Show Crosses Fingers I p pHarold Harold Pie Traynor If we can keep winning the pennant will take care of it it- it i self Pirate Boss Praises S Stars ars Who Keep Club Ahead By BERNARD J J. NILLES United Press Sports Writer PITTSBURGH Aug 9 UP Manager Harold Pie Traynor and his National league-leading league Pirates today kept their fingers crossed and adopted the slogan Win today in their quest for the National league pennant Just back from an eastern trip tripon on which the Pirates Pirates' increased their lead to 6 games Traynor talked freely about the team and individual individual ual players but he refused to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss their chances of winning their first pennant since since 1927 Mrs Barney Dreyfuss chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board bf the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh Baseball club and one of three women active in major league affairs says sas the team Looks to be in a good position now but its it's a long time between now and October 1 We have a better chance it appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears than the other teams and I feel we sho should ld get the pennant this year she said We are keeping our fingers crossed It should be about time that we had a world series here But weve we've almost had it if severa several times before Mrs Dreyfuss added Manager Traynor attributes the Pirates' Pirates success during the last two months to the hustling and spirit of the entire team He credits Jeff Handley third baseman Rookie Outfielder Johnny Rizzo and nd Rookie Pitcher Bob Klinger with supplying the needed fight batting and pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing which the Pirates lacked I 1 last a s a t season Do the players talk much about the pennant Traynor was asked No he replied They never say a word about it Their slogan is Win today today t What influence has Handley ha had hadon hadon on the team Well hes he's got a dash about him that the other players catch And I he has that say quit spirit His spirit and play have helped make Arky Vaughan the best shortstop in inthe inthe inthe the league this year Traynor said He Tobin right-hand right pitcher who beat the New York Giants Sunday on four hits as the outstanding performer on the eastern eastern east east- em ern trip Tobin purchased from the New York Yankees Yankees' farm club Oakland Cal last year has been a standout this season Is Johnny Rizzo's hitting a big mg factor in your winning Traynor was asked He lIe has has' batted in 68 runs and we haven't ha had a left fielder do that in the past 10 years ears Johnny is a very good fielder especially corning coming in for a ball baiL In fact he is playing better than we expected ted him to |