The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-30
NATIONAL LOOP. PITCHERS HAVE.
 REAL, HARD TASK
'St. Louis and Brooklyn Have Used $ in past 9
 Games--Yanks Lead Cut
By PAUL sCHEFFELs

tUmIGeu EFeSs Staff COFreSpOndent)
 New York, July 3O-(UP)-There's an adage in major league baseball that pitching wins pennants in the National league" but it ap- parently won't turn out that way If either the St. Louis Cardinals or the Brooklyn Dodgers win the 1941 flag.
 Neither team has pitching staff that can put two nine inning pitchers on the line for two con1 secutive days.
 The Cards lead the league by two games. They have six regulars hitting 300 or better and two bench warmers over that figure. They have speed to burn and a darn good manager in Billy South worth. But their pitching staff has staggered SO under the burning pace that 27 hurlers have gone to the mound in their last nine games.
 It's much the same with Brook lyn. Leo Durocher is one of the hustlingest, trigger-quick managers in baseball. He has a crackerjack infield and Q phenomenal young hitter in Pete Reiser. But 2B hurl- CTS have trudged to the box in the Dodgers last nine games.
 The pitchers of both clubs were put to 8 severe strain in yester- days 7-7 deadlock which lasted three hours and 31 minutes under 12 innings.
 "BIow" Big Lead
 St. Louis spotted Brooklyn a G. l lead as late as the sixth inning but burst loose with six runs to go in front. Terry Moore's two run single, Johnny Hopp's second triple and Johnny Mize's eighth homer featured the spree. Brooklyn, with Durocher back at short, refused to quit and tied the score in the ninth on Wasdelrs single, a walk and Medwick's single.
 The Cards loaded the bases in the 18th with only one out. But Hugh Casey bore down and caught pinch-runner Eddie Lake at 1he' plate on Walker Cooper's. bunt and got pinch-batter Coaker Triplett on a pop-out.
 Pittsburgh continued its head long pace by downing the Boston Braves, 5-3 for victory No. 10 in II starts and No. 20 in 26 games. The game was called at the end of the seventh because of rain. Four of the Pirates runs came in the fourth on a five-hit attack that knocked Al Javery from the hill.
 Cincinnati walloped the New York Giants, 7-4. The Reds sent II men to the plate in a five- run fifth inning that gave Gene Thompson. who relieved Elmer Rid- dle in the fourth, his second vic- tory of the year and first since June l. Mel Ott drove in three Giant runs with double and his 18th homer.
 The Chicago Cubs trounced the Philadelphia Phillies, 1924. The Bruins slammed four pitchers for IA hits including homers by Stan Hack, Babe Dahlgren and Bill Nicholson.
 Too Many Walks
 Tn the American 9ague, the De- trolt Tigers collected only seven hits but received B bases on balls to score a 6-3 triumph over the New York Yankees. Barney Mo- Cosky, with two doubles and three walks was the leading Detroit base- getter. His double, walk, Camp bells double, and Sullivan's single produced three for Detroit in the fifth but five walks scored two more in the sixth and put the Ti- gers in front to stay. Red Rolfe hit his seventh and Joe DiMaggio his 24th homer of the year for the Yankees.
 Cleveland cut the Yankees lead to 10 l-2 games by defeating the Washington Senators, 5-1, as the veteran Al Smith allowed nine hits. The Indians hit Ken Chase for two runs in the first and then piled on him for three more in the third featured by Ray Mack's single with loaded bases.
 Luke Appling tripled Taft Wright across with the winning run as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Philadelphia Athletics, 10, the loss dropping the Mackmen back into the second division. Ed Smith al- lowed four hits to gain the nod over Phil Marchildon who also pitched four-hitter.
 St. Louis defeated the Boston Red Sox for the sixth straight time this year, 3-2. Johnny Mig geling won his seventh victory with six-hit job and lost a shutout when Ted Williams hit his 2Oth homer with one on. Don Heffner doubled home the winning run in the fourth.
 YESTERDAYS HERO Brook lyn Pitcher Hugh Casey who re- tired Walker Cooper and pinch hitter Coaker Triplett in order with