The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-16
PHIL ADELPH HIA GAVE CARDINALS
 TROUBLE PLENTY
Every Play Important Now
 Pittsburgh Has Wyatt to Beat Dickson Stars
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs

sNOAHtCU GKCSS 6gdM OUEECSpOuUGHbD New York, Sept. 16.-(UP)-Al- though the recent series between the Cards and the Dodgers served to emphasize the qualities of the Redbirds as potential champions, the Cards, in the three days since they took the lead from Brooklyn, have given the fans cause to worl- der.
 The difficulty the Cards have had in their meetings with the lowIy Philadelphia Phils has made the league-leaders look bad. They took three games out of four from the Phils, but two of them were decided by single run, one in the ninth inning and the other in the 14th.
 Apparently, tension and a natural letdown after the exciting brush with the Dodgers is responsible. Sirce early in August, the Cards have waged game, uphill battle. But they were always doing the shooting and never had to look be- hind.
 Now, since their overnight surge into a two-game grip on the top spot after a drive that has accumu- lated 32 victories in 38 starts, the resulting tension is wholly under standable.
 Everything Counts
 The Cards, a young, impression able team from top to bottom, have come to the realization that every time they fail to get a hit, every time they pick up a ball and every time they make an error, 1t has a price tag on it. The misplays might be the difference between their share and champions share of the world series.
 The Cardinals have scheduled Er. nie White, winner of only four games this year, to pitch at Boston against the Braves veteran Jim Tobin, who has 12 victories. Brook lyn returns to the pennant war at Ebbets Field with Whit Wyatt, IT, game winner, against Pittsburgh's Hank Gornicki. He has won five and lost four.
 St. Louis came through like cham pions with a tight, 14-inning, 3-2 triumph over the Phils yesterday to boost their margin to two games over the Dodgers, idle for the sec. ond day.
 Murry Dickson was the games in- dividual star. Replacing Mort Coop CT with none out in the ninth Dickson allowed only 3 hits over the remainder of the game for his seventh victory. He began the win- ming rally in the 14th with two- out double and carried the winning run across when Jimmy Brown singled.
 The Cards took a 20 lead in the third when Harry Walker beat out a hit to Danny Murtaugh with one out. EnoS Slaughter then popped out, but Stan Musial sent Walker to third with a double. When Walk CT Cooper smashed low liner which Ronnie Northey just missed catch ing of his shoe-tops, both men scored.
 Merrill May doubled and scored on Early Naylor's single to give the Phils run in their half and Nick Etten tied the score with his sixth homer over the right field wall with none on in the eighth.
 Veteran Si Johnson, 33-year-old rlghthander, went the route for the Phils and gave up II hits. Mort
 MT. Cooper Out Cooper started for the Cards in search of his Fist victory but was yanked in the ninth after the first man up had singled. Tn all, Cooper allowed 10 hits in eight innings but issued no bases on balls, while fan- ming three. Johnson walked four and famed five. leaving II Louis run ners stranded. Dickson was the third Cardinal relief hurler to pull a vic- tory out of the fire in three days.
 May and Nick Etten each gar- nered three hits in six trips to pace the PhilS.
 The only other major league game scheduled, the Boston Chicago con- test, was cancelled after three in- ntngs with the score at 4-3 in favor of the White Sox.
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