The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
BU|LT-UP SHOE
 AIDS COMEBACK
 OF BILL M'GEE
Ott Has Encouraged Giant Pitcher; Cubs Win lS=
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By PAUL SCHEFFELS

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 10-(UP)-Bill McGee, the "pitchless wonder" of the National league, provided the New York Giants with an exasper- ating problem for nearly two years, but today Manager Mel Ott' seems to have "The Fiddler" on the road back.
 McGee, who became famous as a fiddler" with the St. Louis Cardin- als, became as celebrated for his inability to win with the Giants His fast ball, which had made him a 16-game winner and one of the top men on the Cards pitching staff two years ago, left him-and appar- ently his confidence went along.
 Ott, good man with the bat and a alarmed good manager-his Giants are now in virtual tie with the Reds for third place-must have a particular penchant for restoring pitchers. He first worked wonders with Cliff Melton, the big southpaW. Cliff won only eight games last cal HID oCdGOIl A4C Aldd WOA4 IL and lost only five before his arm developed a need for surgery. Now Ottie's attention is focused on the Fiddler.
 McCee himself credits his current rejuvenation to built-up shoe which has brought his vertebrae back into line.
 That chronic weakness of the spine" said McGee, "has bothered me on and off for a long time. When that vertebrae shift happens it causes the bones in my body to shift and makes my left leg about an inch and half shorter than my right. Naturally. that makes it painful to throw and, of course, leaves me without any confidence in my pitching delivery I think this new shoe has turned the trick, though"
 Won by Blunt
 And apparently it has. because the Giants took the Phils twice. 3-2 and 20. yesterday to move within one percentage point of third place. Ott's squeeze bunt with the bases loaded and one out in the tenth inning won the first game But it was McGee's work in the nightcap that was more significant
 Fiddler Bill went the route for the first time since Aug. IA, 1941, shortly after the Cards sent him to the Giants. He held the Phils to five hits. Sloppy Philadelphia fielding, Whichs contributed three errors, helped the Giants make seven hits off Tommy Hughes good for two runs.
 Pitcher Hiram Bithorn was both a winner and loser as the Cubs divided with the Reds. Bithorn pitcher the last 6 Ia innings in ar 18-inning first game as the Cubs won 10-8 decision in the majors longest game of the year He was credited with the victory in this contest, but lost the nightcap, 2-l, when the game was called by dark ness after 4 1-2 innings. The Reds reached him for two runs in the third inning of the nightcap when Frank Mccormick smashed out a double, Eric Tipton walked and Bert Hass and Gee Walker came through with singles.
 The opener took five hours and 38 minutes but the weather caused a delay of SO minutes. Lou Stringer drew a pass Dom Dallessandro doubled and Phil Cavarretta flied out in the 18th to provide the win ming edge.
 The Cardinals cut the idle Dodg- CTS National league lead to eight games hy winning two from Pitts burgh, 4-3 and 2-1. Terry Moore's third straight single in the eighth followed by Stan Musial's double and Walker Cooper's infield out produced the winning run in the first game. Frankie Gustine's error and Frank Crespie's single provided the winning run for the Cards in the nightcap.
 White Sox Hot"
 The White Sox knocked the 1n- dians back into third place in the American league by winning botf ends of a doub.eheadcr, 11-l, anc 3-2. The double win stretched the Sox win string to eight straight Ted Lyons extended his own win-