Evening star., 1943-05-21
C|ub0nce' Joke
Upsets n. |. as
boxmen Shine
Twin Beating Handed
Cubs; Dodgers Break
Even With Cards
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

The Philadelphia Phillies not only
are standing on their own feet these
days, they are tramping on the toes
of lot of other clubs In the National
League.
Here is what they did yesterday:
l. Shut out the Chicago Cubs in
both ends of a double-header, 80
and 20, allowing the Bruins just
four hits in each game.
2. Made the Cubs plight SO dis
turblng that Philip K. Wrigley, their
multi millionaire owner, personally
announced settlement of the clubs
contract squabble with Lou Novikon
3. Rejected the Brooklyn Dodgers
offer of two players for Second Base
man Danny Murtaugh. thus causing
the Dodgers to sell them Pitcher
Newt Kimball and send Alex Kam-
pouris to Washington for cash in
order to get unoer the 25-player
limit.
4. Threatened the third place
standing of the world champion St.
Louis Cardinals.
Cubs Lose Nine in Row.
The twin triumphs over the Cubs
were achieved on superlative pitch
ing by Charley Fuchs and Lefty AL
Gerheauser. pair of rockies. The
Phillies made nine hits off Bill Lee
in the first game, but in the nightcap
were held to four by Kewpie Bar
rett, the unlucky gent who recently
lost a one-hit game to Pittsburgh.
Two singles and some bad Unfolding
by the Cubs provided the Phils both
their runs in the third inning of this
game.
This extended the Cubs losing
streak to nine games. miring them
deep in the cellar and forcing them to
compromise on the salary demands
OF Novikoff, a 300 hitter last year
who was the last major league hold
out. The detail of whether he should
be paid during the period of his
suspension was to be worked ont
today.
The Phillies' winning string was
stretched to five games, and they
moved within half a game of the
Cardinals, who were beaten, So, at
Brooklyn.
Dodgers Split With Cards.
This made the four-game Brook
lyn-St. Louis series standoff be-
| tween the Cardinals and Frank
| 'Rube' Melton. who accounted for
| both the Dodgers victories. The
former Philly ace stopped the Red
birds, 10. Monday and then came
back on two days rest yesterday to
pitch a seven-hitter.
He kept the Cardinals away from
the plate in every inning except the
fourth. when he had a spell of wild
ness and gave three walks, one of
| them forcing in run. Big Mort
Cooper. the first Highlander used
by st. Louis in the series. also was
wild, giving seven walks in addition
to eight hits and he forced one run
across by a balk with the bases
| loaded.
The Dodgers were glad to get out
with split of the series, but dis
| satisfied with their infleld and were
understood to have offered both
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| taugh. The Phillies. who used to sell
their stars to all bidders. held tight
to Murtaugh. bought Kimball them
selves, and let the Dodgers sell Kam-
pouris to Washington.
Nationals Move Up.
In the American League Eyes,
there still is an American League
Boston and Cleveland managed to
get in double -header for the only
action the circuit has had since
Sunday. Boston bagged both games,
81 in 10 innings and IA, to bump
the Indians into third place behind
the Yankees and Mats, who were
idle. Cleveland used 20 players. in
cluding six pitchers. in a vain effort
to win the second session after Oscar
Judds seven-hit pitching had taken
the opener for the Red Sox.