Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Runnerup Clubs
Are Helpless
In Pinches
BengoIs, Brooks Take
Double Beotings;
Lunohun Scores
By BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A lot of exporting has been done
to show how the Brooklyn Dodgers
and the Detroit Tigers can win the
big league pennants. But the fact
remains that Cincinnati and Cleve-
land still are getting ready to enter
tain the World Series crowds.
The ability to win when a victory
is most needed seems to be the
strong point of both teams-and 1t
never was better demonstrated than
yesterday.
The Reds were faced with the
red-hot (for a day. Giants and the
Dodgers were willing, nay, anxious
to white the st. Louis Cards down
twice and thus getting within az
games Of the Rhinelanders. But
today's standings will show the
Brooks are 5la games back, thanks
to the Reds stirring finish over the
Giants in a 80 thriller and the
Brooks double loss to the Cards,
80 and 4-3.
Reds Rise in Ninth.
The Jints' Bill Lohrman had his
tenth victory practically in his
pocket when the Reds unleashed
four-hit ninth-inning attack that
went like this: Pinch-hitter Lew
Riggs doubled and scored on Linus
Frey'S single. Frey advanced or
Ival Goodman's double and they
both rode home on Frank McCor-
mick's long single to left. The VIC
tory thus went to Junior Thomp-
son-his twelfth of the campaign.
After the Dodgers bowed to Clyde
Shoun's six-hit pitching in the first
game at st. Louis, Hugh Casey came
apart at the seams and cost them
the second game. The nightcap
was tied at Sail, thanks to a pair
of Dodger homers by Pete Coscarart
and Dolph Camilli and there was
one out in the Cards half Of the
eighth. Then Johnny Mize singled,
Enos Slaughter walked, Joe Orengo
made the second out and then on
eight straight balls Pinch-hitters
Don Padgett and Stu Martin walked
to force in the winning run.
Lanahan Boys Bees.
Claude Passeau racked up his
18th win of the season by pitching
the Cubs to a 40 decision over the
Phillies. He gave up only three
hits and issued no walks for one
of the days best performances.
Dick Lanahan wasn't quite as ef-
fective, but he hurled the Pirates
to 6-3 decision over the Boston
Bees to end six-game losing
streak, as Deb CAIRNS continued his
sensational hitting. getting three
blows to boost his average for the
last 27 games to .41s.
II the Indians want to clinch the
American League pennant quickly
they ought to play the rest of their
games at Boston's Fenway Park,
where Ken Keltner usually is good
for a batting spree. He had one
yesterday in leading the leaders to
an lis victory over the Sox. His
round tripper with the bases loaded
was the lustiest blow in the game
that gave Bobby Feller his I'D VIC
tory, though he didn't finish.
Yanks Tie for Fourth.
The Yanks climbed into a fourth
place tie with the Chicago White
Sox by earning a double-header
victory over the Detroit Tigers, AS
and Al. Old Charley Ruffing and
young Ernie Bonham hurled pair
of very good games. That left the
Tigers four and one-half games back
of the Indians.
The White Sox had trouble with
the Athletics, winning the first
game, 6-1, with a five-run rally in
the ninth, but losing the second,
4-3, in the 10th when Wally Moses
stole home with the winning run.