The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-18
ANY COMBO OF I
 GAMES BRINGS CARDINAL FLAG
Pirates Seem to Have Buried Brooklyn; St.
 Louis Rally Wins in 9th
BY PAUL sCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent)

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 United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 New York, Sept. 1s.-(UP)-The
 promised land was only seven games
 away for the St. Louis Cardinals
 today but the magic numeral also
 signalled the end of the National League pennant trail for the Flock
 from Flatbush.
 Three full games separated the
 leading Cardinals from the runner up Brooklyn Dodgers and any con- bination of lucky ''7"-St. Louis tri- umphs or Brooklyn defeats-w would put the senior league bunting atop, Sportsman's Park for the first time since 1884 when the Red Birds won the world championship from the Detroit Tigers.
 Even if the Cardinals, who now have won five in a row and 34 out of their last 40, were only to break even in their remaining eight games the Dodgers would have to win eight of their last 10 contests to gain a tie.
 The Cardinals, with some valu- able help from the Pittsburgh Pi- rates, practically buried the Dodg- erS' remaining hopes yesterday by scoring a ninth-inning, 6-4 triumph over the Braves at Boston while Brooklyn bowed, 3-2 to the Pitts burghers at Ebbets Field.
 Al Javery's effective pitching checked the Cards for eight innings but they rallied like true cham pions for five runs in the ninth to pull the game out of the fire. The Cards might have been retired with the score tied at 3-al but for an error by Sibby Sisti whose wild | throw to Max West after handling Harry Walkers roller put St. Louis l in front.
 Rip Sewell held Brooklyn to eight l hits. He was in trouble only once, | in the fourth when the Dodgers scored both their runs. Pee Wee Reese knocked in one run with a single and Dixie Walker sent the other over with a double.
 The BucS scored all their runs in the first two innings of Ed Head but Max Macon stopped them with two hits the rest of the way.
 Babe Young and Johnny Mize drove in all the runs as the New York Giants tripped the Cincinnati Reds, 11-1. Harry Feldman pitched | a five-hitter to record his seventh win.
 Rookie Henry Wyse, up from Tul- sa, pitched his second straight win | as the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phils, so. Wyse al- lowed eight hits and was never in | danger. The Cubs put the game away with four runs in the third.
 Alley Donald won his 10th vic- tory as the New York Yankees reg istered their tooth victory in drown ing the Detroit Tigers, "A. Donald allowed 10 hits, one a homer by Dixie Parsons The Yankees clinched the game in the fifth with four runs on four hits, three coming on Joe 20th homer.
 Tex Hughson won his 20th victory as the Red sox, paced by Ted Will Hams, beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-1. Williams walloped his 33d hom- CT in the first with the bases mepty.
 The Philadelphia As scored a brilliant, To win over the Chicago White Sox. Roger Wolff and rookie Len Permie, southpaw from the League. staged a tight mound duel. Wolff allowed only two hits for his 12th triumph while Perme permitted only four.
 Sid Hudson walked pinch-hitter Buster Mills with the bases filled in the 11th to force in the run that gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-5 victory over the Washington Sena- tors. Al Smith, third Cleveland pitcher, won his 10th victory.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Harry Gumbert, who took the mound for the Cards in the ninth with two on, and none out to stop a Braves rally with one run, for a GA St. Louis triumph.