The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-15
MEDMICK LOOMS UP AS LEAGUES
 MOST VALUABLE
Got 4 Hits in Dodgers Double Win; Mort Cooper
 Has ' Blanks
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

by PAUL SCE1EtrELS
 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, Aug. 15.-(UP)-Out- fielder Joe Medwick of the Brook lyn Dodgers appears to be headed for designation as the senior cir cults most valuable player.
 Naturally. with almost six weeks of the season yet to go, much car happen to help or hinder Med wick's chances of winning the cov- eted award. But If the ballots were to be cast today, the muscular slug ger would carry 1t of by decisive plurality.
 There always will be room fol argument as to what single player is the most outstanding on 8 clut like the Dodgers, since their triumph in the National league is baSicallJ 8 team job. The club is leaving the field behind in fts circuit be- cause more good players are on il than any other club.
 But Medwick, although he'll have tough competition from Mickey Owen, Pete Reiser and Pee Wee Reese, has performed ably enough to top the club and the league. He poked a pair of hits in each game as the Dodgers drubbed the Braves twice yesterday, 10-0 and 7-3, tc raise his runner-up batting mark in the National league to .325 and his loop-leading runs-batted-in to- tai to 79.
 One of his hits in the first game was double, tying him for the league lead in that department with Stan Hack of the Cubs, each hav- ing 30. His four hits pulled him tc 135, just two short of the leagues best mark, held by Enos Slaughter of the Cardinals.
 Curt Davis held the Braves to seven hits in the first game for his 18th win while Brooklyn belted out IS hits. Whit Wyatt allowed only eight blows in the nightcap as the Dodgers collec cted II. It was Wyatt's l4th victory.
 Ties H. R. Mark
 Dolph Camilli hit a homer in each game for Brooklyn to tie for the league lead at 19 with Johnny Mize of the Giants. Camilli's first homer in the opener came with two on and climaxed 8 four-run Dodgers assault in the first off Nanny Salvo Camilli clouted his other four bag ger in the third inning of the night cap. Pete Reiser also clipped ir with a circuit clout in the seventh inning of the second game. The Braves run in the seventh inning of the nightcap was the first scored against Brooklyn pitching in 34 in- nings. Kirby Bigbe and Larry French each had pitched Shutouts in the Dodgers last two games.
 Mort Cooper went the route for the second time since June 30 as he pitched the Cardinals to a two- hit, 40 triumph over the Reds last night. Cooper notched his seventh shutout of the year as he gave up singles to Bert Haas in the first and Frank Mccormick in the fourth Only 30 men faced Cooper during the game and not one of the Cin- cinnati runners could get past first It was the first time in his career ] that he had won IA games. Carl HubEell allowed only four hits two of which were homers by Dan Litwhiler and Ron Northey, to gain his seventh victory in row and eighth of the year as the Giants defeated the Phils. 5-2. Mickey Witek drove in two runs with three hits, the final one breaking a two- all deadlock in the seventh. Lit whiler poled his eighth homer tc knot the score In the second while Northey's blow tied it again in the fifth. A walk, Hubbell's sacrifice and Witek's third hit put the Giants in front to stay in the seventh.
 The Cuhs backed up Lon War neke's seven-hitter with an 18-hit assault to trip the Pirates, 7-1. Il was Warneke's eighth win and sec ond since he left St. Louis. Bill Nicholson rapped Bob Klinger for g two-run homer in the first while Stan Hack connected in the next inning for the Cubs.
 White Beats White SOx
 Rookie Hal White turned in a four-hitter as the Tigers trimmed the White Sox, 7-1. It was Whites eighth win of the year against 1C defeats. The Sox got their one tally off him in the fuorth on a double and two inf1eldl outs. Detroit got only eight hits off Thornton Lee but two were homers, Rudy York hitting his 18th in the fourth and Jimmy Bloodworth jolting his 18th in the sixth.
 The Yankees slaughtered the Ath- letics, ll-2, and set a single game major league record for double plays as 17956 fans looked on. It bettered by one thep revious Joint record held by several teams. The Yankees turned in seven double killings in all.
 The Yankees took the lead with three runs in the opening stanZa and clinched the decision with four tallies in the fifth, two coming on homer by Tommy Henrich.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Joe Med- wick. who raised his batting average to 1925 by hammering out a pair of hits in each 0amA aS tha nodoare