The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-07
CARDINALS NOW 4UP IN SUMMER
 DRIVE FOR FLAG
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent,

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 New York, July ' U.P) - There are more spectacular pitchers in the major leagues than Harry Gumbert, but none is more deserv- ing of baseball fame than the St Louis Cardinal righthander who after eight years of steady toll seems about to win rightful recogni- ton.
 Gumbert, nicknamed "Gunboat' for some unknown reason, is one ot the quietest workmen in the game. Perhaps he's even been too quiet for since he came to the New York Giants in 1885 for his first crack at big lague ball, he's hovered in the background - tolerant, calm and uncomplaining but always reliable.
 Few observers have recognized his true worth. AS an outstanding in- dication, the Giants traded Gum bert and Paul Dean to St. Louis for Bill McGee. Gumbert Is the sole survivor of that deal and the Card lnals have good reason today for exultation over that tWo-year-old trade that brought handsome Harry to SportSmen's Park.
 Gumbert turned In one of the seasons best-pitched games yester- day as he led the Cardinals to a 40 triumph over the difficult Phil adelphia Phillies, decision that was doubly important because com- bined with the Dodger defeat by the Cubs, it boosted the Red Birds into four-game lead in the senior circuit.
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 Not a single Phillie got further than first base as Gumbert doled out three hits, famed two and walked two tor his first shutout of the year, his fourth straight and sixth victory of the campaign The Cards seWed up the game be- fore man was out in the first in- ming, tearing into Jake kraus for three runs. Harry Walkers single sent home one and Danny LitWhll- CTS one-bagger booted over the the other pair.
 Stan Musial's triple scored the final run in the seventh.
 Chicago trounced the Dodgers 9-4 in a twilight game at Ebbets field, the defeat dropping Brooklyn with in four games of the idle third place Pirates.
 clubbed out safety off three Brook lyn moundsmen, the Bruins belting Rube Melton for three runs inu the first, Les Webber for pair in the second and Ed Head for four in the 7th. Claude PasSeau gave up 13 hits for his seventh victory.
 Al Javery won his own game as he pitched the Braves to 10 over the Reds. Clyde Kluttz dou- bled and scored on Javery's jolt to center in the seconud for the pitch CTS eight win. He allowed six hits.
 The Yankees forged three games in front in the American League by tripping the Browns, 5-4, in a night game. Doubles by Tuck Stainback and MariuS Russo, a walk, Bud Metheny's single and Nick Etten's long double drove in four runs ln the fifth to clinch the win, first for Russo this season. The southpaW was forced out in the sixth with an injured finger.
 Chet Laabs drove in all the St. Louis runs, hitting his 10th homer with one on in the first, Singllns home the third in the sixth and knocking over the fourth with a long f1y in the eighth.
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 Rae Scarborough issued two bases on balls to force in the deciding run as Detroit nipped Washington, 4-3, in 16 innings. Bob JohnSons tWo-run homer tied the score ln the fourth. He doubled and scored on Gene Moores single to send Washington in front in the 18th, but, with the bases loaded for De- troit in their half, Gerry Priddy let grounder go through and the score was tied Scarborough loaded the bases by walking Pinky Higgins and ended the game by passing Ned Harris.
 Al Smith, veteran Cleveland southpaw, turned in his seventh victory by pitching the Indians to four-hit, 20 triumph over the As in night game. Smith dueled scorelessly with Orie Arntzen until the eighth when the Indians inched over two runs, Ken Keltner dou- bling home the first tally and Hank Edwards singling home the other. Arntzen allowed nine hits, three go- ing to Edwards.
 Boston at Chicago was postponed.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Right handler Harry Gumbert, who allowed the Phillies only three hits as ht