The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-28
Amazing 9 When Chips
 Are Down
By HARMAN NICHOLS United Press Sports Writerl

lyn probably is the only team in the National league that can beat the Cardinals at their own game in their own backyard, when the chips are down, which was the rea- son today that Durochers darlings were rated strong betting choice to cop the pennant
 The rare ability of the patchwork Dodgers to play over their heads in crucial games stems straight from their boss, the fiery lippy Leo Duro- cher who learned hell-for- leather baseball from the hell-for- -lea ther Carrinals a decade ago and never forgot it.
 His managerial moves have kept company with magic all season long as was proved yesterday when the supposedly . slipping Dodgers "a n over the Cardinals, T to 3, and right back into first-place tie with St. Louis.
 Not Great
 It's no secret that the odd col- lection of youngsters and oldsters wearing the Dodger fannels this season is not great team Carl Furlllo in center field, Bruce Ed wards behind the plate, Howie Schultz at first base are not pen nant-winning players in vital posi- tions. But like the rest of the dash ing Dodgers,a biting criticism from Durocher, a college try" lecture or a slap on the back from their fiamboyant boss and they become chmapions, They inherit fire and a dash-symbolized by Pete Reiser's Willingness to run into a concrete wall after fly ball-that win i games.
 Meanwhile it took the Cardinals i37 days to regain undisputed pos session of first place and only two hours and l2 minutes to lose it yesterday as Kirby Higbe pitched the Dodgers back int a first place tie. Durocher had saved his right handed ace for the job and he rose to spectacular heights at times to strike out six, yield only seven hits and score his lucky 18th" victory fo the season in the all-important finale of the Dodgers final series here giving Brooklyn an even break
 When Durocher left beloved Flat push with tWo-game lead for their last western swing he asked only that the Dodgers be able to head into Chicago not more than one game out of first place They were one game better than that today.
 Killed The Cat
 Brooklyn sewed il up in the first two innings, teeing off on Harry ! eThe Cat) Brecheen. Reiser's single, a walk to Dixie Walker and single by Furillo and Augie Galan scored two in the first and singles by Ed wards, Ed Stanky Pee Wee Reese and Reiser added the two clinchers l in the second.
 Higbe knew 1t was all his game. since the Dodger hurling corps was near exhaustion. and he spaced himself - saving his speed and tricky stuff for the clutch. Red Schoendienst's double gave the cards run in the first and Stan Musials single, a triple Dy Enos Slaughter and Whitey KuroWskits single scored TWO in the seventh. But as Durocher Wearily waved for relief help, "Koibe coived" the next three batters into submission 10 retire the side. 1 The Cubs prepped for the Dodger invasion by scoring two runs in the eighth, on singles by pitch-hitter Bob Scheffng, Johnny OstroWski and Bob Sturgeon, to deIeat the Giants, ? to l, behind Lefty Bob Chipman's elght-hit hurling, Walker Cooper's i sixth homer in the sixth was the | Giants lone marker In the only other National league game, Rookie Southpaw Warren Spahn breezed to his seventh triumph of the sea- son as the Boston Braves walloped sour Pittsburgh pitchers for 13 hits nd 9 to I victory.
 Tigers Win In 10th
 The Detroit Tigers scored a run
 the ninth, on Pat Mullins pinch ", to tie the score and three more the 10th to defeat the Yankees
 to 4, and move to within three ames of the second place New Torkers. Stuby Overmire. who re- ieved Dizzy Trout in the ninth, was he winner
 In night game at Philadelphia.
 lghthander Jesse Flores pitched he Athletics to their seventh vic tory in their last nine games, beat ing the White Sox on seven hits, to ?, while Jeff Heaths 18th homer of the season paced the Browns l3-hit attack at Washing ton as they defeated the Senators, to ?, behind the four-hit pitching of Southpaw Sam Zoldak.