The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-23
.BEAzLEY HOLDS !. KEY TO CARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
Faces BucIky Walters To- night PhiIs May Blast
 DOdger Hopes
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

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 New York, September g. - (UP) - Living strictly on borrowed time," the rllnner-up Brooklyn Dodgers take the field today against, the Philadelphia Phils. But regard of the outcome, it's the Cincinnati Reds- Cardinal game at St. Louis tonight that's keping faint flicker of hope alive for Flatbush.
 It is necessary. of course, for the Dodgers to beat the Phils, the Braves twice and the Phils again in their two-gane season windup. But unless either the Reds or Chi cago Cubs come through to trim the Redbirds, Brooklyn automatic ally will go out of the running. The Cardinals matched the Dodgers 9-8 success over the Giants at Ebbets Field yesterday with a 9-3 triumph over the Pirates at Sportsman'S Park to maintain their lead of 1-2 games. The vic- tory for both teams reduced the Cards pennant-clinching figure to "3". Any combination of st. Louis victories or Brooklyn defeats ada ing to that digit will bring the flag home for the Redbirds.
 St. Louis has four more games to play while Brooklyn has five, in- cluding today's contests.
 Bucky Vs. Johnny
 Veteran Bucky Walters, who has registered IS wins for the Reds will pitch against the Cards first-year sensation, Johnny Beazley, who has 19 victories against only six de- feats.
 Rube Melton or Tommy Hughes, two of the Phillies best pitchers, will attempt to Scotch the Dodgers hopes against southpaw Larry French, a 13-game winner for Brooklyn this year.
 Rip Sewell blanked the Cards for four innings yesterday while the Pirates pounded Howie Pollet from the mound with a three-rur1 surge in the third. However, the Red- birds rallied for six runs in the fifth an assault featured by rookie Stan Musial's homer with three on. The. Cards clinched it with three more in the sixth off Bob Knnger. The Pirates garnered Il hits to the Cards 10, but con- mitted five errors.
 Marathon
 Ten pitchers, including French. saw duty in the Giant -Dodger 12- inning endurance contest which was climaxed by Dolph Camilli's game-winning homer, his 18th of the year, with none on in the 18th. The Giants held Q 40 lead going into the fourth, but the Brooks knocked out Tom Sunkel and tied the score with four runs. Bad fielding kept the Dodgers in con- stant hot water, B Giant blows being supplemented by four Brook lyn errors. Camilli's wallop was the 18th Dodger hit.
 The Dodgers had to come from be- hind for the third time to score the tying run in their half of the ninth. Pinch-hitter Billy Sullivan walked, advanced on sacrifice and scored on pinch-hitter Lew Riggs single.
 Cincinnatti walloped Chicago in both ends of double bill by the same score, Al. Paul Derringer held the Bruins to five hits in the opener while ho1ners by Gee Walker and Eddie Joost paced an eight-hit Reds attack. Johnny Vandermeer allowed the Cubs only three blows in the nightcap as the Reds rapped out IA hits, including Hal Kelleher's homer.
 In the only two American League | games played, the Yankees beat Washington, 3-1, behind the five hit pitching of Alley Donald and the Tigers clipped the White Sox, 9-2, at Detroit as Paul Trout gave up only six blows.