The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
TEN GAME LEAD ANDCLEvELAND
 FLOP DOES II
New Workers Have ''Indian Sign' on Cleveland;
 White Beats Giants
By GEORGE KIRKsEE United Press stan COrrespondent)

United Press Stan COErespondent)
 New York, July 2b-.CUp)-Ths tenacious St. Louis Cardinals, who never know when they're licked, oc- cupied the National league throns room today. It'll take . lot of blast ing to get them out of there fl they continue their dogged resist ance in the face of all manner of events.
 The Cards downed the Giants, 3-2, in 10 innings yesterday for their fourth extra inning victory in their last nine games. With the Dodgers idle, the Red Birds picked up half a game to break their first place tie.
 Going into the seventh the Cards were beaten, 20, and going into the ninth they were behind, 2--1, but those are the kind of situations that seem to bring out the best in the Cardinals. They knotted the count in the ninth, and then won in the tenth after stopping the Giants with the winning tally on
 Johnny wittig had the Cards shut out until the seventh when Jimmy Brown, Estel Crabtree and Walker Cooper singled in a run. With two out in the ninth, the Cards roared back to toe the score and almost won in that frame. Creepy Crespi and Terry Moore singled, and then Johnny Hopp doubled to right, with Mel Ott fail- lng to make leaping catch. Crespi scored the tying run but Moore was thrown out at the plate, Ott to Jurges to Danr1ing.
 White Nemesis
 The Gaints got Dick Bartell around to third with two out in the tenth, but Ernie White who came h to face the Giants for the third straight day famed John Fucker. Previously White had tanned pinch hitter Hartnett. Then the Cards ;riumphed on Slaughter,s single md Jimmy Browns double of Hal It was Whites third win in three days over the Giants md his tenth of the season.
 The Yankee pennant express con- inued to roar world seriesward by the Indians again, Al. t was the Xanks' sixth straight yin and their 18th victory in lO James with Cleveland. Lefty Gomez, elie9 from Ernie Bonham in the Ilthough he had to have 6 bit of ighth and ninth, hung up his ninth ,ictory and seventh in Q row. Char ie Keller blasted homer No. 24 with Joe DiMagsio on base. DilNag- 10 singled of Jim Bagby, hitting in ifs seventh straight game since Al 'mith and Bagby stopped him. The triumph increased the Tanks lead 0 10 games.
 Pittsburgh moved into Q fourth lace tic with the Giants by put. Ing on . ninth inning rally which ave them 3-2 victory over the 'hillies. It was Pittsburgh's fifth traight and ninth win in thei, ast l2 games. Lefty Grissom, who ost his 10th straight, had the 'irates licked, 2-l, going into the tnth but Gustine's cUuble and 'tu Martins single drove in two allies.
 Babe Dahlgrens l4th homer en. bled the Cubs to nose out the 'raves, 5-4. after Chicago had potted Boston four-run lead 'laude Passeau was kkocked out 2 the first inning but Jake Mooty, 'ho o> pitched the last five innings, topped Boston cold.
 Macks Move Up
 Connie Mack's Athletics thumped he Browns for the third straight ay, 9-7, and climbed into fifth lace over the stumbling Tigers. Ifter spotting the Browns a 4-c lad in the first inning the As laid own a l3-hit barrage against Al. n, Newlin and Caster. Sam Chan. lan and Benny Mccoy homered.
 Dropping their seventh straight anne, the Tigers dumped ir,tr xth plyace. Leading 5-2 in the nth, the Tigers collapsed and the enators scored four runs to beat 'etroit for the llth time in ie ames. The victory enabled the enators to climb out of the cellar, tainbackS error on Cecil Travis ngle let the winning run in.
 The Red Sox clouted out a 1i--l ctory over the White Sox behind Hickey Harris six-hit pitching. m Tabor's 1lth homer with the lseS loaded was the winning inch. He also hit a double and 'ove in a total of six runs.