The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-26
DODGERS KEEP AT TOP WHEN CLAN IS WIN
BY JOE REICHLER ZAP SPORTS WRITER

For the first time in the memory of the modern day baseball fan, followers of the Brooklyn Dodgers today actually were singing the praises of the New York Giants. For if it hadn't been for those same Giants, the Dodgers might not be perched at the top of the National League today.
 True, tha Dodgers whipped the Chicago Cubs Al for the second straight time yesterday, but had the St. Louis Cardinals swept the three-game series with the Giants, including yesterdays twin-bill, the Redbirds and not the Brooks would he occupying first place.
 Instead, the Giants by dividing the two games. gained the series, two games to one, to enable the Brooks to build up a game and half lead over Eddie Dyer's pesti- ferrous challengers
 After handsome Howie Pollet, the Willoughy lefthander from New Orleans, had gained his 18th mound victory for the Cards with nine hit 2-1 triumph, the Giants threw their southpaw freshman act, Monte Kennedy, against the Birds, and the 21-year-ol Carolinian clip ped the Cardinals wings with three hits as the Giants won 6-1.
 In losing, the Cubs saw tEeir third place lead over Cincinnati narrow to three and half games as the Reds eked out l. decision over the Boston Braves.
 Bench Cleared
 The clearing of the entire Pitts burgh Pirtes' bench except for the regular lineup by Umpire George Magerkurth highlighted the twin bill between the Bucs and the Philadelphia Phillies. Magerkurth's action came after the Pirates booed third called strike on Chuck Workman.
 The Pirates behind the seven hit pitching of Johnny Lanning, won the opener, 2-1, but the Phils came back to rip Truett !Sewell apart 9-2 in the nightcap.
 In the American League, Boston's pace-setting Red Sox dropped 3-1 verdict to the Chicago White Sox which cut their lead over the idle New York Yankees to Il games.
 With Mickey Vernon having perfect four for four at the plate to wrest the leagues individual batting leadership from Williams by one point, the Washington Senators tanned Detroit's Tigers 8-3 in the rubber game of their three-game set.
 Smashing out 19 hits, their great est total of the season, Cleveland's Indians outslugged the Philadel- phia Athletics 9-8.
 The Yankees and St. Louis Browns had an off day.
 Score and batteries:
 National League
 First Game
 St. Louis 2; New York 1; Pollet and Garagiola Voiselle, Budnick CD and Warren.
 Second Ganle
 St. Louis l; New York 6; Dick son. Brazle (3), Wilks co, Schmidt (8) and Kluttz, Rice CD; Kennedy and Lombardi.
 Chicago l; Brooklyn 4; Schmitz, Rush (6), Bauers (8) and McCul- lough; Gregg and Edwards.
 First Game
 Pittsburgh 2; Philadelphia l; Lanning and Baker; Judd and Seminick.
 Second Come
 Pittsburgh ?; Philadelphia g; Sewell, Gables CD, Bahr t8), and Salkeld; Donnelly and Henmsley Cincinnati 1; Boston 0; Wander meer and Mueller Sain, Spahn t9) and Masi.
 American League
 Boston 1; Chicago 3; Dobson, Klinger CD and Partee, H. Wag- ner CD; Smith, Caldwell (9) and Hayes.
 Philadelphia 8; Cleveland g; Knerr, Flores (Q, Harris CD, and Rosar, DeSautels (4); Harder, Lem on (4, Gassaway (6), Berry ss) and Hogan.
 Washington g.; Detroit 5; Scar borough and Early; Hutchinson, Gorica CD, White (8), Caster (8) Overmire (9) and Tebbetts.