Evening star., 1942-09-13
Homer,Smacked
By Kurowski in
I'd Is Decisive
All Scoring in Same
Round; Lonier Bests
Macon on Mound
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 12.-The st.
Louis Cardinals stormed to another
victory over the bewildered Brook
lyn Dodgers today, 2 to /, and moved
into an exact tie for the National
League lead, ending reign of 144
consecutive days during which the
Dodgers had held uncontested con-
troll of first place.
1t was the twenty ninth triumph
In "a games for the rampaging Red
birds and seemed to convince most
of the crowd of 27,511 fans, includ-
ing 1873 servicemen, that the Cardi-
nails were capable of going on to
the pennant from here.
A home run by Rookie George
Kurowski with one on in the seq
ond inning provided all the runs
st. Louis needed to win as Lefty
Max Lanier, the persistent Dodger
ink, pitched f1ve-hit ball against
his one-time roommate, Southpaw
Max Macon.
The ball game, however, was vast
ly different from yesterday because
all of the Dodgers except Manager
Leo Durocher and Coach Chuck
Dresser were in the thick of the
battle till the end, keeping the out
come uncertain and the home fans
hopeful
Durocher, Dresser Banished.
l.
been on the front line to the finish,
too, except that Umpire Al Barlick
thumbed both of them off the field
for a rowdy and prolonged argu-
ment on a decision at first base
in the seventh inning
This got the crowd excited, but
had no effects on the score because
Lanier showed the stuff of cham
pions in smothering the Dodgers
every time they reared their naughty
heads.
In mailing his 18th victory against
seven defeats. he lacked the un-
questionable supremacy which big
Morton Cooper had shown yesterday
in shutting out Brooklyn, 8 to 0, on
three hits. Cooper never gave the
Dodgers . smell. Today Lanier let
them be tempted and then slapped
them down, not once or. twice but
repeatedly.
After Kurowski had given the
Cardinals their life line in the sec
ond, the Dodgers fought back for
their only run In the last half Of
the same stanza.
With one out Dolph Camilli sin
gled into right center and after he
had been forced by Mickey Owen,
Pee Wee Reese fired screeching
double over Left Fielder Coaker
Triplett's head to bring the little
catcher racing home without a
throw even being made for him.
Dodgers Squawk in Seventh.
Lanier put a prompt stop to this
by making Arky Vaughan raise a
pop foul. The chunky Cardinal
southpaw walked two men after
two were out in the fourth, but this
time Reese could raise only a short
fly to right. Frenchy Bordagaray
singled with two out in the fifth
and died on base.
In the seventh, Second Basemar
Jimmy Brown made a remarkable
stop OF grounder behind first bast
and threw to Lanier to get Lead.
off Man Owen out on q close play
The decision stood, of course, il
spite of Brooklyn protests tina
Lanier had not touched the bag
Then with two out Vaughan walkec
and Brown dropped a throw from
Shortstop Martin Marion on a forcs
play at second. This momentaril,
nettled Lanier, who served a wilt
pitch, but Catcher Walker Coope
retrieved the ball in time to throw
to the pitcher and catch Vaughan
trying to score all the way from
second
In the eighth, Lanier walked Bill
Herman and with two out Joe Med
wick singled for the 2,000th hit O
his career, but Camilli became al
easy out and Lanier set down tn
Dodgers in order in the ninth.
Kurowski Hits Into Stands.
That single by Medwick, on a ba
pitch which he had to step out G
the batter's box to reach, was tn
only consolation any of the Dodger
salvaged out of the defeat. He aske
for and was given the ball as
souvenir, but most of his teammate
indicated they would remember tn
Nc tron of ,et,
ing World Series check without an
mementoes.
The Cardinals almost knocke
Macon out Of the box in the secon
inning with one out, Catcher Coope
banged single to center and til
blond, stocky Kurowski marched I
the plate with determination. H
fouled sizzling liner into the le
field stands. He dropped anoth.
foul not more than two feet outsic
the line In right field and he tippe
foul over the roof behind the plat
Finally with the count 2 and /
smashed liner into the left fie
stands $50 feet from the plate fl
his ninth homer of the year.
Afterward Johnny Hopp hit
single to center, Marion flied to rigl
and Lanier beat out an infield sing
for the first OF his two hits, but /
was forced by Brown.
Davis Finishes for Brooks.
With two out in the third, Tril
lett doubled and Cooper was pu
posely passed before Kurowski h
into forced play at second.
fact the Redbirds put runners {
base in every inning except the fir
and seventh.
Macon staggered through sevt
innings with his soft pitches tn
f1oated in and out over the corne
of the plate and then was remove
for a pinch hitter. He took vii
him to the showers his third defe
against five victories since comir
TO the Dodgers last month fro
Montreal.
Old Curt Davis pitched the la
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