Imperial Valley press., 1943-07-02
Rookie One of
Best Hiiters
In His League
RY PAUL SCHEFFELS

NEW YORK, july =. tUP)-
When Commissioner Kenesaw NJ.
Lands cut the shackles from some
80 players in the Detroit farm sys-
tenn a few years ago, he looSed a
flood of talent on the majors that
has resulted in a remarkable sue
session of stars, latest and possibly
best of which seems to be Guy Curt
wright.
This rookie Chicago outfielder, a
regular on the White Sox only be-
cause Manager Jimmy Dykes had
no other choice early in the sea-
son, is croWding 81, but now is one
of the lustiest s'uggers in the Amer
ican League.
Cartwright spolCs 1943.s longest
successive batting streaks, having
hit safely in 26 consecutive games
after betting out triple as the
White Six blanked the Senators,
20. yesterday.
.342 AVERAGE
Currently ON leave from a teach
ng-coaching job at Mexico, Co., his
home town, Curtwight is clipping
the ball at an average of .342 for
l52 times at bat in 49 games. He
has slammed out SO hits, driven in
16 runs and scored -i8. If Dykes
had a couple more like him, the
White Sox might be lot higher
than tied for fourth place in the
junior circuit.
Early Wynn yielded Cartwright
his triple along with eight other
Chicago hits as Bill Dietrich blank
ed a Washington team that found
Bob Johnson set at third and Gene
Moore in the outfield TO add to their
batting power. A pair of singles,
Thurman fuckers double and Mike
TreSh's sacrifice produced the Chi
cago runs in the seventh.
Catcher Ken Sears fumbled OriS
Hockett's bounder in front of the
plate and let in the run that gave
the Indians a 80 triumph over the
Yankees. Mickey Rocco started the
winning run on its way in the
eighth with a double and reached
third on a sacrifice. Al Smith won
his eighth decision after allowing
eight hits in as many innings.
BROWNS WIN
The Browns, held helpless by
Rookie Don Black for ten innings,
slapped out four straight singles
in the eleventh to whip the Ath-
letics, 81 Black allowed only two
hits until the eleventh, when Ver-
non Stephens, Mike Chartak, AL
Zarilla and Joe Schultz all nicked
him for one-baggers.
A pinch single by Ned Harris in
the ninth with the bases loaded
gave the Tigers a 80 win over the
Red Sox in a twilight game. All
three of the Detroit runs were un-
earned, two coming in the eighth on
walk, an error, a passed ball and
a single.
Brooklyn muffed perfect op-
portunity to wrest the National
League lead from the idle Cardi-
nails by bowling to the Reds, 1913,
in twelve innings.
Canny Elmer Riddle, fifth Gin
cinnati pitcher, provided Merri-
we'll climax to the game by retir-
ing Arky Vaughan, Joe Medwick,
and Dolph Camilli on successive
pop-ups after the Dodgers put
across one run and loaded the bases
with none out in their half of the
twelfth.
SPLIT SERIES
The Phillies divided with the Pi-
rates, winning the first game, 81,
and losing the second, 2-1. School,
boy Rowe unwound a five-hitter in
the first game as the Phillies bang
ed out twelve hits. The veteran
right t-hander had no-hitter until
Bob Elliott beat out bunt in the
seventh.
Bob Klinger held the Phillies to
seven hits as his mates garnered
eight off AL GerheaESer in the
nightcap. Elliott's double and
FRANKIE Cuisines single provided
the winning run in the fourth as
Klinger pitched runless ball until
the eighth.
Chicago took BOston.s measure for
the seventh straight time, 6-5. Paul
Derringer, although he left the
scene in the eighth and was fol-
lowed by three other pitchers, was
credited with his sixth success. Bill
Nicholson paced the Cubs with a
double and two singles.