Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-08

iSSOI VI al Vic Il Oio vi Ouildo
lis perfect--Six played, six won, pct.
1000.
Last night under the arc lights
the Dodgers licked the Giants, 8-4,
before 53,997 paid customers =
largest throng ever to see National
league night game-and spoiled the
celebration for Mel OFT, the grand
little outfielder playing his 18th
season for the Giants.
All in all it was Brooklyn holi-
day. Probably half the throng
came from across the river to
cheer for their beloved buns" and
they rocked the home of the Giants
to the rafters when the Dodgers
blasted Carl Hubbell from the
mound in 4-run rally in the
seventh. That gave them the chance
to boo Bill Terry as he trotted out
to the mound to consult with Hub
bell twice during the deadly firing.
1t was probably a new high in
Bronx cheers for Vinegar Bill"
WALKER STARS
After the ceremonies honoring
OFT were over, it wal all Brooklyn.
The two Dodger heroes were Dixie
Walker, the outfielder Larry Mac
Phail was saying Brooklyn didn't
need last winter when there was
a slight disagreement over salary,
and Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons.
Walker slashed out four straight
hits, two singles, homer and a
triple and drove in four runs. 1t
was the second straight game in
which he made Il for 5" against
the Giants. Fitzsimmons, although
he was taken out for a pinch hitter
in the seventh, was credited with
his 18th victory against two de-
featlS. 1t gave the 39-year old
Brooklyn pitcher great deal of
pleasure to beat his ex-mates and
Terry, who sent him away in 1887
as washed up.
Brooklyn's triumph, combined
with the Reds 1O-inning defeat
by the Cubs, enabled the Dodgers
to trim Cincinnati lead to five
games. The Cubs beat Paul Der
ringer. 5-3, by jamming over three
runs in the tenth. Until the extra
inrLnsNi the onsy runs allowed
by the Duke of Cincinnati were
homers by Nicholson and Gleeson.
1t was Derringer's eighth defeat.
Homers by Rowell and Miller,
each with a mate on base, helped
the Bees beat the Phillies in a
night game at Philadelphia last
night before 4,299 fans. 1t was the
Bees 7th victory in their last nine
games.
PITTSBURGH WINS TWO
Pittsburgh scored its sixth and
seventh straight victories by sweep
ing twin bill with the Cardinals,
1919 and 1916. The Pirates blew
an 8-run lead in the opener but
finally pulled through to win on
Spud Davis pinch single in the
eighth. A 9-run rally in the third
inning of the nightcap was the
clincher.
The Tigers held their half game
lead in the American league by
de1eatlng the Browns, 7-5. Birdie
Tebbetts' double with the bases
loaded in the third was the i'm
portant blow in Detroit's 14-hit
attack.
Lou Boudreau drove in six runs
as the Indians dubbed the White
Sox, 9-3. Boudreau hit two homers
and a single, his seventh inning
homer coming with two mates
aboard. Al Smith pulled through to
his 18th victory against four de-
featS.
The Red Sox and Yankees div
ided, with Boston winning the
opener 10-7 and the worlds cham
pions swapping their 5-game losing
streak with a 6-3 win in the night
cap. The Red Sox slugged out 16
hits in the opener, including hon.
erS by Doerr and Cronin. Marius
Russo won the nightcap when
Tommy Henrichs triple drove in
two runs in the ninth. Heinrich
later scored himself.