The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-18
Chicago Cubs. Have e'Hex' On Cincy Reds
BY CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer

ANSN AStNi 7EAt 10 ~- NOFl - "A mental double play combination of psychology and superstition which the Chicago Cubs have used to es- tablish an incredible mastery over the Cincinnati Reds was clicking perfectly again today,
 The Cubs won the l945 pennant because of hex that gave them q victories in p games against the Reds, now they are out to take ad- vantage Of the situation again.
 The National League champions won their second straight game from the Reds, Il to ' yesterday, but as an opening day they were a beaten ball club going Into the ninth inning, Cincinnati had a 2 to 6 lead going into the ninth when Cub batters went to work and scored five runs. Phil Cavaretta turned the tide With a two-run homer and set the pace at bat for the day with three hits in four trips batting in four runs.
 Cards Stacked
 On opening day, pitcher Joe Beggs of the Reds had a one-hit Shutout going Into the ninth when Chicago broke loose and won, { to 3. Wheth- CT the Cubs can maintain the mas tery Is problematical, but the Reds now appear to be at a bad psychol- ogical disadvantage. The Cards seem to be stacked against them.
 The St, Louis Cards made up for a bad opening day start, scoring a 6 to 0 shutout over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates behind seventh pitching of lefty Max Lanier. Two big blows in the seventh stan Musi- als triple followed by Enos slaught- CTS homer, were the hitting high lights.
 Rockies Shine
 Two rockies, Bob Joyce of the Giants and Hank Behrman of the Dodgers made winning National League debuts in the other games. Joyce, 3l-year-old Hate Bloomer" for the Giants struck out nine bat ters and gave up seven hits in beat ing the Philadelphia Phillies, to 2 at New York. The Giants got only four hits, but nine walks by Frank Hoerst helped in the n-making.
 Behrman got over the first-inning shakes to pitch Brooklyn to Q 4 to 3 victory over the Braves at BoS- ton. Overcoming unsteadiness which threatened to consign him to an early shower, he pitched Shutout ball after the second and halted a budding rally in the eighth by strik- ing out two pinch hitters with the tying runs on base. He struck out five batters.
 HappieSt man in the American League was Bobo NeWsom of the who rewarded the faith of manager Connie Mack by holding the Yankees to three hits in a to 1 victory at Philadelphia. Newsom, biggest loser in the American League with 20 defeats last year, persuaded Mack to take another chance on him and came through by silencing the Yankee sluggers.
 Aaron Robinson, who got a homer and single, was the only Yankee to bother him. The Hartsville, S. O., rounded out a big day by dropping two perfect sacrifice bunts, one of which produced a squeeze run.
 Cleveland got another fine pitch ing job to beat the White Sox again at Chicago, 2 to l. Allie Reynolds gave up five hits and was supported ably at bat by Ken Keltner who hit two homers and a double to drive in five runs. An error gave Chicago it's only run in the two game series, Bob Teller scoring an opening day Shutout.
 Heavy Hitting
 BoSton's terroridng hitters were out in force again at Washington, getting Is blows off five Senator pitchers in a 13 to 6 triumph. Ted Williams got two. doubles and a single, Johnny Pesky got three sing les and Dom DiMaggio got a three run homer and single.
 The St. Louis Browns made four runs in the last two innings to beat the Tigers at Detroit, ' to 6. Walter Judnich's two run homer in the eighth put them back in the run ming. Lou F4nney singled in the win ming run in the ninth. The Tigers had gone ahead, to 3, breaking 8 S-ail tie with five successive hits in the seventh.
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