The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-02
DODGERS LIKE FORMER CUBS,
 ' ON ROSTER
White Sox Represented Also By Wyatt and
 Walker
AY PAUL eCvgEFFEE.g

W~e@9M@
 (Unlted Press staff CeTespenaeMt) New York, June 2.--(UPl-ShoftS from major league dusouts. nAa 1A
 Second BAsemAn Billy Herman met e group of old Chicago Olb huddies when he moved into the Brooklyn Dodgers' dressing room ct Ebhets field. He is the seventh former Cub In Leo Durocher's gang, Others are Hugh Casey, Curt Davis, Kirby Aigbe, Babe Phelps. Dolph CaMNN and coach Johnny Oorriden. Two other Dodgers who used to play in Chicago arc Whit Wyatt and Dixie walker, who were with the White 6ox,
 Besides setting the seasons high In winning streaks with their 10 straight which finally calMo to grief In Boston, May c, the St. Louis Cardinals set new modern rec. ord by winning their first i2 games played away from home. Until the Braves snapped the sreak the Red Birds had played 1000 per cent ball on the road, ia and 0, a against 800 per cent on their home HToundS ana ',
 'Peck" Avoids Rules
 Roger peokingpaugh, new man. Ager of the Cleveland Indians, shuns rules to guide his club and lets his men play ball aS they like it. He won't 60 on record with too many assertions about particular individuals but h0 did say this aAN,Nk Naln 0Aaavskeknv4 Yn.s YaAs,dwMA.., "You have to hand 1t to that kid, he's really . smart shortstop. Ke instinctively makes the right play. Not fast, but player who gets . real good jump on ground balls and gets the ball away quickly" Eddie Collins, Jr. some day may Do in right field for the philadel- phia Athletics, but somo of the players still say they think Collins senior probably can out.throw his son.
 paee.making National league hit. ter in mid.May, Enos Slaughter of the St, Louis Cardinals is out af- ter his first major league batting championship, but it's not the first time the fiery North Carolina farMer-hoy has hlaIed the trial for all the rest of tho hitters In c fast league.
 Only two players ever won the American Association champion- ship in their freshman years. Country" slaughter, as they called him ct Columbus In 1887, and Ted Williams Of Minneapolis, the fol- lowing season. Both moved to the majors immediately. Neither yet has written his name on c major league batting crown, but early in- dications this year hint that Enos may beat his American League yi- val in their race for big time swat ting laurels.
 Watch Johnny Pesky
 News comes from the Louisville Colonels of the American Assocla- ton that they have c copy of the New York Yankees shortstopping sensation, Phil Rixxute. The boy who has the AA ell hopped up is Johnny peslky, c Sharp llne.drive hitter and an exceptionally fest man. Pesky is expected Co step | eAeN0 w ~@SaasaA v 0AatsS8 U8 tAkV &&0D~ ton Red Sox regular sh0rtSt0p.
 Hristling homers by Mel 0tt and Babe Young. punched in one box score when the Chicago Oubs in- vaded the Polo Grounds durine May. threatened the supremacy ol Claude PAsseau in 6 department In which he has ruled tho National League supreme for two years past
 Only eight honers were hit of the tall Mississippian's twirling iu 2Si innings last year and nins the year before in 27z innings. The lo40 frequency index which had crowned Passeau king of the hoznez suppressors was one homer every New York, his loAi index stood q SS.i innings. After that bad day au one every lS6 innings. Ken havs to bear down hard to keep up his record as c homer-hamperer.