The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
CARDS' CRIPPLES'
 CLICK IN CLUTCH. ITO REGAIN LEAD
Crabtree, Cooper Singles in llth Beats Reds;
 Teller Loses in 18th
R1 GEORGE KTRKsEY

My A&EOMA1E MAMASEX
 Limited Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 8.-(UP)-Every time the St. Louis Cardinals are knocked down, they get right back up again. They have the stun of which champions are made and are back in the National league van to- day by the margin of .O006 points after a thriIl-packed 1l-inntng vic- tory over the world champion Cin- cinnati Reds yesterday, 3-2.
 The Cardinals may be down but never out. If that wasn't the case Estel Crabtree and Morton Cooper wouldn't have been around yeSter- day to led the victory surge in the eleventh.
 You wouldn't have bet a plugged nickle last June that Crabtree, who's coming on to 37 eleven days hence, would play another ball game, much less be performing for the league leading Cardinals. When Billy Southworth moved up from Roches- ter to become manager of the Cards in June, Crabtree was given the Rochester job. Before the month was out Crabtree was carted to the hospital for the removal of a kid- ney. His recovery exceeded all ex- pectations and Southworth told the Cardinal front office he'd like to bring up the veteran as 8 substitute outfielder and coach for the young players.
 
 Southworth,s foresight is paying dividends. Crabtree hasn't played an awful lot but when he's been in the lineup he's performed mira cleS. His batting average is .451, twenty-three hits in 51 times at bat and most of them in the clutches.
 Crabtree,s pinch single yesterday oil Bucky Walters broke down the Reds bulwarkS and paved the way for the Cards to regain the lead from the idle Dodgers. After Mize had singled and Slaughter doubled, Crabtree batted for Marion mad sin- gled home Mize. Slaughter was out at the plate, trying to score. Man. cuso singled and Morton Cooper did likewise, scoring Crabtree with what proved to be the winning run. It was only last month that Cooper had to go to the hospital for an arm operation and many thought him washed up for the season.
 Cooper, defying the doctors, was operated on June IT but recovered so swiftly he was back on the mound Aug. 3, pitching a 6-1 victory over the Phils. Yesterday he outdueled Walters to win his ninth game. Tir- ing in the eleventh, Cooper had to have some help from Sam Nahem who retired the last man after Cin- cinnati had scored 6 run on singles by West, Frey and Gleeson.
 After holding the Cards to seven hits for 10 innings, Walters weak ened in the eleventh and gave up five hits.
 Lopez Homer
 Pittsburgh kept up its break-neck pacecby nosing out the Cubs. 4-3. after <spotting Chicago a three run lead. It was the Pirates sixth straight and 18th victory in their last 21 games. Catcher Al Lopez'S homer in the ninth broke up the game with Relief Pitcher Lloyd Dietz the winner over Jake Mooty.
 The Yankee slump continued. The Red Sox belted the Bronx Bombers, o-5, but New York held its II 1-2 game lead because the Indians also lost. Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Keller and Bill Dickey all went hitleSs be- fore Dick Newsome's slantS and the Tanks lost their fifth game in their last seven starts. Lefty Gomez had his 8-game winning streak snapped. Ted Williams got three hits, includ- ing homer No. 2.
 Teller Beaten
 Despite a three-run homer by Soup Campbell which tied the score in the ninth, the Indians, with Bob Teller in the box, succumbed to the Detroit Tigers 4-3, in l3-innings. It was Feller's 7th defeat against 20 victories. Successive singles by Mo- CoSly, Higgins and Bruce Campbell scored Detroit's winning tally.
 Roger Cramers ninth inning sin- gle drove in the winning run as Washington beat the Athletics, 5-4. Jake Early, Senators catcher, had a perfect day at bat, A for 4"
 The Chicago White Sox hammer ed out IT hits to trounce the St. Louis Browns ll-1 as Buck Ross pitched a seven-hitter. Wally Jud- nich homered in the ninth to spoil Ross shutout.
 YESTERDAYS HEROES -sstel