The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-22
BROOKLYN GETS
 THE BREAKS AS ST.LOUIS IDLES
Cards Off Today; DOdger Loss Means .OOl Differ.
 ence; MusiaI Stars
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY


 United Press Stan COrrespondent)
 New York, Sept. 22-(UP)-The Dodgers and the Cardinals hit the home stretch today in their furious struggle for the glory and gold of the National league pennant.
 Heading. into the final week, Brooklyn appears to hold the pen- narlt-winning edge. Here's why:
 The Dodgers have Q l-game lead.
 The schedule favors the Dodgers. They have three games with the Phillies and two with the Braves. Their last two games are at home,
 The Dodgers will have their 2l. game winning aces, Kirby Higbe and Whit wyatt, ready to pour at the Braves in Boston Wednesday and Thursday. They've beaten the Braves in nine out of 10 starts this season.
 The Cardinals must play their rec maining six games - four against the Pirates and two against the CubS--on the road.
 Even If the Cards win ell their remaining games, they could still finish second because of that seem. ingly disastrous l0-inning tie with the Giants last Tuesday-aEsuming, of course, that the Dodgers win all their remaining games.
 Anything Can Happen
 But baseball cooks up strange melodramas and there are sure to be many surprises in the next seven days. Clubs as good or better than the Dodgers have cracked up in the stretch, almost with the pennant in their grasp. The Cards probably will hold their threat over the Dodgers right down to the last game.
 Brooklyn will have @ chance to increase its lead today by beating the Phillies because the Cards are idle. If the Dodgers should lose, their lead will be shaved to .00l percentage point.
 With lS,0o0 loyal Brooklyn fans on hand to cheer their beloved buns" the Dodgers inspired Q new attendance record at home for the PhillieS yesterday-35, ,90o. But the faithful saw Brooklyn divide a doubleheader.
 The Dodgers copped the opener, 0-3, behind Johnny Aliens flve-hit pitching, combined with homers by Dolf Camilll (No. 34) and Mickey Owen. The Phils won the night. cap, 6-3, largely because of Danny Litwhiler's homer with the bases loaded of Luke Hamlin in the first inning.
 Billy Herman, who has been play. ing heroically at second base for the Dodgers, was injured in the first game when he fell over First BaSeman Nick Etten. He had to retire but Dr. H. c. Boyle, who ex- anllned him, reported only Q slight muscle strain in the left leg and said Herman would be able to play today.
 Rookie Stars
 Finding their batting eyes again, the Cardinals hammered out 3i hits -i4 in the opener and i7 in the night:ap-to slug the Cubs, 6-6 and To. A brilliant piece of baserun- ming by Rookie Stan MuSial, who scored from second in the ninth on slow roller in front of the plate, won the opener. Catcher Clyde Me- Cullough of the Cubs, who fielded the ball, left the plate unguarded while he wandered down the base line to protest close decision on the play. Rookie Howard Pollett won his fifth In the nightcap, scat- tering eight hits.
 Elmer Riddles 18th victory flea. tured the Reds 20 triumph over the Pirates. The Giants won a pair from the Braves, 40 and i6-4.
 The Red Sox clinched second place In the American league by de. feattng the Yankees, 4-i, on homers by Joe Cronin, Lou Finney and Ted Williams (No. 36). Cleveland nov. ed within half 6 game of third by dividing a pair with the Browns, winning the opener, l4-0, but bow. ing to Denny Gaiehouse in the aft- erpiece, 80. Washington scored a twin victory over the Athletics, 6-5 and 6.2, and moved into sixth place. Detroit beat the White Sox, 6-3, and then Schoolboy Rowe and John Rigney hooked up in q h. inning, l.i tie.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Stan MuStal, Cardinal rookie outfielder, who scored the winning run in the opener against the Cubs and made six hits in ten trips in A double