The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-04
LOBERT HUNDRED NEXT MANAGER OF LOWLY PILLS
Vet Pupil of Late 'Muggsy' McGrath Shows Ability;
 Dodgers .OO4 Behind
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs United Press Stan COrresponaent)

United Press Stan CoEreapomaemtD
 New York, Sept. { = (UP) The Brooklyn Dodgers, after c brief whirl ct first place in the National League, trailed the st. Louis Card- inals by .004 points today.
 The Brooks could do no better than split c doubleheader with the last place phillies yesterday. Tn. the second game they couldn't cope with the old John Mc0raw type of base- ball taught by one of the disciples of the late former manager of the New York Giants.
 This McGraw pupil is Hans Lo- bert, coach of the Phillies who has been directing the club since Man. ager Doc Prothro hit the road on the lookout for talent"
 Lobert, according to sources close to the Philadelphia front ofiice will succeed Prothro as manager next year, They certainly are not the same old Phillies under Lobert's guidance.
 Apt Pupil
 This 6e-year-old native of VII. mington, Del, was c major league third -baseman for B years and learned most of his baseball from the Maaterful Mc0raw. It was old "Iroa@Jaw" John who took Lobert on two world tours-In 1914 and 1924 - and the cunning instilled in him by McGraw is reflected by the kind of baseball the Phlllies are playing today. The devil-may-care gay eos kind where hits were Scarcer and Q runner had to cut loose with all the speed and daring he had to steal his way around.
 The Phils are running wild on the bases just like the old timers used to.
 On August IA, the Phils had stolen Q total of 36 bases but since then, led by Rookie Danny Murtaugh, who steals his bases with a head. first Pepper Martin slide, they have compiled Q league-leading total of 67 stolen bases.
 Tn 60 games Murtaush leads the league with i7 stolen bases. Runner. up Lon1lie Frey of the Reds has pile fered l6 in l26 games.
 Muetaugh and company, gave Q brilliant exhibition in yesterdays first game to 1 and was In first place briefly, the game between the Cards and Cubs having been rained out. Whit Wyatt held the Phils to four hits and drove in two runs with, . double as he registered his 18th victory of the year. Murtaugh stole two bases in this game and Benjamin ran his season total to Il.
 Mlirtaugh stole his third base in the nightcap as the Phillies bounced the Dodgers back into second place with Q { to triumph. Lefthander Frank Hoerst, limited Brooklyn to four hits and did not allow 6 safety until Walker and Reiser singled in the sixth. Benjamin singled home one run in the third and doubled home two more for the Phlls in the fifth. Litwhiler's 18th homer acc counted for the fourth run.
 Riddle Solved
 Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati last nigbk, 3 to 2. Elmer Riddle held the Pirates to six hits but lost when singles by Stewart and Martin and DiMaggio's infield hit filled the bases. Baker then came through with a single to drive home two Pittsburgh runs.
 The Yankees moved to within one victory of clinching the American League pennant by defeating the Boston Red Sox, 3 to l in Il innings. Charlie Wagner limited the Yankees to seven hits but lost the game in the 11th when, with the bases full, Skeeter Newsome fumbled Rolfes double-play grounder long enough for Selkirk, who started the rally with . single, to score the winning run.
 Washington rallied with five runs in the ninth to defeat Philadelphia, 9 to 8. The As committed seven er- TOTS.