The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-23
Early Season "DiDe" OF St. Louis Big Surprise
PROUD PAPA DIz TROUT IS 'HOT';
 BROWNS FLOP
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Staff Correspondent


 United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, April 9. (UP)-The Vail of a week-old baby girl more than the roar of the crowd spurred (Dizzy) Trout of the Detroit Tigers today in putting his pitching time table more than two weeks ahead of year ago when he won 27 games.
 The infant with the luSty lungs is Diane Ruth Trout, who arrived last week only a few hours before Daddy pitched his first victory of the 1945 campaign, an Il to o shut out over the Browns at St. Louis.
 Yesterday he notched victory number two, a to 3 six-hit job over the Cleveland Indians before 23,063 appreciative home fans. To date in 18 innings he has yielded only B hits and even more signifi- cantly, since he used to have trouble with his control, he has walked only two men.
 Last season, when the Tigers got of to the slow start that cost them the pennant Trout didn't win his second game until May 10 and he dropped six of his first seven games.
 Errors, Passes
 Detroit in winning its fourth game in six starts, capitalized on four Cleveland errors and eight passes by Allie Reynolds. The Tigers made only seven hits, Eddie Mayo leading the way with two singles.
 Continuing their role as the sur prise team of the early season, the White SoX won a double bill at Chicago from the St. Louis Browns, to 3, and 5 to B. Almost as sur- prising was the losing streak of the Browns, who have dropped five jn a row after winning their opener, a far cry from the 1914 pace of nine straight triumphs at the start of the season. Steady pitching paid of in both White Sox victories, Joe Haynes and Orval Grove each go- ing the route to turn in eight-hit jobs. A ninth -dinning pitch single by Kerby Farrell was the winning blow in the opener and in the sec- ond game Catcher Mike Fresh dropped perfect bunt to squeeze" home Roy Schalk from Third with the deciding run in the eighth.
 The New York Yankees won their fifth game in six starts at Wash ington defeating the Senators, to 2, on a three-hit pitching stint by Hank Borowy-his second victory. The Tanks sewed it up with three runs in the first inning on an error, a single by Johnny Lindell, double by Nick Etten and single by Joe Buzas.
 Russ Christopher won his second game for the Philadelphia's As, 6 to l, holding the Red Sox to five hits as they lost their sixth straight at Boston. Three fast double plays kept Christopher out of trouble as his mates made 12 hits.
 The. Chicago Cubs set the pace in the National, upsetting the Pirates in both ends of a double header at Pittsburgh, to o, and 5 to 9.
 Bob Chipman. southpaw castoff from Brooklyn, pitched a three hit ter to win the opener from Fritz Ostermueller, another Dodger "has been", who was knocked out in the second. The Cubs came from be- hind in the sixth inning of the second game making four hits to score three runs. relief pitcher Ray Prim gained the victory.
 The Braves and Pnillies split at Philadelphia, Boston winning the opener, 3 to 2, on single and a | steal in the seventh by Tommy Holmes and another single by Car den Gillenwater. Elmer (Butch) Nie- mans two rIl homer for the Braves In the ninth of the second game went to waste when the Phillies made three runs in their half to win, 2 to 6, on two walks, an error, double by Buster Adams, and a long foul fly by Johnny Pea cock.
 Davis Checked Giants
 The Dodgers salvaged the final game of their series with the Giants at the Polo Grounds, winning, 3 to l. on the fine pitching of Curt Davis, who has won two of the three Brooklyn victories thus far. He kept he Giants out of scoring range most of the time, although allowing 10 hits. The Giants remained in first place, however, half game ahead of the Cubs.
 The Cardinals dropped to third by plitting double header with Gin at St. Louis, winning the opener, 2 to 0, as sophomore Ted Vilks took duel from the veteran 3ucky Walters and rookie Frank oasso. The Red pulled the second 'ame out of the fire by scoring three lnearned runs in the 10th to win, to 2. Two errors, rarity for the smooth h-fielding world champions, ;et up the runs. Wilks gave up tight hits to four for Dasso, who vent in in the third after Walters vas elected from the game for pro- eSting decision against him on Hide into third base. DasSo, debited with the first game defeas, was ,iven credit for the second game 1ictory, after relieving 44-year-old Horace LiSenbee in the eighth.