Evening star., 1942-09-22
Second Sacker
Most Valuable
To Top Team
Jimmy Is Whole Show
As Bucs Are Beaten;
Huehson Wins 21st
By SID FEDER,


Associated Press Sports Writer.
The chances are you never are
going to see Jimmy Brown up there
in the Hall of Fame And you'd be
willing to bet his chances Of landing
the most valuable player award any
year are about as bright as one of
those solid gold" watches you can
pick up for a dollar.
But when it comes to handing out
the posies to the guy who did as
much-or more-than anyone else to
bring the st. Louis Cardinals the
National League pennant, don't
overlook James Robertson Brown OF
the GAINESVILLE Is. c. Browns, pals.
or course, the Cards still have the
little job of sewing up the flag first.
But after their 2-to-1 win over
Pittsburgh yesterday-in which Sec
ond Sacker Brown, incidentally,
knocked both runs across-they still
sported 21a game bulge, with only
nVe to go, even though Brooklyn
took 3-to-1 decision over the Phil
lies. And around Broadway today
the boys are laying 20-1 against the
Buns.
Rivals Afraid of Jimmy.
There will no doubt be some argu-
ments over Jimmy Brown. From
day to day when the folks sit around
over their soda pop, they talk about
Mort Cooper's zip-ball and the awful
things Country Slaughter does to
pitchers. And when you mention
Jimmy, they generally brush him
on with, "Oh, yeah, he's pretty good
too. but he's only batting .260." Yet,
National League managers say he's
the key man in the works, the guy
who holds the inf1eld together. And
opposing infielders shudder when he
gets on base, because, they tell you.
he'll steal anything"
1t should also be pointed out that
it's not so much what Jimmy does
while he's in there-but what the
Cardinals do when he's out. For, in
the last three seasons-1939, 40 and
Ait was while Jimmy was on the
shelf with assorted ailments that
the Cards blew their chances. And
as soon as he got gack into action,
they thundered down the stretch.
Cards Seem to Need Him.
just 60 back to 49, Early in the
| campaign he and Johnny Mize coll
lided going after q pop fly. When
they dug Jimmy out Of the wreck
| age he was put to bed for quite q
spell, and it wasn't until he was all
in one piece again that the Redbirds
started the rush which almost car.
ried them to the pennant over Gin
cinnati.
The following year, a ground ball
jumped right up and broke his nose
on April as. He got back on July 4.
and from there on the Cards were In
high gear.
Came Al. On June l3 the Cards
led Brooklyn by four full games.
That day Old Man Jinx sat right in
Jimmy's lap again, and once more
he was a hospital case. For II
games he was out-and the Cards
lost 10 of the II. Although they
played better ball than the Dodgers
from the time Jimmy returned on
July S, the comeback wasn't quite
enough to overhaul Brooklyn.
Beats Bucs without Help.
Naturally, all this sounds like
something out of Frank MerriweI,
but just to polish it of, don't forget
that he was on the sidehnes only six
days this year. And from the day
he came back in mid-August tho
Cards started the surge that has
carried them to SO victories In 43
games.
Yesterday, he pulled one out OF
the fire almost without any help.
In the fourth inning, he singled the
first run home Then, after the
Bucs tied it up, he drilled hit
through the infield in the ninth to
knock the game -wrecker across.
Meantime, the Dodgers took a 81
lead in the first frame against the
Phils and hung onto it, although
Kirby Higbe was in more tough
spots than rubber check spe.
cialist.
Marv Breuer looked a sure winner
for the Yankees over the Red Sox
as he allowed only one hit for eight
innings. Then Ted Williams Seth
homer tied it up in the ninth and
Tony Lupien's single in the 11th
gave Boston 80 decision and Tex
Hughson his 21st win of the year.
In the only other big league game
OF the day, Detroit rolled over the
Chicago White Sox, Ga.