The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-17
DODGERS DROP
HALF-CAE|E OFF
NARROW LEAD
Lost thinning Battle To
Reds; Giants And Red
birds Fought To IL To-
Round Tie
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NEW YORK, Sept. 17-About
| the only consolation for Flat
/ bush fans today is that their
Beloved Buns have worked one
more bad game out OF their sys-
tenns-afd they stili are pacing
the National League a game and
ia half ahead of the persistent
| Cards.
Both the Dodgers and the Gin
cinnati Reds looked terrible in
spots yesterday as they struggled
through IL innings to an eventual
/ 4-3 win for the former world
champions.
The Cardinals failed to take
advantage of the Brooklyn loss,
however, playing a 10-inning tie
with the Giants, 1-to-1.
i Bill Werber of the Reds prac-
ftically won the Brooklyn fray
by himself yesterday, driving III
every one of the Reds four runs
and breaking up the ball game
/ In the eleventh to save it from
going into another twilight af-
/ fair like the previous days IT
inning thing.
Drove In Joost
Eddie Joost had gone to second
in the eleventh after getting on
with a single, and two men were
out when Werber came to bat for
the last time. Lining out a hard
Init single to leftfield, Werber
won the game with Joost sliding
! home under a beautiful throw to
| the plate by Joe Medwick.
/ Elmer Riddle, pitching nine in
nings with some horrible Gin
Icinnati support, never allowed
an earned run, but it was Rookie
Ray Starr, the Reds third Pitch
err of the day, who finally won the
game on Joost's Overwhelming
tally.
The Dodgers worked out
peculiar play of their own in the
tenth, after tying up the game
| in the ninth on a couple of Red
| fumbles. The Brooklyns had
filled the bases with none out in
that frame, loading the sacks by
virtue of walk and q couple of
hunts, slow throw and an err
ror.
Starr, who had just taken the
mound for the Reds, famed
Dolph Canilli and Riggs attempt
led to bunt, popping one straight
lup, whereupon Ernie Lombard
picked it out OF the air and
whipped ii 70 third, throwing
Dixie Walker out by five feet.
Mcccrmck slips
Mike Mccormick Of the Reds
had slipped up in the first-half
Eof the tenth, getting himself
/ thrown out at third after driving
| "a screaming double into the right
field corner Failure to touch
first base had cost him a run in
] the eighth.
The Dodgers used four pitch
Iers in the game, Newt Kimball,
Luke Hanlin, Kirby Higbe and
Hugh Casey, who gave UP all to-
gether. II hits.
Hal Schunacher Of the Giants
and Lefty White of st. Louis
battled through nine innings Of
/ their game before Schumacher
went out for a pinchhitter and
White was driven from, the
mound.
st. Louis had been hanging on
/ from the first inning with one
run lead, which the Giants
equalled in the ninth when Ar
novich singled, Jurges doubled.
and Mickey Wick singled to
bring home the important run.
The Cards picked UP their
lone tally when Hopp singled,
More was passed and Crabtree
poled one safely.
Darkness ended the game after
the tenth.
Braves Hap Cubs
A l5-hit attack against four
pitchers swept the Boston Braves
to an 8-5 victory over the Chi
Ecago Cubs. Spanked By right
fielder Moore with three safe
ties, four Braves pounded cut
two bingles apiece Both Of left
fielder RoweIrs hits were two
Dangers
The Cubs drew first blood, tai
4 lying once in the second, but
THE Bostonians wrested the lead