Evening star., 1950-09-30
Brooklyn Must Sweep
Set 10 Keep Alive
Hope Of Facing Yanks
By Ralph Roden
Associofed Press Sports Writer


celebrating the winning of thei
17th American League pennan
to-day and the Dodgers are CLOSING
fast on the jittery Phillies, Ma
tional League leaders.
The Yanks, who were idle
backed into their second straigh
championship yesterday as thu
Indians trounced Detroit, 1872, tt
eliminate the runnerup Tigers
But the dauntless Dodgers are thu
talk of the baseball world.
Faced with sudden death, tn,
Brooks came from behind in botl
ends of double-header and bea
the Braves, 7-5 and rs, to pro
long their pennant chances.
A loss in either game and tina
old familiar cry, Wait until mex
year." would have resoundee
throughout Flatbush, but instead
the faithful are shouting thu
praises of a team that refused tt
quit. es
Series in Brooklyn to Tell.
The Dodgers now meet the Phils
who have lost seven of their las
nine games, in a two-game Sc.
ries that opens at Ebbets Fiele
today. The Brooks trail the Whii
Kids by two games and must
sweep the series to stay "alive.
If they lose either today or to.
morrow the Phils will win theil
first pennant since 1915.
Should the Dodgers take both
games from the Phils, they will
wind up the regular season in g
tie. In that event, a best two
of-three playoff series will be
staged to decide the Yanks' Worlo
Series foe.
League President Ford Frick
said last night that no playof1
announcement regarding sites ano
dates will be made until after
todays game, provided, of course
that Brooklyn wins.
Dodger Manager Burt Shottor
has selected Erv Palica Q2-8) to
go after the Phils today. Eddie
Sawyer of the leaders will not de-
eide until shol tly before game
time. 1t will either be Bob Miller
Q1-5, Bubba Church (8-6) OF
Russ Meyer Gid. with Miller
looming as the best bet. In to-
moroW's finale, Don Newcombe
will pitch for Brooklyn and Robin
Roberts for Philadelphia.
Dodgers Rally for Both Wins.
| Palica is 2-2 against the Phils
this year and both of his triumphs
were shutouts. The Dodgers have
taken five out of the last six
games they played with Philadel.
phia. Church is OIL. Miller, 10
and Meyer, 3-3, against Brooklyn
/ The Dodgers appeared on the
way to oblivion in both game!
yesterday, but pulled each one
out with late-inning rallies.
/ In the opener, Max Surkont
hefty right handler up from Sacra.
mento, had the Dodgers beaten
So, going into the eighth wher
his infield collapsed and permitted
the Dodgers to score five un-
earned runs and win the game
An error by Earl Torgeson with
two out and the bases loaded
Opened the floodgates. Gene
Mauch also contributed an error
during the inning.
During this rally, Russ Meyer
who along with some Philly team
mates, took in the game. threw q
punch at a photographer who in
sisted on taking his picture.
RObinson's Homer Decisive.
The Dodgers also spotted the
Braves an early lead in the finale
and entered the sixth inning
trailing. 6-3. But they climbed or
Vern Bickford, who failed for the
sixth time to win his goth game
for three runs and tied the score
Bickford wild-pitched home tn,
tying run.
Jackie Robinson led off the sew.
enth inning with his 14th home
run to knock out Bickford ane
win the game. Carl Erskint
picked up the victory in relief.
The Cardinals downed the Cubs
5-1, in a night game. The othel
clubs were idle.
Al Brazle, who took over from
/ Cloyd Boyer in the first inning
after Boyer complained of sor,
elbow, granted only four hits TIN
rest of the way to win his It'll
game. The Cards scored all O
their runs in the second inning.
Bob Lemon snuffed the life ou
of the Tigers. The big right
, handler stopped Detroit on si
hits to post his 23d victory, to-
output in the major leagues.
Indians Pound Gray.
: Ted Gray opened for Detroi
and was pounded out in the fiftl
inning when the Indians score'
, three runs to take a 81 lead
; The Indians added two more il
the sixth on homers by jim
Hogan and Dale Mitchell ant
finished up with four in tn
: eighth and. one in the ninth.
The Yanks spent an off day il
Boston listening to the Indian
Tiger clash. When the game wa
over, the Bombers tossed Stenge
up in the air in a joyous cele
bration. The New Workers clos
out the season against the Re,
Sox with single games today an,
tomorrow.
In the only other game, tn
= Red SoX survived a four-home
blast to edge Washington, 7-6.
Sawyer Holds Meeting