The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26
Sports
 Parade
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer

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 New York, July 26-tUP)-Med- icines salves and oils having failed, Hank Borowy believed today that a home remedy had cured his cost ly finger blisters and would be the antidote needed by the fading Chi cago Cubs to retain the National League pennant.
 Displaying heavily-calloused in- dex and middle fingers on his right hand hollow checked Hank ex- plained that the protective lump of hard skin was the product of countless hours of rubbing against the stitches of a baseball
 T tried everything Borowy grunted as he warmed up by pour ing fast ball to the practice catcher. But nothing worked. I would pitch just so long and then the finger would get raw and noth- ing helped.
 Good After Mid Season
 Finally I decided that a callous was the only answer so I've been running the sore fingers along the stitches a half hour every night It has done the trick and now I'm ready to go.'
 But, Hank was reminded, Pres ident Larry MacPhail claimed when he sold BoroWy to the Cubs last year that the pitcher was no good after mid-season.
 That's what MacPhail says Be- rowy retorted,. strengthening up after throwing a curve and Wiping a thin film of perspiration from his forehead T showed them last year and I'll show them again this year.
 BoroWy has the records on his side. When MacPhail sent him to the Cubs by mysteriouslg getting him waived out of the American League in 1945. Hank had a 10 and record. And, after the July 27 deal, BoroWy won II and in the stretch for the Cubs to lead them to the pennant. In the series against the Detroit Tigers he won two games while dropping a pair, demonstrating convineingly that de- spite his spare frame he could go in the heat-again making Mac Phail look ridiculous.
 Backache Came First
 Tt has just been one thing after another" the Fordham graduate said as he toed the rubber again. First it was a bad back and l couldn't get rid of the stiffness un- til we got plenty of warm weather. Then came the blisters and they've been plenty of trouble"
 Hank can say that again. For the 30year-old Polish lad from Bloomfield, N. J., up to last Sunday had completed only one game in l4 attemptS-and that lone time he went the route was back on May 5. But with the blisters under con- trol, Hank logged his fast one past the Phils all the way Sunday to score a 3 to 0 shutout and boost his record to four wins against three defeats.
 The thin, almost fraiI looking fellow chewed lustily on a piece of gum and dipped another fast one down the groove.
 "Golly, it feels good now" he grinned, carefully inspecting the troublesome fingers again. We've had so many injuries that it's wonder we are within sight of the leaders, but maybe now we'll get going
 Opines On Pennant
 Hank gripped the ball for another pitch and opined as how maybe the Cubs still could make it.
 All we need is a hot streak and we'd catch them" he said. We haven't had one and the law of averages are on our side. And, hay ing been such a liability, I'd like to start it-and then help keep it go- ing.
 I'd sure like to show that Mac Phail," he added.
 And the way the ball smaeked into the catcherS mitt made you wonder why they didn't paint loud Larry's picture on the glove every time Borowy went to the hill.