Show T Trade rode Backfires On Mel Oft Ott By P Paul ul NEW YORK April 29 UP UP- UP If It a major league manager could analyze what happens to convert a mediocre player into a top performer performer performer per per- former after he has been traded down the river that river that pilot could qualify as the games game's miracle man Manager Mel Ott of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants swapped Catcher Hugh Poland and Infielder Connie Ryan for Backstop Ernie Loin Lorn bardi of the Boston Braves Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day and on the surface got the better belter of ot the deal But on the first day the swap exploded in his face The Braves nipped the Giants 3 2 yesterday and Ryan was responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for tor the defeat of his former former former for for- mer teammates He with two men on in the ninth to furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish the winning winnings margin Adding Addingto to Otts Ott's humiliation Lombardi Lombard lumb lumbered red to the plate a few minutes minutes min mm- utes later and ended a promising Giant rally by batting into a double double double dou dou- ble play in which Ryan was the central figure Johnny allowed the Braves nine hits in going the route for the Giants but made the mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take of serving a fat pitch to Ryan in the ninth after holding the Braves scoreless all the way Billy Hermans Herman's infield out sent Alex Kampouris home from third to give the Dodgers a 4 3 victory over Philadelphia in 10 innings The Phillies made 12 hits off Ed Head and Johnny Allen but Brooklyn made the most of nine off Al Gerheauser and Johnny Cincinnati scored all its runs in inthe inthe inthe the fourth on four hits and a walk to win 3 1 over Pittsburgh Chicago's Cubs handed the St. St Louis Cardinals their third shutout shutout shut shut- out 4 0 in six games The Cubs Cuba collected their runs two runs two in the first and two In the seventh seventh seventh-on on three errors and a single by Stan Hack Hiram Bithorn held the Cards to seven hits In the American league Ernie Bonham kept the New York Yankees Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees at the top by blanking the Boston Red Sox 5 0 with six hits The Yankees rapped out eight hits off oft JOe Dobson as Boston's Boston's Boston's Bos Bos- tons ton's lone threat in the eighth was choked off oft by Charley Kellers Keller's great throw The Tigers opened their home stand before fans by knocking knocking knock knock- ing off oft the St. St Louis Browns 4 2 as Tommy Bridges with some late inning help from Johnny Gorsica Corsica won his first victory Three e unearned runs helped the Senators blank the Philadelphia Athletics 3 The As A's the Senators 6 to 5 but allowed Washington to o score once in the third on a wild throw and fell apart in the fourth for two tw more Cleveland drove Chicago deeper into last place by registering a 2 0 triumph Bill Dietrich Dietrich Dietrich Die Die- gave up only six safeties while his mates were getting nine off Al Smith but his mates' mates poor hitting in the clutch cost him his second straight loss |