The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-16
Schedule
 Gives Cards 3 Rest Periods

Rest Periods
 New York, Sept. 16--(UP)-Time and the St. Louis Cardinals began running out today on the Brook lyn Dodgers.
 Which means that the Dodgers from now on either are going to have to beat about everything in sight or beat nasty exit as pen nant contenders.
 The stretch schedule was sup posed to favor Brooklyn, but that advantage now seems to be myth1- cal one.
 Cards Have Three More Wins
 Today, as the teams began the last two weeks of the season, the Cardinals were game and half in front, with all of their advantage on the winning side, which means they have won three more games and thus have that many less to play.
 The Cardinals with Il games left, have three big off days, strategically spaced. They have no game today, are off again next Friday and on Thursday, Sept. 26. Moreover, they have no scheduled double headers left. Six of the games are on the road.
 The Dodgers, though they have Il of their IA games at home, have other complications to offset that advantage. Without an off-day since last Monday, the Dodgers yrri4h Irnoly 1IY1ti1 Thursday the 26th during which time they have two double headers.
 Much has been made of the fact that Brooklyn has the easier oppo- sition with five games against Bos- ton and three with Philadelphia teams the Dodgers have bowled over consistently all year. What hasn't been mentioned, however, is that of late the Phils and Braves have play cd better ball than any of the teams in the league except the Dodgers end Cards themselves.
 Have Remarkable Records
 The Braves, only two games be- hind third place Chicago, have won five out of their last eight and the Phils, who moved into fifth yester- day, have won seven out of their last nine games.
 Of immediate concern to the Dodgers is getting the Cubs out of Brooklyn without more trouble than necessary. It took looming dark ness and a swarm of gnats yester- day to insure the Dodgers of an even break as Kirby Higbe won to 0 five-inning one-hitter in five in- nfngs after Chicago won the first game of the double header, 4 to in 10 innings.
 The teams might have played an- other inning in the abbreviated sec ond game had 1t not been for the millions of tiny insects which sud- denly swooped down from above as R answering an emergency sum- mons from Dodger Manager Leo Du- Hocher.
 Fans in the bleachers began swat ting the little fellows with score cards, presenting a moving white background as hazard to player visibility and prompting the urn- pares to call 1t off. It was Higbe's second-one hitter in as many weeks and his 16th win against six losses. Aalcie Galan's single and Dixie Walkers double drove in the Dodger rAns in the first inning. Pinch Hit ter Bob Scheffing's two-run single rave Chicago the opener, although fine Dodgers fought back in the last half of the 10th and scored one run oy Walkers single and Galan's dou- ble. Relief Pitcher Emil kush gained his ninth victory against two losses.
 Giants Threatened In Nightcap
 Three-hit pitching by Murry Dickson and a long distance hitting attack in the second game gave the Cardinals 3 to o and to 4 victories over the last place Giants at New Work. Dickson didn't walk man as he pitched his 18th victory in the opener with home run help from George Kurowski. The Cards made 1s hits including homers by Enos Slaughter and Stan Muslal m the second game, but Alpha Brazle had to have late relief help rom George Munger and Howie Pollet when the Giants made three runs fin the eighth.
 Dave (Boo) Ferriss gained his e5th decision for the Red Sox py winning at Chicago, to l, running his two year total to 46 victories and eoualing the American League mark for a pitcher in his first two big league seasons, set oy Wes Terrell of Cleveland in 1928 ana 1e30. John Rigney gave Chlcago three-hit, 6 to 0 second game victory.
 The Browns won pair of pitch inc battles from the troubled Yam kees at St. Louis, 1 to 0 behlno Rookie Fred Sanfords five-hlt work and 9 to i as Denny Galehouse pitched a six-hitter.
 The Senators made IT hits includ- tng a grand-slam homer by winning relief pitcher Early Wynn to defeat the Tigers, 15 to at Detroit. Buooy Lewis and Stan Spence also hit Washington homers and water Fyers got two while Hank Green berg and Roy Cullenbine made one each for Detroit.
 Teller Loses Tough One
 Bob Teller was in fine form but lost a 3 to 0 decision to Young Bill McGahan of the Athletics at Cleve- land, even though he struck out seven to bring his season total to 315. two over Walter Johnson's best one-year mark of 313. The Indians won the first game, 8 to l, Bob Le- mon pitching a five-hit win.
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 (Boo) Ferriss, who won his 18th
 game and his 46th in two sea-
 sons for the Red Sox, defeating