Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25

Ex-Nats Bob Kuzava
And Wynn Starting
Vital Games Today
BY The Associated Press

by The Associated PreSS
Three teams are hoping today
for some kind of a miracle, be-
cause only by such a phenomenon
can the New York Giants, Cleve-
land Indians or Boston Red Sox
win a pennant.
Leo Durocher and his Giants
apparently believe in miracles.
They are staying stubbornly alive
when they must know they should
be dead.
Yesterday. while Brooklyn Man.
ager Charley Dresser was an
nouncing Preacher Roe as his
pitcher in the World Series opener,
the relentless Giants Clipped
another half-game of the Dodg-
ers' National League lead with a
4-3 triumph over the Boston
Braves. All other teams were idle.
Win 80 Out of 40.
Brooklyn now leads New York
by BE games. its smallest margin
since the opening week of the
campaign. Since the Giants started
their seemingly hopeless chase on
August Is, they have chopped II
games from the Dodgers once
huge lead. The Giants have won
33 of 40 since then for an amazing
1925 gait
The Giants victory left the
combination for the
Dodgers at four. Brooklyn has
seven more to play. four in Boston
and three in Philadelphia. A twi-
night twin bill in Boston is on tap
for tonight. The Giants four re-
manning games are divided be-
tween Philadelphia and Boston.
Tonight they face Robin Roberts
(21-12), the Phillies ace. Both the
Phillies and Braves are fighting
for a cut of the World Series
money.
The New York Yankees can
clinch their 18th flag Friday. A
victory over the Philadelphia Ath-
letics this afternoon and sweep
of Fridays double header with the
Red Sox, all at the Yankee Sta
dunn, would finish off the Indians
and Red Sox with mathematical
certainty.
The Yankees clinching number
is three. That means all they have
to do to capture their third
straight pennant is play 500 ball
in their remaining six games re-
CARELESS of what the Indians do in
their three games. OF course. that
would sink the Red Sox, with
whom they play five of their six
games.
KuZava To Start.
Casey Stengel, cagy Yankee
pilot. has named Bob Kuzava to
oppose the Athletics Bobby Shantz
this afternoon. This was to be
Kuzava's first start in six weeks.
He has been used exclusively in
relief of late. Shantz Q7-9), is the
AS top pitcher. He has knocked
of the Yankees three times.
Early Wynn, one of Cleveland'S s.
three 20-game winners, is, slated
to clash with Billy Pierce of the
White Sox tonight in Chicago.
Wynn has won his last four. In
Washington, it will be Bob Porter
field of the Mats against Rookie
Leo Kiely of the Red Sox. Porter
field owns a pair Of three hit vic
tories over the Yankees and In
dams.
A two-out single by Eddie
in the last Of the ninth
drove in Davey Williams with the
run that gave the Giants their
third victory over the Braves in
as many days. 1t was the Giants
last home game of the season.
Braves Battle Hard.
Dave Koslo. who came to the
rescue of Sheldon Jones in the
sixth. was credited with his 10th
victory. Lefty Chef Nichols, 20
year-old rookie, went all the way
and was charged with his eighth
defeat.
Each team got two unearned
runs and they went into the sixth
tied at 2-2. The Braves took a
80 lead in the sixth on singles
by Earl Torgeson, Sid Gordon and
Walker Cooper. The Giants tied
the score again in their half on
singles by Bobby Thomson and
Monte Irwin and Whitley Look
mans forceout.
Don Mueller opened the Giants
ninth with single and moved to
second on Billy Rigney's sacrifice
Pinch Hitter Ray Noble popped
out, but Stanky smashed tie
winning hit off Third Base
man Sibby Sisti's glove.