The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-06
Cronin Seeks IToStrengthen
 Mound Corps

New York. June c. tUP)-It is q little too carly for that mid-seh. son malady known as pennant palsy to strike but Manager Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Box ape peared to have a mild dose of h today as he browsed about hoping to ind another starting pitcher.
 That might seem to be undue alarm on his part inasmuch as the rampant Red Box now are travelling at a res pace with 35 victories and just nine defeats
 What worries Cronin. however # he is really worried, is that l7 of those triuFnphs have been turned ln by just two pitchers Dave te-OI Ferriss and Mickey C8-D Harris.
 sslll Needs One Mere
 Perhaps he has heard the new Fenway Park slogan that Harris and Ferriss will carry ns" but ape parently he hasn't too much con- fldence ln it. Joe Dobson. with six victories and one loss, is a good third man ard Early Johnson with four relief victories and no defeats is tops as rally stopper More over. there laGt much wrong with the record Of Cecil crexD Hughson, wh0 has won four and lost Tour but apparently Cr0nin thinks ne needs one more starter.
 He wasn't able to find it tn ex' periments during the last two days in which first Randy Heflin and then Bill Rutland failed him, but he indicated he would try again today with a third newcomer as regards le46 competition, Charley Broadway Wagner. fl he comes through. the chances are excellent that he will get 8 regular turn.
 Rutland was bumped yesterday as the Browns scored a moral Ve- tory" an 6 to 6 tie in game called by darkness in l2 innings. The tie which left a Six-game Red eox winning streak intact. also pre-. served a mark of 8 victories and no defeats at home against the four western clubs. St. Louis, Chi' cagO, Cleveland. and Detroit thu season. Vernon Stephens playine his first game in nearly a month greeted Rutland with hrst mn ing homer while Rudy York so' one for Boston.
 The Yankees moved within 6's games Of the leaders by beattni Chicago 9 to C in g night game a' New York in which the White Sl donated them the victory with U walks and six errors. Chicago go
 s2 hits, six for extra bases. whl' the Yankees made only sever singles. Relief Pitcher Allen 0ette vas the winner. getting his tonrtl decision and his first since May ! Tigers 6hutout As
 Detroit scored it's second stralgh 2 to o stutOut at Philadelphia, ViT gtl Trucks and AI Benton c0slabO rating in the fOur-hltter. bentol finished when Trucks got lndiges tlOn ln the fourth. Dick Wakeliel' and George Kell hit homers 70
 the Tiger runs.
 Roger Wolff pitched the Sen
 atOrs tO 6 s to l win over Cleve land in a Washington night gainl Gerry Priddv's ihree.rID d0llbl !. and a homer by Buddy Lewis yer ! the principal blows in WOlffs T'hi ' performance.
 At Gl. Louis. pinch -hitter Buste
 Adams singled with the sack ]. loaded in the ninth to give th Cards q 2 tO ] win over Boston ? Ken Burkhart gained the dectsl0l over I'd Wright although bOtl $ pitched flye-hl ball.
 The Dodgers stayed three an ? a half games Co fr0pt Of the Card s by topping the Pirates, { to 2 | a night game. which almost wa [ called of when the Pittsburgh teaH 7 threatened to strike because Q D refusal Of the club owners tO bar gain with the Dew player union