The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-25
BROOKLYN GAN PICK UPy CARDS
 ASSURED TIE
National League Records Made Nearly Every Day;
 Cooper Clicks for P
By PAUL SCHEFFELS- United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Sept. 25-CUP)-The Brooklyn Dodgers stood squarely Ion the spot today as the zero hour in the National league flag race drew nearer.
 It was entirely up to the runner up Dodgers-who play the Boston Braves at Ebbets field while the Cards are id!e-whether the senior circuit flag goes to St. Louis for the first time in eight years or whether the clnching goes over until tomorrow when the Red Birds return to action.
 St. Louis clinched at least a tie fer the pennant yesterday by blank ing the Cincinnati Reds, 60, while the Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves, 5-3. The victory drew the Red Birds, who have two more games with the Chicago Cubs to within one victory or one Dodger defeat of the flag.
 The Dodgers have three games re- maining, one with the Braves and two at Philadelphia, but even if they were to win all three and the Cards were to drop two, the final standings would give both clubs 104 victories against 50 defeats.
 The Dodgers have three games remaining, one with the Braves and two at Philadelphia, but even if they were to win all three and the Cards were to drop two, the final standings would give both clubs 104 victories against 50 defeats.
 The Dodgers have chosen veteran Curt Davis, who hasn't pitched since September 13 when he lost tc 1 the Reds, to keep their flag hopes alive today. He will be opposed by the Braves Al Javery, who has wor 12 while losing 15. Davis has hurled IS wins.
 Two Records
 St. Louis registered a set oi sparkling statistics with their tri- umph over the Reds. For Cooper who allowed only two hits, fannec six, wadlked none and faced only 29 batters, it was the 22nd victory of the year, and 10th shutout- both big league records-hiS second straight shutout, seventh victory ir a row and third in his last foul games.
 For the Cardinals, it was the 104th win of the year, best total oi any National league club since the Pittsburgh Pirates of 1909. theil fourth in a row, their 31st deci. sion in the last 49 games and theil 18th victory over the Reds.
 St. Louis slammed Ray Starr ant Joe Beggs for 10 hits and wa helped by three Cincinnati errors Stan Musial singled home the frs run in the opening inning and il the fifth, the Cards sewed up th' game with two more tallies on double by Jimmy Brown, a pass tt Harry Walker and singles by EnoI Slaughter and Musial. Brown anc Musial collected three hits each.
 The Dodgers win over the Brave! was their fifth straight and theil 101st victory-Soest win total of any Brooklyn team in history. A i've l hit, four-run blast against Jin Tobin in the sixth overcame three run Boston lead. Whit Wyatt, wht gave up seven hits before being re- placed by Hugh Casey with none out in the seventh, won his 19tt victory. Casey pitched hitless bal for the rest fo the game. Four con- secutive hits-singles by Dixie Walker, Arky Vaughan and Pett Reiser, and Dolph Camilli's double plus an error by Sibby Sisti, made possible the Dodgers winning rally
 One Apiece
 The New York Giants divided doubleheader with Philadelphia Bill Lohrman blanked the Phil! with four hits for his 1th win a! the Giants took the opener, 90 George Hennessey relieved Johnny Podgajny in the third inning O. the nightcap and allowed only thret hits the rest of the way as th' Phils registered a 3-2 win. A pail of passes plus Nick Etten'S singl' produced the winning run in thu sixth. Ace Adams pitched the ninth to tie Clint Browns major leagu' record of games hurled in singl' season at 61.
 Ted Lyons and Ed Smith pitchet the Chicago White Sox to doubl' win over the Cleveland Indians 3-1 and -2. Lyons recorded hi 1th win as he scattered nine hit in the first game. Smith fashionet a four-hitter in the nightcap.
 No other games were scheduled
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