The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-23
STRING OUTFIELD WILL
 SHOW SUNDAY
Twin Bill Opens Series With Brooklyn; HOpp
 Spiked By Bob Bragan
.BY CHOICE KIRKsEY

(Un1ted Press Stan COrreSpOmdent)
 New York, Aug. g. (UP) Every St. Louis Cardinal boxscore during the rest of the season should have an etxra column to list the injuries. The Cards are getting hurt so often 1t looks like g plot.
 Latest Cardinal to make the "in- jury column" is Johnny Hopp, the dashing outhelder who was lead- ing the league in batting when he was spiked in the left hand yester- day by Bobby Bragan, Phillies' shortstop. With Hopp on the shelf the entire regular St. Louis outfeld is now crippled and out of action. Terry Moore was beaned in Boston Wednesday and Enos Slaughter broke his shoulder two weeks ago.
 Coming into Brooklyn tomorrow for their critical three-game series with the Dodgers, St, Louis will have to play its second-string outfield of Don Padgett, 37-year -old Sste1 Crab tree and Coaker Triplett and trust to luck none of them get hurt. They have no reserves unless Branch Rickey rushes up a farm hand.
 TripIett Hero
 After Hopp had singled in the fourth inning yesterday against the Phils he was spiked in the and by Bragan in play at second. He elped tie te count 2-2 and then his substitute, Coaker Triplett, broke up the game in the tenth with homer inside the park which scored mate ahead of him. Thus te Cardinals won 4-2 and cid their distance 8 game and a half behind the Dodgers who put on sloppy performance but nevertheless beat the Cubs, 8-5.
 The Brooklyn inf1eld made three errors and Newell Kimbal walked six men but the Cubs left 12 men stranded and were never able to overcome the Dodgers early lead made of Paul Erickson. Hugh Casey, making his fifth relief appearance in five days, pulled the Dodgers through in the last three innings. Bill Nicholson hit homer No. 9 in the ninth.
 The Cards top the liniment and .bandage league with room to spare but they haven't got their act copy lighted. The Yankees are gradually going to pot with Joe DiMaggio laid up with an injured ankle and to make matters worse Bill Dickey was hit in the shoulder by 8 foul tip of Jim Bagby,s bat in yesterdays Cleveland game. If he is laid up for any length of time, the Tanks 15- game lead is sure to melt to smaller proportions.
 Tanks Lose Again
 Without DiMaggio's big bat, the Tanks lost their fourth game in five starts on their current western trip. The score was 5-4, the Tanks ending their streak of scoreleSS innings at 9 when they scored an mearned run of Bagby in the fourth.
 Joe Dobson shaded Buckley Ross in a pitching duel in which each allowed six hits and the Red Sox handed the White Sox 2-1 set back. It was Boston's 18th victory in 18 games with the White Sox. Ted Williams vent hitleSs in two official times at bat.
 Detroit came out of its slump with a 5-run ninth inning rally and beat Washington, 5-4. Alex Carrasquel, who had won six straight, collapsed in the ninth after having held the Tigers to five hits. The defeat also snapped the eSnators' 6-game wirl- ming streak. Barney McCoskey's homer (No. 9 with two mates on was the payof punch.
 The Athletics nosed out the Browns, 5-4, with Dee Miles single driving in tke deciding run after Frank Hayes had homered.
 In the other two National League games the Braves clouted out 9-1 victory over the Reds and the Pirates rallied to score three runs in the eighth and trimmed the Giants, 5-3