The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-20
MusidI Hits
 5 for s As Cards Hold On

New York, Sept 20 - (UP) - Because they haven't devised an effective defense aginst the atomic bumbs" of Brooklyn, the St. Louis Cardinals were none too secure to- day with their game and a half margin in the National League pen nant warfare.
 Dem Bums' exploded again yes- terday with ? to victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, putting the pressure on the Cardinals who had to rally in the ninth for 5 to win over the Braves after the Brooklyn victory had been posted on the Boston scoreboard.
 That is the way it has been all season. The Dodgers, bouncing back incredibly after defeats which would have wrecked the morale of less courageous teams, have managed to hang on. Now, with nine games left to play, the time is acutely short for them to overcome the Cardinal margin, but there are few among the faithful who follow the Dodgers who don't thing they have at least a 41S1lGiI1S C1ldIlC6 UO QO lG. Always Bouncing Back The Dodgers suffered two tre- mendous setbacks this week, first when the Cubs defeated them in two big games while the Cardinals were making merry with the Giants, and later when Lefty Fritz Oster- meuller topped them in the opener of the three-game set with Pitts burgh.
 Once again, however, they bounc- ed back, and when Hal Gregg shut out the Pirates with three hits yes- terday, there was a general revival of pennant hopes. Gregg's shutout came on top of five-hit blanking by Ralph Branca in the second game of double header on We'd nesday and pointed up the fact that Dodger pitching once again is at the peak of it's efficiency
 Carl Furillo started Gregg of to victory with two-run double in the first inning and the Dodgers made it to 0 in the second on a single by Bruce Edwards, Eddie Stanky's double, and Dick Whit mans single. Dixie Walker drove in two more runs with a triple in three-run sixth inning.
 Stan Musial, getting his fifth straght hit, drove home the win ming run for the Cards in the ninth after Boston had tied the score at 4-all with three runs in the eighth. Two of the runs went across on single by Nanny Fernandez and the other was forced in when Al Brazle. Cardinal relief hurler, walked Phil Masi with the bases loaded. Ted Wllks took over and gained credit for his seventh victory without defeat.
 The Phils, playing before 4O,007 fans, largest crowd ever to see game at Shibe Park, disappointed the turnout by dropping a to l night game decision to the Reds as Clay Lambert pitched a four hitter. Del Ennis got the only run off Lam- bert, his 17th homer.
 The Giants ended a six-game los- ing streak with a l to 0 victory over the Cubs at New York, Dave Koslo pitching a three-hitter.
 Bob Teller won his 18th game, a four-hit, 5 to l decision over the Senators at Cleveland and struck out five men to bring his season to- tai to 32O.
 The Tigers made IS hits, includ- ing a homer by George Kell, in a IA to ' victory over the Athletics at Detroit. Don Richmond and Jack Wallaesa hit Philadelphia homers.
 The St. Louis Browns put over two runqs in the ninth after Bos- ton had scored three in it's half to defeat the Red Sox, to g. Boston made all of its runs in the last two Innings.
 There were no other games sched- uled.
 YESTERDAYS STAR-Stan
 Musial of the Cards, who went
 5 for 5" with two doubles and
 three singles to set the pace in
 a to 1, victory over the Braves,
 driving in the winning run