The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-09
ReiserHos Surpassed Cobb s Mark


 New York, Sept. g - (UP) - If nothing else works, the Brooklyn Dodgers are well equipped today to steal" the pennaHt from the St. Louis Cardinals.
 They are working on spike shoe routine in which pistol Peter ReiSer, the most notorious base burglar on the loose these days plays the lead- ing role, and only expert policing by catchers and baseman has any effect against them.
 Ask Catcher Ben Warren of the Giants what they are getting by with. They stole eight bases against him yesterday as they wound up hostilities with the New Workers for the season with an II to triumph at Brooklyn. That gave them 8 to- tai of 95 stolen bases for the season, tops by far for any beam in either league.
 Tops Cobb's Record
 ReAser, who stole three of the bases, made his seventh theft of home for the season, something that even that redoubtable old bandit, Ty Cobb, never was able to accom- plish in one year. Reiser alone has stolen 8 bases, also tops for both leagues. Rookie Joe Hatten held the Giants to four hits for his 10th vic- tory and his battery mate, rookie Bruce Edwards popped his first big league homer. Pee Wee Reese also homered.
 T.hievery isn't the only "crime" the babbling Brooks are committing. A lot of folks insist they have been getting by with murder in winning games with helter skelter assort- ment of wide-eyed kids and creak- ing old timers. And they certainly could be charged with arson for the way they have been burning up the league lately.
 Manager Leo Durocher, who isn't blind to the fact that the Cardinals have two rookie catchers in Del Rice and Joe Garagiola, is concen- trating most of all on the stealing. The Dodgers just won't stay put once they get on base.
 For ak their brilliant work yes- terday, they lost ground to the Cards who swept to to and 12' to 2 triumphS over the last place Pirates at St. Louis and increased their lead to two games. Enos Slaughter drove in the winning run with an 11th inning single in the opener to provide George Munger with his second straight triumph since returning from the Army of occupation. Lefty Al Brazle was generous, giving the Bucs 13 hits in the second game, but the Cards made r so he wasn't in any trouble.
 Soxs Miss Pennant Day
 The American League pace set- ters all were in reverse gear and the Boston Red Sox missed 8 chance to chnch mathematically at least a ae for -tffe pepnant by dropping their third straight game, 5 to 3 to the Athletics at Ph1lade elPfda. Phil Marchildon, who has accomplished the miracle of winning 13 games for tf1e last place As held the Red Sox to five hits, two each by Ted Will hams and Rudy York and one by Johnny Pesky.
 The second place Yankees lost their last mathematical chance to o~eFtake the Red Sox by dropping to 1 and to 8 decisions to the Senators at New York. The Tanks now could only tie the Red Sox by winning all their remaining games in the event that Boston dropped all of it's remaining Is games. Stan Spence was the whole show in the Thinning opener hitting two homers to give Early Wynn his sixth tri- umph. called after eight innings be- cause of darkness. Tommy Heinrich hit a Yankee homer.
 The White SoX, given brilliant pitching, topped the Tigers at De- troit, to 2 and 6 to 0. However, the Tigers who have q games left to play, still have the arithmetic on their side and could overtake Bos- ton by winning them all if the Red help from Earl Caldwell beat Tiger ace Hal Newhouser in the opener. Frank Papish pitched the shuout. The Tigers made but four hits in each game.
 Bobby Teller came booming back with a great to victory over the Browns at Cleveland to end a three game losing streak and a slump in which he had dropped six of his last seven starts The Browns won the opener, 4 to 1.
 Teller struck out eight to bring his season total to 3O1, still 42 shy of the all-time mark of 343. Jack Kramer pitched the first game tri- umph for the Browns. Don Ross with homer and double paced the Indians in the second game and Pat Seerey spoiled Kramer's shutout with a first game homer.
 The Braves beat the Phillies, 4 to 3 at Boston when relief pitcher Ed Wright singled in his own winning run in the ninth, after which Tom my Hughes hurled the Phils to f1ve-hit, to shutoue.
 Hank Wyse of the Cubs contri- buted to the days high standard of pitching with a neat four-hitte which defeated the Reds at Chicago, 4 to 1. It was his 14th victory and he helped win it by driving in two runs with double and single.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Pete
 Reiser of the Dodgers who stole
 three bases including home,
 scored two runs and made one
 MaS in an Il to win over the
 Giants.