Evening star., 1942-06-18
Sweep Of Big Series
Would GET St. Louis
Slim Lead in Race
Rivals Win in Tune-up
Contests; Tigers Hand
Yunks First Shutout
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

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The ST. Louis Cardinals, riding
the crest of a seven-game winning
streak, will move into Brooklyn to-
day for a five-game series with the
Dodgers that may throw the Ma
tional League pennant struggle back
into a battle royal.
Through quirks of the weather
these two fierce rivals have met
only four times thus farand of these
games the RedbirdS have won three
proving to the satisfaction of ST.
Louis, at least, that the Dodgers
four and one-half game lead is an
uncertain bulwark.
The Cardinals warmed up for to-
days important tussle "a twilight
affair by whitewashing the New
York Giants, 30, on the five-hit
hurting of big Mort Cooper, who
pitched no-hit ball until the
seventh inning. 1t was the fourth
shutout of the season by Cooper
and his second over the Giants
Lefty Cliff Melton put up a battle
until the eighth, when four singles
scored two runs and clinched the
game for the Cards
Dodgers Turn Back Cubs.
The Dodgers showed no qualms at
the approach of their challengerS,
turning back the Chicago Cubs, ST..
Kirby Higbe pitched four-hit ball
for his sixth victory and would have
had shutout except for a homer
by Rip Russell in the second Stanza.
I Brooklyn was held to seven hits
byeBill Lee, but Arky Vaughan, re-
turning TO action after an illness,
tripled for two runs and Dolph
Camilli hit his 10th home run of
the year for two more.
I These were just two of full slate
of well-pitched contests in the major
leagues yesterday.
At Detroit, Paul Dizzy Trout,
who had been beaten five times in a
row, hurled a five-hitter to hand
.the World Champion New York
Yankees their first shutout of the
season as the Tigers won. 10 Marv
jBreuer of the YankS allowed just
six safetieS, but three were singles
in the last of the ninth for the
games only run.
( Phil Marchildon, the strong right
yhander of the Philadelphia Athletics,
.also ended a five-game losing streak
sby pitching five-hit ball to beat the
IChicagc White Sox, 4-3.
Z Auker Curbs Red Sox.
F.. Elden Auker stopped a nine-game
winning streak for the Boston Red
Sox and a seven-game losing streak
/ for the st. Louis Browns by hurling
a six-hit 6-3 victory. George
McQuinn drove in three st. Louis
runs with a homer and a single
Mike Chartak also homered for the
Browns and Bobby Doerr connected
for his 18th of the year for Boston.
The Cincinnati Reds captured both
ends of a double-header at Boston,
4-2 and 4-3, the latter game going
Ill innings. The Reds were held to
six hits by three Boston hurlers in
/ the opener, but punched them effec-
lively while big Paul Derringer kept
I the seven he allowed well spaced.
, The nightcap was duel between
. Ray Starr and Jim Tobin with a
smash ending. The Reds tailed
twice in the 18th on single by Max
Marshall, a double by Frank Nc
Cormick and a single by Bert Haas.
Max West hit his eighth run for
Boston in the last half of the inning.
Paul Waner made one hit in eight
chances to come within one of the
5000 circle
The Pittsburgh Pirates punched
their hits for two three-run innings
to down the Phils, 6-l, in night
game.