The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
CARDS CREEP UP ON DODGERS AS REISER IS LOST
Pirates May Cut Down Brooklyn 3-Game Lead;
 YankS About "In"
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

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 New oYrk, Aug. 31. (UP)-Wn- ners in 9 of their last 26 games, the St. Lotus Cardinals, took a day of today to root for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 The Cardinals, trailing the pace setting Dodgers by only three games, enjoyed an open date and a chance to re-arrange their pitching staff as Brooklyn engaged the Pirates at Pittsburgh.
 Pittsburgh ordinarily wouldn't be tough nut for the Dodgers but Manager Frankie Frisch has sched- uled Hank Gornicki, a young right handler who has taken his last two gameS-one two-hitter against the BraveS-for mound duty against Brooklyn's southpaw, Max Macon, loser of his last two starts. Adding to Brooklyn's troubles, they have lost their leading hitter, outf1elder Pete Reiser, who was sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital at Balti- more last night for examination and treatment of his injured left leg. He pulled 8 muscle in his thigh about two weeks ago and has been unable to play regularly. He was hltleSS in his last IS times at bat.
 The Cardinals now have a win ming streak of five straight after clipping the Braves twice, 8-3 and 3-2 d1 inningS) yesterday. And par ing full game off the lead of the Dodgers who split with the Pirates. winning the opener, 3-1 but drop ping the nightcap, 9-5 (eight inn ings).
 Oh! Those DiMaggiOs!
 Vince DiMaggio ruined Brooklyn's day by hitting two doubles and two singles and driving in five runs. He paced 12-hit assault on four pitchers in the nightcap. The Pirates kayoed Larry French in the f1rst inning for his third straight loss and his fourth of the year. Rip Seweu held Brooklyn to two hits until the eighth and then gave up four runs on four hits. It was his 18th win in game called because of the Sunday law.
 Whit Wyatt won his 18th victory for Brooklyn in the opener, holding the Bucs to one run and seven hits m seven innings He tried and was removed in the eighth, Curt Davis holding the Pirates.
 Enos Slaughter,s triple with the bases loaded in the sixth, climaxed a hve-run rally that broke a 3-3 Cardinal deadlock with tie Braves. Harry Gumbert blanked the Braves TOT the last three frames after Beazley was yanked for 8 pinch hitter. Slaughter collected four of the Cards 13 hits and drove in four runs.
 Gumbert also participated in the nlghtcap, relieving Ernie White in the ninth and delivering the game winning blow for the Cards. He doubled to right centerfield after Johnny Hopp had singled and ad- vanced on a sacrifice
 The Reds scored their 10th double victory of the year at Cincinnati taking two from the Phils, 20 and 8-5. Johnny Wander Nicer won his 18th and his fourth shutout in the | opener. Ray Starr, with some help from Joe Beggs achieved his 14th | victory in the nightcap.
 The Giants won the opener of a | doubleheader from the Cubs, 8-6 and then tied 5-5 in the nightcap | called at the end of the ninth by darkness. Mel Ott collected his 2,500th hit in the nightcap.
 In the American League, the Yankees belted the Tigers, 7-l and 4-3 (10 innings). Red Ruffing scat tered five hits while winning his 18th in the first game. George Sel- kirk pinch singled with loaded bases in the 10th for the winning run in the nightcap.
 One Apiece
 The Red Sox divided with the Browns, bombarding four pitchers for 18 hits and 12-6 victory in the nightcap after losing the opener, Al. Johnny Niggeling knuckle- balled his way to his 18th win in the first game with seven hitter.
 Ted Lyons outlasted Roger Wolff and won the first game of a double bill from the As, 2-1 for the White Sox. It was his 18th win and the 257th of his big league career.
 The As broke nine-galne losing streak with two runs in the ninth which defeated the Sox, 3-2
 The Indians divided with the Senators. Five double plays helped the Tribe win the opener, 3-1. Dutch Leonard made his first start of the year after being out with a broken leg and won 8 f1ve-hitter in the nightcap for Washington, 20.
 YESTERDAYS STAR = Pitcher Harry Gumbert, who pitched bril- liant relief ball in the first game and delivered the game winning blow in the second as the Cards took two from the Braves, 8-3 and 3-2.