The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-26
GIANTS PROVE FLAG FIGHT NO
 EARLY FLASH
By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Staff Correspondent

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 New York, May 26 - (U.P0 - It was as plain as the nose on Catcher Ernie (Schnozzle) Lombardi's face today that he and his Giant team mates aren't depending on their bath-tub shaped home park to re- main red hot pennant choices in the National League race.
 Bulwarked by Lombardi's busy bat the New Workers are putting the lie to critics who said their pennant bubble would burst into sudsy rub ble once they go on the road h. stead, they are winning as consist ently as when they were aiming for the short barriers at the Polo Grounds and unless some team stops them soon they may make a runaway of the race.
 It has been Lombardi, more than any other player, who has rejuven- ated the Giants from an indifferent second division club of last season into fearsome array of heavy sluggers. The jovial soft-speaking westerner from Oakland, Cal, hit a land mark homer yesterday to pace the Giants to their third straight victory at Cincinnati, to 2.
 The homer was his 10th, increas- ing his major league lead and equal ing his entire 1914 production of circuit clouts. Cincinnati errors made it comparatively easy fo1 Pitcher Harry Feldman to win his fifth game against one defeat.
 The Giants went six and hall games ahead of the Second Place Brooklyn Dodgers and run theil record against the supposedly strong western teams to 12 triumphs in l! starts. They have won five straigh from the Reds, four in row iron the Cubs, and two out of three iron the Cardinals, showing a deficit only against Pittsburgh with one win il three. Their only defeat on the trip to date was at Pittsburgh, ever though Lombardi tried to win il with a homer.
 Lombardi, now in his 18th major league season, may make it his best. His top year on homers Wa, ill 1889 when he hit 20. He seems likely to top that along with hi previous high on runs batted in, g; III 1888, with 28 already accounted for. Not at all sensitive about hi. prominent proboscis he is giver credit for the wisecrack that ht hopes the Giants win the pennan "py nose-my nose'-which would indicate a substantial margin.
 The Cubs needed 16 hits to bea the last place Phillies, 4 to 8, Hanl Wyse gaining his fifth victory seven hitter, Vince DiMaggio' sixth homer was the only tellin, blow he permitted. Wyse won hi game with a single in the seventh to score Bill Schuster, who hat tripled.
 The Pirates won their fiftl straight at Pittsburgh, beating Bos ton, 5 to 3, for Elwin (Preacher Roe's fourth triumph against tw, losses. eVteran Jackie Saltzgave paced the 1O-hit winning attacl with two singles and a double.
 The Cards won their fourtl straight over the Brooklyn Dodgers g to 2, at St. Louis in a battle whicf found neither starting pitcher sur viving the first inning. Brooklyn made four runs and the Cards five Ray Sanders clinched the victor, with three-run homer in tn fourth.
 The Yankees, winning thei fourth straight at New York, knock ed the White Sox out of first plac and went in themselves with a 5 t. 4 victory, brought about by Georg StirnWeiSs' two run triple in tn eighth. Nick Etten led the 14-hi Yankee attack with three singles.
 Nelson Potter gave the Brown their first victory in three at Bos ton, shutting out the Red Sox, 5 t. o, for his fourth triumph. I'm Browns made 12 hits, all but play CTS hitting safely at least once.
 Lefty Al Smith gave the Cleve land Indians their second straigh shut-out at Washington, to over the Senators who have gon' 24 innings without a. run. Smitl permitted three hits and only eigh balls, including five flies into tn outfield.
 Catcher Paul Richards double, to score Jimmy Outlaw in the nintl and give Detroit a 2 to victor, over the As at Philadelphia. Franl (Stubby) Overmire outpitched Loui (Bobo) Newsom. though he wa | For 1n l.;f.