The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-25
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New York, July 25 - (UP) = What long range hopes the Na- tional League may hold for break ing down the domination of the American League appeared to rest principally with the bright young men of the Brooklyn Dodgers to- day.
 Even though the Dodgers may fail to win the 1946 pennant, the long range building plans of Boss Branch Hickey seem certain to pay of in the not-too distant future. No other major league team in either the American or National circuits is embarked on more am bilious farm program than the Dodgers and evidence of the way that it is paying of is the fact that they are battling for the pennant with substantial percentage of bonaflde rockies in their lineup.
 A game lefty rookie Joe Hatten of Bancroft, Iowa, pitched the Dodgers back into sole possession of first place last night with a six hit, 3 to victory over the Cubs at Brooklyn, who previously had beaten him two times. Along with Hatten there were four other rockies in the lineup, three of whom came up so fast that they weren't even on the Dodger roster at the start of the season.
 Wyse Hit Hard
 Tfie others were center fielder Dick whitman, first baseman Ed Stevens who drove in the first Dodger run with a double; third baseman Bob Rabazotti, whose walk forced in the winning tally; and catcher Bruce Edwards, up re- gently from Mobile, Ala, the farm club in the Southern Association. Each got a hit off Cub pitcher Hank Wyse.
 Hatten finally saw an end to his bad luck against the Cubs. The last time out against them he lost l to 0 battle when a pair Of the five hits he yielded were punched to beat him in the ninth. Before that his rival pitcher Claude Passeau, smashed two run homer In the ninth to win, 2 to O.
 By contrast, the Cardinals, drop ping out of a tie for the lead, had no actual first year men in their lineup when they lost a 3 to l de- cision to the Giants at New York on Johnny Mize's two-run homer in the ninth Lefty Dave Koslo pitch ed the Giants to f1ve-hit victory for his 11th success, shading Johnny Beazley. who had matched him in a tight duel until the ninth.
 Lyn Rowe of the Phlls ran his string of scoreless innings to 20 when he topped the Pirates, to Q at Philadelphia on the margin of Jim Tabors two run homer. It was Rowe's second straight shutout and his 10th victory.
 Walters Beats Braves
 Another veteran, Bucky Walters, pitched him sixth straight victory for the Reds, beating the Braves at Boston. 3 to on nine hits, He had trouble only with league leading batter Johnny Hopp who made a double and two singles to boost his average to 1883.
 The Red Sox evened their series at Chicago with the White Sox winning to l behind Tex Hugh son, who gained his 11th victory Boston made IA hits, Johnny Pesky and Rudy York getting three each
 Bobby Teller won his 18th game and his seventh shutout at Cleve- land, holding the Athletics to three hits as he shaded luckless Bob Say age in 1 to duel. Hank Edwards got the only run on homer. Eel Ter struck out nine batters to TUT his season total to 220.
 Two of the leagues top conver- sationalists, Bobo Newsom a1c Dizzy Trout let their pitching speal for them at Detroit where Newson emerged the winner in to Washington triumph in which ht allowed only seven singles. Trout who dropped his second straight to 0 game to Washington, yielded eighth hits, but two of them witf an error and a sacrifice in th' seventh proved to be his downfall.
 Chandler Wins 18th
 Spud Chandler, helped by John nv Lindells two-run homer in th' fifth pitched the Yankees to a 5 tt 3 victory at St. Louis. It wa Chandlers 18th triumph and h. held the Browns to just five hits.