The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
CUBS PASSEAU HOLDS KEY TO
 DODGER HOPES
Champs Almost Met Disas- ter in st. Louis But for
 Curt Davis
By PAUL sCHEFFELS

Limited Rress Stan COrrespOndent)
 New York, Aug. 26-(UP)-Hurled back three times in four games by the fast-moving St. Louis Cardinals, the National Leagues pace-Setting Brooklyn Dodgers staggered into Chicago today and ran right into a bundle of trouble named Claude PaSseau.
 The Cubs Passeau, tied for top winning honorS in the major leagues with two other pitchers at IT vic- tories, was scheduled to go to the pitching mound against the Dodgers who now lead the loop by only 5 1-2 games, since their disastrous stop over at Sportsman's Park.
 Johnny Allen, winner of 10 games, will attempt to turn back the Cubs and his job is particularly important because the hard-driving Cardinals play the last-place Phils in double header and stand a chance of pick ing up game and a hlaf on the leaders.
 Frankie Hoerst and Rube Melton, two of the best pitchers the PhilS have, will fire away at the Red Birds but they have only won B games be- tween them. Howie Krist, a 10-game victor, and Murry Dickson, a rookie who has won only five but is bril- liant in spots, will work for the Cards.
 Uprising
 The TNod0apc 1uo rad bit of prestige and 8 game of their lead in St. Louis yesterday by de- feattng the Cards, Al. A four-run rally in the fifth, more runs than Brooklyn had scored in 37 previous innings of this series, knocked Max Lanier from the mound and sewed up the game for the Dodgers. Ernie White and Howie Pollet finished for the Cards and the entire trio gave up only seven hits.
 Curt Davis, former Cardinal, won his fifth in g row and 14th of the year, holding the Cards to eight hits.
 Lanier, sent back against Brooklyn with only two dSys rest, yielded five straight singles in the fifth in- ming uprising which wrecked the Cards chances. It was his sixth loss of the year against twelve victories. Mickey Owen began the rally and was followed in order by Arky Vaughan, Davis, Peewee Reese and Billy Herman with successive safeties before White came in.
 Hank Gornicki, in addition to hitting his first major league homer, handcuffed the Braves with two hits and brought the Pirates a 50 triumph. Paul Waner broke broke the spell with a drive off Frank Gustine's glove in the fifth and Eddie Miller slapped the second hit in the eighth off Pete Coscarart's hand. Gornlcki faced only % men and walked but one, not a Boston runner reaching second. Jim Tobin gave up seven hits and was charged with his 18th defeat. Cor nicki poled his homer with one on in the seventh after Elbie Fletcher had opened the inning with his seventh homer.
 Reds Lose Many
 Harry Feldman pitched the Gi- ants tO a 20, six-hit triumph over the Reds in Il innings. It was the 14th shutout and the 14th over time defeat of the season at home for the Reds. Buster Maynard opened the 1lth with single and advanced on a sacrifice. Harry Danning singled him to third and he scored when Billy Jurges laid down a squeeze play bunt single to Ray Starr. Feldman then singled across Danning.
 No other National league games were scheduled.
 In the only American league game, the Cleveland Indians snapped the Boston Red Sox's winning streak at nine in a row by scoring Az tri- umph behind the five-hit pitching of Jim Bagby.
 The Tribe scored twice in the 9th, breaking 8 2-all tie and handing Tex Hughson his first defeat in 12 starts. The loss made his record IT victories and four defeats. Bagby wa scredited with his 18th victory. Ted Williams hit his 27th homer.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Curt Da- wis, former Cardinal, who won his fifth In & row and 14th of the year,