The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-14

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 Their tone was rather sharp last night as they admonished the Cardinals about posing as coming champions before 30,151 Cincinnati home folks. The Reds triumpher, 3-2, in 10 innings and trimmed the Cards lead over the Dodgers to half a game.
 Walters Gets Revenge
 Cincinnati's victory was a re- venge affair for Bucky Walters, who is by all manner of reckoning the hard luck pitcher of the year. Last Thursday the Cards, with Morton Cooper on the mound, beat Walters, 3-2, in II innings. But Cooper, pitching his third game in six days, wasn't equal to the task again and Walters, although rapped for 12 hits, won his 14th game.
 The Cards got of to a To lead, but the Reds went ahead, 2.1, in the seventh when Ernie Lombardi hit homer No. with Werber on. Then Johnny Mize homered to tie the count. St. Louis had runners on first and second with none down in the ninth but Walters pitched out of the jam. Eddie Joost's triple followed by Frank McCormick's long single of the scoreboard, broke up the game.
 Brooklyn beat the Philhes, 7-2, showing no i'll effects from Tues days shocking double disaster st the hands of the Giants except the absence of Billy Herman, who is nursing an injured finger. A night crowd of 16,991 saw the Dodgers coast to victory behind Curt Davis.
 Four Unearned Runs
 The Cubs scored five runs - four of them lnearned - in the ninth, and handed Pittsburgh GA set back. A crowd of 24,373 attended the night game at Pittsburgh. Co., ing into the ninth, John Lanning had a Al lead but errors by Arky Vaughan and Debs Garms On double play grounders ruined it. Pinch Hitter Charlie Gilbert s single with the bases jammed WAS the big punch. It was the PirateS third straight loss. their longest losing streak in seven weeks.
 In the only daylight National league games, the Giants broke even with the Braves. New York won the opener, 7-6, but the Braves with Rookie Southpaw Art John. son on the hill, grabbed the night. cap, 3-1.
 The Yankees could do no better than tit for tat with the Senators but they increased their American league lead to 141a games. George Archie'S homer following Cecil Travis single game Washington a 5-3 victory over the Tanks in the Thinning first game. Marvin Breu- CT scored his eighth victory in the nightcap which the Yanks won, 5-i.
 Wagner Blanks As
 The Red Sox moved within a game and a half of the fading h. dians by defeating the Athletics last night, 40. A crowd of 19,1O6 saw Charlie Wagner limit the As to eight hits and beat them for the fourth time this season. Phil Marchildon, who had won four straight, had his streak snapped.
 After eight straight defeats since June 5, Denny Galehouse finally pitched the Browns to a 9-3 tri- umph over the Indians. Boudreau's double scored three runs in the first but GalehouSe recovered and blank ed the Tribe the rest fo the way. The Browns made 16 hits and put on Seven-run rally in the third after two were out.
 Bobo Newsom, who has suffered 16 defeats this season as compared with q victories last season, strut ted his stuff in hurling Detroit to a Al victory over the White Sox. The big Tiger pitcher who draws down the biggest pay check in base ball. allowed noly six hits and won his ninth victory.