Evening star., 1943-07-05
Dodger Series Sweep
Seen Mailing Pennant
For World Champs
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer

In baseball there is an old saying
that the club which leads the league
on the Fourth of July will win the
pennant, but in the National League
there is a new saying-that the club
which led the league on the Fourth
Of July already has won the
pennant.
The st. Louis Cardinals battered
the Brooklyn Dodgers twice yester-
day to complete q sweep Of their
three game series In Ebbets Field
and today were on top by four full
games.
A year ago the Cardinals, even
with Johnny Beazley. Terry Moore
and Enos Country Slaughter in the
lineup, were 9h games back Of
Brooklyn. They came on to win
sensationally and spoiled the old
Fourth of July legend. But they
created the new one to take its
place. because few persons think the
Redbirds ever will be stopped now.
Big Blow to Brooklyn.
The games yesterday seemed to
break the backbone OF Brooklyns
pennant hopes. Having lost on
Saturday to Mort Cooper. the Dod-
gers banked heavily on getting at
least a split yesterday before the
days biggest crowd in the major
leagues, 81, ,387 paid. The total turn
out in the two leagues was 13l ,058.
In the first game. Manager Leo
Durocher started old Curt Davis,
who had pitched 10 scoreless in
nings, against Lefty HOWE Polet
Of the Cardinals. who had pitched
q shutout in his last start. For
nine innings these two talented
hurlers struggled In a grueling,
scoreless duel.
Then in the 10th the Cards clus-
tered four hits and won, 20. while
Pollett completed a three-hit Job
and his second straight shutout. In
the second game the Cards simply
made duck soup OF the Dodgers.
winning, To, with Max Lanier
pitching six-hit ball and his team
mates getting 10, including home
runs by Walker Cooper, Whitley
Kurowski and Danny Litwhiler.
Bonham Gets Split for Yanks.
The New York Yankees managed
to hold a one-game advantage at
the top of the American League by
splitting a double-header at Detroit
while second-place Washington was
getting pushed around twice at St.
Louis.
In the Detroit show Ernie Bon
ham, the big Yankee ace, pitched
four-hit ball for 10 shutout in
the first game, but Frank (Stubby)
Overmire. the Tigers rookie star,
retaliated with a five-hit, 60 white
washing in the nightcap.
Washington was beaten. AZ, and
1913, by the Browns. whose recent
squirt has brought them l8 victo-
ries in q games. although they have
moved only to seventh place in the
standings.
The Chicago White Sox swept two
games from the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. who now have lost 8 straight
and 10 of their last II. Lefty Thorn-
ton Lee pitched six-hit ball to win
the first, So. and Orval Grove gave
up only three safeties in taking the
nightcap, 81. 1t was his sixth sue
cess without q defeat.
Boston at Cleveland was post
poned.
Braves Trim Bucs Twice.
The Boston Braves padded the
Pittsburgh Pirates twice, 81 and
1870, with Red Barrett pitching
four-hit ball in the first game and
Jim Tobin allowing just six hits in
the second, in which he himself hit
a home run. double and a single
to lead 15-hit attack.
The New York Giants beat Gin
cinnati. 6-5, in 10 innings in the
first game of a double-header, but
Ed Heusser held New York to seven
hits as the Reds won the second
session, So. The two contests
spawned seven home runs. one of
them by Mel OFT giving him the
major league lead with II for the
season. Ray Mueller hit two in
the first game, Max Marshall hit
one in each game and Ernie Lom-
bardi and Frank Mccormick each
collected one.
81 johnson beat the Chicago
Cubs, 2-1, with flve-hit pitching,
but the Phillies were beaten in
the second contest, So. as Bill Lee
held them to seven hits, two of
which were homers by Buster Adams
and Schoolboy Rowe.