The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-06
HARDER CALLED
 BY CLEVELAND
 TO HELP EFFORT
PAGE FOURTEEN
By CARL LUNDQUIST


 New York, June 6 - (U.P0 - Just how well the up-and-coming Cleveland Indians fare in game of give and take" with the war effort rested today upon the shoulders of 35-year- r-old Melvin Leroy Harder a winning pitcher in all but four of his IT seasons with the Ohioans.
 Harder, who left war plant with draft board blessing under relaxed Selective Service regulations, steps into the spot vacated by Rookie Charley (Red Embree, who made his valedictory appearance one to be remembered last night by shut ting out the Detroit Tigers on six hits, g to o. After the game Embree left for California to be inducted into the armed forces.
 If Harder, who is noted for his ability to get into condition quick ly, is as good as he has been in the past, the Indians should have no worries. Last year, despite the med- iocrity of the Indians, he won 12 and lost 0to bring his lifetime major league mark to 209 victories against I'll defeats.
 If both Embree and Harder had been available throughout, the h. dians definitely would figure as pen- nant contenders and they can't be counted out anyway They have won 12 of their last Is games, nov ing from eighth to fifth place in the standings.
 Embree, striking out nine batters for his first big league shutout, ball. anced his record with four wins and four losses. Lambert CDutch) Meyer hit two run homer as the Indians piled up a season high for runs in one game
 Joe And Boots
 Pinch Hitter Joe Schultz, third string Brownie catcher, singled in the ninth to hand the White Sox a 3 to defeat at Chicago. Al (Boots) Hollingsworth, Brownie veteran, pitched three hitter for his best performance of the season.
 The Senators split with the Yankees at Washington on the comeback pitching of little Marine P1eretti, who gained a ' to 3 vic- tory after the Yankees took the opener 12 to 3. Pieretti, knocked out Sunday by the White Sox, re- turned with only day of rest to pitch steady nine-hitter. Each team made season records, the Yankees backing up Alley Donald's pitching with l9 hits in the first game, the Senators making five runs in the first canto for their biggest inning. Nick Etten of the Yankees with five hits, a triple, three doubles and a single, led both teams at bat
 For the second time in a week Goodwin Rosens extra base hitting helped the Dodgers to an extra-in- ming victory, his two-run homer highlighting a three run rally in the 14th which provided a to 3 win over the Giants at the Polo Grounds. He hit triple to give the Dodgers 13-inning victory at Pittsburgh last Thursday. Relief Pitcher Hal Gregg, finishing with six scoreless innings, was the win ner and relief pitcher Ace Adams the loser. Bill Voiselle, making his first appearance since being fined $500 for serving up soft pitch at St. Louis, weakened in the ninth and let the Dodgers tie the score with two runs after two were out.
 Split
 Ed Heusser ended a three game Pirate winning streak with to 0 shutout for the Reds, but Max Butcher countered to end Cincin- nati's string of victories at nine, with a seven-hit to job in the second game. Heusser, who scat tered seven hits, helped his cause at bat with homer and single. It was Heusser's third victory and sec- ond shutout over the Pirates.
 The Boston at Philadelphia double bill and Chicago at St. Louis night game were rained out in the Na- tional as was Philadelphia at Bos- ton in the American.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Goodwin Rosen of the Dodgers, whose two run homer in the 14th punctuated a three run rally that beat the Giants 6 to 3.