewell countered by givir 8 the Bucs a to. victory in u S second. Sewell, in annexing h y second victory, gave up six hi g while Heusser scattered eight, all = driving in the winning run in u
 ninth with triple.
 d YESTERDAYS STAR-Brookly <; Outfielder Luis Olmo who made homer, two doubles and five singl
 in double victory over the Phillie $ driving in six runs and scorir S three of his own.