The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-04
PETE REISER BACKS
 UP DUROCHER
YOungster Great Help in Pennant Drive; Carpen.
 ter, Hughes Star
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS Inited Press Stan Correspondent


 New York, June 4-(UP)-Qual- flied recognition as the National leagues keenest prophet goes to manager Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers for his early rec ognition of Pete Reiser as one of baseball's coming stars
 Durocher went on record about Reiser without hedging after he had watched the youngster during only one month of spring training this year.
 Pete Is coming along great" he said. "He can hit. He's fast and he has one of the best throwing arms in the league. He's going to be a vail uable hitter for third place in our lineup and right now looks to me as If he'll contribute loads Of batting power to our outfield."
 Reiser has lived up to Durocher's predictions and become the seasons representation. Continuing his at- tack on all pitchers this year, lie hit his fourth homer of the season with one on yesterday to lead the Dodgers to 60 triumph oier the St. Louis Cardinals. Ho added a single in four trips to boost his league -leading batting average to .36l and his runs -batted-in total to g in g games.
 Dolph Camilli also clouted & hom- CT as Whit Wyatt held the Cards to six hits for hiS ninth victory and the Dodgers climbed back into e first place tie with the Red Birds. It was the fourth shutout for Wyatt and the eighth for the Dodger pich- ing staff Brooklyn nicked three pitchers for nine hits.
 Mound "Find"
 Bespectacled Bob Carpenter be. gan to look like the New York Giants pitching find of the year. He won his third straight victory, "a, over the Cincinnati Reds. The Giants accumulated l3 hits for 26 bases off three pitchers. They kayoed Paul Derringer with five runs In the first two frames, hand- Ing the big Cincinnati righthander his seventh loss. He dropped only l2 all last year, Joe Moore and Billy Jurges homered for New York.
 The Philadelphia Phillies knockde off the Chicago Cubs for the sec- ond straight day, TO, Tommy Hughes, 2l-year-old rookie right handler, giving up only one hit. Hughes had perfect game until he walked Augie Galan to start the eighth. Lou NoviKoff followed with a single for the only hit of the game. Hughes famed six, collected two singles and drove In run.
 The Pittsburgh Pirates were out hit but trounced the Boston Braves, 9-5. Pittsburgh made l2 hits off four pitchers and the Braves beltda IA blows. Gene Moore had his sec. ond perfect day at bat, He hit A for {" yesterday and a for 3" Mon. day.
 Detroit smacked down the New York Yankees, 4-2, for the fourth time this season to snap brief slump In which they dropped five of their last six games, Two walks, @ single and e brace of doubles in the first inning gave the Tigers four runs off and plastered Steve Peek with the first loss of his major league career.
 The St. Louis Browns slugged out & l4-i2 decision over the Washing ton Senators last night to climb within half game of seventh place. A total of 38 hits included two hom- CTS. Each team used four pitchers.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Twenty one-year-old rookie righthanded pitcher Tommy Hughes who gave up only one hit as the Philadelphia philliae knnckad off tha Nhinooo