The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-01
M'KECHNIE '0LD MEN BIG HELP
 TO CINCY REDS

New York, June 1. CUP)-A rag bag assortment of old gaffers were pitching the Cincinnati Reds into prominence in the National League race today.
 The crew of caStaways assembled by Manager Bill McKechnie after they apparently had outlived their major league usefulness, didn't ap- pear to fit into the Cincinnati pie ture where brilliant pitching has been hall-mark. But McKechnie found pitching another scarce war time commodity so he did the best he could, picking up available old timers.
 Some like 35-year-old Bucky Wal ters, only established star in the lot on the bsis of present-day play, and 36-year-old Ed Heusser were on hand. The others, Walter (boom boom Beck, Horace (HodD Lisenbee, and Guy Bush, all past 40, and Joe Bowman, 35, were picked up else- where.
 The managers who scoffed at that motley array had reason to wonder today if their ridicule wasn't ill., timed. The oldsters have picked up nine of the Is games the Reds have won to date and three in the teams current five-game winning streak.
 The case of the 42-year-old Beck was most astonishing. Never 8 con- sistent winner in seven major league Seasons, he picked up his second vic- tory of the year yesterday, beating his ex-mates, the Phillies, 8 to 1, on five hits. That enabled him to equal his total victories of the past four seasons at Detroit and Philadel- phia. It was his second complete game, whereas last year at Detroit he was knocked out early in his only two starting jobs. He won a game in relief role with the Tigers adn one with the Phils in 1941, going without any victories in 1942 and 1943.
 The Reds gave him 13-hit sup port, every man getting at least one hit, and seven players scoring runs.
 Asusual the incomarable rookie Dave FerTiss of the Red Sox had "vthing necessary to win, beat
 the Indians, to 2, but this
 he had to share the Aferican
 ela honors with another ex-G1. Jc.. Les Mueller of the Detroit Tigers.
 Tanks Blanked
 Mueller, starting his first DE league game after several rener stints blanked the Yankees with just two hits for to victory at New oYrk. Muellers work came at time when it was sorely neeoeo since tow Tiger aces, Aalton Ben ton and Paul Trout are out WltLl injuries. No Yankee runner oot past first and he issued only two weeks. Three double plays kept him out of trouble as he faced only 28 men.
 Beating the Indians Left Ferrlss with only one league team, the Sen- ators. to conquer. He has beaten the others once and the White Sox twice. For the first time since his debut he pitched with the score against him as the Indians maoe yuns in the 18th to give Brooklyn got to Charley Embree for five runa 1 in the fifth, George Metkovicn sparkling the rally with a two-run homer. Embree left after the game to report for army induction m Glendora, Cal. FerriSs also got two hits.
 Relief Pitcher Joe Berry, who took over when Don Black wrenched ms back, gave the Philadelphia As the rubber game, 3 to 2, in their series with the White Sox. He held Chi cago to four hits after the second inning, Bobby Estallela singing home the winning run for him in the eighth.
 Milt Byrnes cleared the right field barrier at Washington with . homer for the first time this season to highlight the Browns 5 to vlc- tory over the Senators, which ended five game losing streak. Lefty Al Hollingsworth won his first game, taking it easy after the Browns made four runs in the second.
 Overtime
 Goodwin Rosen tripled home two runs inthe 18th to give Brooklyn the rubber game in a series of three at Pittsburgh, to 4. RGief Pitcher Clyde King allowed one hit for seven innings until the 18th when he loaded the bases on three short singles, then caused the last batter to ground out.
 Rookie Jack Creel won his third game for the Cardinals at St. Louis, scattering 10 hits to beat the Braves g to 4. A five run Cardinal rally Tn the first inning gave him plenty Of working margin. Tommy Holmes hit homer for the Braves.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Good win Rosen of the Dodgers, who bat ted in four runs, two with a 18th ming tripple, in 6 to victory over Pitfshllrph