Evening star., 1941-09-21
Brooklyn Easily
Wins, 81, After
Tough 81 Tilt
Wyatt, Hiebe Ring Up
2lst Victory Eochi
TussIes Tranquil
BY TED MEIER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


PHILADELPHIA Sept. 20.-Those
pennant-bound Brooklyn Dodgers
had no run-ins with any umpires
at Shibe Park today. Instead they
ran right over the last-place Phil
lies in both ends of a double-header
to increase their first-place lead
over the st. Louis Cardinals in the
torrid National League race to two
games with only seven left to play.
After Whitlow Wyatt, aided by
Hugh Casey in the ninth, had
pitched the Brooks to 3-to-2 VIC
tory in thrilling first game, Kirby
Higbe duplicated Wyatt's feat for
an easy 6-to-1 triumph in the night
cap. Wyatt gave up only three hits
and Higbe four.
While this was going on, the Cards
were beaten, 7-3, by the Chicago
Cubs.
Thus, in an atmosphere of vir-
tual quiet except for several Incl
dents when excited Brooklyn root
ers jumped onto the field to pat
their favorites on the back and
when Cookie Lavagetto accidentally
bowled over a photographer, Wyatt
and Higbe each chalked up his 2lst
victory of the season for the Flat
bush flock.
All Excitement in Opener.
A crowd of 17,794-the largest
Phillies turnout of the season-saw
the Dodgers protest only once That
came in the seventh inning of the
opener when Jimmy Wasdell ran out
of the Brooklyn dugout, claiming
Harry Marine of the Phils had
failed to touch first on his two
bagger to right. Manager Leo Du-
rocher was right behind him, how
ever, and promptly escorted Was
dell back to the bench.
Practically all the excitement
happened in the first game, which
was undecided until the final pitch.
The Phils had runners on first and
third in the ninth with two out
when Pinch-Hitter Chuck Klein
slashed a sharp grounder toward
right field Billy Herman, Brook
lyn second baseman, came over fast.
fumbled the ball, but recovered in
time to get Klein at first by an eye
lash.
Until he tired with one out in the
ninth and was replaced by Casey,
Wyatt pitched one of the greatest
games of his career.
Wyatt Keen in Pinches.
He gave five bases on balls, but
he was supreme in the pinches He
got II Phils on strikeouts, reaching
his peak by tanning Micky Livings-
ton, Frank Hoerst. Danny Murtaugh
and Stan Benjamin in row in the
third and fourth innings.
Southpaw Hoerst of the Phils, who
turned in a four-hit 4-to-1 victory
over the Dodgers on their last visit
here. matched Wyatt pitch for pitch
until the sixth inning. Then the
Dodgers showed over two runs to
break a IL tie, aided by Bobby
Bragan's boot of Lavagettos
grounder.
Hoerst walked Herman to start
the sixth. Pete Reiser doubled off
the scoreboard. Joe Medwick wal
loped a long drive to center that
Joe Marty caught, Herman scoring
after the catch and Reiser going to
third. Bragan then let Lavagettos
roller go through him and Reiser
crossed with what proved to be the
winning run.
Easy Game for Higbe.
Higbe had a comparatively easy
time in the afterpiece, the Phils
getting their lone tally on Warren's
homer into the lower left-field
stands In the third. Until Litwhiler
opened the ninth with a single to
left. Higbe had a three e-hitter-War-
ren's round-tripper in the third
Marty's triple with two out in the
first, and Benjamin's single with
two out in the fifth.
The Dodgers sewed up the game
for Higbe by blasting the veteran
Cy Blanton for three runs in the
second inning. Camilli walked to
start it, Medwick singled to left and
Lavagetto was purposely passed to
load the sacks. Reese hit to Marine
at shortstop. who threw home too
late to get Camilli. leaving the bases
filled with none out. Herman Franks
flied to Benjamin in short right and
Higbe popped to Etten, but then
Walker smashed single over second
scoring Medwick and Lavagetto
That was enough.
Brooks Get to Grissom.
Lee Grissom replaced Blanton aft
er the fifth and pitched two score
less innings before giving way to a
pinch hitter. Walt Beck came on in
the eighth and yielded Brooklyn's
| last two runs on doubles by Walker