Evening star., 1949-09-21
Newcombe Kew
Figure With ;
Games on Tap
One Day, Two Night
Battles Slated, He
May Stortin Two
BY the Associated Press

Inc Knock down. drag out
battle being waged by the st. Louis
Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers for the National League pen
nant comes to a head today. with
the arch rivals opening a three
game series in st. Louis.
The pennant-hungry foes clash
twice today, once in the afternoon
and again. at night. The third
game will be played under the
lights tomorrow.
The combatants tuned up yes
terday for their vital series with
victories. The Cards knocked off
the Philadelphia Phils. Us, and
the Dodgers sacked the Chicago
Cubs. SO, to remain a game and
half behind the Red Birds.
The important National League
series takes the spotlight away
from the American League where
the New York Yanks lead by three
games. The Yanks turned back
Chicago, 81. yesterday while the
runner-up Boston Red Sox ell
minated Cleveland's defending
champion Indians from conten-
ton, So.
Big Don Newcombe Q5-T was
scheduled to pitch the day game
for Brooklyn against the Cards
Max Lanier (4-3. Preacher Roe
$3.50 has been selected to work
the night game for the Dodgers
against Harry (The Cat) Bre-
cheen $3.50.
Newcombe May HurI Twice.
Ralph Branca. who won his first
game in over a month Sunday
may pitch the third game for
Brooklyn but the possibility exists
that Newcombe also may draw
the starting assignment in that
game. Red Munger is the prob
able Card pitcher in the series
finale.
The Dodgers, in order to leave
st. Louis with the lead, must
sweep the series. Should they
accomplish this feat they will head
home with 11a-game lead:
If the Cards win all three games
they will boast a 4l2-game advan-
tage and Dodger fans once again
will be saying wait until next
year."
Following their series the Cards
will have seven games to play and
the Dodgers six. Five of the
Cards. games are against last
place Chicago and two with sixth
place Pittsburgh. The Dodgers
have four games remaining with
third-place Philadelphia and two
with fourth-place Boston.
Lean Jack Banta pitched the
Dodgers to victory over Chicago.
Banta blanked the Cubs on five
hits in besting Dodger tanner
Johnny Schmitz.
Robinson Swipes Home.
Brooklyn broke a scoreless tie
with two out in the sixth on sin
giles by Ed Miskis. Carl FurillosI
walks to Jackie Robinson and Gil
Hodges and a two-run single by
Luis Olmo.
The Dodgers added two more
markers in the eighth. Robinson
stealing home to climax the rally.
Cub Catcher Mickey Owen vigor-
ously protested Umpire Art Cores
decision on Robinson. Owen
bumped Gore to the ground and
was tossed out of the game along
with Cub Manager Frankie Frisch.
Philadelphia gave the Cards a.
scare before submitting. The
Cards ran up 6-1 lead In five
innings against Ken Heintzelman,
but the Phils roared back and cut
the deficit to 6-5 in the seventh.
The Cards picked up their final
run in the bottom of the seventh
and Reliefer Gerry Staley kept
the Phils away from home the rest
of the way. Starter Freddie Mar
tin gained credit for his sixth vic
tory without a loss.
Stan Musial. star Card out
fielder. pulled a leg muscle run
ming out a triple during the Cards
three-run fifth and retired from
the game. A club spokesman said
that Musial is expected to play
against the Dodgers today.
Reynolds and Page Again.
Allie Reynolds and Joe Page
teamed to pitch the Yanks to vic
tory over the White Sox. Rey-
nolds, who left for a pinch hitter
in the seventh, gained his 18th
victory.
Lefty Bob Kuzava allowed the
Yanks only three hits but he
walked 10 and the free tickets
cost him the game. The Yanks
scored twice, in the second on q
single, double. ground out and
wild pitch. Kuzava forced home
the third run in the seventh when
he walked Billy johnson with the
bases loaded.
Lefty Mel sParnell turned in his
oath victory in beating Bob Lemon,
Cleveland's 20-game winner.
I The Philadelphia Athletics
turned back the Detroit Tigers,
8-6, on Pete Suder's three-run
eight-inning homer. Reliefer Lou
Brissie was the winner and Fred
Hutchinson the loser.
The Boston Braves downed the
Pittsburgh Pirates, AZ, in the Ma
tional's only night game. The
Braves won the game with three
runs in the ninth. Ed Sauer singled
home tive markers and Pitcher
Vern Bickford the third.
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