Evening star., 1945-09-18
Could Deadlock Lead
By Sweeping 3-Ti|t
Series With Cubs
BY JACK HAND,

! associated PreSS sports writer.
st. Louis and Washington today
were slated to start a last ditch
stand against the overwhelming
odds debating Chicago versus De-
troit World Series.
The cards are stacked against
either the underdog Red Birds OF
Senators making the pennant grade,
but, of the two, Billy Southworth's S
opportuniStS have much the better
chance.
The Mats, two and half games
back of the Tigers, had the fifth
game of their series rained out last
night, and, with the deluge continu-
ing into the morning delayed start
was neceSSitated. If the game isn't
completed today it will go into the
discard.
Three games back of the Bruins
after yesterdays 7-3 conquest of the
Phillies, the defending champions
nave a chance to catch the front
runners in the vital three-game set
with the Cubs opening under the
Sportsman's Park lights tonight.
Donnelly Slab Winner.
SouthWolth got well-pitched
game from Blix Donnelly last night
as the star of the 1914 World Series
won his first game since July 27
with an 8-hit job on the Phils. The
Cards backed up the young curver
with l6-hit attack, including fouH
singles by Augie Bergamo
Dick CKewpie) Barrett of the Gel
lar club finally nosed out Bobo
Newsom Of the equally futile
Athletics in their backward race TO
reach the 20 mark in defeats, be-
coming the first major Lacquer to
hit the 20 jackpot in reverse.
Little Art Herring of the Brook
lyns helped ST. Louis clip a full
game off the Chicago lead with a
3-hit, 40, shutout of Charley
Grimms gang. Leo Durochcr was
chased by the umpires in an early
inning and so wasn't around to
enjoy Herring's brilliant job. He
allowed only one single up to the
ninth when he just did escape with
his shutouU.
Singleton Scores First Win.
Elmer Singleton. a former Yankee
farmland, earned his first big league
victory for Boston, a AZ job against
Cincinnati's Bucky Walters who
lasted only one inning. Pittsburgh
and New York were not scheduled.
The American League race marked
time with rain washing out the
Detroit at Washington single game
and both the ST. Louis at New York
single and Cleveland at Philadel-
phia double-header
Only American games played yes
terday were in Boston where the
Chicago White Sox split two with
the Red SoX. Alter Pinky Woods
outtossed Johnny Humphries in the
opener, 8-4, Lefty Frank Papish
chucked the Pale Hose to a 4-2
evener III the nightcap.
Barrett Opposes Passeau.
Charley CRed Barrett, the Ma
tlonal Leagues WinningeSt pitcher.
will be cunning for his 22d victory
Of the year tonight when the St.
Louis Cardinals square OFF against
the league leading Chicago Cubs in
a three-game series, which may
decide the pennant.
The joval redhead, who says he
likes to get his games over in a
hurry so he'll have more time for
practical jokes, has won 10 of his
q decisions since trading his Boston
Braves uniform for Cardinal out
fit in the Mort Cooper deal last
May %. He has lost II games, 9
since coming to the world cham
pionS.
Tonight he will be trying for his
fourth straight victory over the
Cubs. In his last appearance
against the Bruins, he allowed only
one hit and faced only 27 batters as
the Cardinals won, to 0.
Claude Passeau, who defeated the
Cardinals way back on June "a for
one of the Cubs four lonely vic
tories over St. Louis out of II tries
this season, is Manager Charley
Grimm's choice.
OF the four Cub victories, two
have been in Chicago and two in
st. Louis, but none has been under
the lights. All three games of this
series are night contests.