The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-23
WASHED up VET
PITCHERS SCORE
TWO SHUT0UTS
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, July %. CUP =
This seasons most popular observa-
ton "Bucky Walters is washed
up as a major league pitcher" =
appeared a bit premature today.
The blond Cincinnati Highlander,
named the National Leagues most
valuable player for 1889 and one OF
the games most formidable pitchers
since he quit Unfolding in 1884, had
his baseball obituary written dozens
of times this season because Of a
10 and four record. His few boost
ers said the 33-year-old native OF
Philadelphia had sprained his left
ankle during the spring and was
way off form.
Those few faithful hackers ranked
as baseball oracles today, for Bucky
came back with bang last night by
pitching the Reds to a brilliant,
three-hit, SO shutout over the
Brooklyn Dodgers in an arc-lght
contest for his fifth success of the
year.
Walters drove in one run with a
single, stole a base, famed four
and walked four as he kept Brooklyn
runners from reaching second after
the third inning. The Reds banged
out Davis nine hits and all Of their
runs, kayoing him in the sixth.
The front running Cardinals
stretched their lead over the Dodg-
ers to IL games by defeating the
Giants, 60, in a night game be-
hind the eight-hit pitching of Mort
Cooper. 1t was Cooper's 18th vic
tory and the Cards 18th in 13
starts with the Giants.
George Kurowski hit his sixth
homer with two on in the first to
give Cooper lead he never lost
The Braves defeated the Cubs for
the first time this season, taking two
from Chicago, 8-6 and 80. after the
Bruins had beaten them nine times
this year. Ten Braves went to bat
| as Boston belted Paul Derringer for
five runs in the fourth to sew up the
first game. Boston'S first baSeman,
Johnny Mccarthy, fractured his
right ankle and may be lost for over
month.
Boston pushed across two runs
in the ninth on twin errors by Chi
cago shortstop Len Merullo to take
the nightcap.
Phildelphia's unpredictable Phil
lies cooled off the red-hot pirates.
80 and 90. Schoolboy Rowe, almost
unbeatable, allowed only nine hits
for his eighth victory in the first
game. The Phillies broke a 3-3 tie
with six-run surge in the ninth
| inning to sew up the nightcap.
In the American League, the
Yankees increased their lead over
the Senators to six games by beat
| ing the Browns, 9-5, while Wash
ington dropped two to Detroit, rs
and 10
The Yankees staged a five-run
spree in the fourth ard notched
three more in the sixth for vic
tory.
Rudy York's three run homer
in the sixth, his 18th of the year,
| brought Detroit triumph in the
! twilight half of their doubleheader
with the Senators. Stubby Over
mire outpitched Early Wynn to
bring the Tigers triumph in the
| finale
| Joe Hoover scratched out a hit
to open the fourth, stole second,
reached third on an infield out
and tailed the games only run on
Pinky Higgins grounder.
Cleveland made it two in a row
over the AS with 81 arc-light
decision as Jim Bogby gave up
only seven hits for his ninth sue
cess. The Indians collected only
| five hits but mixed two with a
long fly and base on balls to
score their two runs in the fifth.
Chicago at Boston was postponed.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Bucky
| Walters who held the Dodgers to