The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-08
SINGLE CONTEST TODAY COULD BE. VERY IMPORTANT
KIinger to Face Brooklyn Bats as Cards Are Idle;
 Yanks Coast"
BY PAUL sCHEEFELs


 United Press Stan COrrespOndent) New York, Sept. S.--(UP)-Fol the second time within week, the Pittsburgh Pirates were cast in the role of possible Spoilers" today ir the white-hot National League pen nant race, featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
 The Cardinals, still 3 l-2 games behind the flrst-place Dodgers, fol- lowing the Labor Day twin bills were idle today. But Brooklyn, reel ing from three losses in their last five games, met the Pirates in a single game at Ebbets Field after only one days rest during cam paign of 16 games.
 Manager Leo Durocher scheduled rookie Ed Head for mound duty against Bob Klinger today. Head has not started a game since Aug g and has won only seven while losing five.
 Dolph Camilli's three-run homer in the first inning carried the Dodgers to an 1l-4 triumph ove, the Braves yesterday in the first game. But Brooklyn bowed in the nightcap, 5-3 to leave the standings unchanged as the Cards divided with Pittsburgh. The Pirates scored II runs in one inning to topple St Louis, 11-6, in their first game, but Pittsburgh went under, 6-4, in the nightcap.
 TObin Beat Elm
 The Dodgers clinched the frs game in the fourth by tallying si' runs on only three hits as Il mer went to bat. The biggest crowd O the year at Boston-29, ,009-watchec Jim Tobin subdue the Dodgers witt eight hits to win the second game Ernie Lombardi drove in three Bos ton runs with a single in the frs inning and a double in the fifth Buck Newsom was yanked from thu Brooklyn mound in the sixth afte allowing four runs, seven hits ant issuing four walks.
 Max Lanier held the Pirates t' three hits and was riding along ol 8 5-0 margin when the Bucs brok loose for the big sixth. With tw' out, 14 men went to bat and. in ad dition to Lanier, Murry and Dick son ard Howie Pollet took a goot lacing. The first 10 runs of the in ming were earned and helped Ril Sewell hang up his 18th victory.
 Johnny Beazley, pitching witt only two days rest, won his 18th vic tory with a nine-hitter for St. Loui in the nightcap.
 The Giants ran the Phils' losin string to 1S in row by winning tw games, 5-3 and 40. Bill Lohrma held the Phils to five hits for h 18th win. The Giants clinched tn nightcap by scoring three in tf third as Bob Carpenter allowed fou hits for his 10th win.
 Cincinnati divided with the Cub Bcky Walters won his 18th victor on his 10th attempt as the Reds wo the opener, 4-1. He allowed six hit! Henry Wyse, recruit from Tulst broke into the National League wit a victory when, with the aid of neat relief job by Hiram Bithorr he landed the Cubs on top in tn nightcap, 5-3.
 In the American League, tn Yankees swept to their 10th win il il games by winning 8 pair iron the As, 6-5 and 11-2. Roy Cullen bine, acquired recently from Wash ington, celebrated his first day a Yankee Stadium with a ninth-in ming homer with two out to win tn first game. Hank Borowy gained hi l4th decision by holding the As t six hits in the nightcap while tn Tanks belted three pitchers for l hits, climaxed with @ 10-run upris ing in the sixth.
 Good Finish
 Johnny Pesky's double, a wall Tony Lupien's bunt, an error, Lo Finney's fly and Bobby Doerrs in field out gave the Red Sox two run and in the ninth and 9-7 victor over the Senators. The second gam of their scheduled twin-bill wa postponed.
 The Browns split with the Tiger Three runs of Elden Auker in tn opening inning supplied the margi that gave Detroit a 5-3 decision i the first game. Harlond Gift batte in all three runs as the Browns wo the nightcap, 80.
 The Cleveland Chicago double header was postponed.
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