Evening star., 1951-08-20
1912 Dodgers Disaster
Recalled as BROOKLYN
Continues in Slump
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Press Sports Writer

ASsoeioIeo pteSS Sports WrnoE
Baseball fans are beginning to
ask if this is going to be the
|calamitous 1912 campaign all over
again for the Dodgers.
Just a week ago the Dodgers
were riding high, with a 1872
game bulge over the runner-up
Giants.
Following yesterdays 1874 de-
feat in Boston, the Dodgers lead
is now a mere" eight games over
the rejuvenated Giants. That
means that the Giants, who
whipped Philadelphia, 5-4, for
their ninth straight victory, have
made UP five and one-half games
In one week.
Those eight lengths still repre-
sent an apparently safe margin
for Brooklyn. especially since the
Dodgers have only 80 games left
to play. But back in 1912, Brook
lyn enjoyed an 81a-game lead over
the Cardinals with IS games to
go-and lost the pennant to the
Redbirds by two games.
Cards Ahead in 10 Days.
It took the Cards exactly 18
days and % games to make UP
the 8l2-game deficit. The next
day. September Is, the Cards
moved in front and never were
headed.
Meanwhile, the race In the
American League continues at
fever edge.
Cleveland's Indians regained
undisputed possession of first
place by splitting a pair with the
White Sox in Chicago while the
AS were burying the Yankees,
ISL. The Indians won the opener
40, and lost the nightcap, 7-6
| to move half game in front OF
the defending champions.
The Red Sox whipped Wash.
ington. 8-3, and climbed to with.
in 3R games of the Indians
Fourth-place Detroit swept a pail
from st. Louis cellar-dwelline
Browns, So and 6-2.
The Cardinals vaulted over the
PhilS into third place, winning
J two from Cincinnati, 5-4 and 5-1
Pittsburgh's Pirates took two from
the Cubs, AZ and 5-4.
Wynn Shuts Out Chicago.
A Chicago turnout of 46.864
saw Early Wynn blank the White
Sox with seven hits in the opener
then watched the White Sox wiz
the nightcap with a five-run sew
enth inning. Chicago, however
had to beat of a similar five-run
uprising by the Indians In. the
eighth. AL Zarilla's ninth homer
with mate aboard proved the
difference.
A nine-run seventh-the biggest
single inning scoring spree against
the Yankees this season-helped
Morris Martin knock the Yankees
out Of a f1rst-place tie. Dave Phil
Hey collected five hits in five times
lat bat and Eddie Joost scored
four runs.
Pat Mullin and George Kell
sparked the Tigers to their double
win before a throng of 1850,
largest Brownie home crowd since
May, 1947. Mullin had three
doubles and three singles, and Kell
had a double and four singles.
Don Mueller's eighth inning
scored Whitley Lockman with the
run that gave the Giants their
ninth straight victory and handed
the Phils their eighth straight
loss. Bobby Thomsor's homer, his
23d. had tied the score a few mo-
ments earlier to climax an uphill
battle by the Giants.
SPAIN Gets 18th Victory.
Warren SPAIN chalked up his
18th win as the Braves slaughtered
the Dodgers. Earl Torgeson and
Willard Marshall homered for the
victors. The loss was Brooklyn's
fifth in its last seven games.
Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner tied
Brooklyn's Gil Hodges for the
home run lead by smashing his
34th round-tripper. Kiner also
batted in three runs to wrest the
league lead from New York's
Monte Irwin, 80 to 80. Rookie Don
Carlson held the Cubs to eight hits
in the opener in successful big
league debut.
Cliff Chambers and AL Brazle
hurried the double win for ST.
Louis. Brazle yielded five hits in
the nightcap. It was his first
start of the season.