The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-30

ested in salary, all I want to prove is that Brooklyn was wrong when they shipped me to the minors. Mungo said. "Now if you don't mind, I'll cut this short and go shag some flies"
 Mungo's expressed attitude may provide Manager Mel Ott with a big payoR for his daring gamble fin bringing the big fellow back from the minors to help the Giants drive for third place.
 Van got off to an inauspicious start yesterday when the Giants di- vide doubleheader with the Cubs. His f1reball no longer smoked and his curve had lost its jughandle &C., curacy, but Mungo, who won 10 games with Minneapolis this year, had only two bad innings in losing Az, to Hiram Bithorn. Nicholson Homers
 The Cubs picked up two runs when Lou Stringer tripDed after Stan Hack had walked. Stringer came in on Lou Novikoff's single Bill Nicholsons homer in the seventh provided the wining run although another scored in that inning on Clyde McCullough's single and stolen base, and Nick Witek's error. Mungo allowed seven hits in seven innings, gave up only one walk and famed four.
 Bill Lohrman scattered nine Chi cago hits in the nightcap, giving the Giants an even break, 3-1. Dick Bartell and Babe Young clouted home runs.
 Dim-O Out Beats Cards
 The Dodgers stretched their lead to eight games, beating the Cards, 4-3, in game cut to 1-2 innings by dim-out regulations. The Dodg- CTS were at bat when the game was called six minutes before time to al- low the 24,744 spectators to eyacu- ate Ebbets field. Whit Wyatt won his 18th game for Brooklyn but was constantly in trouble. He pitched well in the clutch and left 10 run- ners stranded during the last four innings.
 Enos Slaughter's homer brought St. Louis its first run and doubles by Harry Walker and Slaughter each drove in one in the seventh. Wyatt singled home Brooklyn's first run in the third and two more counted in the third when Pee Wee Reese singled with the bases loaded. The winning run scored in the fifth when Dixie Walker romped home from third on Ray Sanders error.
 Pittsburgh split with Boston. Rip Sewell blanked the Braves, 80, with flve-hitter for his 11th win and second shut-out in the opener. Jim Tobin held the Pirates to eight hits and the Braves won the nightcap, 6-5.
 The Chicago White Sox swept doubleheader with the New York Yankees in the American league feature.
 West Is Hero
 Sam Vests double tied the score in the ninth and his 11th-inning single drove home the winning run, giving the White Sox the first game of the twilight bill, 6-5. Joe Haynes took the victory although Bill Dietrich held the Tanks to two hits from the fourth until the 10th. Joe DiMaggio hit his 16th homer.
 The White Sox nipped the Yam kees 7-5 in the nightcap, under the lights. Both clubs got 10 hits, the Sox scoring the deciding runs in the fifth.
 Washington came from behind with four in the ninth and won a slam bang battle from the Browns, l1-l0. The Senators laced six pitch CTS for 20 hits while four hurlers gave the Browns 13 blows. George McQuinn, Vern Stephens and Walt Judnich homered for St. Louis and Bruce Campbell for the Senators.
 An eight-run blast in the seventh brought the Tigers 12-7 decision over the Athletics. Virgil Trucks held the As to nine hits for his eighth win.
 Roy Weatherly's single in the 11th of Tank Terry with the bases filled gave Cleveland a 7-6 decision over the Red Sox. The hit ended long contest featured by 2l walks by eight pitchers, the Sox drawing Il with 10 hits. Red Embree, fourth Cleveland pitcher, started the rally with an infield single, moved to third on two walks and scored on Weatherly's hit. Joe Cronin homered for the Sox in the 9th with one on.