Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Brooklyn Has More
Contests al Home;
Yanks Boost Lead
By jack Hand
Associated Press Sports Writer

| Brooklyn, which moved lnLO q
first-place tie by twice dumping
Cincinnati while st. Louis was
winning a single from New York,
may have a slight edge in the
schedule. The Brooks have %
home games left while the Cards
must play % on the road.
In the easy pickin' department,
st. Louis has all the better of it.
The Cards have 80 games with
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Chi
cago, the last three teams in the
standings, although the Pirates
have been tough for them all
year. Brooklyn plays a total of
16 with the sixth, seventh and
eighth place clubs.
The six big games between the
Cards and Brooks may decide the
issue. but it's more likely it will
90 down to the wire in late Sep
TENDER. Then St. Louis will meet
Pittsburgh and Chicago while
Brooklyn spars with Boston and
Philadelphia.
Boston's role may be that of a
"spoiler' for the Brooks. Now
liz games behind, the 1948
champs appear to have little
chance of catching the leaders.
But they do have IL to play with
Brooklyn. The Pirates, likewise,
may be the stumbling block for
the Cards, who meet them II
times before October 2.
Hatten Hurls in Both Games.
Cincinnati, loser in IA of IS
starts against Brooklyn, was the
stepping stone for Burt Shotton's
men to regain a piece of first
place Joe Hatten shut out the
Reds in the opener, TO, and came
on to work the last 12s innings
of the 81 second game when Rex
Barney got into trouble.
HomerS by Bruce Edwards and
Jackie Robinson in the first game
and by Spider Jorgensen in the
second drove in eight of the nine
Dodger runs. Edwards Dashed his
with the bases loaded in the
sixth.
George Red) Munger got the
Cards back on the win path as
he stopped New York with seven
hits, go. 1t was the fifth straight
victory for the husky right
handler and his 18th of the year.
Four Giant errors helped.
Munger drove in two runs with
a fourth-inning single and Rocky
Nelson batted home three with
four straight hits, including a
double. Sid Gordon homered for
the Giants.
Boston broke five-game losing
streak by trampling Chicago, lilo.
on Bill Voiselle's seven hitter, but
fell back into its tailspin in los
ing the second game in 10 innings,
4-3. Andy Pafko's 18th homer
tied UP the second game in the
eighth. and Chicago pulled it out
in the 10th with the help Of sin
giles by Gene Mauch and Herm
Reich.
Sisters Pinch Homer Decides.
Dick Sisler helped the Phillies
to double triumph over Pitts
burgh with a three-run pinch
homer in the ninth inning to take
the second game, 5-4, after the
Phils won the opener. TO. Sisler
broke up Saturdays game with
pinch single.
Hank Borowy had an easy time
in the first game, despite Ralph
Kiner's Goth homer. Jim Kon-
stanty, a daily worker for the
Phils, took the second game after
Ireheving BLK Donnelly.
The New York Yankees con-
ltinued to fatten their American
League lead at the expense of the
st. Louis Browns, although they
had to be satisfied with % tie
in the second game. They
smothered the cellar club, 20-2,
in the opener. When darkness
halted the finale at the end of 10
innings, the Yanks had only two
hits off AL Papai.
AS result of Cleveland's
double loss at Philadelphia. the
Yanks now lead by 51a games.
They are 61a games out front of
Boston whose seven-game win
ming streak was broken by De-
troit, Ga.
Phil Rizzuto collected four of
the % Yankee hits off Ned Carver
and four successors while Tommy
Byrne spun six-hitter. Bob
Porterfield, recalled from Newark
Saturday, opposed Papai in the
second game tie until lifted for
a pinch hitter in the eighth.
Tribe Gets Double-Jolt.
Cleveland's hopes took a
double-jolt from the IS with
Elmer Valo and Mike Guerra
dealing out the stiffest punches.
Guerra's three-run homer and
I fine relief pitching by Charley
harris saved LOU 0liSSAc 44tu
win, So, in the first game.
Guerra's two-run single enabled
Joe Coleman to grab victory
No. 10 from AL Benton in the
second, Al. Guerra had four hits
in eight trips during the after
noon.
Art Houtteman celebrated his
22d birthday by pitching Detroit
to a Ga edge over the Red Sox,
defeating Maurice McDermott,
: the sensational rookie southpaw.
The Sox nicked Houtteman for IL
hits, including the 9th home runs
by Ted Williams and Vern Ste
phens, but he was tough in the
clutches.
Dom Di Maggie hunted safely
in the first inning, running his
hitting streak to "a consecutive
. games. Brother Joe Di Maggio's
major league record of Sc still is
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