Show Old Men Keep Reds Winning B By CARL LUNDQUIST NEW V YORK July 26 UP Two UP-Two Two fine pitchers whose greatest moments of stardom on the diamond are behind them were keeping Cincinnati's remote pennant hopes alive today with comeback bo born n of f courage and nurtured in disappointment Not much is heard any more more- about Johnny the double no-hit no kid of 1938 nor about Bucky Walters Waiters the National National National Na Na- leagues league's most valuable player in 1939 The Reds themselves themselves themselves them them- selves seem destined to a role of obscurity despite the fact that in their heir fourth place position in the National league they are closer to o the leading Brooklyn Dodgers than Jian the second place Yankees are arc areto areto to the Red Sox in the American But without the roar of the crowd the big headlines and the worship hero-worship that Is reserved for champions Lefty and aging nging Walters are doing all right tight for or themselves Each has won six straight games together they form forma 11 a great two one-two combination that ranks with any pair of money pitchers in the league And If the he Reds could just begin to get some of ot those acutely scarce base hits to back up the pitching and arid strong defensive play the team I might yet make a bid for the National National National Na Na- league flag i and andy Vandy Gets Control chief stock In trade rade last ast night as he hc shut out the Jie Braves at Boston 1 to 0 on lour four our hits was his control It was because he once lacked Jacked It that he was sent back to the minors even after pitching those consecutive no He Ho walked only one I batter and gave up only two hits after alter the first inning Wildness I by ay Johnny Sam Sain in the eighth plus two fielding lapses gave the Reds their run without a hit Bobby Adams scoring when second baseman baseman baseman base base- man Connie Ryan threw away a double play ball bali On the previous pre day the 36 year year old old Walters who started his career as a third baseman won his sixth straight beating the Braves 2 to 1 The Tho Dodgers lengthened their lead to a game and a half with a significant 4 to 1 victory over the Cubs at Brooklyn in which Hal Gregg proved he was ready once more to be a dependable starter Gregg who suffered a muscle in injury injury injury in- in jury on May 14 hadn't won a game since May 1 but mastered the Cubs most of the way getting getting get get- ting into trouble only In the eighth when he gave up three straight singles for their only run Rookie Carl Furillo drove in two runs with two hits while Dixie Walker Valker got three hits and scored twice Cards Divide The Cardinals bidding for their fifth filth straight sweep of ot a doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader double- double header had to settle for lor a split at New York winning the opener 2 to 1 behind the tho clutch pitching of ot Howie Pollet then dropping the second game 6 to 1 as Montie Montie Montie Mon- Mon tie Kennedy pitched a three-hit three game for the Giants Bill Voi- Voi selle who threw only four pitches In the opener was sent to a hospital hospital hos hos- I hos-I pital pita as the losing pitcher by Red who smashed a line I drive against his knee for a single single single sin sin- gle after which Harry Walker knee injury is to keep him out of the game for two or three weeks After the Walker homer Mike Budnick pitched shutout ball Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Ken Ken- nedy received hit 12 support In Including Including In- In eluding a homer by Jack Graham as the tho Giants beat the Cards for forthe forthe forthe the time In 16 starts The Pirates beat the Phils at Philadelphia 2 to 1 on John Lannings Lanning's Lannings Lan Lan- ning's flings pitching then dropped a 9 to 2 decision in which ex-Cardinal ex pitcher Blix Donnelly pitched a six-hit six game in his Philly debut Homers by Frank McCormick mick with two men abase and by rookie Del Ennis gave Donnelly enough runs Bob Elliott hit a Pirate homer and scored tho first winning game-winning run after smashing a triple Chis ox Win ln Again The White Sox Soc beat the Red Sox for the sixth time In nine games at Chicago this year winning 3 to 1 as Lefty Edgar Smith rationed the league leaders with eight sin sin- The defeat reduced Boston's place first-place edge to 11 games Relief pitcher Joe Berry won his own game against his team ex-team- mates the Athletics when he doubled doubled dou dou- bled bed and scored after two singles to give the Indians a 9 to 8 win at Cleveland They made 19 hits their season high off four pitchers Hank Edwards got hi his second homer In as s many days f t. t C PIO PIONEER EER LEAGUE BIG SL SIX SL Including games played July 24 21 Low Boe Boise 75 75 Games AB AZ A 07 II H RBI 79 70 35 I locAtello 73 98 08 36 33 Ogden 04 64 91 49 35 I ce ci S 'S Salt gait I di Lake k 84 g 84 1 87 35 g Long Ogden 73 73 30 33 Lot Los Twin Falls Fall 69 6 GO 89 SO 47 33 Chesnes of Salt Lake who has bun been In the batting lead for Cor several 1 weeks has ha poe been n dropped from the h big six due to hi hilow his hi nn g tb low n number of times e at bat |