The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-19
BOWED TO BRAVES
AS BUGS TRIPPED
BROOKLYN'S BUNS
Pirates Out Rallied Dodg-
ers To Claim Close At
fair; salvo Mastered
Cards
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NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-The
only thing Brooklyn has to .wor-
~ about now is that national de-
tense requirements might force
them to give up their horseshoes
before they back into their first
pennant in fwenty-one years.
They're the luckiest outfit in
baseball, and win, lose or draw
it looks as if they can stay on
/ top of the National League race
till the snow flies. if neces-
sary.
Yesterday it was a Al lacing
handed the Cards by Boston that
kept the Dodgers afloat as they
tumbled before Pittsburgh, 6-5.
The day before, it was a five
run splurge in the ninth that
saved them from defeat and sec
ond place, while before that a
few innings they played in the
dark against the Reds saved the
day.
Two home runs by Frank DEM
aree and Gene Moore fixed the
Cards yesterday Demeree's
blast pushing in three runs in
the first inning and the second
circuit clout adding an unneces-
sary fourth, tally for the Braves.
Manuel salvo Wins
Manuel Salvo, pitching six-hit
ball and keeping them scattered.
moved the Cardinals down in all
but the second inning, when they
picked up their only run as Crab
tree tripled and Marion singled.
The Braves earned their vic
tory in the initial frame, with
Sisti and Moore singing before
Demaree nailed his homer.
Hugh Casey, fourth Dodger
pitcher to take the mound, let
the Brooklyns down after they
had overtaken and passed the
Pirates in the eighth at ga.
Vince DiMaggio was ON. walk
ed by Luke Hamlin, when Casey
took over. DiMaggio went to
third on a couple of flies. but
the Dodgers had two down there
and Casey baked attempting to
catch the base runner, allowing
DiMag to walk home with the
tying run.
Leo Durocher of the Dodgers
was thrown out of the game for
the immediate below he produe-
ed ON that decision. but things
Immediately became worse.
Casey got two strikes on Al
Lopez. Pirate catcher. and then
wound up by walking him.
whereupon Al Anderson connect
ed for triple and the Dodgers
were through.
The Pirates had gone four
runs ahead in the fourth, driv-
ing Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons out
of the game.
Reds Take Two Again
For the second consecutive
day, the Cincinnati Reds swept
a doubIeheader from the Phila-
delphia Phiiiies, SO and 90
Ray Starr shutout of Phils in
the opener and Frank McCorm-
ick's three-run homer went a
long way to help the Reds in the
nightcap.
The Chicago Cubs, walloping
the New York Giants I'll, moved
into fifth place in the senior cir
cult. A rally IN the seventh in
ming, netting six runs, sewed up
the game for the Bruins. The
uprising was spanked by four
singles and aided by three mis-
cues. Johnny Rucker committed
the most damaging error IN the
fatal seventh. After the bases
were full. Babe Dahlgren smash
ed a single to Rucker, who failed
to stop it, allowing four runners
to cross home plate.
Teller Wins Ne. "A
The Boston Red Sox, cIinging
to second place in the American
league, bowed to the Cleveland
Indians and Bob Teller, 6-1 The
game, final one Of the season be-
tween the clubs. brought Feller
his oath victory of the year.
The teams met in 22 contests.
Cleveland taking the majority
IA.
ST. Louis Browns, vainly try
Ing Tor victory u the eighth m