The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-11
WYATT HOLDING. BROOKLYN KEY TO N. |. PENNANT
Classy Cardinals Creep Up as Dodgers Are Defeated
 By Warneke, Ex-Card.
BY PAUL sCHEFFELs


 New York, Sept. 1i.-(UP)-The pot O gold at thee nd of the pen- nant rainbow lay within reach of Billy Southworth's cyclonic St. Louis Cardinals today. And If they win both games of the dramatic, two-game series opening at Ebbets field with the Brooklyn Dodgers this afternoon, the inspired Red- birds will win the favorite's role to enter the October classic as hte National league representative. The Cardinals hectic pace has brought them to within two games of the top. Although there are no more important figures than those in the won-and-lost column, Q statistical survey of the two clubs indicates that the Redbirds are a better team than the Dodgers and, thus, . good choice to win the flag
 Changed Around
 When the Dodgers won last sea- son, they were Q better all-around Hitting team--a team that could hit them long and shors- and de- served to win. Today, the opposite is true. For the Cardinals now are the better belat;ng ball team, having a healthy margin over the pace-Setters In all departments. In- dividually, the top men of the St. Louis squad show improvement at the plate. But the reverse is true of former Brooklyn St.oLg men like Dolph Camilli, Pete Reiser, Joe Medwick, Dixie Walker and Arky Vaughan.
 The Cardinals have registered 90 victories in their last 37 games. The fact that the Dodgers have main- tained their margin despite this, in- dicates that tight teamwork, spot pitching and the schedule may have helped the Brooks tremendously.
 Cooper vs Wyatt?
 The Cardinals have scheduled one of the games best spot pitchers to go against the Dodgers today. Mert Cooper has won 19 games against only seven defeats despite an earlier siege of arm trouble. He will be opposed by either Whit Wyatt or Max Macon. Wyatt, winner of 1T against five, will have had five days rest for this all-important assign ment. Macon, with a mark of five and two, has rested since Sept. 6. The veteran Curt Davis, with rec ord of IS and five, may also SC &C., ticn.
 The Cards gained a full game on Brooklyn yesterday by beating the Giants, 5-1, while the Cubs slapped the Dodgers 10-2. Howie Pollet turned in his sixth win of the year with his third four-hit job against the Giants. The Cares clouted Hal Schumacher early. Schu- macher subbed for Carl Hubbel who was struck on the head during prac- tice by a ball thrown by Stan Mu- sial of the Cards. He will be hos pitalized for several days observa" ton.
 Jimmy Browns pass, singles by Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter. Mel Otis wild throw and Walker ,, Cooper's fly accounted for three St. Louis runs in the first, enough to carry off the game. Moore clubbed a homer in the eighth for the Red- birds and Ott poked his 27th for the Giants in the seventh.
 Ace Adams made his 56th ap-
 pearance on the mound for the Giants, relieving Schumacher in the eighth, to tie the single season rec l ord set by Hugh Mulcahy, former Phjls' pitcher now in the army 5 Lon Lams Elm The Cubs, having lost 16 of their
 previous 21 games with Brooklyn 5 banged four pitchers for 12 hits. Lon [. Warneke, former Cardinal right l handler, limited Brooklyn to eight l blows for his 1lth win. '. !. Kirby Higbe, who had previously g beaten the Cubs five times, was . knocked out in the first inning, : Hugh Casey was kayoed in the sec : and and Larry French and Johnny
 Allen, who finished, were clouted for
 seven hits. Lou Novikoff paced the Cubs with triple and single drove in three runs and scored an-
 other.
 Cincinnati won it's 18th game of
 the season from the Braves as Paul ,. Derringer registered his eighth win 0 in the opened of 6 double bill. 6-2. Tie Reds rapped Nanny Salvo foi 1 12 hits. The Braves and Redi 6 battled to nine-inning scoreless tie in the nightcap.
 The Phils nosed out the Pirates
 2-l, in the Thinning opened of 3 twin-bill. The second game waa 2 called by agreement after 3h score 0 less innings.
 2 Denny Galehouse blanked the o Yankees with two scratch hits and [
 double as Walt Judnich paced tns
 Browns to a go triumph. Judnicn
 hit two homers to bring his season
 total to IA. He drove in five runs
 The Tigers downed the Red SOY
 5-4. tallying twice in the eighlE
 ont wo singles, an error by boppy
 Doerr and an infield out to win:
 red Lyons snapped the Wniee
 Sox's losing streak by pitching ms
 mates to a seven-hit, 7-i triumph
 over the Senators in the first game .- of a twilight double header. Wash- }. Ington won the nightcap, S-4. " YESTERDAYS STAR = sopho- ]. more southpaw Howie Pollet whc d turned in his sixth win-five over 0 the Giants this year-by pitcnine ] the Cards to a fouT-hst, Del triumph
 over the New Workers.
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