Evening star., 1945-09-28
Three Up, Like Number
Left, They Face Bucs;
Cards Oppose Reds
BY JOE REICHLER,

Associated Press sports Writer.
| Only complete collapse by the
Chicago Cubs or the Detroit Tigers
will prevent them from meeting ir
the World Series.
The Cubs today enjoy a three.
game lead over the st. Louis Cardi-
nails in the National League pennant
race as a result of yesterdays double
triumph over Cincinnati, 81 and IA
while the Cards were bowling to
Pittsburg, So.
Even if the Cubs were to lose all
three Of their remaining games and
the Cards win their three, Cholly
Grimm's now jolly Bruins, like the
Tigers in the American League, can
get no worse than a tie for the flag
The Cubs rest today, preparing for
their three-game clash with the
Pirates starting with a double-head-
er tomorrow, needing only one VIC
tory to clnch the flag. The Cards
meanwhile, engage the Reds in
three games, two tomorrow.
Steve O'Neill's cock-sure Ben
gals, idle yesterday, also remain in
active until tomorrow, when they
come to grips with the defending
champion ST. Louis Browns in the
first of two-game weekend meet
ing, and, like the Cubs, need only
one victory to edge out Washington
for the Junior loop championship.
Could Be Two PIayoffs.
The Senators, who ended their
current campaign last Sunday,
switched from praying to playing
yesterday by edging out the Boston
Red Sox, 81, in an exhibition at
Bainbridge Naval Training Center.
In the event miracle" occurs
and the Cubs and Tigers blow all
their remaining games, while the
Cards win theirs, the Cubs and
Cards would meet in playof game
on Monday, as would the Tigers and
Senators. Otherwise the Tigers will
attempt to even their World Series
competition against the Cubs, to
whom they lost in 1907 and 1908 and
defeated in 1885.
Should the Cubs cop, they'll have
their cousins" the Reds to thank
Yesterdays twin win gave the Cubs
a mark of 81 victories against one
loss for the years campaigning
against the Rhinelanders. Only the
1909 Cubs against the Boston Braves,
the 1927 New York Yankees against
the Browns and the 1887 Pirates
O he NJ
that feat.
At the same time the sweep COM
pleted the 18th time this season the
Cubs have won both ends of a
double-header.
Wyse, Derringer Winners.
Hank Wyse and Paul Derringer
elbowed the victories, Don John
sons siXth-inning double and
Peanuts LoYrey's homer breaking
up the opener. and triples by
Lowrey and Phil Cavarretta bring
ing in the deciding runs in the
nightcap.
The Cubs JOY was dimmed when
Second Baseman johnson suffered
a muscle sprain in his neck in a
collision with Umpire Babe Pinelli
in the opener and was taken to
Christ Hospital. He was released
later, but Manager Grimm has not
indicated whether he will play to-
morrow.
The Cards received their near
kayo blow from the left arm of
Elwyn CPreacher) Roe, Pirate south
paw, who humbled them with three
hits while annexing his 14th victory
of the season. The Cards lost the
game in the first frame, when
George Dockins was tagged for
three hits and the same number of
runs before he was relieved by AL
Jurisich. Jurisich hurled hitless
ball unit 1.-The eighth, when the Bucs
banged him for two runs. The
Cards nudged Roe for their tallies
in the third and fifth.
In the only other big league con-
test, the Yankees clung to their
slight chance to finish third in the
American League standing, with a
81 conquest of the Philadelphia
Athletics. Red Ruffing won his
seventh victory since his discharge
from the Army by combining a
home run with six-hit pitching. The
defeat marked the AS 98th loss of
the season and the clubs 18th cellar
finish.
The Cleveland Indians-Browns
contest was washed out by rain.