The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-16
Old Faithful OfDodgers
 Clicks Again

New York, Aug. 16. (UP)- Brooklynites don't have to go all . the way to Yellowstone National Park-they can see "Old Faithful" Dixie Walker right at Ebbets Field and they will match his base-hit eruptions against the antics of any geyser that ever spouted.
 It is debatable whether the bat tered Dodger outfielder is one of the scenic wonders of the world, yet Brooklyn fans insist there is no more beautiful sight to behold than Dixie striding confidently to the plate with runners on base and rally needed badly.
 Like yesterday, for example.
 Starts Rally
 It was in the third inning, the Dodgers were battling scorelessly with the hated Giants and the bases were loaded. Up stepped Dixie with dark brown bat that contained dark brown medicine for Giant hurler Dave KoSlo. In tWinkllng Dixie was on first with single and two runs were across, starting the Dodgers to T to l victory, their fourth in a row over the Giants.
 Walker had been in minor slump which caused almost as much commotion in Brooklyn as if old Faithful had failed to spout on schedule in Wyoming He came out of it with three hits for the day, leading the eight-hit attack that gave Kirby Higbe his 11th victory. Higbe gave up but three hits and missed a shutout because he walked four men in the eighth to force in a run.
 The victory boosted the Dodger lead to two full games over the Cards, who were rained out of their game at St. Louis with the Pirates
 Lots of Pitchers
 There were lots of pitchers but not much pitching at Boston where the Phillies drubbed the Braves, Is to II, after which Bill Lee saved the hurling professions reputation with a to l second game victory for Boston. The Phils made 19 hits including grand slam homer by Jim Tabor in the opener as seven Boston pitchers worked with varying degrees of ineptitude. The Braves made IA hits off four Philly pitchers. Rookie Johnny Wyrostek made eight hits for the Phils in the two games, driving in four runs Lee outpitched Ken Raffensberger, winning the second game on the margin Of two runs batted in on singles by Tommy Holmes. Don Padgett drove in six Boston runs in the opener with homer and double.
 The Reds ended a nine-ga loS- ing streak at Chicago g to g. after which the Cubs won, 3 to 3. Rookie Grady Hatton hit his 18th homer, two doubles and a single to lead Cincinnatis 13-hit attack while Bill Nicholson, Marvin Rickert and Harry LoWery hit Cub homers oil winner Joe Beggs. Ewel Blackwell gave the Cubs only five hits in the second game but his timing was bad and the Cubs rallied for three runs in the third, Phil oavaretta delivering two with a triple. Eocle Lukon homered for Cincinnati the only damaging blow off Hank Wyse who yielded II hits.
 Sam Chapman hit three home runs and a single for personal victory over the Red Sox at Bos- ton as Philadelphia righ-hander Luther Knerr pitched a six-hit, 5 to 3, win. Pete Suder also hit homer for the As.
 Rockies Win for Yankees
 The Yankees gained a game and a half on the Red Sox, but still lag by l2. after trouncing the Senators, 6 to 1 and to 2. behind the capable pitching of rockies Bill Wight and Randy Gumpert Charley Keller hit a homer in each game for the Yankees.
 Hal Newhouser squared accounts with Ed Lopat with to 0 four hit shutout for the Tigers over the White Sox at Detroit. Sunday at Chicago, Lopat won from New houser in an exactly opposite game, 3 to O. on four hits. The Tigers made all their runs on homers, Eddie Lake getting two and rookie Walt fHooD Evers one, his first in the ma jors It was Newhouser's