The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-07
.FLATBUSH FANS. ''SEE" SERIES AT
 YANKS' STADIUM
Sure This LOng-Awaited Brooklyn Year; Riddle of
 Reds Blanks Cards
RY GEoRnE KIRKsEY

United Press tSaff Correspondent
 New York, July E-(UP) - The baseball season can end right now as far as the fans of Flatbush are concerned. The Dodgers, the be- loved buns from across the river are leading the National League by games and the Yankees are lead ing the American League by 3 1-1 games, and the Flatbush zanies could wish for nothing sweeter than to see their Dodgers embroiled with the Tanks in the world series for the first time in history.
 Already they've started taking polls in Brooklyn on whether the Dodgers should play their home games during the world series at Ebbets Field or Yankee Stadium. First returns show a slight edge for Yankee Stadium, which seats S0,000, more than twice as many as the Brooklyn park.
 The Dodgers may wake up after being hit between the eyes by the Cardinals, Reds or Giants some time later in the summer but right now they are in clover. While the Dodgers are picking on the weaker eastern clubs, the Cards are in the throeS of their worst slump of the season. Elmer Riddle, Reds unbeat- en sophomore, hung 80 defeat on the Cards yesterday for their fifth straight setback.
 Meanwhile, the Dodgers were win ming from the Braves, 5-2, and bat ting them to a Al tsandof in the nightcap which was called because of rain at the end of the seventh. Kirby Higbe won No Il, yielding only five hits in the opener. Pete Reiser hit safely in both games, running his hitting streak to IS games.
 Runaway
 While there may be some misgiv- ings about the Dodgers crossing the finish line first, the Tanks are threatening to make it a runaway in the American League. They've won nine straight and g out of their last 27. The Tanks thumped the Athletics yesterday before 60,948, largest crowd of the season, S-4 and S-1.
 Joe DiMaggio hit a double and three singles in the opener and a triple and double in the nightcap to stretch his hitting streak to 45 games. His batting average rose to .357 and for the first time this sea- son he has passed Buddy Rosar as the leading Yankee hitter. Ernie Bontam, who relieved Donald in the opener, and Marvin Breuer were the winning pitchers.
 Ted Lyons, the White Sox's Sum day pitcher, sidetracked the Indians, 9-4, scattering nine hits for his 241st victory. It was Lyons eighth victory this year.
 The Red Sox, playing without their Shortstop- Joe Cronin, who was with his wife who gave birth to her second son, won a double header from Washington, 6-2 and 4-3. Dick Newsome won his eighth game in the opener and Tex Hughson, recently brought up from Louisville, scored his first major victory in the nightcap. Jimmy Foxx hit homer No. 12.
 The Tigers and Browns broke even, the champions winning the opener, 7-5, and St. Louis taking the night cap, 5-3. Buck Newsom was knocked out of the box again in the opener, but the Tigers put on a 6-run rally and won for relief pitcher Al Ben- ton.
 Pittsburgh beat the Cubs twice, 2-1 and 13-4, making 1t four in a row and eight out of ten for the Pirates. Elbie Fletcher's two homers beat Claude Passeau, who pitched with two days rest in the opener. The Pirates clouted 15 hits in the night cap.
 Carl Hubbell won his seventh game as the Giants beat the Phillies, 7-3, in a game halted after eight innings by rain. King Carl allowed six hits in winning his fifth straight. Johnny Rucker had perfect day, B for 3" and scored four runs.
 YESTERDAYS HERO = Elmer
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