Evening star., 1946-09-17
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Leaders Still 10 Face
Aroused Cub CIouter
In Six Contests
By Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports Writer

st. Louis glee over Bill Nichol-
sons grand slam homer that sunk
the Brooklyn Dodgers should be
tempered by the knowledge that the
Cardinals must face the selfsame
Chicago Cubs in six of their remain
ing II games.
If Nicholson, despite his anemic
.223 batting average, suddenly re-
awakens in the final weeks of the
season, it will be the Redbirds who
will bear the brunt of his attack.
BY that time it might make no
difference, for st. Louis holds two
game advantage with time rapidly
running out in their favor The
Brooks are now one down in the
loss column and three on the win
ming side with only 13 to play as
compared to IL for the Cards.
Charley Grimm's Bruins, obvi-
ously nettled by the cold statistics
that prove they were just lone
shot" champ, are pouring it on down
the stretch, playing each game as
though it were the payof tilt in the
WUIlu OcIlcS.
Cubs Showing No Favor.
Gossip columnist rumors that Chi
cago was bearing down a little
harder against Brooklyn than it did
against st. Louis have been vigor-
ously denied by Grimm.
Il will use the same pitchers
against st. Louis next week that
am using against the Dodgers" the
Cub skipper said. That means I'll
call on Johnny Schmitz, Hank Bo-
rowy and Paul Erickson over the
week end. Maybe I'll have them
ready for their last three games,
too"
I'VE play every game to win and I
don't know how any such rumor
could have started" Grimm as
serted, hardly wishing to add the
dignity of a denial to such wild
suggestion.
The Cubs certainly played yes
terday's game for everything there
was in it, sending Borowy back on
relief a day after he had pitched a
complete. if abbreviated, game
against Kirby Higbe In the late
stages of the game when the never
say-die Dodgers were pecking away
at the Cubs second big lead, Lefty
Schmitz was in the bullpen, ready to
take another crack at the Brooks.
Cards Watch Dodgers Bow.
Manager Eddie Dyer and some of
the Cardinals, enjoying an open date
by taking buSmans holiday, picked
up half game the easiest possible
way by sitting in a front box and
watching the Dodgers blow a ball
game. They get back to work today
with their final game of the season
at New York while Chicago finishes
its 1916 business at Ebbets Field.
The Cubs lot win went to Bo-
rowy over Rookie Paul Minner, who
made the mistake of throwing fast
ball to Nicholson with a 80 count
and three on.
Billy Southworth's Boston Braves
clinched fourth place, the first time
they have finished in the first divi-
sion since 1884, by shutting out Gin
cinnati, 40, in a night game. d
Kenny Raffensberger wf1itewasl1ed
Pittsburgh, 20, for the Phillies in
the other night game, witnessed by
1924 fans at Shibe Park. Charley
Gilbert drove home the winning run
in the sixth and the other scored on
an error by Catcher Hank Camelli
Tigers Hold Runnerup Edge.
Detroit protected its 2l2-game
edge over New York in the second
place scrap in the American League
by hammering Bobo Newson from
the hill in downing Washington
Ill.
The New York Yankees outlasted
the st. Louis Browns, rs, Joe Di
Maggie driving in three runs to help
Reliefer Joe Page pick up his ninth
win