The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-18
DROP ANOTHER
HALF-GAME AS
BIRDS WIN TWO
Buns Defeated Pirates
With Last-Inning Raj
"; Yanks Nose White
Sox
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18-They
were playing in different cities,
but for most of yesterday after
noon the st. Louis Cards were
breathing right on the backs of
the Dodgers necks
They kept on breathing there
while they trimmed the Boston
Braves twice, and while the
Dodgers fumbled for eight in
nings in the wake of the Pitts
burgh Pirates.
Then the Dodgers came to life.
pounced on Pirate toSser Ken
Heintzelman, won the game by
GA count with a fiye-run
explosion in that final frame,
staggered out of the ball park
clutching one-game lead over
the galloping Red Birds.
/. But for those eight innings,
second place was staring the
Dodgers in the eye. Today, the
/ Dodgers have a won-lost score
tof 93-51 for a percentage of SAG.
If they had lost yesterdays
game, as they seemed intent on
doing most of the afternoon,
they would have had a 500
average with 90 games won and
So lost. while the Cards would
be in first place by 002. with an
average of .641.
/ Heintzelman Pounded
Going into the ninth inning,
the Brooklyns were on the short
end of a 81 score. They had
blasted Heintzelman before, but
they couldn't connect when the
chips were down.
Then, with the end IN sight,
the Dodgers went to work. Augie
Galan, hitting for pitcher Curt
Davis, doubled. Reese and Her
man singled in turn, and Pete
Reiser Iashed out double, driv-
ing in two runs and tying the
score.
Truett Sewell came in for
Heintzelman, quickly disposing
of Ducky Medwick and Lavaget-
to, but walking Canilli and
Walker to fill the bases. Riggs
came in to hit for Owen, singing
for two more runs and putting
the Dodgers on top.
/ The Pirates picked up one
more run off Luke HarnIin. who
! took up the Dodger pitching du-
ties. but that was as far as they
went, and Brooklyn was safe-at
least for another day.
st. Louis had much less trou-
| BILE, pounding the Bostons for
81 victory in the opener, and
winning the nightcap, 81, when
Estel Crabtree poled one out Of
the park in the ninth stanza-
Rookie Loses For Giants
A rookie making his major
league debut yesterday was
knocked out of the box and
charged with the defeat the New
/ York Giants suffered at the
Hands of the Chicago Cubs, The
rookie is Dick Koslo, of Mil
waukee, and the score was 7-3
] The Bruins jumped on Koslo for
] two runs in the first inning and
were never headed. Verne Oh
sen went all the way for Chi
cage, chalking up his 10th tri-
lumph of the season.
A hit batsman with the bases
| loaded forced in the winning
run for Cincinnati in the night
cap of doubleheader thus Civ
/ ing the Reds sweep Of the bar
gain bill. 10 and 81. Johnny
Wander Nicer struck out ii Phil
adelphia PhiIlies in the second
game and won his 18th start.
Yanks Explode In One Inning
A four-run fifth inning, spark
ed by Tom Henrich's threerrun
homer, carried the New York
I Yankees to a 5-3 triumph Of the
Chicago White Sox. Chandler,
on the mound for the Yanks. al
lowed just five hits, one a four
Dagger by Joe Kuhel
The Detroit Tigers. held to-
four hits, got credit for two un-
earned runs to whip the Phila-
deIphia Athletics. 81 For seven
innings Phil Marchildon gave up
only three safeties and his relief.
Porter Vaughn, allowed just one
in the remaining two frames.
A two-run rally in the ninth
gave the Boston Red Sox q 81
victory over the Cleveland In
Idians Dom DiMaggio's single
scored the tying and winning