The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-10
6th Pennant
Near Cinth
for Yankees
Leaders Gould
Sew up Flag
with Five Wins
BY JUDSON BAILEY
Associated Preax ~norls n

Associated Press ports Writer
There's no need to be in a
hurry, but the New York Yam
KEGS apparently are ready to
clinch their sixth pennant in
seven years this weekend.
Any combination of five vict-
cries by New York or five de-
feats for the Boston Red Sox will
keep the Yanks on the throne
and this little qualification
could be attended to by Sunday
or before.
The bombers blasted out an
8-3 triumph over the st. Louis
Browns yesterday for their fifth
straight success and 18th in II
games. This put them ten full
games in front of the Red Sox,
who were idle.
SUNDAY COULD TELL
If the Yanks add five more
victories in a row the clincher
would come next Sunday in
Cleveland, according to the
schedule, even if the Sox also
win all their games in the mean
time. Every game Boston loses,
of course, means one less the
Yankees must win.
The champions didn't act like
they would need the help of any
Boston defeats as they went
about the business of subduing
the third place ST. Louis club
yesterday. In the first inning
Joe Gordon hit a homer with
the bases loaded, his 18th round
tripper and second grand slam
of the season, and New York
completed all of its scoring in
four frames before big Ernie
Bonham allowed the Browns
either a hit or a run. Afterward
he relaxed to the extent of Civ
ing eight safeties, but was able
to coast to his 10Th win.
NIGHT MARATHON
The only other major league
game that escaped the weather
was 13-inning night marathon
which the Philadelphia Athletics
wangled from the Cleveland In
dams ga.
Phil Marchildon, pitching five
no-hit innings in relief, gained
credit for his 18th victory when
the AS pushed across run in
the 18th on a walk, single oy
Bob johnson and a fly by Dick
Siebert.
The idle day in the National
League permitted the senior cir
cult to turn its full attention 10
the impending series between
the Brooklyn Dodgers and ST.
Louis Cardinals.
CARDS MEET GIANTS
Today the Cards have a date
with the New York Giants and
the Dodgers must take on the
Chicago Cubs, but these ventures
are merely warmups for the two
games between the contenders at
Brooklyn tomorrow and Satur-
day.
Club w l. Games Games
Behind to Play
Brooklyn "a AZ II
st. Louis 81 46 3 II
Thus it would be possible for
the Redbirds, with some help
from the Cubs, to draw abreast
Of the Dodgers in the next three
days. But it also would be pos
sible for Brooklyn to gain an
almost prohibitive lead over the /
challengers from the West.
GRID IN BATTLE
Both clubs are girded for the
battle with their best pitchers
ready. Manager Billy South
worth named his young giant
killer, Howie Pollet, to face the
Giants at the polo grounds to-
day and planned to follow with
his ace, Mort Cooper, in the
first game at Brooklyn. He said
his choice for the second game /
lay between Max Lanier and
Johnny Beazley-the former
Dodger ink and the latter al
reaey a .19-game winner as
rookie.
Kiroy Higbe, with record for
ruzzling the Cubs, was assigned |
to tame the Bruins today for
Brooklyn, leaving the handling
of st. Louis to Whitlow Wyatt
ard rookie Max Macon.