The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-18
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'OLD COLLEGE
 TRY MAKING
 GIANTS WIN
BY CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 New York, May 18.-(UP)- That's the spirit"
 Those three words, shouteld by Manager Mel Ott to his victorious Giants as they numbered into the dressing room yesterday after com ing from behind to beat the Cubs, to 5, typifies more than anything else what is making his club look more like a pennant winner all the time.
 It is automatic in baseball that a pennant-winning team must win the tough games-the ones in which they have to come from behind or break late inning deadlocks. And that is just what the Giants have been doing. In sweeping to eight victories out of nine against the so- called tough western clubs, they have come from behind or broken ties to win six times. They have been ahead all the way on only two occasions.
 For the season they eithre have had to come from behind or break tie to gain 12 of their 20 victories and if that isn't pennant winning technique it will do until something better comes along.
 Out of the Fire
 The winning spirit never was mere apparent than yesterday. They appeared to be beaten team as they went into the eighth trailing, to 2. The Cubs had fattened the margin by scoring twice in their half off relief pitcher Ace Adams.
 But before the Giants had fin ished batting they had faced four pitchers, sending starter Claude Fasseau, lily Vandenberg and Bob Chipman to the showers before Hacklin Stewart finally stopped them. Ott started the inning by walking, and Joe MedWick, Phil Weintraub, and Ernie Lombardi hit singles, Buddy Kerr sacrificed, Nap Reyes was purposely passed. and pinchhitter Bill Jurges walked to force in the tying run. Johnny Fuckers forceout brought in the winning tally and George Hausmann and Ott rounded out the rally with that one inning, gained credit for singles. Adams, who pitched only the victory in his 18th relief ap- pearance in 26 games.
 The victory, 18th in the last 13, finally enabled the leading Giants to gain on the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose 11-game winning streak end ed at Ebbats field as the Pirates won, 12 to B. Tom Seats, who pitched shutout in his last appearance, was mauled badly in a five-run Pittsburgh third inning highlighted by Bob Elliotts triple. Nick Strince- vich, the winning pitcher, also stopped the hitting streak of Luis Olmo at IA games.
 Cards "A
 Ken O'Deas fifth inning double with bases loaded gave the St. Louis Cards the three-run margin they needed to beat the Braves at Bos- ton, ' to 4. Ray Sanders sent the World Champions off to tWo-run lead with homer in the first mn ing but Elmer tButch) Nieman more than countered that with three run Brave homer in lis half. Elvin (Buster) Adams hit another Card homer in the ninth. Rslief pitcher Ken Burkhacdt took over for starter Stan Partenneimer with none out in the first and went nine innings for the win.
 Walter Boom BoomD Beck, A. year-old Cincinnati pitcher, gained his first victory of the campaign, 4 to 2, over the Phillies at Philadel- phia, shading Whitlow Wyatt in a battle of veterans. Frank McCor- mick won the game with a two-run homer in the eighth.
 For the fourth straight day, the entire American league program was rained out.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Walter