The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-13
WYATT SELECTED
TO FACE COOPER
ONE-CAME MARGIN
Buns Dropped Close De-
cision To Red Birds
Yesterday; Clubs Even
In Victories
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/ NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Whit
Wyatt of Flatbush, who had to
run for his life the last time he
took the mound, against the
Chicago Cubs, goes out where
| the baseballs and the curses fly
this afternoon to face the St.
Louis Cards in a game that can
decide the fate both of the Red
Birds and the Buns.
Only a game in front after
their As Smelling at the hands
of the Red Birds yesterday, the
Dodgers have to win this one if
they expect to get a safe entry
permit to 60 back to Brooklyn.
The Cards expected to use
Morton Cooper in this final
game of the final series between
the two red hot pennant con-
tenders The Brooklyns took the
first one Thursday, recovering
their poise after absorbing a
lead-ruining double defeat at
the hands of the Cubs on the
previous day
Two extra base hits by EStel
Crabtree and Gus Mancuso sal
vaged the flag hopes of the Red
Birds yesterday and sliced a
game off the Dodgers margin.
Mancuso Opens Scoring
Mancuso opened the days
scoring in the second, teeing off
on triple which launched a
two-run scoring outburst in that
frame. s
The Dodgers. who outhit their
rivals all day, moved ahead in
the fifth.
Reese singled and went to
third when the ball slipped past
Don Padgett Of the Cards, Her
man popped up and Medwick
slammed one to center, which
also got away from Padgett, al
lowing Reese to score, Herman
to 60 to third and Medwick to
make second. Lavagetto ground
ed out, letting in Herman, and
Ducky came home when Camilli
lifted one to center.
The Cards lifted their ace
hurler. Lefty Pollet. after he had
walked Owen to open the sixth,
and southpaw Max Lanier al
lowed only a single hit by Her
man in the next three innings.
Crabtree Wins Came
Crabtree gave the Cards their
winning punch in the sixth.
bringing the Red Birds from be-
hind with another two-run
splurge.
Crabtree nailed a triple far
out into right field, driving in
one run, and a moment later
Crespi flied out to Medwick, al
lowing the veteran to troz home,
with the winning tally
4 Curt Davis, who pitched un-I
til he was replaced by Hugh
Casey in the eighth. was charged
with the Dodger defeat.
Big Inning For Reds
The Cincinnati Reds, trailing
Ia going into the sixth, broke
loose with both barrels in a.
wild seven-rnn stanza to bury
the New York Giants, 81 The
New Workers themselves jumped
out in front with a big inning.
scoring four runs in the fourth.
That gave them comfortable
margin but it disappeared after
the sixth. The Giants used four
noundsmen against the Reds,
Niece. the first. being charged
with the loss, Riddle went all
the way for the Cincy boys.
The Pittsburgh Pirates shared
honors with the Boston Braves in
a twin bill, claiming the first 6-S
and dropping the .nightcap. 0-5.
gavery blanked the BUGS with a
six-hitter in the last game.
Coming from down under in
the last three innings, the lowly
Philadelphia Phillies nosed the
Chicago Cubs, So. The Cubs,
laboring under the stingy Pitch
ing Of Tom Hughes. had gone
out front by tallying lone runs
ia each the second, fourth and
sixth frames, while the Phils
scored twice in the second. Came
the seventh and two more mark
ers for the Phillies, climaxed
by one in the ninth.
Yanks Lose Keller
The New York Yankees won
their game with the Detroit tt
gers, To, but lost the services Of
Charlie Keller, star leftflelder
! and a dangerous hitter, Injured