Evening star., 1941-09-05
Idle Brooks Gain
Tilt Lead When
ST. Louis Says
Bronxmen Get Fifth
Title in Six Years
In Record Time
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Today's best advice for baseball
fans is to get your nickels ready for
subway SerieS-the New York
Yankees have clinched the American
League pennant and the Brooklyn
Dodgers have been handed the
National League lead on big.
brimming platter.
The Yanks bombed their way to
their fifth championship in six years
yesterday by smashing the Boston
Red Sox, 63, with l0-hit assault
on two of Boston'S best pitchers,
Dick Newsome and Mickey Harris,
while Atley Donald was holding the
Red Seekers in check on five safetieS.
The New Workers thus achieved
their 9lSt victory against As defeats
for a 20-game lead over the Chicago
White SoX-Who regained exclusive
possession OF second place through
the crumpling of the Red Sox.
The triumph. which put the Yanks
out OF reach of all rivals clinched
the pennant at the earliest date in
American League history.
Cards Muff Fine Chance.
All this was no surprise to any one.
The noise like distant thunder heard
in the major leagues yesterday was
the St. Louis Cardinals crashing in
double header at Chicago, 80
and 4-3.
The Redbirds were presented with
the same kind of golden opportunity
Brooklyn had fumbled on WedneS-
day. On that day st. Louis was
rained out and the Dodgers had
chance to take charge of the senior
circuit by padding the last-place
Phillies in double header. Brooklyn
divided the contests and left the
Cards on top the league
Yesterday it was Brooklyn that
was rained into idleness and the
Cardinals who played a double
header with the same huge reward
at stake. They not only muffed the
opportunity. but their double de-
feat dropped them one full game
back of Brooklyn.
The Cardinals started two of their
finest pitchers. Lon Warneke. fresh
from his no-hitter at Cincinnati. and
the Skillful Mort Cooper. but each
had to be removed in the fourth
inning.
Passeau Blanks st. Louis.
-
hurler for the sixth-place Cubs.
shut out ST. Louis, 80, on five hits
in the opener. Chicago collected
one run in the first, one in the Sec
ond and another in the fourth and
the no-hit relief pitching of Max
Lanier and Howard KriSt from that
point on was not sufficient to change
the outcome.
The nightcap was a bitter battle
that went II innings and was de-
cided by the Cardinals most glaring
weakness-uncertain fielding. The
Redbirds made five errors, and on
the last Outfielder Don Padgett
dropped a fly ball to let in the VIM
ming run after Stan Hack had
walked and gone to third on A
single by Lou Stringer. The score
was 4-3
Cooper was wild at the start and
let the Cubs score single runs in
each of the first three innings. St.
Louis again received fine relief
pitching to no avail, Howard Pollet
and Lanier hurting seven scoreless
| innings.
Bucs Close in on Reds.
Paul Erickson went the route for
the Cubs and, after giving st. Louis
two runs in the second. allowed
only one other tally-a homer by
Johnny Mize in the sixth. Babe
Dahlgren hit his Goth of the season
| in the second for Chicago.
The Pittsburgh Pirates closed the
gap between them and the third
place Reds to half-game by beat
ing Cincinnati again, 40. before
rain halted play in the last of the
fifth. Rip Sewell held the world
champions to one hit over this alb
breviated distance while the Pirates
| pelted Bucky Walters for five.
Bob Feller finally got his 20th
triumph, but it took three-run
rally in the 10th inning by his
Cleveland Indians to nose out De-
troit, 7-6. The Tigers scored twice
in their half of the 10th.