The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-09
DODGERS, CARDS.
 UP AN D DOW N. RACE EXCITING.
Wyatt Returns to Form as TObin Is Hit Hard; Brick
 son Stops Pirates
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent


 New York, August g. = (UP) - Now. they're up, now they're down that's the story of the Dodgers and the Cardinals in their battle for the National League lead.
 Changing hands for the fourth straight day, the lead went back to Brooklyn today as a result of the Dodgers 6-2 triumph over the Bos- ton Braves yesterday while the Cardinals were idle. The Dodgers lead is a scant .OO3 points. This marks the seventh time this sea- son the Dodgers have been on top while the Cardinals have held the fort ten times. The Cardinals have occupied first place 59 days to the Dodgers 36 with ties existing on eleven days.
 Brooklyn's win was cheer worthy from two viewpoints. Whit Wyatt twirled 6-hitter to disperse any lingering doubts concerning his arm which some thought might be troub- ling him because of his recent 4-game losing streak. With two straight wins since his slump, Wyatt is now back on the winning side and likely to prove big man in the Dodger pennant drive. He's now IS games and lost 8.
 The second bright spot was the way the Dodgers tore into Jim Tobin, Braves veteran righthander who in his last three starts has pitched the best ball in the league. With a baffling knuckler added to his repertore, Tobin had beaten the Cards, 8-0, the Pirates, 3-2, and the Reds, SO. But Tobin was raked for 12 hits by the Dodgers includ- ing Joe Medwick's 18th homer and doubles by Medwick, Riggs, Wasdell and Wyatt.
 The Pirates drive was not only stopped but practically put into re- verse by a rookie named Paul Brick son of the Cubs. Erickson, big righthander with plenty of smoke, held the Pirates to one hit a seventh inning single by Bob Ell ott -- and beat them, To. He famed six men, whiting pinch hitters Debs Garms and Spud Davis In the ninth. 1t was Erickson's first major league victory, and snapped Pittsburgh'S 6-game winning streak The Cubs got to John Lanning for 10 hits but were lucky to get their one run on McCullough'S inf1eld hit with the bases loaded.
 Babe Young's 11th inning homer broke up pitchers duel between Cy Blanton and Bill Lohrman and the Giants nosed out the Phillies, 3-2. It was Young's 18th circuit clout and fourth in the last four games. Lohrman held the Phils to six hits, none after the fourth.
 Tn the American League, the lead- ing Yankees suffered their sixth defeat in their last eight starts when Bob Johnson cracked out his 20th homer of the year with two mates aboard in the fifth to give the Athletics a 5-3 decision before 29,270 arc light guests at Shibe Park. Phil Marchildon held the bombers to seven hits, but he was easy for Charley Keller who col lected three doubles and a single in four trips. Joe DiMaggio went hit less, falling to third in the league batting race. Since the Indians were idle, the loss only whittled a half game off the Tanks lead. They still are Ii lengths in front.
 Cracking out 16 hits, the Red Sox, put the slug on the Senators, 1858.
 Jimmy .F'oxx made four singles, and Bobby Doerr hit two doubles and a single. Charlie Wagner was the winning pitcher, with some re- lief help from Mike Ryba.
 Scoring every one of their 16 runs after two were out, the White Sox swamped the Browns. 16-2. Chi cago had five scoring innings in piling up its biggest total of the year. Taft Wright led the White Sox attack with two homers and a double, driving in six runs.