The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-26
WHITE OR MAX !. LANIER TO TRY
 FOR FLAG TODAY
Lon Warneke to Face Former Mates; NewsOm
 for Brooklyn
BY PAUL SCHEFFELs

United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Sept. 26. (UP)-Y Youth against age will be the theme to- day as the National League pen- nant race between the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers enters the Semi-flnal stage.
 A pair of pitching veterans, Lon Warneke of the Cubs and Buck Newsom of the Dodgers, whose com bined Major League experience to- tals g years, hold what may be the final answer to the senior circuits most torrid battle in years.
 Warneke, winner of Il games this year, goes to the hill against the Cardinals at St. Louis. Ernie White, now in his third year in the big time and winner of six games, or Max Laner, currently in his fifth major league season and victor in 13 contests this year, will attempt to clinch the Cards first pennant in eight years.
 Melton to Go
 Newsonn, who has clicked of l3 triumphS in this, his 18th season in the big leagues, will toe the mound for Brooklyn as the Dodgers, now two games off the pace, open their last-ditch fight against the Phils at Philadelphia. Rube Melton, who has won nine games in his third year with the Phils, will pitch against the Dodgers.
 The Dodgers, now two games be- hind the Cards, kept their faint hopes alive yesterday by shading the Boston Braves, 6-5, in II in- nings. It was their last game of the season at Ebbets Field. As things stand now, even if the Cards were to lose both their remaining games, they would still be sure of a tie. The Red Birds were idle yes terday.
 Dolph Camill opened Brooklyns winning rally in the 11th with single. Johnny Rizzo reached first when Bob Detweiler threw his grounder to second too late to get force-out. A sacrifice moved both along and an intentional pass to Pee Wee Reese filled the bases. Billy Herman then slapped groUnder at Sibby Sisti who ended the game by heaving the ball over Catcher Ernie Lombardi's head, Ca- nilli scoring.
 CaInilli's 18th homer with one on in the third gave the Dodgers a Al lead. But the first of Max Vests two homers came with two on in the fourth to tie the score. His second homer broke the dead lock in the eighth, but Brooklyn again tied 1t in their half when Pinch-hitter Lew Riggs singled and Arky Vaughan tripled. Left handler Lou Tost replaced Al Jav- cry and sent the game into extra innings by retiring Pete Reiser and RiSso on infield outs.
 The Dodgers used five pitchers. Ed Head, who replaced Larry French in the 11th, was the win- her. It was his 10th of the year and Brooklyn's sixth in 8 row.
 Confident
 In St. Lo:1.5, Manager Billy Southworth of the Cards said he WdS SAdu 141C OO0SCAS DCdI DOotO11 because tits been glorious fight and I want to see it played to its finish. All the boys want to play and win the pennant instead of having some other club win it for uS."
 In predicting the Cards would clinch the pennant today by beat- ing the Cubs, Southworth said:
 There's no ball club anywhere we can't beat one out of two games" including the New York Yankees, American League flag winners.
 The Giants split with the Phils, winning the first game of a double header 6-3, but dropping the night cap, 9-1.
 In the only American League game scheduled, the Chicago White Sox rapped the Cleveland Indians, 8-1.