The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-07
Cards Take Second Game, 4 To 3
Mort Cooper Hurls Win;
Sanders, Marion Homer

Cooper, but it didn't succeed in
shaking the pitching ace of the
Cards. He got Bill Dickey on
liner to second baseban Lou Klein,
caused Nick Etten to ground to
Klein, Keller scurrying home I'M
molested on the play, and then
forced Joe Gordon to raise a futile
little pop foul to Catcher Walker
! Cooper in front of the Yankee dug
out.
1t was a suitable finish for a
stirring, heart-warming job bf Coo
per, whose chances against t h
Yankees even without the pressure
of death in the family had been
in doubt because of his showing
in the last series, when the Bomb
ers pounded him for II hits in a
total of 10 innings in two bames.
Aside from the two scoring in
nings, the apple-cheeked st. Louis
star was in trouble just twice and
worked his way out almost effort
lessly.
In the fifth inning with one out,
Gordon singled to center and sped
on to second base as Centerfielder
Harry Walker fumbled the ball
momentarily. Walker u k y
made up for this lapse by making
spectacular catch Of long fly
by Tuck Stainback on the next
play, and Bonham was an easy
infield out.
In the sixth Crosetti, a nuisance
to the Cardinals in both games,
led off with ground single to
center and on the next pitch Catch
err Cooper tipped Bud Metheny's
bat for an interference play which
put runners on first and second
with none out. Johnson promptly
raped into a fast double play,
however, to take the heat off Coo
per and Keller went down on a
fly.
The one walk given by Cooper
was to Dickey at the start of the
seventh and the next three batters
were retired in order.
On the other hand the Cardinals
had runners on the bases in every
inning except the first and sixth.
They got men to first and second
with one out in the fifth on a walk
to Klein and safe bunt by Walker
to keep the Yanks jittery after
the scoring punches in the two
previous innings and in the ninth
they managed to get a runner to
third. LitWhiler walked and was
forced by Marion, after WI c h
Mort Cooper sacrificed and Klein
beat out an infield hit, but Walker
was retired on liner to Stainback
in center.
The score of the game today
was exactly the same as the tally
in the second game of the series
last year, when Johnny Beazley
beat the YANKEES to lift St. Louis
level before the two teams moved
to New York, and it left the Red
birds exultant over their chances
ir the remaining games.
SouthWorth said he would come
back tomorrow with d lefthander,
Alpha tBeD Brazle, the 27-year-old
rookie who was promoted from
Sacramento of the Pacific Coast
league in mid-July after pitching
40 consecutive scoreless innings
there. Since entering the National
league he has won 8 games and
lost 2.
Cooper seemed likely to pitch
again later in the series. He hoped
tc arrange to leave tonight for In
dependence, Mo-, where his father,
Robert ]. Cooper, a 58-year-old
rural mail carrier. died mexpect-
edly of a heart ailment.
Brother Walker intended to 90
home after tomorrow's game and
both were expected to be with the
Cardinals again in st. Louis Sum
day when the fourth game is play
ed after open dates Friday n d
Saturday set aside for travelling.
Manager Joe Mccarthy of the
Yankees nominated Hank Borowy,