The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-24
Youngster Comes Thru Vs. Giants


 became the destiny kid" of the St. Louis Cardinals, faced with the job of pitching troubled team to a championship, and those who re- membered how he did it before felt somehow that he wouldn't be found wanting.
 It was handsome Johnny, who came through yesterday, just as he did in 1942, pitching the Cardinals to a courageous four-hit, 4 to 1 victory over the Giants at time when it was needed the most.
 The black-haired yoUngster, shak- ing aside the bitter memory of combat in the European war, took the mound against the Giants shortly after three of his star team mates had gone down the money strewn pathway of the pesos to Mexico's "lucre loop" And at the finish it was the Giants and not 6eazley who had battle fatigue"
 Tension
 It was no ordinary ball game that Ne was called upon to pitch. And there were anxious, critical mo- Nnents before he started to now down Giants. Lanky John hadn't slaown more than a faint facsimile Sf the form that had made him one Pf the greatest rockies in history An 1922. But this time he had to come through-or else.
 :, He had to because two of those three missing players were pitchers, Lefty Max Lanier, top man in the league with six wins, and Fred Mar tin, who until yesterday had been ths only Card right handler to start and finish a winning game.
 But in his hour of need he was the same nei veless workman who won 21 games and lost six as 8 rookie. Only in the ninth did he weaken, filling the bases with none out on two walks and a single. He struck out Babe Young, got pinch hitter Walker Cooper on a fly which scored the Giant run, and retired Buddy Kerr on an easy grounder. Homers by Marty Marion and George Kurowski gave him the offensive support he needed.
 All Set Now
 The hilarity in the Card dress ing room wasn't feigned. Beazley, his pre-war cockiness back, said his arm felt fine and that T think l can win my share now"
 Manager Eddie Dyer wouldn't go 50 far as to say that Lanier, Mar tin, and infielder Lou Klein would n't be missed if they didn't return. But he emphasized that Beazley's performance "Sort of take the pressure of, doesn't it?"
 The outdoor fight season" at Eb- bets Field went into its second straight day as the feuding Cubs and Dodgers played another extra inning battle which Brooklyn won to 1 in II innings after pre- game brawl in which Dixie Walker of the Dodgers lost two teeth. Play CTS on both sides slugged at each other and g policemen rushed down to prevent @ riot.
 Pete and Peewee
 The Dodgers won the battle that counted in the standings when Pete Reiser tripled in the 11th and Pee wee Reese, one of the combatantS scored him with a single. Relief pitcher Art Herring, who worked one inning, was the winner. Hank Wyse went all the way to lose g tough one.
 Rookie Ralph Kiner's two hom- CTS, one with the bases full, gave pitcher Edson Bahr plenty of mar. gin for his first victory as the Pir- ates won, 10 to 2 at Philadelphia.
 The Yankees gave ailing Manager Joe Mccarthy a tonic at Detroit when they got four homers, three in succession in one inning te equal 8 major ieague record, in { 12 to 6 rout. Joe DiMaggio, Nicl >Etten and Joe Gordon hit tht homers in the fifth and Gordon alst smashed one in the fourth in IT. hit attack on five pitchers.
 The Indians topped the Red Sox 3 to 2 at Cleveland when Gem Woodling singled nome Pat Seere! from second with the winning ru1 in the 10th. The defeat reduced Bostorl's first place margin to flv' games. Charley (ReO Embree helt the Red Sox to seven hits for hi fourth win.
 Washington at St. Louis wa postponed because of rain ant there were no other major leagu' games scheduled.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Johnn. Beazley of the Cards, who cam, through with a four-hit, to vic tory over the Giants after two othe star pitchers and an infielder jump ed to the Mexican League.