The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-21
COOPER BOYS IN GREAT VICTORY
 OVER DODGERS
Brother Battery Turns in Baseball Classic of Sea-
 son; As Top Senators
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent

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 New York, May 21-(UP)-World series talk subsided somewhat in Flatbush today.
 The. boys at Hymns around the corner from Ebbets field agreed that maybe 1t was rushing matters a little to start comparing the Dodgers to the Yankees this early after all. Not that the boys are afraid the Buns won't keep the pennant in Brooklyn (shush, don't mention such a thing if you expect to ever go back to the land of the Gowanus canal.)
 But the Cooper boys of Old St.. Loo whittled the Dodgers right down to normal stature yesterday while 15,843 pop-eyed fans sat amazed that such a thing could happen. The Brooklyn pennant ex- press which had won eight straight was careening along at the swiftest pace in Dodger history when the switch was thrown on it by the big. raw-boned Cooper boys.
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 Morton threw a baseball past the Dodgers so fast 1t looked like an aspirin tablet. His battery-mate and brother, Walker, hit line drive triple and scored the only run in the Cardinals To triumph over the league-leaders. Mort, who has been stalking some claims to the title of the leagues "hard-luck" hurler, never picked a better spot to hurl a masterpiece. Beaten twice already this season by 1-0, Cooper made sure he didn't lose again by that score by holding the Dodgers absolutely helpless.
 He gave up two singles = one to Medwick and noe to Herman-and only four men reached first. None got any farther. He walked one man and the other got there on a fielder's choice.
 Cooper's mound rival was Whit Wyatt, who pitched well enough to win almost any game. He gave up four hits but one was Walker Coop r's blazing triple to the exit gate in center field. Cooper scored on Creepy Crespi's fly to center.
 The Dodger defeat trimmed their league lead to six games over the Boston Braves and to six and a half games over the Cardinals, who hae now run of four straight.
 Champs Click Again
 The Yankees made sure of their American league lead by cooling of the White Sox, Al, and snap ping Chicago's seven-game win- ming streak. Marius Russo held the White Sox to seven hits but Johr1- nv Murphy hleped him out in the ninth when he tired. Joe Gordon blasted two horners for the Tanks.
 After spotting the Tigers three runs the Athletics rallied to beat Detroit, 5-3, and snapped six game losing streak. Lou Blalrs ninth inning triple was the deciding punch. Luman Harris allowed only two hits in 2 2-3 innings of relief pitching to get the victory.
 The St. Louis Browns beat Wash ington, 10-1, in a night game at St. Louis last night before 4, 17. Al Hollingsworth held the Senator's to six hits. Roy Cullenbine hit a homer of Wynn with two mates on in the third to break a scoreless deadlock.
 A walk to Paul waner with the bases loaded in the tenth enabled the Braves to trim the Pirates, A. 3, and remain in second place in the National league. John Sain, who relieved in the ninth, won his second straight game in two days in the fireman's role.
 Cincinnati pounded out IA hits to beat the Phils, 10-3, as Ray Starr won No. 4. Rookie Ray La manno hit homer with the bases loaded.
 Lou Novikoff's single in the seventh with the score tied S-3 en-