Show t R S Su I f w It jr r 1 q 1 u US i s E Ea JI a II rl Bobo Boosts Dodger Hopes Cards Trip Giants to Stay Even I By BOB BRUMBY NEW YORK Sept 4 INS INS INS- Louis Norman Newsom the genial Marco Polo and Baron Munchausen of baseball was a very happy man today as he rode a rattler rattIer from Cincinnati back to Brooklyn Old Bobo as the great man terms himself had more than made good his most flamboyant boast since being purchased by the Dodgers from Washington last Monday When apprised of the transfer Old Bobo wired Lippy Durocher his new boss When you bought me you won the National league pennant Dont Don't worry no more Old Hobo Sobo is on the way Shuts Out Reds Yesterday in Cincinnati he arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived with a bang in Dodger uni uni- form While wisecracking on the bench between innings advising Durocher on future world series plans admonishing Mickey Owen how to handle his trick delivery the great man held the Reds to four measly hits the quotes are his own to give the Dodgers a 2 to 0 victory and thereby keeping them four and a half games ahead of the St. St Louis Cardinals in the therace therace therace race for the National league pennant pen pen- nant Old Bobo allowed only two frustrated frustrated frustrated frus frus- Reds to reach second base He fanned eight walked only two The great man who has labored on 13 clubs in eight different leagues during his Marco Polo- Polo ish career had to be good He was pitching against Johnny Vander Meer The no-hit no wonder boy allowed only four hits himself and one unearned run during the eight innings he worked before being relieved for a pinch hitter Pollet Comes Back While Old Bobo was doing wrong by the Reds the Giants were losing losing losing los los- ing to the Cardinals 7 to 0 behind behind behind be be- hind some fancy hit four-hit hurling by Howie Pollet who won his first game in two months The Cards gave the Dodgers an assist however however however how how- ever by putting Harry Danning the Giants' Giants work horse catcher out of action Danning was struck by a foul tip off Walker Coopers Cooper's bat in the seventh inning and suffered a split index finger on the right hand The wound which required several stitches undoubtedly will keep Danning out of action during the Giant-Dodger Giant series Saturday and Sunday The Cardinals need all the help they can get from the if they are to overtake the Brooks with 22 games left to play to 23 by Brooklyn Philadelphia's scheduled night game with Pittsburgh was post post- In the only two games played in the American league Washington Washing Washing- ton whipped Chicago twice 3 to 2 and 14 to 0 the Senators collecting collecting collecting collect collect- ing 20 hits in the nightcap run run- away Bill Butland tossed hit four-hit ball to give the Boston Red Sox a 2 to 0 victory over Detroit |