The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-12
PhiIIiesAre Rs0I Surprise Recently
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Sports Writer

United Press Sports Writer
 New York. June i2-(Up)-Man- Ager Ben Chapman may have fore gotten about tt in the recent win. ming rush of his flrebrand phlls, but he has a July press confer ence coming up and 1t looked to- day as if he would have good news to impart.
 The phlllles. right now the hot- test team in the National League with 10 victories in their last l4 starts and with seven wins out of II in a long road trip with the tough western clubs, may be a very definite factor ia the tightening National League race by then.
 That may have been what Chap man was thinking about on open ing day at the Polo Grounds when he was surrounded by well wishers who took advantage of that rare occasion when the Phils were on equal footing with other clubs to extend their blessings.
 Let's wait until July { before we talk about how we're going to do in the race" he said. nudging the knob on his baseball cap, quizzically and perhaps knowingly" Then, maybe I'll have something to say"
 On The Hustle
 The Phils went into their usual eclipse at the start, winning eight of their first g games. Then the team began to hit, pitchers actual ly started. finished and won games, the fielding was sharp and there was a hustling spirit.
 Yesterday, they cltmaxed their drive by beating the Cubs at Chi- cago. ( to to make 1t two in a row over a team that had just won seven straight. The once Quaking Quakers got all their runs in the first inning on Ron Northey's hom- CT. and successive hits by Frank Mccormick. Del Ennis. Andy Se- minick and Skeeter Newsome. Then they settled down and played fine defensive ball behind Hugh Mul- cahy and Oscar Judd to protect the margin. By winning they moved within q game of the seventh place Giants and now are only 10 l.: games behind the leading Dodgers The Cardinals reduced Brooklyn'i first place margin to a game at St Louis by coming from behind k win a night game, Q to 3. Tho Dodgers took a 3 to O lead on hofn' CTS by Ed Stevens and Pete Reiser but blew it when the Cards made four runs in the fifth. Enol Slaughter. with two triples. battec in two runs to pace the Cards. Re- lief Pitcher Al Brazle was the win aer. taking over for Ken Burkhar1 in the fifth and pitching scoreiesl ball.
 Giants Edged
 Johnny Vandermeer observed thu eighth anniversary of the first O his two successive nO-hit games a Cincinnati by beating the Giants s to 2. He had a shutout until tw' were out in the ninth and tn Giants scored twice on Mickey WI tek's double which Al Libke mis Judged. Libke hit e homer earlier VandermeeF. whose first no-hltte wag against Boston on June Il 1888. was tagged for eight hits las night.
 Hank Camelli's thTee-run tFipl gave the Pirates the margin for 8 to 3 victory over the Braves a Pittsburgh. Truett Rip 6ewell though touched for II hits, won ht fourth game.
 The Red s0x put on . homer bar rage by Ted williams. Rudy YoFl end Pinky Higgins which set up 90 to s victory over the Indians 8 Boston, their 18th ln a row. Re lief Pitcher Bob Kllnger pitchel five aeoFeless innings to gain hl first victory.
 YaRks le Off
 MaDageT Bill Dlekey shook u Che Yankee lineup to no avail an the Tigers batted out an { 10 vic tory as Hal Newh0user struck oll nine to gain hts 10th victory at Ne' York. The defeat dropped Ne' York % games behind the Red 60i Hank 0TeenbeTg hit hts ilth home t0 sake the Major Leaeue lea whlle Dick Wakefield hit 2 three run homer ln the ninth The IT gers made i2 hits eff Floyd Reyen and Jake Wade,
 The Browns won their f0uFt straight game from the senat0Fl c to 2 at Washington. Walt Jud nlch wlth . homer and Q tw0sFu double set the lA-hlt batting pac aS Newman lTeK Shirley gaine his fourth victory,
 I'd smith, backed ID hy q flFi inning tTlple play, went 0n to 0nl hitch Ruks Christopher in a Q duel as the White ReE t0ppe the As at Philadelphia. Shit gave 70 slE hits, Luke Anpllne double, . long fly and White PlattS single produced the Ion
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