The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
POLLET FACES
 CURT DAVIS IN
 TODAY'S SETTO
Walkers Single in llth Inning Gives Flatbush
 Fusileers Series Opener
By PAUL DIX

NOHNSCU EECSS OtAkK NUEECSpOuuGAASy
 St. Louis, Sept. l2-(UP)-The Dodgers and the Cardinals went back to the baseball wars today with Brooklyn holding a two-game lead in the torrid National league race and in 8 position to deliver a crush ing blow to St. Louis pennant hopes by winning one of the two remain ing games of the series.
 By winning yesterdays thrill packed but loosely played opener, the Dodgers proved their gameness under fire and commanded consid- erably more respect than after their double loss at the hands of the Chicago Cubs Wednesday. Instead of fretting over their mistakes and dubbed opportunities in Chicago, the Dodgers showed real class by hanging on to win 6-4, over the Cards in II innings. The crowd was 19,130 paid.
 Streak Snapped
 Dixie Walker, who is held In lofty esteem by Flatbusht fans but has never rated very high with Larry MacPhail and the Dodger front office, delivered the winning punch yesterdays single to center with the bases loaded in the elev- enth. It was Walkers only hit of the game but 1t was enough to snap left-handed Ernie Whites skein of three straight victories over the Dodgers.
 Despite Whites failure to halt the Dodgers, Manager Billy Southworth planned to throw another left handler at Brooklyn today. He has named the 20-year-old rookie, How ard Pollet, up from the Tevas league recently, to face the league-leaders In his first start against the Dodgers Pollet was beaten by Whit Wyatt 3--2. That's the only game Pollet's lost whole winning three.
 Brooklyn's pitching choice lies between two right-handed veterans Whit Wyatt, who's won 19 games and Gut Davis, ex-Cardinal who's won II. Each has an identical rec- ord against the Cards, two victories an dtwo defeats. Davis has been rested since Monday while Wyatt was used in a relief role in Chicago Wednesday and hit hard.
 Sharing hero laurels with Walker in the opening sally were Doll Canilli, who hit his 33rd homer with two mates on base, and fat Freddy Fitzsimmons, who pitched toe to toe with White for ten in. nings. Fitzsimmons received credit for the victory, his sixth of tht season, despite the fact that he wa! taken out for a pinch-hitter in thu turbulent eleventh and Hugh Case! pitched the last half-inning. re tiring the Cards tn order.
 Both clubs were jittery, nlakinl four errors each. Peewee Reese Dodgers kid shortstop whose twC errors cost Fitzsimmons his last start against the Cards, almost made another ruinous boot yesterday. He erred on @ "sure" double play ir the seventh and set the stage fol the Cards to knot the count. With runners on first and third, Mize hit to Fitzsimmons, who whirled and threw to Reese to make the double play. But Reese dropped the ball and one runner came in. Then Crabtree singled home the tying run
 Brooklyn's winning rally in the eleventh started when Medwick scratched @ single off Browns glove Lavagetto walked and Mize slipped and fell trying to field Camilli's bunt. All hands were safe, the bases filled and Mize charged with an er- TOT. Then Walker stepped up and slashed his game-winning single.
 The Cards outhit the Dodgers, ter to seven, but the invaders collected a homer and triple while St. Louis didn't make an extra baset hit.
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