The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-29
RookieHomer Gives Cards
 1K Game Lead
BY WALT BYERS United Press Sports Writer

New York, Aug 29-(UP)-For real size, the St. Louis Cardinals half game National League lead didn't look like much today. But it was the biggest one of the season for the Redbirds and the way it came about, in the ninth in- ming on a rockies first big league homer, sounded an ominous warning to the pursuing Dodgers.
 The Cardinals longest lead of the year was built late last night at St. Louis. The Dodgers had lost a day game to the Cubs at Chicago, 4 to 3, and the Cards had whipped the Giants in the first game of day night doubleheader, 13 to 8, to take full game lead. But it was black night and it looked black for the redbirds in the second game.
 A southpaW-sW swinging rookie, Walt Sessi of Finleyville, Pa., was at the plate and Bill Voiselle had just blazed two strikes past him with pinch-runner Jeff Gross on first, two out in the ninth inning and the Giants leading, 2 to l. Then Sessi, pinch hitting for pitcher Alpha Brazle, although he had made only one hit all season, put all of his 220 pounds behind Voiselle's next pitch and sent it screaming against the framework of the center field pavil- ion at SportSman's Park for his first Major League home run, the ball game and the one-and-a-half game lead.
 Remember?
 The entire drama packed show called back familiar memories of past Cardinal teams that won im- portant games with ninth-inning home runs. took a good hold on the lead late in August and then came roaring down the stretch to grab the pennant.
 The biggest previous Cardinal leads this season were one-game af- fairs, May g and May 19. Sessi, a raw-boned outfielder, recently dis charged from the service, got his only previous hit of the season against the Giants, July 13, as a pinch hitter. He tried and failed Aug. IT against Cincinnati. He miss ed as pinch-hitter Aug 25 and 27 against the Dodgers.
 But that soring rocket he launch- ed into the gloom of centerfield last night makes him a hero-just how big of hero time will judge some time in September
 Brazle, who replaced starter Ken Burkhart in the ninth, received credit for his seventh victory of the season while Voiselle, who had yielded only five hits until the ninth-when Marty Marion singled and Gross came in to run for him in case SeSSi connected-WaS charged with his llth defeat.
 Giants Slain"
 While the night game packed the drama, the day game packed the power. The Cardinals released their pent-up fury on six Giant pitchers for l5 hits and their five-run mar gin of victory as George Kurowski paced the attack with three for five, good for four runs.
 General Manager Jim Gallagher of the Cubs, who recently shouted his defiance of the Dodgers, re- ceived strong backing from his play CTS yesterday when they won their sixth straight with two runs in the ninth. A single by Peanuts Lowrey, walk to Bob Scheffing and doubles by Lou Stringer and Marvin RicKert sewed up the game for reliefer Paul his eighth victory Of the campaign.
 In a night game at New York, Bobby Teller striking out four, sui fered his 10th defeat of the season against P victories as Ernie (Jum- bo) Bonham pitched the Yankees to 4 to 0 victory over the Indians before the largest night baseball crowd in history-7l,55 paying GUS toners.
 Hard Won
 Thurman Fuckers triple and Luke fly call gave the Chicago White Sox l2-inning, 2 to l vic- tory over the Senators and Orval Grove his seventh pitching triumph of the season at Washington.
 Oscar Judd and Blk Donnelly