Evening star., 1942-09-23
Redbirds Need
Three Wins 10
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MocPhoiI, Umps Klein
Heighten Excitement
With Angry Words
By SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

The ST. Louis Cardinals look as
If they're just a deep breath and
a loud sneeze away from the Ma
tional League pennant now, and it's
probably just as we'll for the cardiac
condition and the nervous systems
of Gus @. Fan and the kiddies that
it's almost over.
It's not that this is the closest
race in history, mind you, because
some of those senior circuit scraps
have been as tight as a pair of new
shoes after a 12-mile hike. But in
this years stretch drive, it seems
the Cardinals and the second-place
Brooklyn Buns are specializing in
seeing who can raise more Jumps
in the most throats in every game.
Each time they go to the post
both outfits are keeping every one
including themselves-in suspense
from start to finish before making
up their minds either to pull a game
out of the fire or blow it.
Keep Fans on Tenterhooks.
They've been doing it with such
regularity, as matter of fact, that
Gus and the kiddies now have their
fingernails just about chewed down
to the wrists. On Monday, for in
stance, the Cards had to go nine
innings before they decided to knock
over the Pirates. The same day,
the Dodgers got enough runs in the
first inning to fail the Phillies, but
in every frame from there right
down to the wire they were~fn more
hot water than it takes to boil beef
And yesterday it was a case of
"this is where we came in" again,
although st. Louis didn't let it
last as long this time before pound
ing the Pirates, 9-3, to remain 21s
games up in the pennant race With
the win the Birds moved into a
spot where all they need to clinch
are three victories. three Dodger
losses or any combination of same
But the Buns, on the other hand
had to come from behind three
times yesterday against the Giants,
and then Dolph Camilli had to clout
his 25th homer out of the park il,
the 18th inning to break it up
Definitely it was not a sight for
weak hearts or frightened women
KLEIN and MacPhail Fuss.
On top of that. the press box
had the added pleasure of double
feature order of fireworks right
after the game ended. This hap
pened when Bill KLEIN, the old ar
bitrator who used to be the loops
most feared umpire, got into a row
with Brooklyn Prexy Larry Mac
Phail and told him what for in a
few thousand well-chosen words
The argument started over a strike
Umpire Al Barlick called on Dolph
Camilli in game full 10 days ago,
end in the course of his "rebuttal
old Uncle Bill referred to red
haired Larry as big gun when
you're winning" among other things
Out IN st. Louis, meantime, the
| Cardinals had their faithful moan
ing when the Pirates pushed three
runs over III the third Then, with
out any warning, the Bucs blew uI
! like mess of corn mash in still
and before you knew it the Redbirds
had six runs. Four of these came
Waiting across when Stan Musia,
hit homer with the bases loaded
after three Buc errors had put the
ducks on the pond
| Pirates Go Haywire.
From there on it was just case
of how high the Bucs could blow
They presented the Cards with three
more runs in the seventh. At the
finish the Pirates had been guilty
of such big league" baseball as five
errors, e wild pitch and hit bats.
man. IT didn't show in the box
score, b':J they also probably tool
10 years of Manager frankie Frisch'.
life.
! Otherwise, pitching dominated the
big league front. Paul Derringer ane
johnny Wander Nicer served up {
five hitter and three hitter, respec.
lively, and the Cincinnati Reds rolled
over the Chicago Cubs twice BY
scores of Al. 1t was no trick at al
for the New York Yankees to tax.
a 81 decision from the Senator
behind Atley Donald's five-hit elbow
ing. Dizzy Trout tossed six-hitte
as Detroit downed the Chicag,
White Sox, go.