The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-20
WISE BIG NOISE IN CUBS RISE
 TOWARD TOP
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Stan COrrespondent

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, July 20.-(UP)--The Cubs thought Henry Washington Wyse was packing up their pennant chances in his bag when he went to Tulsa, Okla, last month to take his military draft examination.
 How right they might have been if Uncle Sam hadn't waived his option on right-hander Hank was evident today after he had won his seventh straight ganne,-a five-hit, 3 to 1 victory over the hard-hittinS Brooklyn Dodgers.
 Six of those games have been won since Wyse dispatched a telegram from Tulsa to Manager Charley Grimm in which he stated that the Army couldn't use him and that he was coming back to help the team win the pennant. Apparently, he wasn't kidding.
 At that time, the Cubs were in fifth place, six and a half games out of the lead. Today, they are leading the league, three and Q half games ahead of the second place Cardinals and Wyse has been a major contributor to the rise. One more victory and he will tie the seasons high for wins in row, eight straight by Bill voiselle of the Giants and Dave Ferris of the Red Sox.
 Wyse is a control artist whose speciality is low curve that bat ters duff into the infield dirt. He makes it easy on his outfielders and the relief pitchers in the bull pen when he works. Tn the 13 games he has won, he has been the start ing and finishing pitcher 12 times, and he won the other one in a re- lief job. He hasn't required relief except in his five losing games.
 Yesterday, he set a high for the season with 19 of his put-outs handled by first baseman Phil Cava- retta on inf1eld plays. In Wyse's streak of seven wins, Caveretta handled an average of IA put-outs per game. He had 8 shutout against the Dodgers until two were out in the ninth. Then Dixie Walker singled to increase his runs -batted- in lead in the majors to, "A, sending home pinch hitter Morris Aderholt with the only Dodger run. sopho- more second baseman Don Johnson paced the Cubs with three of the nine hits obtained oil Vic Lombardi and Clyde King.
 The Cards made seven runs in the eighth to break a 2-an deadlock and win the second game against the Philltes, 9 to 4, after the cellar ltes won the opener, 3 to 2. Ken Bilrkhardit gained the victory while Oscar Judd won his first game of the season for the Phils in taae opener.
 The Braves and Reds divided at Cincinnati. Frank Mccormick paced the Reds to a 4 to 3 win by batting In three runs with 6 double in one inning and scoring the fourth one himself in the last of the ninth. In the second game, which Boston won. 6 to 5, Elmer (Butch) Nieman tied the score with Q three run homer and like Mccormick scored the winning run himself, going home In the 10th on a single.
 A three run homer also helned the Pirates. Catcher Bill Salkeld delivering the blow in the eighth as the Giants were beaten at Pitts burgh, 4 to o. Truett (Rip) sewell. given brilliant fielding support, ore, served his sfutout though he was hit hard at times.
 In the only American League game played, Thornton Lee of the White Sox won his 10th game by beating Boston, 5 to 3. He gave un nine hits and walked seven men. but stranded 14 men on base.
 The rest of the American League slate was rained out.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Bill Sal. keld of the Pirates, whose three rim homer paced a 4 to o victory over the Giants. 00-