The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-20
DODGERS LOSE REISER, CASEY OVER WEEKEND Outfielder Crashes Into Wall in St. Louis, Pitcher
 Breaks Finger
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs

| United Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 New York, July 20-(UP)- The Brooklyn Dodgers pitching staff-
 the most potent in the circuit two days ago-staggered on its heels today, groggy from a weekend bat tering by the St. Louis Cardinals, and what had looked like a run away National league race gave promise of developing into sharp stretch battle.
 The Cardinals resembled the old gas house gang as they tore into 12 pitchers for three victories in four games with Brooklyn, losing the odd game by only a run. They cut the Dodgers lead to six games.
 That may be nothing more than an unexpected bump on the road to the pennant for the Flatbushers, total of g runs against Brooklyn's s moundsmen and may at last have developed enough punch to provide nevertheless the Cards registered a a peck of trouble for the Dodgers
 Furthermore, Leo Durocher's gang goes to Pittsburgh tonight for an arc-hght game with the Pirates and their pitchers will have little time to get organized before the western clubs ride into Ebbets Field for their second invasion of the east, beginning Tuesday. The schedule includes three games with the Cards and Billy Southworth's outfit may acquire enough momen- tum by that time to trim the Brook lyn margin still more.
 To make the Dodgers outlook still more gloomy, their top relief pitcher, Hugh Casey, will be out with broken finger on his pitch ing hand for at least week. Out fielder Pete Reiser also may be side lined for few days. He crashed in- to wall chasing a fly in yesterdays nightcap and was taken to a St. Louis hospital for X-rays.
 The Cardinals trimmed Brooklyn, 8-5 and 7-6 (Il innings), yesterday A five-run attack in the third knocked Whit Wyatt from the box and clinched the first game for St. Louis. Enos Slaughter's homer off Johnny Aliens fourth pitch in the nightcap decided the game. Allen had just relieved Curt Davis, who had pitched scoreless ball from the fifth on, when Slaughter connec- ted. Kirby Higbe and Ed Head pre- ceded Davis to the mound. Wyatt, Les Webber and Head hurled the opered.
 Cincinnati divided with the Giants while the Cubs split with the Phils. Bucky Walters notched his 18th vic- tory and fourth in a row, pitching the Reds to a seven hit, 6-3 win in the first game. Ray Lamanno hit his 10th homer in the fourth. The Reds came from behind to tie the nightcap in the eighth but the Giants nicked Johnny Wander Nicer for the winning run in the ninth for a 4-3 win.
 The Phils hustled seven runs across in two innings-three in the third and four in the fourth-de- feating the Cubs, 8-5, in the first game but Herman Bithorn kept B hits well enough scattered to win the nightcap for the Bruins, 8-4.
 Pittsburgh pummeled the Braves. 8-7 and 90. The Braves tossed three pitchers into the first game in a vain effort to stem ninth Inning rally in which Pittsburgh jpushed across two to win. Bob Klinger checked the Braves with four hits in the nightcap.
 The Yankees ran their winning streak to nine games by beating the White Sox, 9-2 and 1920, and increased their lead to 10 games over the Red Sox who lost two to the Indians. 10-7 (12 innings) and 40.
 Hank Borowy took his ninth vic- tory as Red Rolfe and Joe DiMaggio hit homers to help win the opener. It was Rolfe's fifth in a week and DiN1aggio's 14th of the year. Red Ruffing held the Sox to four hits for his ninth win in the nightcap.
 The twin-bill's most unusual fea- ture was the appearance of Rollie Hemsley as catcher for the Tanks. He was signed to replace Buddy Rosar who jumped the club and left for Buffalo to take civil service examination.
 Cleveland scored three runs In the 18th to defeat Boston in the first game. Successive doubles by Ken Keltner and Jeff Heath scored the first run. Mel Harder won his eighth victory and third in a row by blanking Boston with three hits in the nightcap. cut to seven innings by the curfew.
 St. Louis defeated Washington, 5-3 and 6-3 and Detroit won the first game from the Athletics; 2-1, but the Athletics won the second, 4-3.
 The Browns who have won 10 of their last II, scored two in the ninth in the opener and Johnny Niggeling held the senators to six hits in the second game.
 Pinky Higgins scored the winning run on a double play as the Tigers won the opener from the As. Phil Marchildon won his 1lth victory for Philadelphia in the nightcap after driving in his clubs last two runs with a sixth inning single.