The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
WALKER IS WALL0pING
 D0DGERITE:
BY JOE REICHLER

Almost any Brooklyn cltlzen will tell you in all sincerity that the Grestost thing that ever happened 10 that fair borough since it's dis covery 300 years ago was when Dixie Walker came to the Dodgers back in 1939
 Walkers popularity is so great that Ebbets Field patrons some times tip their hats to him on the street. Coming in a town where the residents doff their hats only in churches and at funerals, that is hero worship of the. first or der.
 That's what they were yelling yesterday following Brooklyn's f-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, which enabled the Dodgers to re- tain their three-game first place margin over the St. Louis Cardin- als. And what did their Dixie do? He only smashed two triples to knock in three runs and scored the other himself.
 The Cards kept pace with the National League leaders by ending the five-game winning streak of the onrushing Philadelphia Phillies Al, to prevent temporarily at least Ben Chapman's hustling crew from taking over fifth place.
 Tn American League
 The American League leading Boston Red Sox had to come from behind to stave off their most dis astrous day of the season. Trail ing Detroit 80 and later 3-2 in the eighth inning of the nightcap, af- ter already having dropped the first game of their doubleheader 16-2, the Red Sox came up with seven runs to whip the Tigers 93 and earn an even split.
 The New York Yankees narrow cd Bostons margin to seven games by defeating tEe Cleveland Indians 8-4 in the rubber game of tEcir three-game series.
 16-Inning Gdnle
 Washington edged out the Chica- go White Sox 4-3 in Is innings with pitcher Sid Hudson scoring the winning run on Bob Kennedy's tumble in the longest game played so far in the majors. A three run homer by Chet Laabs and an- other by Walter Judnich with one mate aboard enabled the St. Louis Browns to smother the Philadelphia Athletics 11-4 in night contest.
 The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates exchanged places in the National League when Lefty Dave Koslo pitched the Giants out of the cellar with a five-hit 40 shutout over the Bucs.
 Mort Cooper spaced 12 hits to out last four Chicago pitchers as the fourth place Boston Braves wallop- ped the Cubs 11-2. Billy Herman led the Braves 15-hit attack with three singles.
 The scores and batteries:
 American League
 Boston g. Detroit 16; Dobson, Kinger CD, Rutland CD, Bagby (3) and partee; Newhouser and Tebbetts.
 Second game-Boston g; Detroit B. Ferriss and H. Wagner; Trucks, Caster t8), Benton (8) and Swift. Washington 4; Chicago 3; 16 in- nings; Leonard, Haefner CID, Hud- son 13) and Evans; Haynes, Pa pish (9) and Fresh.
 New York 8; Cleveland 4; Chand- Ter and Silvestri; NiarhoS (D Elm bree, Kakakauskas t8), Center (8) and Hogan.
 Philadelphia 4; St. Louis II; Fowler, Savage (5), Griffith t6), Christopher CD and Roser; Shirley, Fannin t6) and Helf.
 National League
 St. Louis 4; Philadelphia 1; Dick son and Rice; Raffensberger. Hum- phries (9) and Seminick.
 Cincinnati 2; Brooklyn {; Heus- ser, Shoun CD and Mueller; Bar ney, Herring (8) and Edwards.
 Pittsburgh 0; New York 4; Bahr, Gerheauser CD and Camelli, Lopez CD; Koflo and Lombardi.
 Chicago 9; Boston II; Wyse, Ad- ans t4), Fleming CD, Bithorn f8) and McCullouch; Cooper and Pad gett, Masi CD.