The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-15
DODGERS SLOWLY
SLIPPING IN n. [.
RACE WITH REDS
Six Games Behind in Lost
Column; AL Smith 'Barla'
ROwell Excellent
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
United Press STAFF Correspondent)

0L NEOMNE M1kM6Ex
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, Aug. 15.-(UP)-It's q
simple matter in arithmetic to fig
ure out that the Brooklyn Dodgers
aren't going to overhaul the pace
setting Cincinnati Reds in the Ma
tional League pennant chase by
dividing doubleheaders.
AS far as the games behind coll
umn goes the Dodgers held their
position five games behind the idle
Reds by yesterdays standof with
the tail-end Phillies, but they ac-
tually yielded ground because they
slipped to six games appears in the
all-important lost column.
The Dodgers have won only IA
games and lost II In the past month.
During the same period the Reds
have won IL and lost 10 to pick up
3 l-2 games on Leo Durocher's club.
However, since July ~ the Reds
have been in a slump, twice losing
three straight, but even with all Gin
cinnatis troubles the Dodgers have
been able to gain only three games.
During that period the Reds lost IL
and won while the Dodgers won
IL and lost 10. Neither pace is cal
culated to burn up the league but
the Reds were entitled to slump
after sprint that carried them
nine games ahead Of the Dodgers as
Of July ~.
Leo Durocher is dissatisfied with
the way some Of his players have
been distorting themselves lately,
especially his pitchers. 1t took three
men to pull the Dodgers through to
a SIS victory in the first game
against the Phils, and five hands
couldn't halt the tail-enders in the
nightcap which went to Doc Pro-
thro's club, 9-6.
Freddy Fitzsimmons received
credit for his 18th victory against
two defeats but had to have relief
from Hugh Casey and Tex Carleton
in the last three frames as the Phils
poured over three runs in the sew
enth and another in the ninth. In
the nightcap the Phiis hammered
Davis, Flowers, Head, Carleton and
Casey for IL hits, including two
homers by Johnny Rizzo, who al
ready had hit one in the opener.
Bob Bragan'S double with the bases
loaded drove in the winning Phil
runs in the seventh.
Blank Apiece.
The Giants and Bees traded a
pair of shutouts, Carl Hubbell top
ping Dick Erickson, To-. in the
12-inning opener and Manuel Salvo,
ex-Giant, conquering Harry Gum
bert in the nightcap, 60. Mel OFT,
benched for not hitting, started the
winning rally in the opener with a
single. He was sacrificed to second
and scored on Demaree's single.
Three double plays-Miller to Row.
ell to Hassett-enabled Salvo to turn
back the Giants in the afterpiece.
He gave up eight hits.
The Cards moved up into a dead
lock for fifth place by beating the
Pirates, 7-6, in II innings last night.
The Cards came from behind twice
to knot the score before tallying
once to end the game in the 18th.
Johnny Mize hit homer No. "a with
one on in the seventh.
The Yanks had their eye on third
place today after winning their sixth
straight, an 8-3 triumph over the
Red Sox. Red Ruff1ng held the Red
Sox to six hits, three Of them hon.
ers by Foxx (No 28), Williams (No.
49,, and Finney (No. 81. Rookie
Earl johnson held the Yanks safe
until the seventh when they clouted
him for flve runs.
Detroit, with Charley Gehringer
back in the lineup, snapped its A.
game losing streak with a 1877 rout
of the Browns. Gehringer singled
twice, driving In two runs. A 7-run
rally in the eighth brought the Tig-
ers from behind to win.
Buddy Lewis triple with two out
and two on in the ninth gave
Washington 5-3 victory over the
Athletics. Ken Chase scored his
tenth victory. allowing only seven
hits.
National League CASTOR AL Smith
held the Chicago White Sox to one
hit and pitched the Cleveland In
dams to 40 victory last night
before 59068, largest arc-light crowd
in history. The win was Smiths
18th, the Indians third straight, and
sent them into q two-game lead
over the Tigers, dropping the White
Sox into fifth place, .004 points be-
hind the Yankees. Smith pitched
to 20 men, famed four, walked one
and let only two men past first.
Jimmy Webb's weak single in the
third was the only hit he allowed.
Yesterdays HERO = Carvel
(Bama) Rowell, Boston Bees rookie,
who made i've hits In eight times
at bat in a doubleheader against the
Giants to increase his hold on the
National League batting lead with
an average Of 1888.
wild pheasants are to be found
inside the boundaries of New
York City.
Boston, Batfers III
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