The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-16
90 BATTLE ENDED
in FARCE; INCREASE
LEAD TO 2 GAMES
Easy Remaining Seized
ule Practically Clinch-
IS National League
Flag For Buns
esr .claI to The CitI.-n,

ring a miracle that would con-
vert the Philadelphia Phillies
into a big league baseball team,
Brooklyn's Dodgers today were
in.
Triumphant In dizzy Tim
ming duel with the Cincinnati
Reds yesterday, the Flatbushers
today were securely fixed at two
games ahead of the ST. Louis
Cards. who were idle yester-
day.
The Dodgers, including their
tilt with the Reds today, have
only IL more games to play, sew
en- of them with the last place
Phillies, who have achieved the
inspiring distinction of losing SO
of possible 1873 games. Two
more of the Brooklyns' games
are with the seventh-place Bos-
ton Braves, and another pair will
pit them against the fourth
place Pirates.
The Cardinals, scheduled to
meet the New York Giants to-
day, get a double crack at Boston
tomorrow and one more Thurs
day, then move on to Chicago,
where the Cubs have developed
a disconcerting habit of beating
the ears off any pennant con-
tender in sight. Of their remain
ing IA games, the Cards play
Boston three times, New York
once. the Cubs six and the Pi-
rates four.
Played In Dark
The Dodgers, who have done
about everything else, played
the last part of yesterdays game
in the dark, winning by a 81
count with a seventeenth-inning
splurge in the light of bonfires
kindled by the fans,
Pete Reiser, who had hit q
single in six times at bat. walked
out for his seventh appearance al
the plate in the seventeenth and
lofted one into the stands for 9
home run to start the belatec
Dodger rally.
Paul Derringer of the Reds
who had pitched is scoreles:
innings in a thrilling duel with
S6-year-old Johnny Allen, went
out after Reiser's homer hac
been followed by singles by Dol
Carnilli and Lew Riggs.
Owen Scores Two
Joe Medwick slapped a ground.
er to Benny Zientara, who fun
bled it, letting in a run. Witt
Manager Leo Durocher yelling
for him to strike out and enc
the inning, Mickey Owen hi
another single to left, bringing
in two more runs, and Jim Turn
er, who had relieved relief hurl
er Joe Beggs for the Reds, allow
ed another run to come in on
wild pitch.
Red Manager Bill McKechni,
was bowling for the umpires Il
call the game. which woulc
have made the score revert t
the 90 of the sixteenth inning
bu the game went on.
Billy Herman finally endet
the Dodger half of the proceed
ings by tanning on purpose.
After getting two walks OF
Hugh Casey, who had relieved
Allen, the Reds scored their onl'
run on single by Harry Graf
and an infield out.
BY the end of the game. tn
only light around consisted 9
fires started in the stands by tn
spectators, and the red light OF
the scoreboard.
Yanks Cuthit But Win
The Cleveland Indians outhi
the New York Yankees, SO, bu
the McCarthymen won the game
AZ. All Smith, who opened o.
the mound against the Yank:
went to the showers after sev
en- innings. relieved by Gromeh
All New York runs and hits wer
secured off the hurting Of Smitf
Boston Red Sox' Harris shut
out the Chicago White Sox un
til the very last inning. Firnin
in a five-hit job against the en-
sox. Harris received exceller
support from his teanmate'
who pounded two Chicago pitch
ers for IA safeties. Final scor
was 6-1. Is.
The st. Louis Browns, scorin
all their regulation runs IN tn
fourth inning. showed over
lone marker in the tenth to nos