The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-13
Dodgers To Face Munger New Teller

New York, Sept. 13. CUP)-There wasn't a word of truth today to the rllnor that Brooklyn Dodger Manager Leo Durocher, the most dapper man in town, had asked his tailor to fit him for double breast strait jacket.
 Not that what happened to his pennant-bidding Brooklyn Dodgers against the first place St. Louis Cardinals at Ebbets Field yester- day wasn't enough to drive him crazy.
 It was a game which for the aft ernoon turned the bitter National League stretch battle between the Dodgers and the Cardinals into 8 farce at St. Louis pushed across five big runs in the first inning and went breezing along to 10 to 2 triumph.
 Beat Dodger Ace
 The Cards beat the Dodger Ace, Kirby Higbe, treating the great man not at all like a pitcher who had turned in 8 one-hitter against the Giants his last time out. They f1n- ished 211 games in front, making it certain that Brooklyn cannot catch up, even by winning the two remaining games of the series.
 Today, on Friday the 18th, the Dodgers face the national Leagues new fire-hali specialist, ex-GI George Munger, whose speed is compared with that of Bob Teller, the American League kingpin.
 Still Durocher isn't too disturbed. He knows that his Dodgers have had an abundant quantity of what their general manager, Branch Rickey. calls bounce" That means they are able to recover, somehow, from their worst situations and 1t explains why they are still pennant challengers with roster of 16 rockies out of a total of S1 players.
 That they looked bad in losing a lop-sided game at 8 time when they were supposed to be at their peak, can't be denied. Rookie Catcher Joe Garagiola, .224 hit ter, tagged Higbe for three-run first inning homer and Higbe pre- viously was guilty of dilatory field ing on a ground single by George Kurowski that might have retired the side without tally.
 Pollet Wins 18th
 All of which takes nothing from the brilliance of the Cards who made IA hits as their ace lefty, Howie Pollet, yielded only five to rack up his 18th triumph. And # they win today, even Durocher may not have an adequte solution for what to do next.
 The Red Sox, finding it harder to win their pennant clinching game than any they have played all season, dropped their sixth in a row at Cleveland, to as Bobby Teller scored his 24th victory, striking out seven to bring his sea- son total to 308. Les Fleming hit a Cleveland homer.
 Detroit stayed mathematically in the running with to win over the Yankees, who dropped their fifth straight game. Hank Green berg hit his third homer in as many days and his 34th of the season and Roy Cullenbine also got a route clout for the Tigers.
 The Senators put across six runs In the eighth inning to defeat the Browns at St. Louis, g to 6, Stan Spence getting three hits in the 14- hit attack on four pitchers.
 Pirates, Braves Divide
 The Pirates divided with Boston, Jack Hallett pitching the Bucs to a l to o first game win and Ed Wright countering with six-hit, 3 to l job for the Braves in the finale.
 A 10th inning run gave the Cubs a 4 to victory at Philadelphia after the Phils won an equally tight opener, 5 to 4, scoring all their runs in the last two innings.
 The Giants, behind two-hit pitch ing by Rookie Montia Kennedy, ended six-game losing streak by defeating the Reds at New York, 4 to 1.
 Philadelphia at Chicago in the