The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-18
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New York, July 18 - (UP) - Be- cause there must be second division ball clubs in any league, there still was ray of pennant hope today for the otherwise demoralized Dodgers
 It isn't because of what the Dodgers do to the second division teams, it is on account of what those clubs do to the runner-up Cardinals
 Defying logic, the Cardinals dropped a 10 to game to the sixth place Phils last night directly after beating the Dodgers four straight games and reducing their lead to a half game. However, be- cause Brooklyn also lost, 5 to 2 to the fifth place Reds at Cincinnati, St. Louis didn't drop behind in the pennant race.
 Fail Against Laggards
 Failure of the Cards to beat sec ond division clubs is nothing new. They have won 9 out of 35 games played with first division teams this year, beating Brooklyn nine out of 12, Chicago seven out of Il, and Boston nine out of 12. But against the National League lag gards, they have just broken even, winning "A and losing 24 They have a 5-6a reeord against Cincin- nati. 5-8 against the Giants, 6-5 against the Phils and 8-5 against the Pirates
 Brooklyn on the other hand has beaten the second division teams 28 times and has lost only IA games to them. The Dodgers stand 1O-O against the Phils, GA against the Pirates, 6-5 against the Giants and 6-5 against the Reds. But against first division teams they are only a shade more than even with 21 wins and 19 losses.
 The Cardinals couldn't stand prosperity and folded up fast against the Phils, who pushed across four runs in the first inning 1 and coaSted thereafter Ron Northev | hit two homers and catcher Andy 1 Seminick came through with a grand slam homer in the seventh l to account for the PhilIy victory. | When the score of Brooklyn's de- i feat at Cincinnati was posted on i the scoreboard at St Louis, the i Cards tried hard and put over four ninth inning runs but couldn't close the gap.
 The Dodgers dropped their fifth | straight at Cincinnati as the Reds | won their sixth straight game at night behind Bucky Walters, an cid pitcher with new tricks. Wal i terS, who hurled siX-hitter. won | his fifth straight game. clinching 1t when the Reds made four runs in the eighth. Grady Hatton hit a homer for the Reds in the third !
 Rookie Does It Again
 Rookie Ralph Kmers three-run homer provided the 8 to 5 margin i of victory for the Pirates over. the | Giants at Pittsburgh. Johnny Mize | hit a Giant homer off Nick Strince- vlch who won his fourth game.
 The Cubs made eight runs in the 1rst inning to top the Braves. 10 E to 0 al Chicago Phil Cavaretta hit | a homer for the winners as Bob | Chipman pitcher siX-hit ball to win without difficulty.
 The Yankees came out of slump to beat the Browns. 3 to. ? and to I at New York. but gain ed no ground on the Red Sox. who also won couble bill. Tommy Henrichs opportune base running when third baSeman Johnny Luca- dello dropped his toy pop-up set up the winning run in the ninth of the opener. Heinrich got all the way to third on the error and a wild throw and Aaron Robinson singled him home, Charley Keller's four-run homer was the big blow in the sec ond game in which Ernie Bonham won for the first time since May IA after siege of arm trouble. Floyd Bevens won the opener.
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