The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-03
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Of.) By JACK CUDDY
United Press stan COrrespOndent)

(Unlted Press stan CorrespOndentl
 New York, Sept. S.-(UP)-The crowd of 26,827 fans raised an eXult- ant roar when Walt Judnigh, last man of the St. Louis Browns in the last inning, swung and missed, ape parently assuring the big, blond Polish pitcher of the Tanks, Hank Borowy, entrance to the Hall of Fame with & no-hitter.
 Bcrowy walked down from the mound thinking he had registered 0 no-hitter. His mates thought so. Likewise the fans. Hundreds of them streamed out onto the field to congratulate Borowy. He had to be rescued from the back slippers.
 Then, in the midst of this en- thusiastic demonstration, the ofn- cial totals appeared on the score- board, with the figures 0-i-2 show. ing in the St. Louis slotS-the ofii- cial scorer had credited one hit to the Browns, the only man in the stadium who had.
 There was a murmur of dishe- lief and disapproval. Brigades of fans swarmed to the press box and shouted vituperations at the ofti- cial scorer, who had judged a skit- tery grounder that bounced of Joe Gordon's glove in the first inning as a hit instead of an error. Gordon knocked 1t down and tossed to Buddy Hassett, at first, but Harlan Gift was safe. The official scorer notified the press section that 1t was hit, but everyone else thought it was a Gordon error. The misun- derstanding reached thunderous proportions after the final out.
 Gordon Takes the Rap
 Tn the dressing room afterwards, Borowy said, Sure, I thought had no-hitter, and the whole team thought so. That's why the infleld frightened up the way it did" And Gordon admitted, T should have got it. It probably was an error. But it was coming awfully fast, and I won't criticize the official scorer"
 It was one of those baseball trag- edies in which the scorer may be right or wrong. But in this in- stance, Borowy should salvage some satisfaction because it gave him lS wins against three losses for his first season in the majors, and makes him at least the casts out standing candidate for the rookie of the year" award.
 Borowy says, Maybe tte law of compensation worked out. It's just by luck that I'm making as good showing as I am this season. It was just hy luck that I discovered my dipper ball-the delivery that gave me a chance against left handed hitting"
 Borowy is right-handed pitcher.
 Hexes Right flanders
 Borowy, who packs ITO pounds on a six-foot beam, always was effec- tive against right-hand hitters, while pitching for Fordham and later Newark and then the Tanks He had binding speed and a good curve-for right-handerg. But he was just a fish course for most southpaw sluggers.
 Hence 1t was that on May 5, 1922. Big Hank relieved Johnny Lindell in the first inning against the White Sox. Bill Dickey. veteran catcher of the Tanks. told him to keep the bali low and on the inside for lefties. To keep within this area. Borowy pitched with a twist of his wrist just something that happened all of a sudden--and discovered that the ball was dipping in and away from the southpaws. And they weren't hitting it. He was throw a lightning fast sinker that dropped and faded away from the batsman-the "dipper ball"
 Since that accidental discovery. Borowy has been using the "dipper" against ali portside swatters. and he has gone to town. Whether or not the ofIi:ial scorer was right yester- day no one knows for sure. Most men in the press section say he was. But. anyway. the resulting disagree ment made Big Hank . hero in New York. at least. and has attention the rest Of the majors to the fact that here Is a robust candidate for 'the rookie of the year"