Evening star., 1941-07-31
Close Decisions
Over Brooklyn
Tell Heavily
St. Louis Ups League
Lead to ; Games;
Homers Aid As
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

The st. Louis Cardinals have the
class that distinguishes a champion
and barring miracle-or a catas-
trophe-they are likely to proceed
to the National League pennant.
They have plenty of pitching, fine
fielding and marvellous power-eight
hitters batting over 300 and one who
was .299 in the last official averages.
But most of all they have the
stamina and courage that is re-
quired to come from behind and
win the close games-the battles
that count
This was the way they beat
Brooklyn yesterday, GA, to take
three-game lead over the Dodgers
in their torrid pennant tussle. The
Dodgers scored a run in the first
and then we're held to one scratch
hit for the next five frames while
the Redbirds pulled into a 81 lead.
The Dodgers got a run back in
the seventh through an error and
in the eighth Pete Reiser hit a home
run with one on to put Brooklyn
in front. 4-3.
= Cards Bag Game in Eighth.
This only caused the Cardinals to
strive harder and they Immediately
ripped off three runs in their half
of the eighth to sew up the game.
Martin Marion doubled off the
right field wall Don Padgett walked
and EStel Crabtree singled for one
run. Frank Crespi. who had four
straight hits, sacrificed and Terry
Moore singled for two more tallies.
Dlscounting Tuesdays tie, in
which the Cards counted six runs
in one inning to overcome a 6-1
Brooklyn lead, this was the fourth
straight victory for St. Louis over
-" Dodgers.
1t We credited to Lefty Ernie
White, who Il,' them to six hits
before being remover -or a pinch
hitter in the eighth and was his
fifth triumph in nine days as we'll
as his 18th of the season against
3 defeats.
The Pittsburgh Pirates yielded
third place to Cincinnati again by
dropping 80 ten-inning verdict to
the Boston Braves while the Reds
were pelting the New York Giants,
So
Walters Gets 18th Win.
Bucky Walters acquired his 18th
triumph in the latter affair, al
though giving II hits. The Reds
themselves made Is off three New
York pitchers. Ernie Lombardi sin
gled with the bases loaded once and
drove in run with another single
later.
The game at Pittsburgh was
dazzler. Jim Tobin, former Pirate,
allowed only one hit till the sew
enth and six altogether. He him.
self hit a double in the fifth to
drive in Boston's only run in the
first nine innings. In the tenth
Buddy Hassett's fly was misjudged
for triple, and two singles brought
Boston two runs, enough to with
stand a one-run Pirate counter
attack.
The Phillies and Chicago Cubs
split a double header. A six-run
fifth inning gave the Phils the first
session, 84, and Chicago captured
the nightcap, So, Tot Presnell
pitching three-hit ball in six in
nings of relief.
Action in the American League
was confined to two night games.
Washington beat the Cleveland
Indians, 7-6.
Chapman Wins for AS.
The Philadelphia Athletics squez-
zed out a So eleven inning victory
over the Chicago White Sox with
Sam Chapman accounting for all
the AS runs on two homers.
He hit one in the sixth with two
on and broke up the game in the
18th with another. his 10Th of the
year, with one on. Luman Harris
and Bump Hadley allowed the Sox
only six hits.
This put the two teams back in
virtual tie for fourth place.