The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-18
WHITLOW WYATT GIVES DODGERS NATIONAL LEAD.
Brooklyn Beats Braves Twice; !; Pirates Split Twin
 Bill With Cardinals
By GEoRCE KrRKsEY

United Press Stan COrrespondent)
 New York, Aug. 18.-(UPl-The Dodgers were back on the National league pedestal today and as the boys in Flatbush say, "Whitelaw done it."
 ''Whitelaw" is none other than Whitlow Wyatt, the Dodgers ace who has been having his ups and downs lately, but he had 1t yester- day in Boston and gave Brooklyn pennant stock g real shot in the arm.
 'Whitelaw from Chickermauger," !" as the FlatbusherS refer to him be- cause he'waS born at Chickanauga, Ga, came within two outs of pitch ing no-1it, ro-run game as the Dodgers beat the Braves, 80, and swept Sundays doubleheader before S5,S20, largest National league crowd a11 Boston this season. Wyatt dis posed of the first % batterS to face him but Phil Masi, with the count two strikes and no balls, singled cleanly to center. Then Wyatt fan. ned Powell and forced Demaree to pop up, rounding out a 1-hitter for his 18th triumph.
 In as much as the Cardinals broke even with the Pirates, Brooklyn moved back into the National league lead by half a game. Wyatt'S tri- umph couldn't have come at a, more propittouS time. In his last start he had been Hailed out of the box by the Giants and there were all sorts of stories going around about hiS arm, his health and his heart. Higbe let the Braves down with i've hits in winning the opener, 5-l. In addition, he poled out a double and three singles in four trips help- Ing himself win his 17th triumph. high mark for a National league hurler. Dolf Camiln hit homer No. "A in the opener.
 After Morton Cooper had scored his 11th victory by 7-l score in tne opener, the Cardinals dropped the nightcap to the Pirates, 8-2. Cooper gave up only 2 hits. But Lon Warneke was wild in the night cap and kayoed for the fourth straight time. Rip SeweI held the Cards at bay with 5-nitter,
 The Yankee bandwagcn rolled on to double triumph over the Ath- Aetics, 2-1 and 4-3, winning both games in the ninth. It was the tenth doubleheader win out of IA played for the Tanks. Spud Chand- Ter basted Bill Beckman in a 4-hit pitching duel in the opener. Joe DiMaggi0 scored the winning tally without a hit. He walked, stole sec- Ond, raced to third on wild pitch and scored when Pitcher Beckman dropped Catcher Wagners return throw. Joe Gordon'S 20th homer won the second game. He also hit No. l0 in the same game. The Yanks homer total is 126. A crowd Df 44.4l2 attended, making the Yan- kee home attendance 98OOl9. The Yankee lead is now IT games. The White Sox, hotter than a depot stove, slugged the Indians twice, 8-2 and 4-3 (l0 innings) and moved from fourth to second place. Ted Lyons triumphed over Teller in the opener. It was the White Sox's third triumph over Teller and his fourth straight loss. Soltetrs' Sin- l gle of Relife Pitcher Browns glove drove in the winning tally in the \ tenth inning of the nightcap. Capitalizing on ragged fielding by the Red Sox, Washington beat I Boston, 6-2, behind Sid Hudson's g. hit pitching. Two sensational catches by Doc Cramer against the center field fence robbed Ted Will
 Hams of hits and the American league batting leader was blanked in three trips.
 N Buck Newsom twirled 5-hitter as \ the Tigers won from the Browns, 8-l, but George Caster pitched B. hitter in. the nightcap to give St. Louis 6-1 victory and an even break. It was Newsom's 10th tri-
 umph. The split left the Senators and Browns tied for seventh place.
 The Phillies mauled the Giants twice, 6-2 and 18-2, for the tail-end- CTS first double win this season. E Homers by Etten and Warren fea- tured the Phils' first victory. In the nightcap the Phils Slugged out K 9 hits of Lohrman and Adams. K Billy Terry left Adams in to en- M dure the full fury of the PhilS' at tack = 16 hits in 2-3 innings. It was the first time this season the Phils had scored in double figures. Lee Grissom held the Giants to eight hits for his first win after N il straight losses.
 Bucky Walters scored his 18th victory as the Reds beat the Cubs, 6-3, in the. opener, but Cincinnati had its 6-game winning streak snapped when Chicago won the sec l ond game, 4-2. Charley Root, 42- year old Cub pitcher, was credited was his 190th victory in the second game despite the fact that he had to retire in the seventh because his arm tired.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Whit Wyatt, Brooklyn pitcher. who hurl- ed a 1-hit, 3-0 victory over the HI .a.x&ks~ae1 k9aa TNasaex@.- .H.