The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-01
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CARDS MEET D0DGER5IN
 BIG SERIES
(By the Associated Press)

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 Memo to Brooklyn-beware the St. Louis Cards.
 Cheeks still burn at the memory of the May 18 horrors of Ebbets Field. That was the day St. Louis blew an 80 lead and lost to the Dodgers, 9-8.
 Strong men still blanch at the thought of Tommy Glavianos three successive errors in the ninth in- ming. Glaviano and Manager Eddie Dyer never will forget it.
 The experts wrote the Cards obit the next day. They said it was the end of St. Louis as a pennant threat in 1950 Brooklyn had landed a knockout blow at St. Louis morale They never would bounce back.
 Next time the Cards played game they rallied with six in the eighth inning to knock out War ren Spahn and whip Boston. The next victim was the Phillies' Robin Roberts.
 And so on, down the line, since the black day in Flatbush they have won nine of II, hotter than any club in the league. They left Brook lyn tied for third, three games out of first. Now they're second, one game behind Brooklyn.
 Tonight is the night. The chance to get even. They open three-game series with the Dodgers at Sports mans Park. Don't say the Dodgers weren't warned. Old Cardinals don't forget.
 Big Game for Giants This western trip is important for Leo Durocher's New York Giants, too, in a different sort of way The Polo Grounds wolves are bowling for Leo's scalp although his contract runs through 1851. Going into tonight's two-night double header at Cincinnati, the Giants are running dreary seventh, nine games off the pace.
 Chicago, still two games over the 800 mark, is first stop for the de- Hated Phillies who were knocked from first to third Tuesday. After Chicago, the Phils bump smak into St. Louis for three very important games.
 Boston finds Pittsburgh, reeling under an eight-game losing streak. Ralph Kiners home run production slowed down to a walk with only one in the last 10 days. If the Braves are to move in the race, now is their time with Sid Gordon back in the lineup.
 American League box scores will be studied for the next few days to find the effects of the big Chicago Washington deal
 The White Sox move into the white glare of the Yankee Stadium spotlights for night game with New York which has won IT of it's last 20 After cooling off Boston to open a long stand against the west
 Washington will parade it's new stock second baseman Cass Michaels, outfielder Johnny Ostrow ski and pitcher Bob Kuzava before the home folks. Kuzava isn't sup posed to start against St. Louis to- night but the others may see action.
 Both leagues had an open date yesterday.
 Commenting on yesterdays big trade with the Chicago White Sox, Owner Clark Griffith of the Wash ington Senators said that the young infield combination, now assembled, will keep Washington in the first division.
 The Senators dealt pitcher Ray Scarborough, first baseman Eddie Robinson and second baseman Al Kozar to the White Sox for hurler Bob Kuzava, second baseman Cass Michaels and outfielder Johnny OStrowski.
 Griffith said that Manager Bucky Harris wanted Michaels to round out his infield and asked for the trade. The Washington infield now will show 24-year- Irv Noren at first base, 24-year- old Michaels at second, 27-year-old Sam Dente at short and 23-year-old Eddie Yost at third base.