Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
Dodgers Win Two Lead by Game
As Braves Lose to Cards in 18Th
MoqIie and Lubine Deliver;
Wehmeier Nips Spain, FL
By BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Correspondent

BROOKLYN, Sept. 29.-The
ominous mood of an incensed
overflow crowd of 34.022 was
changed to one Of ecstasy today
when Brooklyn swept a double-
header from Pittsburgh. GO and
81.
The sweep, together with the
Braves 2-l loss to the Cardinals
in a l2-inning night game, sends
the Dodgers into the final day Of
the season with a full-game lead
over Milwaukee.
Threat Of a forfeit to the
Pirates. perhaps delivered with
tongue in cheek under the tense
circumstances of the pennant
scramble. but nevertheless or
dered announced over the public
address system by the umpires.
hung over the unruly throng in
the second game.
The ugly temper of the crowd,
which flared into prolonged boo
ing, miSsile-throwing and hand
kerchief-waving after Umpire
Vic Delmore ruled against the
Dodgers on play at second base
in the fifth inning. was trans
formed into joy by subsequent
developments.
Labine Goes Route
Glen Labine, who was appear
ing in his GID game of the sea-
son but only his third as q
starter. gladdened the hearts Of
the steaming Brooklyn fans by
going the distance for the first
time since July 4. 1855.
The accomplished relief
pitcher. who wasn't around at the
finish of his other starts this
season. stopped the Pirates on
seven hits in the Scond game. He
struck out 10 but kept the fans
apprehensive by walking five
and hitting another.
Labine's fine effort followed q
brilliant six-hitter by Sal Maglie
IN the first game. Maglie, 80
IyeAr-old Highlander who has
been a standout in the stretch,
survived a two-run homer by
Frank Thomas in the first in
ming to emerge with his 18th
win. After that blast he allowed
only four hits. permitted only
one runner to reach second base
and none to third.
Amoros Gets on Hook
Sandy Amoros, who had been
subjected to harsh criticism BY
ms teammateS-particularly BY
Pitcher Don Newcombe - for
making an error that led to three
runs for the Phillies Wednesday.
got himself off the hook promptly
and completely. He crashed a
tWo-run homer off Bob Friend
in the first inning of the opener
to highlight three-run come
back and the Dodgers never were
headed.
Carl Furillo slammed a homer
OIL Friend in the sixth inning
to give the Dodgers a AZ mar
gin. and Gil Hodges cracked a
two-run homer off Nelson King
IN the eighth inning to tuck
away the opener.
The Dodgers accumulated IL
hits OIL Friend, a four-time win
ner over Brooklyn. Luis Arroyo
and King in the opener. Brook
Ign got only six hits off Ron
Kline and Friend, including Roy
Campanella's goth homer. in
the second game.
CampaneIla HOmers
Campanella's homer off Kline
boosted the Dodgers into a 10
lead in the third inning of the
second game.
Kline was giving the Dodgers
a rough time of it and the
crowd sensed that Brooklyn's
runs would come the hard way
The throng therefore burst into
a noisy demonstration in the
NTH inning after Campanella
beat out a trickler down the
third-baSe line and Labine at.
tempted to sacrifice.
Catcher Hank Foiles whip0ed
the ball to second base. forcing
Shortstop Dick Groat to leap Tor
the ball. In what appeared to
be an appallingly bad call, Um-
pire Delmore waved Campanella
out.
This touched of a tempestu-
Gus protest. Booing continued
as Junior Gillian and Duke
Snider flied out. When the pi-
rates came to bat the crowd
fired wadded paper and beer
cans on the field, stood almost
to a man and waved handker-
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