The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
OPPOSES FORMER MATE, WARNEKE
 IN 6 CRUCIAL 60
Cards Have Won 34 of Last 40 Games; Wind Up
 With 6 at Home
By PAUL sCHEFFELs


 United Press Stan Ccrrespondent)
 New York. Sept. 19--UP) The St. Louis Cardinals today bid for their tooth victory of the year, leading with their ace pitcher Mort Cooper-as the National league pennant struggle enters the stretch on two fronts.
 Cooper goes to the pitching mound with a record of seven straight victories and 20 victcrieg for the year. He will be opposed at Chicago by the veteran Lon Warneke, an old teammate. Cooper not only will be facing a tough com petitor in the willy Warneke, who has won Ii against nine defeats, but will be trying for his second win of the year against the Cubs. The Bruins have set Cooper back twice. He has yet to win at Wrigley field in 1942.
 Max Lanier, who has won 13 and hasn't pitched since he beat the Dodgers, 2-1, on September 12 will hurl for the Cardinals in Sundays game. He will be up against the Cubs hottest pitcher, Claude Pas- seau, who has won 1S while losing 13. Passeau lost to the Phils, 3-1, in his last start on September IS.
 No Jitters
 Despite the gruelling strain of a drive that has whisked them into f1rst-place margin of three games over Brooklyn, the Cards are in good condition for the "last mile."
 They have registered five straight victories, 34 out of 40 and 12 out of IA on the current road trip. Short stop Martin Marion has recovered from a bruised heel and outfielder Terry Moore is ready to return to center field after being out with pulled calf muscle.
 Manager Billy Southworth of the Redbirds has announced his pitch ing assignments for the rest of the season. He will send Johnny Beazley and Ernie White against the Pirates on Monday and Tuesday; Cooper and Howie Krist against the Reds Wednesday (night) and Thursday; and Beazley and Lanier versus the Cubs Saturday and Sunday. All the games will be played at Eportsman's spark. The schedule will give Cooper a full weeks rest before the opening of the series.
 Today at Ebbetts field the desper- ate Dodgers play the first of seven games against the Phils with the veteran Curt Davis on the mound, Whit Wyatt, Kirby Highbe and Buck Newsom are picked by Manager Leo Durocher to take care of the next three games with the Phils.
 Max Macon will take the hill against the Giants on Tuesday. After that, Durocher isn't sure.
 Possibilities
 As the If" figure Albert stands the Cards need any combination of "7" to clinch the pennant. That means any combination of St. Louis victories or Dodger defeats. Should the RedbirdS reel of victories in six of their remaining eight games the Dodgers would have to win all 10 of theirs just to get a tie. If the Cards win only five more. the Dodgers could still share the flag with 10 straight.
 Only one major league game was played yesterday. The Reds de- feated the Pirates, 5-l, in 8 night game at Pittsburgh as Johny Van der Nicer registered his 17th vic- tory. The Dodger-Phil contest was postponed.
 A four-run rally in tn eninth in- ming broke 1--1 tie to give the Reds the decision. Doubles by pinch hitter Lonnie Frey and Max Mar shall, each with the bases filled, turned the trick. Jack Hallett, just up from Toronto of the Interna- tional league, held the Reds to four hits until the nfnth.
 Wander Nicer allowed only four hits over the route-one after the second ining-and famed nine. Hallett also whiffed nine.
 YESTERDAYS STAR - Johnny Wander Nicer, who won victory No. A.. AI. nA1M