The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-01
BROOKLYN'S R.
 AGAIN FLASHED TO HELP TEAM
Allen, Two Minor League Pitchers Bought; Freddy
 FitzsimrnOns Wins
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspcndentl

United Press Stan Correspcnaemtl
 New York, Aug. 1.-(UP)--Akan- ager Leo Durocher's cries for help for the staggering Brooklyn Dodgers were answered today and three new players reported to the Flatbush forces in Chicago. They were Johnny Allen, 36-year old righthander waiv- ed out of the American league, Tom Tatum, righthanded hitting out- fielder, and Tom Drake, right-hand- ed pitcher. Tatum and Drake come from the Nashville Southern Asso- citation club.
 What help Allen, Tatum and Drake may be for the Dodgers, who've lost six out of nine on their western trip and slumped from 4 game lead to two games behind the Cardinals in Is days, remains to be seen. Allen, brought from the Browns for a reported $10O00, will soon get his chance to give the herky -jerky Dodger pitching staff some help. He pitches against the Cubs today. AS for Tatun and Drake, they can't do much worse than some other Dodgers have been doing lately.
 In the last Il games Durocher has used 35 pitchers, an average of more than three per game. Not single Dodger pitcher has gone the route and won since Luke Hamlin beat the Cubs July IS. Whit Wyatt has fail- ed in his last four starts and Kirby Hgbe in his last three. These are the two guys who were supposed to Pitch Brooklyn to the pennant.
 Wilson to Play Aces
 The Dodgers will face three grudge battles during their Chicago series. Jimmy Wilson, Cubs pilot, has mad on at Brooklyn because of their protest over the "26th play CT" in an earlier series which cost the Cubs $500 fine. Wilson has saved Claude Passeau and Vern Ol- sen, his two aces, especially for the Dodgers, withholding them purpose ly from the Philly series.
 It took ancient Freddy Fitzsin- mons to pull the Dodgers out of thcir slump yesterday when they heat the Cardinals, 9-5, and reduced St. Louis lead to two games. After Whit Wyatt had been knocked out and Kemp Wicker relieved for 1 pirch-hitter, Fitzsimmons came on and held the hard-hitting Red Birds to three hits in six innings for his fourth win. The big punch was supplied by Jimmy Wasdell who hit a homer with two mates on base. Lew Riggs and Dolf Camilli tNo. le ! also hit horners. VI The Yankees came out of their two-game losing streak with bang and knocked off the Tigers twice, 6-13 (13 innings) and 5-0 6 in nings, called by darknesS). Charlie Kelelr's 26th homer with two mates on base - won the opener. Spud Chandler allowed the Tigers only four hits, in winning h'- fr.--t'l straight in the nightcap. Joe Di- Maggie hit safely in 10th {, .-.-, running his new streak to l4 straight and making it 70 hits in II games. He hit homer No. 25 in the nightcap.
 The Athletics moved into fourth place by skipping out 9-2 victory over the White Sox in battle feat ured by Benny McCoy's homer with the bases loaded.
 Free Scoring
 The Browns made it six straight over the Red Sox by winning slam-bang 16-11 victory in the first game of a twin bill, but Tex Hugh- son pitched Boston to a Al victory in the eight-inning nightcap. Ted Williams and Roy Cullenbine each homered with the bases filled in the opener
 Chuck Aleno's pinch hit single with the bases loaded in the ninth drove in. two runs and the Reds nosed out the Giants, 6-5, for d clean sweep of the series. Whitey Moore, who relieved Jim Turner, was the winning pitcher.
 Despite two big rallies that netted seven runs in the last two innings, the Braves succumbed to the Pi- rates, 9-S. Pittsburgh made IS hits. with Elbie Fletcher getting g for g."
 Johnny Podgajny, phils' rookie star, beat the Cubs, 7-2, allowing only six hits as he won his seventh game to make his record an even 800.
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