The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-30
Double Win Over Dodgers Soddens Lip
By WALT BYERS United Press Sports Writer

United Press Sports Writer
 New York, Aug. 30. UP)-Vice- President Jim Gallaghers boast that his Cubs would take care of Brooklyn was ringing in Manager Leo Durocher's ears today as his battered band of Dodgers arrived home by train from that wild-and- woody part of the United States west of the Hudson river.
 Eleven games ago the Dodgers Strutted out to conquer the west, two games ahead in the National League race. But they wearily trouped back into town today, two and-a-half games behind the Car dinals and wondering what hit them two afternoons running at Chicago.
 An Irishmans ire and the hottest ball club in the National League proved the Dodgers downfall at windy Wrigley Field. One quiet Saturday recently, Gallagher, thin, bespectacled little man, ac- cused the eastern teams of quit ting to the Dodgers and indicated that his Cubs could whip Duro cher's darlings on any given day.
 One-Run Games
 They did it Wednesday, to 3, and again yesterday, 3 to 3. That double dose enabled the Cardinals to grab their biggest National League lead of the season, two and 8 half games, when southpaw ace Howie Pollet hurled his fourth shut out and 17th victory of the cam paigr, a masterful, five-hit, 4 to 0 victory over the Giants, yester- day.
 It's hard to recognize the hot footing Cubs these days. They have become ninth inning ball club, coming from behind with spectacu- lar rallies to win seven straight games and II of their last 13. That's the swiftest pace in the National League and playing major role has been Fordham Hank Borowy, the fainting righthander who pitch ed the Cubs to the pennant last year.
 BoroWy, who was taking his show CTS in the middle of games earlier in the season. has won three games during the Cubs spurt, beating the Phillies Aug. 20. the Giants, Aug 25. and Brooklyn yesterday for his ninth victory, which pulled the Cubs to within six games Of the Dodgers.
 Big 3 Flop
 Surprisingly, the Dodgers big three"-Pee Wee Reese, Dixie Walk CT and Pete esReiser played assisting roles in the Cubs victory yesterday. The Cubs scored two of their runs on errors by Reese and Walker and in the ninth inning. Reiser-the big stick man Of the trio-grounded weakly to the pitcher with the bases loaded, ending the game. Borowy pitched g l-3 innings with curVeball ace Ray Prim retiring the last two Dodger hitters.
 At St. Louis, the Cardinals sure fingered defense turned in four double plays behind Pollet as Terry Moore. Marty Marion, Fry Dusak and Clyde Kuttz each drove in a run with a double.
 Del Ennis 18th homer of the sea son. with two on in the fifth inn ing, gave the Phillies their second straight victory over the Pirates, 5 to ?, before Pittsburgh's smallest crowd of the season. ,fA fans.
 Pitchers
 A walk to George Kell, Doc Cramers single and Hank Green bergs infield out gave the Detroit Tigers a run in the f4th inning and a 9to 8 victory over the Rec Sox. Dave (Boo) Ferriss was bid- ding for his 24th pitching victory but escaped without a decision as the SoX used five pitchers and De- troit three. counting starter Al Ben ton. Dizzy Trout was the winner Bob Klinger the loser. .
 Tanks Scalp Indians
 The Yankees maintained thelr three-game lead over the Tigers and moved to Within l2 l/2 games of the Red Sox with l2-hit attack, including Joe Gordon's l1th homer, that gave them a g to l victory over Cleveland. The Chicago White Sox night game at Washington was rained out.
 At Cincinnati, the Braves m- creased their four place National League lead to eight and a half games by defeating the Reds to l behind Ed Wright's steady, siX-hlt pitching. Bama Rowell's two-run homer in the sixth was the big blow. YESTERDAYS STAR: SouthpaW Howie Pollet, whose flve-hit, to o victory over the Giants was his 18th triumph Of the season and gave the Cardinals two and hall game lead.
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