Evening star., 1948-08-24
Braves Defend Lead
lin ST. Louis; Red Sox
Out 10 Unseat Tribe
BY the Assoeioied Press

Yankees of knocking off the closest
r1yal, take on the runnerup Cardi-
nails in st. Louis tonight after sue
cessfully disposing of a Brooklyn
bid for their league leadership.
Billy Southworth's hustling Braves
cooled off the Dodgers, 80, in IA
innings yesterday to win the series,
three games to one.
The loss dropped the Dodgers
into third place, the idle Cardinals
taking over second, 2i2 games be-
hind the Braves.
However, the picture is not so
bright for Boston against the Red
birds. The Cardinals have showed
the Braves around recently, winning
out of the last 10 games.
Both teams have their pitching
aces primed for the two-game series.
Boston righthander Johnny Sain
has been nominated to face the
Cards tonight with Harry (The Cat)
Brecheen, clever southpaw, as his
opponent. Brecheen has beaten the
Braves three times in four decisions
while Sain has, won three and lost
four against ST. Louis.
| B0SOx Take on Indians.
| The second game, tomorrow night,
probably will be duel between
Lefty Warren SPAIN Of Boston and
PortSider Howie Pollet of st. Louis.
SPAIN has won and lost two games
against the Cards, while Pollet has
beaten Boston twice and lost to
the Braves once.
| While the Braves attempt to en-
large their margin at the Cards ex-
pense, their American League
counterparts, the Red Sox, will be
cunning for the top slot in the
junior loop.
The American League Bostons, a
half game behind pace-setting
Cleveland, take on the Indians in
the opener OF a three-game series
under the lights at Boston. Right
handler Joe Dobson has been select
ed to pitch for the Sox and Satchel
Paige, aged Negro righthander, for
! the Tribe.
Before 32,499 fans at Brooklyn
yesterday the Braves won out in
the 14th when Phil Masi and Connie
Ryan socked consecutive doubles
against Rex Barney, fourth Dodger
| hurler.
Mike Mccormick sent the game
into overtime when he belted Paul
MINERS first pitch into the lower
left field stands in the eighth in
ming. The blow was Mccormick S
first homeN of the year and it tied
the score at 2-2.
The Dodgers scored once in the
first on Marv Rackley's double and
a single by Gene Hermanski. Bos-
ton tied it up in the second when
Sibby Sisti beat out hit with the
bases loaded.
Brooklyn regained the lead in its
half of the second on Peewee
Reese's single, a sacrifice and an
other one-bagger by Minner.
Nelson Potter started for Boston
but left the game in the second in
favor OF Red Barrett after he
aggravated an old back injury field
ing a bunt by Billy Cox. Barrett
held the Dodgers to two hits after
the second inning. He left the
game for a pinch-runner in the
ninth and Ernie White, Bob Hogue
and Vern Bickford finished. with
Hogue receiving credit for the vic
tory.
Gumbert's First Hit Tells.
Only one other game was played
in the National League The Reds
nosed out the Philadelphia Phillies,
80, in 10 innings under the lights
at Cincinnati on Relief Pitcher
Harry Gumbert's homer.
Gumbert relieved Starter Ewell
Blackwell in the eighth inning after
the lanky righthander tired. Gum
bert led off the 10th with a drive
over the left-tield wall off Schoolboy
Rowe, third Phillie pitcher. 1t was
Gumbert's first hit of the season.
In the lone American League
contest, the New York Yankees
crushed the last-place Chicago
White Sox, Ill, in a night game at
New York. The victory was the
seventh straight for the Yanks and
enabled them to move within q
game Of second-place Boston and
within IL games of Cleveland.
Allie Reynolds went the rout for
the Yanks to post his 18th win. He
lost his shutout in the eighth when
Aaron Robinson homered.
Joe Di Maggie paced the Yanks'
14-hit attack against four Chicago
pitchers by driving in four runs on
single and a three-run homer.
The homer was his 28th and the
four runs batted in enabled him to
tie BoStons Vern Stephens for the
circuit lead in that department
at 112.