The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 25, 1941, Page 5

YANKEES BUMP RED SOX AND GO INTO LEAD REDS DEFEAT CARDS WITH PAUL DERRINGER PITCH- ING: INDIANS NOSED BY CHisvx (Special to The Citizen) NEW YORK, April 25 Yerk’s Yankees are on top- delight of experts -muci They gained leadership of the Ameri- can league by downing the Bos- ton Red Sox, 6-3, while the Cleve 2-1 by to the land Indians were nosed the Chicago White Sox. Behind seven-nit pitching Russo, the Yanks pounded ten bingies in burying the Bosox. ‘Ine Cleveland-Cuicago game de veloped into a pitchers’ battle between Smith and Brown of the Tribe and Lee of the Lee allowed the most hits kept them well spaced Deroit Tigers defeated the St Louis Browns, 2-1, and the Wash- ington-Philadelphia affais was rained out. In the National League, New York Gianfs maintained their hold om first place without se ing attion’ and despite the fact Brooklyn's Dodgers walloped the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1.. Luke Hamlin limited the Phils to four safeties. Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardin. time this season burgh’s Pirates nudged the cago Cubs, 2-1. Cold and wet grounds postpon- en the New York-Boston game. Results: NATIONAL LEAGUE At Pittsburgh R. H. E. Chicago | Hae ac Pittsburgh 2n 1 French and McCullough; Klin- ger, Lannahan, Lanning and Da vis. by out Sox, but defeated the for the first and Pitts. Chi- At St. Louis Cincinnati St. Louis 0 Derringer, E. Riddle, L. ‘Moore Beggs and Lombardi, West; Gee, M. Cooper and W. Cooper. At Brooklyn R. H. E. Philadelphia 1°42 Brooklyn 611 1 Bruner, Tamulis, Crouch, Pear- son, and Livingston; Hamlin and Owen. R. H E ‘ New York at Boston, postpon- ed, cold and wet grounds. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Detroit R. H. EF. St. Louis 5 i Sa Detroit 48 01 Kennedy, Allen and Grube;! Bridges nad Tebbetts. At New York R. H. FE. Boston A A | New York 610 0 Dickman, E,. Johnson, Harris and Pytlak; Russo and Dickey. At Chicago R. HE. Cleveland RG Chicago 8°69 Smith, Brown Kennedy; Lee and Tresh and Washington at rain. Philadelphia, New Brother Batteries (Me Ae CINCINNATI, April 25 National league has a brother-batteries Pens) The pair of new this sea son Johnny Cine Ri innati f idle was bought by n Kansas City be 1 with and er El mer, whe last year The St. Loui Mort ¢ per pi Walker. up from — the sociation CONSISTENT, BUT pitche tehir TRY IT TODAY— The Feeerite in Key West STAR « BRAND CUBAN COFFEE OWN SALE AT ALL GROCERS JOOST’S STAMINA As Full-Time Shortstop DUE FOR REAL TEST By DILLON GRAHAM Sports Editor, AP Feature Service CINCINNATI, April 25.—Eddie Joost, the infielder who say * the 1939 Na- Cin- make or break the r a third young ome tiona for Rec flag. successive ago when the Reds St. Louis Car- stretch, ‘ second Two years were batting the s down the nan Linus Frey out of the iineup. A placement around the sack might the Reds just enough to let the Cardinals slip in ahead. But Joost came up off the bench to show some sensation- al fielding and timely hitting that filled the gap securely. This spring Eddie found him- self asked to fill a slot regularly. Manager Bill McKechnie broken up the infield quartet that poor keystone handicapped re- have has twice carried the Reds to victory. Shortstop Billy Myers was trad- ed to the Chicago Cubs and Joost was nominated as the full-time shortfielder. This is Eddie’s first chance as a daily player since he came up to the Reds in 1939 from Kansas City. He played in only 42 games |his first season but saw almost as much action last year as My-! ers, appearing in 88 contests, | 5-foot-11, Some say he can't go the full seasuen. Eddie disagrees: “I've got plenty of strength”, he says, “and I'll show those fellows that I can play good ball through the hot months”. SPORTS CALENDAR aes ace at can eR BASEBALL (Major Leagues) TODAY American Philadelphia at Boston. St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. Washington at New York. National Chicago at Pittsburgh. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at St. Louis. SOFTBALL (Bayview Park, 7:30 p.m.) TONIGHT Doubleheader postponed. MONDAY NIGHT First Game—U.S. Navy vs. U.S. Army Second Pepper's Plumbers. Joost is thin, and weighs 162 pounds. is too frail, | Game—NavStas vs. “WEDNESDAY NIGHT First Game—Pepper’s Plumb- rs vs. U.S, Marines. Second Game—Sawyer's bers v& U Army BASKETBALL (High School Gym, 3:30 p.m.) Junior High Tourney Second-Halt THIS AFTERNOON Tripleheader postponed MONDAY (3:15 p, m.) Bar- Wood Worms AUSE ENORMOUS PROP ERTY DAMAGE. swarm season will be here. Why take hances when we can eliminate Ss menace for you. The cost is low and Terms nm he arranged. y FHA and eCLALISTS E CONTROL iepietlon and Advice FREE S-year GUARANTEE Be WEE -———__... CALL FEDERAL EXTERMINATING CO. Exterminators of all Pests 614 Duval Street Phone 31 was forced } IOI I SI SI SSS NO GAMES TONIGHT The softball doubleheader originally scheduled for to- night at Bayview Park has been called off, league presi- dent J. M. Varela announced yesterday. The games, post- ‘poned to avoid conflict with public activities of the Amer- ican Legon convention this afternoon and tonight, will be played at the end of the schedule. The league will swing into action again Monday night. Pepper’s Plumbers and Nav- Stas, whose game Wednes- day night failed to material- ize, are slated for the closing end of a twin bill, with Army tackling Navy in the opener. | Managers and_ officials | meet Tuesday night 7:00 o'clock in City Hall. The ses- sion, called by president Va- rela, will delve further into plans for betterment of the sport. PII TTD PS Ss STANDINGS — MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES American Club— New York Chieago Cleveland joston | Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis ! Washington National Pet, 636 571 -556 1556 444 429 .400 333 CNomagnad Awom ars Rome Club— New York Brooklyn jSt. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia 429 -400 35 -200 Nwomwaasagd CAMs hw kt Island City Softball League First-Half Chub— U.S. Marines Pepper’s Plumbers Sawyer’s Barbers NavStas U.S. Army US. Navy » Pet 800 750 600 -250 .000 Junior High School Basketball Tournament Second-Half Club— Cordova Colgate MeMahon Hamlin Barber 0 Arnold 1 McCown : Menendez End of First- Halt Club— Arnold MeCown Menendez McMahon Colgate Cordova Barber Hamlin PECK’S CONFIDENT (ny Anunctated Press) CLEVELAND, April 25.—The Yankees have won their scagon s with the Indians for the past nine years but’ Roger Peek- inpaugh, the new Tribe manager, isn't worried He recalls that back days when he al Bet. 1.000 2800 159 .600 -250 -250 200 -200 waned ON eee Pet. 1.000 714 a 49 429 143 143 QAoreenn ser in the used to pilot the Indians that Cleveland walloped the New Yorkers. 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