Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-19 | Page 19 | Scout Aids Brooks in Drive

Scout Aids Brooks g In Drive By PAUL S NEW YORK Aug 19 UP UP- UP Few if any baseball fans have ever ver heard of f Te Ted led l McGrew fl nr Brooklyn's r rookie kie t talent lent sc scout ut b but t i if th the b rs ride h home ne in front of f th the National league this this this' ye year r for the first tUne since 1920 he should get a full share of the World series dough for his discovery ery of Pete Reiser The better part of McGrew's waking ho hours rs are s spent ent combing the bush leagues for promising young diamond talent blent and al although although al- al though there are no figures available available avail avaU- able ble on th the number humber of recruits hes he's forwarded forward d to to the Brooklyn brain trust for the once over it is certain that the youngster he signed for in 1938 is easily the b best st st. At that time Reiser h had hd d been declared d a a free agent after spending spending spend spend- ing a year in the St. St Louis Cardinals Cardinals' Cardinals Cardinals' Cardinals Cardinals' Cardi Cardi- nals' nals farm chain Since joining the Br BrOoklyn oklyn system he has progressed pro progressed pro pro- ro- ro gressed grOssed in three years through Dayton in the Middle Atlantic le league gue Superior in the Northern t and Elmira in ih in inthe the Eastern t to a aspot aspot spot on th the Do Dodgers g rs a ch chance nce at atthe atthe atthe the World s series ries and within striking dist distance of the thele le league gue b batting title In this season his first as a major league regular Reiser who b bats bath ts and n throws with either r hand han has been classed s 's as s the miracle player of th the year and the key keyman keyman keyman man in Brooklyn's pennant ennant drive The Dodgers are o out t ih in front of the National league today by a a a- full game the longest longes le lead d the they have enjoyed since July 21 21 and it was Reiser eiser who put th thOm them n there H He s smacked l his ninth homer of f the year ear in the ninth inning yesterday yest yesterday yes yes- t to give gire Bro Brooklyn klyn a 6 5 de decision decision decision de- de over the Pittsburgh Pir Pirates tes While the C Cards were idle Cincinnati h has s moved in into o third by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies Philli s 13 5 and 5 The champions champions champions cham cham- scored nine unearned runs on eight errors in th the first game While Harry Crafts Craft's homer with two on featured d a run four-run seventh seventh sev sev- inning that won th the nightcap nightcap nightcap night night- cap and alid put the put ut the Reds Ohe one and a h half U games in front of f Pittsburgh Washington n pushed Clevel Cleveland nd a doWn dOn wn into fourth place last night nigh by scoring a 4 2 victory before re smallest cr crowd wd to see abight a night bight g game me in Cleveland this year Steve Sundra held the Tribe to seven hits hitt ih including luding K Ken Keb h K Keltner's Kelt- Kelt lt- lt ners ner's homer for his ninth vict victory ry