The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-22
REDBIRDS CUT
LEAD TO ONE
GAME SUNDAY
Chicago Fell Before st.
Louis Twice; Record
Crowd Saw Pills Beat
Dodgers
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Especial 20 The Citizen)
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Its
the Dodgers and the Phillies
again in Shibe Park today, and
for the first time in days the
Brooklyns just mathematically
can't get themselves knocked out
Of the lead.
A game ahead of the pace,
the worst the Dodgers can do is
see their lead cut to haIf-game,
because the st. Louis Cards will
be on the road.
The Phillies, who had won 40
games in the entire season, pick
cd yesterday to win their forty
first at the expense Of the Dodg-
ers, whacking game off their
slender margin as the Cards
sailed through the Cubs twice,
6+5 and TO.
The Brooklyns were in fine
fettle for their first match with
the hapless Philadelphians, win
ming by a pleasant 8-to-3 margin,
bit the last-placers took their
revenge in the nightcap, splitting
the Flatbush boys by a 6-3
count.
Record Crowd
Before the largest crowd ever
to jam itself into the Philadel-
phia ball orchards, 300 paying
customers the Phillies bounced
on their more important rivals
in the first inning of the night
cap, poking in three runs before
the Brooklyns had time to get
their hats on straight.
They went ahead and played
the customary eight innings more
after that, but as far as the
Brooklyns We're concerned it was
waste of time.
Knocking the Dodgers down
in order in the first-half of the
initial stanza, the PhIlies sailed
ahead with hits by Bragan, who
doubled, and Etten, who singled
behind Marty after the center
fielder had been given a free
trip. That loaded the bases,
and Danny Litwhiler promptly
lifted one into the left field
stands to put the game securely
on ice.
The Dodgers scored three times
in the third, fourth and fifth,
but the Phillies added a couple
in the fifth when Nick Etten
slammed another home run with
Marty on base.
Win First One
The Buns of Brooklyn gained
their winning margin in the
third inning Of the opener, scor-
ing three times.
The Cards did their scoring
in the ninth inning of their first
game with the Cubs, pulling the
game out of the fire when Stan
Musial sneaked home from third
while the Chicagoans were work
ing on Coaker Triplett at first
The second game was a cinch
with the Cards winning 10. How
ard Pellet, rookie southpaW
scattered eight hits against the
Bruins in the afterpiece.
Giants And Reds Hot"
Bill Terry's New York Giants
yesterday claimed their second
straight doubleheader victory
from the Boston Braves, The
scores were 40 and 15-4. Harry
Feldman, a rookie moundsman
BANKED the Braves in the open
err by scattering nine safeties
while the Giants laid down a 20
hit barrage to win the nightcaE
by lopsided count. Ken O'Des
and Dick Bartell blasted honr
ers in the free-scoring second
game. a
The Cincinnati Reds practical
ly clinched third place in the Ma
tional League by stretching theil
lead to five and half games a.
Elmer Riddle whitewashed tne
Pittsburgh Pirates, 20. Riddle
who allowed the BUGS only SD
hits, turned in his fourth shut
out of the year The victory
was the Reds eighth in a row
and gave them a clean sweep 2.
the three-game series with thu
Pirates.
Yanks Bow To Bosox
One of the largest crowds o
the season in Boston saw theil
Red Sox spank the New Yorl
Yankees Al in the last appear
ance Of the American League