The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-20
BIG DANGEROUS
 NATIONAL LOOP BATTER NOW HOT
Heath, DlMagglO, Keller Also Hit Hard for Indians
 and Yanks
HY GEORGE KERRsEY United Press stan COgTespondenl)

(United Press stan COgrespondent)
 New York, June 20 - CuP) .-. Big John Mise and his war club are back In action with the St, St. Louis Cardinals. It pains the pennant aspiring Dodgers and the world champion Reds to even think of 1t, They've been chasing the Cards without Mlze. How does anybody think they can catch them with Mises Don't all yell at once.
 The big Georgia slugger, who Ma. tional League pitchers rate as the most dangerous hitter in their league, came off the Cardinal bench in the sixth inning yesterday against the phillies. The Cards trailed by B-2 but Big John slam. med out Q single and two runs counted. Pretty soon another run came in and the game was knotted up. The phils scored in the seventh but the Cards tied it up in the ninth and went on to win in the eleventh, 7-e. The victory enabled St. Louis to hold Its 3-game lead over the Dodgers.
 After pinch-hitting, Mlse, who has been laid up with 0 finger in. jury since May 26th except for brief plnch.hitting jobs, returned to first base, and Johnny Hopp shifted to left field with Don Padgett coming in from the outfield to take over the catching. Manager Billy south- worths problem from now IS to keep MlEe, Padgtt and Hopp in the lineup all ct the same time Mlse and Uadgett tor their long. distance power and Hop for his speed, aggressivenesS and timely hitting. It was Hopp who scored the winning run yesterday. He walked in the eleventh, raced to third on Padgetts third single and scored on Crespi's single. Sam Na- hem, allowing only one hit in the last three innings, was credited with the triumph, giving him five wins against no defeats.
 Higbe Tops Passeau
 Kirby Highbe outpltched Claude Passeau, the man he was traded for Q few years ago, as the Dodgers trimmed the Cubs, o-4. Hlgbe al. lowed the Cubs niiie hits, winning | his eighth game. It was the fifth | time this season Chicago has fail- cd to win when they were within | 6 game of the 500 mark. Babe | Dahlgren hit two homers for the Cubs.
 Scoring s!x runs in the last three | innings, the Giants closed with Q I rush to down tho Pirates, e-6, and moved into third place by .00i point over the Idle Reds. Hank Danning was the Giants hero, driving In four runs with Q triple and two doubles.
 Cleveland had one of It's best hitting days Of the season, clouting | out 10 hits for 30 bases to lalnbaSt the Athletics, l2.i, and maintain It's 3.game lead over the Tanks. Jefs Heath hit Q homer, two dou. bleS and . single to pace the Tribe. Keltner and BoudreAu also homer. cd. Jim Bagby yielded six hts in winning his fifth game.
 Homers Did 1t
 Joe DiMaggio kept up his sensa. tlonal hitting streak by getting Q homer and two Singlss in the Yanks' "a victory over the White sox, makgi nthe sand straight game In which he hit safely. It was Di. Maggio's i4th homer. Charles Keller hit his 18th homer with the bases loaded of Lefty Ed Smith. Marvin Dreuer, Yankee pitcher, allowed only five hits and went the route to win for the first time since last July 2.
 Dutch Leonard pitched the best game of the day when he hurled Washington to . 1920 triumph over the Browns. He allowed only three hits and did not permit a runner to reach second. The Senator's made i7 hits, with Jake Early and George Case getting four each.
 Rookie Heber NewSonie won. ms sixth victory as tho Red sox beat the Tigers, 0-4. Tommy Bridges, who started for the Tigers, had to retire In the third with Q sore arm. TWO of the Il hits off New: some were homers by Higgins and Mullin.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Joe ' DiMaRgio, Yankee center fielder,
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