Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-03
PHILLIES BANK Or LlTWHILER
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Pa
ny PAUL SHEFTEI.S

NEW YORK. May 3.-tUPl-Re-
ioicing is the exception rather than
the rlae for the Philadelphia Phil
lies. but Danny Litwhiler today fur
niShed the perennial National
League tail-enders with plenty of
cause for elation.
The young gent who tossed away
n job as School-teacher to become
one of the best outfielders in the
loop during three years with the
PhillieS has lifetime batting av-
erage of 294 But certainly he is
welding such a potent bat he may
furnish the spark needed to life the
circuit doormats out of last place
Mild-mannered, polite and con-
Sideratc. LitWhiler is the exact op-
poSite in the field. He is fast.
fearless. has an excellent throwing
arm and is a good judge of fly balls.
He has a world of power at the
plate. batting cool .444 for seven
games while leading the majors
with three homerS. He has slam
med out eight hits and driven six
runs home in Is tries.
The Phillies divided with the
Braves yesterday and LitWhiler
figured heavily in both games. His
homer tailed the Phillies' lone run
as the Braves took the opener, 81 i,
and his double with loaded bases
pushed over the winning run in
the twelfth as the Phillies took the
nightcap. 6-5. Schoolboy Rowe hit
a four-run homer for the Phillies.
Wally Herbert and Bob Klinger
of the Pirates turned in the best
one day pitching job of the season
BY blanking the Cubs 30 and 10.
Herbert bested Hi Bithron with a
six hit job in the opener and
Klinger. backed up a four-hit ef-
fort in the nightcap. Dick Barrett
held the Pirates to one hit for seven
innings in the second game, a dou-
BILE by Vince DiMaggio with Elbie
Fletcher on first. Nobody covered
second for the Cubs, however. and
the throw in from center rolled
wild, Fletcher scoring.
Brooklyn divided with the Giants.
Johnny Aliens two hits helped him
win the opener, 3-2, after he re-
lieved Whit Wyatt. He punched
out a double to figure in the Dodg-
erS first two runs in the fifth and
his single drove home the winner
in the next frame. Rookie Ken
Trinkle spaced eight hits to give
the Giants a 81 decision in the
second game.
Tho 20 lt. tho Dnlc.
TO and 6-3. to climb into a tie for
second with the Pirates. Rookie
Lou Klein singled home the win
ming run in the ninth OF the first
game and HoWie Pollet held Gin
cinnati to seven hits in the night
cap.
New Yorks Yankees maintained
slim half-game American League
lead over the Indians by dividing
with the Senator'S as Cleveland won
over Detroit.
Ernie Bonham chalked UP his
second win as the Yankees pound
eel three pitchers for an 1l-3 OPP
ening game decision He allowed
nine hits. Ewald Pyle set the Yam
KEGS down with six safeties to give
Washington a Al triumph in the
nightcap.
The Indians garnered II hits off
three moundsmen to defeat the Ii
gers, So, Detroit dropping to fourth
behind Washington. Ray Mack's
homer, his first hit of the year,
put the Tribe in front to stay in
the fifth.
The Browns rocketed into fifth
and dumped Chicago into the Gel
lar by beating the White SOX, 30,
IL innings) and 81. Chet Laabs
homered in the 1lth to win the
first game for the Browns. Steve
Sundra allowed the Sox seven hits
in the nightcap and breezed home
after the Browns hung up four runs
in the first two innings.
Philadelphia divided with BoS-
ton TO climb into seventh as the
Red Sox fell to sixth. A l2-hit as
Sault climaXed by two runs in the
eighth gave the Sox TO margin
III the first game. Roger Wolffs
delivery was only good for seven
hits in the nightcap as the AS gar
nered Is to win 81