Evening star., 1941-08-01
S|ugging Brooks
leopold Loop
Race Chaotic
Fitzsimmons' Hurting
Is Big Help to Club;
Yankees Take Two
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press SPORTS Writer

The Brooklyn Dodgers may have
their shortcomings, but they aren't
lacking in determination.
They were backed up against the
wall yesterday, tottering, ready for
a kill by st. Louis, but they bounced
back with a 15-hit assault. includ-
ing three home runs, to trounce the
Cardinals, 9-5.
This left the National League race
in the same chaotic state as when
the two rivals first came together
Tuesday. The Redbirds still have
two-game lead.
The series was as explosive and
dramatic as any the season has
spawned and the finale matched
the two previous tussles. Dolph
Camilli hit his 18th home run and
Lew Riggs smscked his third to
pelt Harry Gumbert from the
mound in the second inning. The
Cards came back to drive out Whit
low Wyatt IN the third and tie the
score.
Then the Dodgers put victory out
Of reach of ST. Louis with a four
run fourth inning centering around
Jim Wasdell's home run with two on.
Fitzsimmons Checks Cards.
In spite of all the robust hitting
by the Dodgers, their hero was
ponderous old Fred F'itzsimmons,
who pitched six innings in relief
and held the Cards to three hits.
These included a homer by Terry
Moore and triple AMI a double
by Jimmy Brown, but they we're
well insulated and ignited nothing.
The New York Yankees took a
tighter grip on the American League
lead, meanwhile, by sweeping a
double-header from the Detroit
Tigers. 6-3 and SO.
Charley Keller hit his 26th home
run with two on in the 18th inning
to win the first game.
Darkness curtailed the second
session to eight innings. Joe Di
1 Maggie connected for a single in
+ the opener and a single and his
25th homer with two on in the
nlghttap 70 extend his new hitting
streak to IA contests. This made
10 out of II for him.
Yank Hurting Tight.
Marius Russo did not let a man
reach frst for six innings of the
first tilt and Spud Chandler pitched
hitless bah for 42s frames of the
second encounter.
The speeding Philadelphia Ath-
leucs crushed the Chicago White
Sox, 90, to take over fourth place
with Benny McCoy's grand slam
homer in the fourth providing the
impetus. 1t was the first time in
years the AS had been in the first
division at this late date.
The Boston Red Sox divided 9
double-header with the st. Loui,
Browns. The first affair was a wiL
hitting demonstration, with each
team getting IA safetieS and st
Louis winning, 1911. Tex Hughsor
pitched si-hit ball to give Boston
the nightcap, Al.
Cleveland and Washington wer.
rained out.
In the National League. the Gin.
cinnati Reds nipped the New York
Giants, 6-5, on Chuck Aleno's pinch
single with the bases loaded in the
ninth inning scoring two runs. 1T
was the Giants fifth straight set.
back and their eighth loss in nine
games of their Western swing.
Bucs Nose Out Braves.
Pittsburgh managed to keep right
behind by nosing out the Bostor
Braves. 9-8. in a hitting spec.
tacle. The Pirates made Is hits anc
scored all their runs in the first si3
stanzas. Then the Braves went t.
work and tailed seven runs in ths
last two innings, falling one marker
short.
The Phillies crushed the Chicago
Cubs again, 10, backing up Johr
Podgajny's six-hit hurting with 6
13-hit offensive of their own.