Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 16 | Reds' Pennant Outlook Brightens

REDS' REDS PENNANT OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS Cincinnati Gains on Cards Giants Bees By Beating as Split With St. St Louis Squad D By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Tress Irest Writer Sports NEW YORK Aug The 28 penn pen pen- C n nt outlook of the tho Cincinnati Reds who have given their supporters supporters sup sup- porters some anxious moments the thelast thelast last 10 days took on a brighter hue today because 1 Big Paul Derringer has regained regained regained re re- re- re gained his form 2 Ival Goodman has started to hit lilt again 3 Third Baseman Bill BIU Werber is back in the line 4 Second Baseman Lonnie Frey out with an injured heel is 15 showing rapid improvement and may return any day Derringer who had won only two games gaines this month looked like Uke himself again in pitching the Reds to a 7 2 victory yesterday over the Giants allowing only six hits Slugs Out Homer Goodman slugged out a home run with two mates on base and singled led In another run Since his return following his collarbone in injury In- In jury uzy ury in the star all game Goodman Good man hasn't been the threat he was early in the season With Goodman Goodman Good Good- man hitting the Reds are an entirely entirely en en- different club Werber who hurt his finger against I the Cardinals has returned to his hot corner Job tightening up the Reds Reds' infield Frey whose deadly bat is missed is likely to soon replace Eddie Joost whose fielding is grade A but who cant can't match Freys Frey's punch The Reds gained half halt a game gameon on the Cards and now lead by five games as the Bees broke even with the runners The Bees won th the first game 4 10 behind Bill l Paul Derringer looks like himself again as he holds Giants to only six hits steady pitching and led 5 1 going into the sixth frame of the nightcap But MacFayden blew up and the Cards came o oto on OJ onto to win 6 5 the game being called at the end of the eighth because of the Sunday law Phillies Smack Cubs Twice the Phillies smacked the Cubs 4 3 and 3 Boom-Boom Boom Beck Bill Lee in the opener which was won by Spud Davis' Davis single which drove in two runs Ray Harrell pitched a four tour hitter in the nightcap besting Claude who went vent to the Cubs for Harrell HIgbe and cash I Brooklyn and Pittsburgh broke even the Dodgers winning the opener 3 2 and losing the nightcap 9 95 Cy Blanton making his first start since April 23 went vent the route to win the seco second d game allowing 11 hI hIts t The Yanks boosted their American American Ameri Ameri- can league lead to 13 games by beating Detroit 13 Scoring 10 runs in the eighth the Yanks broke up a hurling duel between Schoolboy School boy Rowe and Red Ruffing who registered Victory No 20 Cleveland beat the Red Sox twice 1 0 and 5 3 to run their winning streak to seven straight and moved to within half a game of third place Bob Feller pitched a hit four-hit game to win No 19 Inthe in inthe inthe the opener Willis Hudlin trimmed Fritz In the nightcap in which Hal Trosky hit a homer with two on In the eighth It was the fifth straight loss for the Red Sox Hurls 2 0 Win Bill Beckman hurled the Athletics to a 2 0 win over the White Sox He allowed only seven hits and not a Chicago man reached third Washington slugged out an 8 7 victory over the Browns in the opening game of a twin bill making making mak make ing 17 bingles off off Kennedy and Mills Dutch Leonard got credit for his fifteenth victory The Senators Senators Senators Sen Sen- pushed over three runs in inthe inthe inthe the eleventh Inning of the nightcap nightcap night night- cap and then hung on to defeat the Browns who scored twice in their half 4 43 Ken Chase won his ninth victory