The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-27
ODDS AGAINST. ST.LOUIS CLUB. SINCE'41 BRAWL
Challengers Have Never Been the Same Though
 Dodgers But AZ Up
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff COrrespOndent)


 New York, Aug. 27.-(UP)-On the face of 1t, the National league flag race looks tough for the Brook lyn Dodgers but take it from the historians, the Flatbushers cannot lose.
 It is mere matter of mixing psy- chology with facts supplied by the games historians So well has the course of baseball been charted that it is almost indisputable that team beaten in 8 hard-fought cam- paign almost never bounces back to win the following season.
 Two years ago, the Tigers edged past the Indians and went into the big money and the Cleveland club has never recovered. The same thing happened in 138 when the Pirates blew up and three years be- fore when the Cubs stormed through on 21 game winning streak to nip the Cards at the post. The Pirates have never been a contender since and St. Louis is still trying to come back.
 Never the Same?
 Psychologists explain that the shock of final defeat after months of strain and effort is too much for team to withstand. That's what happened to the Cards last year and regardless of what has happened in St. Louis so far dur ing this Cardinal-Dodger series and what may happen in the final game today, the Red Birds haven't ever been the club that gave Brook lyn such a spirited braWl in Al. Then they had youth, speed, spirit and drive and although they lost in Al, they were figured a cinch to follow up this year. But Brooklyn has been in front almost all the way and that's the way it's going to f1n- iSh, according to the form charts.
 The Cardinals trimmed the Dodg- ers' National league edge to 4 1-2 games, scoring their third straight victory, 2-1 in 10 innings yesterday. Second Baseman Jimmy Brown charged from third and bowled over Catcher Hickey Owen with the win ming run.
 Rockies, Johnny BeaZley of the Cards and Max Macon of the Dodg- CTS engaged in pitching duel. Ma con kept the Cards hitless from the fifth until the 10th and Beazley was even more difficult.
 Jimmy Brown walked to open the Cards rally and Terry Moore sin gled him to second. Enos Slaugh- ter moved them up with 8 Sacrific bunt and Coaker Triplett hit a dribbler to Macon who fell fielding 1t. He tossed accurately to Owen but Brown scattered the Dodgers catcher around home plate. Both teams made nine hits. It was Beazley's 18th triumph and his first over the Dodgers. He now has beaten every team in the league.
 The Giants cracked string of five straight defeats with 8 15-hit attack on three pitchers and whip ped the Reds, 11-2. Bill Lohrman, who pitched his fifth victory over the Reds and his 11th of the sea- son, held the Reds to one run-Ray Lamanno's homer.
 Doubles by Danny Litwhiler and Nick Etten in the 11th gave the Phils a 3-2 victory over the Cubs in the first game of 8 doubleheader but Les Fleming brought the Bruins an even break by holding the Phils to five hits for 8 80 win in the nightcap.
 Borowy Pelted
 Excellent relief pitching by Joe Haynes and timely nd-trippers by Myril Hoag and Wally Moses helped the White Sox defeat the Yankees, 5-3. The Sox scored all their runs in two innings and they Eelted Hank Borowy for 10 hits be- fore he was relieved in the third.
 Bill Rutland recently made over into a starting pitcher, won his fourth victory in row as the Red Sox defeated the Indians, Al. A single by Tony Lupien with the bases loaded and another one-bag- ger by Joe Cronin with the bases packed, sent home two more in the eighth. It was the Sox' ninth con- secutive win and cut the Yankees lead to ' 1-2 games.
 The Tigers took both ends of double-header from the Athletics, winning the first game, to 0, for Virgil Trucks and then ightcap, to 2, behind the five-hit pitching of Hal White. Don Ross broke up pitching duel between Russ Christo- pher in the ninth inning of the opener when he singled home Rudy York from second.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Johnny ReaZlev who won his 16th victory when the Cards beat the Dodgers for the third straight time, 2-1, in 10 innings.