Evening star., 1942-06-22
Sparkling Slab
Performances
Mark Sabbath
Shutouts Are Hurled
By Cooper, Borowy,
Melton, Hughson
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Sadder but wiser, the st. Louis
Cardinals limped toward Boston to-
day, able to rejoice in only two
things-their departure from Brook
lyn and the discovery of one
pitcher who can fool the devastat-
ing Dodgers.
When the Cards invaded Flat
bush last week they were riding on
seven-game winning streak and
trailing the National League leaders
by only four games and a half, but
they bumped into Brooklyn team
that apparently is serious about rep
resenting the circuit in the World
Series once more.
BY way of demonstrating their
determination, the Dodgers slapped
the Cardinals down four times out
of five, pushed them three full
games further behind and sent
them on their weary way.
Cooper Cards Lone Ace.
For the Cards, the only bright
spot of their visit was provided by
Mort Cooper, their pitching ace.
who might keep his club in the pen
nant struggle If he could do all
hurting whenever the two teams
meet.
Copper handcuffed the league
champs on five hits in the first game
of yesterdays double-header. while
his mates hoped on three Dodger
pitchers for IA safeties. including
home runs by Ray Sanders and
Stan Musial, to compile an Ito
shutout.
But the second game was the
some old story again. Kirby Higbs
pitched SEVENTH ball for the Dodg-
ers, who punched their blows of
Howard Pollet for a So decision.
Joe Medwick, connected safely in
both games. stretching his consecu-
tive game hitting streak to 25.
Cooper's victory was his ninth
OF the season, his seventh in a row.
his fifth shutout and his second
whitewash Job on the Dodgers, who
have yet to beat him.
However, the Cardinal right
handler wasn't the only hurler to
have a good day in the major
leagues, both of which produced
several sparkling mound perform
ances.
Three Other Shutouts.
Tex Hughson of the Boston Red
Sox tossed a neat three hitter. Cliff
Melton pitched four hitter for the
New York Giants and Hank Borowy
of the New York Yanks turned in
a five-hit job-all shutouts. Iuman
Harris of the Philadelphia Athletics
and Ray Starr of the Cincinnati
Reds also had five-hitters, but both
yielded runs.
Ted Lyons OF the Chicago White
Sox became the second active
pitcher to win $50 games, joining
Red Ruffing of the Yanks. WHO
reached that goal only two wees
ago Only 18 other hurlers eve"
have won that many games and
only 10 have done it since the turn
of the century.
Melton pitched the Giants TO a
SO triumph over the Chicago Cubs
in the first game yesterday, but the
Cubs took the nightcap. 70, as Stan
Hack hit a two-run homer and
Pinch-hitter Dom Dallessandro
smashed a four-bagger with the
bases loaded.
The Cincinnati Reds and the
Philadelphia Phils split. the Phils
winning first, 80. behind six-hit
pitching by Tommy Hughes and the
Reds rallying behind Starr to square
accounts, 2-1.
Stewart Saves Pirates.
Pinch-hitter Eddie Stewart tripled
in the 10th inning with the bases
loaded to give the Pittsburgh Pirates
7-3 decision over the Boston
Braves. Their second game bowed
to the weather.
The Cleveland Indians handed
the New York Yankees their fifth
straight loss. 80, but Borowy led
the world champions out of the
wilderness with 40 shutout in the
nightcap, preserving that severn
game lead
Lyons pitched the White Sox 70
6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox
in the first game. but Hughson
evened it up in the second, which
Boston won, TO.
The Philadelphia Athletics took
both games from the st. Louis
Browns, 40. and 4-3. with Bob