Evening star., 1941-09-22
Cards Suddenly
Recover Punch
With Willow
Rookie MusiuI Terrific
In Double Triumph
As $4,000 Cheer
a Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 22-Possi-
bly, too late, although better late
than never, the Cardinals have re-
covered their batting power.
They are a full game back of the
pace-setting Dodgers and time is
growing short, but, as the Red Birds
boarded their train today for Pitts
burgh, they could jubilate over a
34-hit attack that twice overpow-
cred the Cubs and put Billy South
worth's young, injury ridden club
back in the fight.
The odds remain heavily against
the Cardinals. They have four
games left against the Pirates In
Pittsburgh and pair with the Cubs
in Chicago On the other hand,
dem buns" from Brooklyn have
only five games remaining, a game
today against the Phils on the road.
a pair against the Bees in Boston
and two more single games with the
Phils in Brooklyn.
SdIuS oItC Il
The hard fighting Cardinals, how
ever, have new hope after downing
the Cubs with IA hits to and bury
ing those stubborn enemies under a
17-hit avalanche in the nightcap, 7
to 0. That twin victory yesterday
the Cardinals first real
batting outburst since August 81
ae@inst the Giants in New York.
{ once in their last nine games
n they made more than eight
hits until teeing off against Claude
Passeau. Vern Olsen and a trio of
relief pitchers.
The Cards have new hope because
the Dodgers have as much. if not
more, pressure on them. Southworth
hopes that yesterdays defeat at the
hands of the Phillies means that
dem buns" are beginning to feel
the strain. And while the Cards
travel before meeting the Pirates in
a double-header tomorrow, the
Dodgers today must return to
action.
More than $4,000 fans howled with
glee yesterday as the Cards, bounc-
ing back after shamelessly blowing
a 7-to-3 decision to the Cubs on
Saturday. put on a magnificent bat
ting, fielding. pitching and base
running show
Rookie MusiaI Is Terrific.
The pressure was placed squarely
on Rockies Ernie White and Howard
Pollett, the two kid southpaws
White did not last to win the opener
but it scarcely was his fault. The
Cubs collected a pair of unearned
runs to forge ahead. 5-4. While
White was in the box the Cards still
were playing tight, jittery ball
A trio of doubles in the seventh
tied it. however, and brilliant base
running by Rookie Stan Musial won
the game in the ninth. That broke
the spell over the Cards. As the
crowd roared at the finish and the
Phlls' four-run opening inning
against Brooklyn in the nightcap
Southworth's sparkling youngsters
turned on the heat in their own
second game.
Olsen, crack left-hander of the
Cubs, never had a chance with Pol
lett. The Cards came to life and
with Pollett scattering eight hits
and Musial playing the game of his
career. there was no missing Enos
Slaughter and Johnny Mize, in
jured regulars.
These Cards have outstanding
rockies all down the line. Young
Musial, for instance, never played
the outfield in his life until this year
with Rochester. Prior to then he
was pitcher in the Florida State
League. Yesterday in right field he
came through with three spectacular
catches, threw out a runner at the
plate, stole a base, hit two doubles
and four singles and scored the
run in the 6-5 game.
Give this ball club another week
and there would be much groaning
and gnashing of teeth along the
Gowanus Canal. AS it is, South
worth still has hopes that it ism t
too late.