Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-02
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BY PAUL SCHEFFELS

NEW YORK. Aug. . lUP)-F'or-
get that talk about close races in
| the major leagues and make up
your mind today that the Brooklyn
| Dodgers collapse will become his
toriC in the National League and
the New York Yankees margin in
the American League will grow
bigger daily.
The second set of intersectional
games in the major leagues come
to a close tomorrow and, despite
numerous wartime losses and vari-
Gus injuries, both pace-setters have
virtually stamped out all semblance
of opposition to their continued
rule as champions.
The Yankees. although four
games off the pace of 1912 when
on this date they showed their
heels by 1872 games. are moving
fast and trimming off ambitious
opposition as soon as it comes
along. During the current in
vasion of the west, the champions
won every series, knocking off the
White SoX, Indians and Tigers in
that order Excluding Washington,
who the Yankees have whipped
nine times in Is starts. that just
about takes care of all the opposi-
ton in the American circuit.
LARGE LEAD
In the National League, the
Cardinals have Spread-eagled the
field to lead by IL games over the
Pirates, a performance that puts
them exactly 20 games ahead of
their position at this same time
last year when they trailed Brook
lyn by nine games.
The Red Birds wrapped up the
Giants. Braves and PhillieS with
almost monotonouS regularity and
delivered virtual knockout punch
to the Dodgers with a double VIC
tory yesterday, II and 5-4, to as
sure them of victory in every series
on this western tour which con-
cludes with final game against
Brooklyn tomorrow night.
The double defeat dumped the
Dodgers into third place only half
a game away from fourth and help
ed the Cardinals pick up full
game on the Pirates, who split with
the Braves.
A brief fistic flareup almost
started riot in the first game.
Charges of "Duster" were flung at
Les Webber when he apparently
threw four balls at San Musial.
Then Walker Cooper, the next man
up, spiked Augie Galan in close
play at first and Brooklyn back
stop Mickey owen tangled with the
Cardinal catcher. Police separated
them in a general melee involving
both teams. and Umpire Al Barlick
banished both participants.
SEW UP BATTLE
The Cards sewed up the battle
with four runs in the first. Trail
ing 81 in the nightcap, st. Louis
rallied for four runs to put the
game in the bag in the sixth. A
wild pitch sent Johnny Hopp
across with the final and winning
run in that frame.
Boston braked the Pirates, 6-3, in
10 innings. but then fell before the
almost unbeatable Rip Sewell in
the night cap, II. The Braves
showed across three runs in the
extra frame. Sewell allowed only
three hits for his 18th triumph and
18th in succession.
Cincinnati clubbed the Giants, D.
8 and 80 in 13 innings. Ed Heus-
ser although kayoed in the sixth
won his own game with a two-run
single in the fourth inning of the
opener. Bert Haas long fly tagged
home the winner for Cincinnati in
the nightcap.
Kewpie Barritt former Cub,
pitched the Phillies to Al
triumph in the first game with the
Bruins and the 0uakers checked in
with four runs in the eighth of the
nightcap TO win. 5-3.
Nick Etten hit three home runs
to raise his league-leading runs
batted-in total TO II as the Yankees
whipped Detroit. 5-4 and 81. He
hit a pair in the first game to drive
In two runs and connected for his
10th of the year in the sixth of the
nightcap with one on for the
winning edge.
Buck Ross pitched an eight
hitter as the White Sox nicked the
AS, 81, i'm the first game and then
went on a 17-hit batting rampage
to notch the finales, 1873.
Washington moved past Detroit
with SD and 20-6 triumphs over
the Browns.
A five-run fifth-inning burst
gave Cleveland an 8-6 win over
Boston i'm the first game of
double bill, but Dick Newsome held
the Tribe to six hits as Boston
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