Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 14 | Dodgers, Cards Sign New Hurlers

Dodgers Cards Sign New Hurlers Brooks Get Southpaw For Drive By LAWTON CARVER INS News Service Editor NEW YORK Aug 21 21 Out Out in front in lathe the National league pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant race only a game and a half apart with one one or the other virtually vIrtually virtually vIr- vIr vir vir- certain to win the championshIp championship cham chain the Brooklyn Dodgers rs and St. St Lo Louis is Cards are followIng followIng following follow follow- ing the undeniably sagacious program program program pro pro- gram of trying to do it with pitch pitch- ing Both have come up with new for the rest of the stretch run the run the Dodgers adding a veteran vet vet- iran eran to the staff and the Cards a rookie On the on one hand we have havethe havethe havethe the league leading Dodgers makIng making making mak mak- ing ready to utilize whatever good may be left in Larry French and on the other the Cards en entirely entirely entirely en- en pleased with what they've seen of year old Howard Pollet Pollet Pollet Pol- Pol let just called in from the Houston Houston Houston Hous Hous- ton branch of the chain gang Larry French J Joins The lodgers Dodgers announced the purchase of the year old French from the Cubs for th the waiver price and had him in uniform uniform uni uni- form yesterday only southpaw on the staff trying to hurl the into the th world series Pollet Pallet made his major league debut for the Cards yesterday and pitched a hit four-hit 3 2 victory over the Boston Braves to give the Cards two wins for the day and to cut the Dodgers' Dodgers lead to to- that one and and- anda a half games Ernie White hurled his fifteenth win in the opener 2 The beaning and nd temporary ry hospitalization n of Outfielder Terry Moore of Ot the Cards was a gloomy side issue inthe in inthe inthe the double win Sweep Duo Buo Series The Dodgers swept the Pitts- Pitts i burgh Pirates series by virtue of bf f Pete Reiser's score tying home run in the seventh and Outfielder Bob Elliotts Elliott's muff of a Dodger fly Ely ball with the sacks tacks loaded and two out in the last half of the ninth The score was 7 6 and the Pirates routed Kir Kirby by Higbe be before before before be- be fore succumbing The Cincinnati Reds took a much firmer hold on third place by handing the Philadelphia Phillies PhilLies Phillies Phil- Phil Lies a pair pah- of shutout 2 0 and 3 0 behind Johnny Van der Meer and Elmer Riddle The Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 9