The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-08
BOSTON BRAVES PROVIDE SHOCK
 FOR DODGERS
Janery Pitches StengeI Squad to ll-Inning Win;
 Cards Lose 6 to l3
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

(Un1ted Press starr COrreSpOndent)
 New York, August 8. - (UP) -l Twenty four hours ago an 11-day stand against the Braves and Phils -softest opposition the National League has to offer for the Dodgers = looked like a possible cushion against a probable Brooklyn slump but the picture was not so pleasant today. ..-
 When the National League title- holders embarked on their first jun- ket west last April, they had three game lead, mainly resulting from four straight from the Braves and five of seven from the Phils. Three straight over the Reds followed those successes and the Cards have been unable to overcome that squirt.
 The Cards have fortified them selves against total collapse in face of a Brooklyn runaway with the Prospect of long overdue Dodgers slump but the case seemed hopeless for St. Louis when the Durochermen opened an eight-game home stand with the Braves at Ebbets Field last night. The Phils follow the Braves for three games.
 All Brooklyn has to do is win eight out of II, and they can play 800 ball and still finish with 100 wins, ordinarily enough to win the flag.
 Beat Clock, Too
 It may not be easy at that, though, for the Braves sprung a surprise in an Thinning thriller in their Ebbfts Field opener by taking 2-1 decis- ion from the pace-setters. The Braves had to beat the clock as well as Brooklyn. having scored the winning run in their half of the 11th, and had less than five minutes to go before the OCD dimout rule went 1 into effect.
 The triumph rewarded a brilliant ! ly-pitched game for Al Javery who 1 spread 10 hits so well that 13 Dodg- CTS were stranded on the bases. It was Javery's eighth win.
 The winning run came with two | out in the 11th when Nanny Fer nandez tripled and scored on Pee Wee Reese's tumble of Max Vests grounder. The Braves scored their first run in the second on singles by West and Ernie Lombardi and Eddie Miller's fly. The Dodgers tied the score in the eighth on Arky Vaughan's double, sacrifice and Joe Medwick's long fly.
 Pittsburgh kept Brooklyn's g 1-2 game lead intact, walloping the runner-up Cardinals, 13-6, with an eight-run second inning. The Buys broke out with seven hits during the big frame and drove Max Lanier to the showers. Bob Elliott and Vince | DiMaggio each made two hits during the wild inning.
 Elliott, Wasdell and Pete Coscarat | each made three of the Pirates 16 hits. It was the Bucs' fifth straight | win.
 Hub" Hit Hard
 The Phils drove aged Carl Hub bell to cover in the ninth but failed to rob him of his sixth straight | victory and the Giants took a 6-4 triumph.
 The four Quaker tallies were driven in on homers by pinch-h hitter Mickey LlVlnSSCOn ana AlDan CloS- sop. Held without hit or man on base for 1-2 innings. the Phils were unable to tally on Hubbell until Livingston oatted for Nick Etten and hit his homer behind Danny Litwhiler's single.
 Billy Jurges, single to right. his fourth straight hit, scored Babe Barna with the Giants sixth run in the opening half of the ninth.
 A scratch hit by Mike Chartak in the eighth permitted Vern Stephens to score from second and give the Browns a 3-2 victory over the Tigers Johnny Niggeling went the route for his 10th victory beating Dizzy trout who suffered his 14th defeat. It was Detroit's fourth defeat in row.
 Boston at Washington, Cleveland at Chicago and Chicago at Cincin- natl were postponed.
 YESTERDAYS STAR Al
 Javery, who went the full Il in-
 nings as the Braves whipped
 Brooklyn. 2-1.