The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-20
MOORE HITS HARD { ASPHiLS DEFEAT
 CHEQUES, 5TO4
Singles Twice Driving in One Run-Curt Davis
 Breaks Jinx

FnllA0elphla,s sept zV.-CuEC Davis broke the jinx at last!
 Seeking his 17th triumph of the season since August the tall young right-hander of the Phillies pitched and batted his teammates to a 5-4 triumph over the Cubs yesterday.
 It was a glorious victory for the man who won his last conquest pitching against the Giants and Freddy Fitzsimmons 45 days ago.
 During the interim he has hurled magnificent ball without results. Time after time he has turned in a gilt-edged twirling performance only to see his mates fall down like a punctured balloon with their bats. In his last three perform ances on the slab the Phillies gave him only three runs.
 Yesterday the Azuza wizard took matters in his own hands. Not only did he baffle the Cubs with seven hits, but he drove in the two runs that turned the tide in favor of the locals.
 For the first five innings 1t look ed as if Davis was due for another disheartening defeat as the Bruins nicked him for three tallies in the first six innings and held a so ad- vantage.
 Tn the home half of the sixth, however. the Phillies assaulted big Jim Weaver for four runs and a lead they never gave up. And the man who supplied the big punch in this inning was Curt Davis, himself.
 Phils Work on Weaver
 One man was out before the rally go under way when Weaver made the mistake of walking Johnny Moore. Camilli fololwed with a sim gle to center that sent Moore to third and when Eddie Roland, young outflelder secured from the Bushwicks, drove safety through Babe Herman, Johnny Moore SCOT cd. Walters put a temporary damp CT on the rally by whiting, but Jimmy Wilson beat out a high bOunder over the pitchers box that allowed Camilli to count. A pass ed ball by Gabby Hartnet allowed both men to advance a base and put the issue squarely up to Pitcher Davis.
 Curt is not baby with the stick by any means and Weaver made the mistake of putting the ball where his strong arms could reach it. The apple sailed out to right center like a bullet out af a gun, both Roland and Wilson romping over the plate with the tallies that sent the locals ahead.
 Not content wifi f1ic rn1a nf hero, the Azuza lad two innings later carried the fifth Phil run over the plate-a tally that proved use- full with the Cubs scored one run in the ninth.
 Davis began the eighth with a roller to Hack that the latter play ed tiddle-de-winks with and Curt reached first safely. George Davis sacrificed him along to second, he went to third on ChiOzza's fnfieltI bingle and tallied when Johnny Moore pushed a hit through short- stop.
 It was handy run for the Cubs made bid in the ninth when Hartnett reached first on Walters error. Warneke ran for the bulky backston and after going to sec ond while Chiozza tossed out Stain back, scored on English's single to center.
 Phelps Fails fin Pinch
 It was a ticklish situation when Manager Grimm sent Phelps to bat for Weaver. On a similar occasion earlier in the year MT Phelps hit a home run and stole the victory, But in this instance he drove straight at Chiozza who turned it into double play via Bartell and Camilli.
 An error aided the Bruins in scoring their initial two runs in the first stanza. Hack doubled to pry the laid and went to third when Galan dropped a safety in center Cupler then drove a low liner to right that Roland let slip through his fingers and Hack scored.
 Galan later tallied when Chiozza tossed out Babe Herman. The third Windy City run in the sixth was the result of Cuy1er's single and klein's double after two out.
 It was great game. to win and Curt Davis is to be praised not only for the part he had in the victory. but the courageous way in which he has held is cad up and kept plugging away in te face of defeat for one and oneshalf months,
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