Evening star., 1941-09-21
ChicagoScores
8 Times in 9Th,
Triiumphs, 7-3
Scheffing, St. Louis
Costoff, Hits Homer
With Bases Full
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY g. Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20.-The pen-
nant hopes of the st. Louis Cardi-
mails were all but shattered here
today as the Chicago Cubs staged a
spectacular SiX-run uprising against
tired Lon Warneke and young How
ard Krist in the ninth inning and
defeated the Redbirds, 7 to 3, to send
them two full games back of the
twice-victorious Brooklyn Dodgers.
To the anguish of 1852 spec
tators. a young utility catcher named
Bob Scheffng stepped TO the plate
with the bases loaded and the score
tied at 3-3 and drove into the left
field bleachers for his first home run
of the year and the blow that may
well have assured Brooklyns Buns
of the National League flag.
It was a cruel defeat for the
Cardinals, who were battling grlmly
and successfully to remain within
striking distance of the Dodgers.
Before the game started the score
board revealed Brooklyn's triumph
in the first game with the PhillleS
by 80 margin.
Before the Cubs sensational rally
the 6-to-1 victory of the Dodgers
in the second game had been posted,
but still the Cards courageously
fought on.
Warneke Loses His Grip.
Tney held a 3-to-1 lead going into
the ninth and then Warneke. who
had given only four hits, lost his
stuff. The Cubs quickly tied the
score and Krist relieved the vet
eran ace, intentionally passing
Catcher Clyde Mccullough to fill the
bases with one down. Instead OF
the weak hitting Johnny HUDSON,
however, Krist found Schefhng at
the plate.
Schefing is no stranger to the
Cardinals. He is a 25-year-old
native of st. Louis who belonged to
the Cards while with Rochester.
He was sold to the Cubs and lost
no time proving that Branch Hickey,
master-mind of the st. Louis tean'
had made a mistake. He hit krlSt
first pitch, a blazing fast ball, ana
it landed well into the bleachers.
The Cardinals went out IN their
half of the ninth after only feeble
effort to get back into the game
With only eight games more to play,
including tomorrow's double-header
with the Cubs here, it now is almost
hopeless fight ahead of the Red
birds.
Cubs Hitless Until Fifth.
Until he tired and lost his con-
troll. Warneke was magnificent as
he sought his 18th victory against
Rookie Johnny Schmitz, Cub south
paw fresh from Milwaukee. Warneke,
who had been beaten four times this
year by Chicago, seemed to have his
first win over them in the bag When
the Cards took a 10 lead in the
first inning. boosted it to 20 in
the third, and finally made 1t 81
after Bill Nicholson had homered
for the Cubs in the fifth.
Nicholson's hit was the first on
Warneke and it served to illustrate
that Lon was whiting because there
after the Cubs started to hit the
ball sohdly instead of popping it up.
Unlike his slab opponent, young
Schmitz, started shakily and i'm
proved as he went along.
The Cards opened the game with
Jimmy Brown walking. reaching
third on Coaker Triplett's two-bag-
ger and scoring on Ernie Dusak's
grounder. In the third, Brown
again started trouble for Schmitz
by doubling, moving to third on a
sacrifice and scoring on Tripletts
single.
Cards Wilt Quickly.
Johnny Hopp walked to start the
Cards eighth and raced to third
when Estel Crabtree, batting for
Triplett. singled sharply to center.
Terry Moore followed with a short
fly to Nicholson in right field and
the Cub fy-chaser, standing just
back of first base, held the ball and
dared Hopp to break for the plate.
(See CARDINALS, Page C-2)