Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-09-05 | Page 21 | Sacs' Coast Loop Lead Melts as Padres Close with Rush

Sacs' Sacs Coast Loop L Lead ea ad Melts As Padres Close With Rush RushBy By United Press Sacramento's lead in the p Pacific Coast league melted away away to one game today as San Diego came tearing up to within reach of the pennant with Seattle close behind The Sacramento Sacramento slump prevailed prevailed pre pre- last night as Oakland beat I the Solons 2 21 The Oaks scored in the second when Mike Christoff Hooks came In from second on Devaurs Devaurs' single and Mel bou tripled to score Tom Ananicz in the third San Diego thumped Hollywood 4 2 although Fred Gay allowed the Padres only five hits The Stars got their runs in the third when Frenchy walked Johnny Barrett tripled and Bob Kahle doubled Seattle split a doubleheader with Los Angeles The I Iwon won the first game 5 3 giving Dick Barrett his seventeenth win I of the season His teammates came from behind to score three runs In the seventh on four walks two sacrifices and an error Los Angeles won the nightcap 3 1 as Jess Dobernic held Seattle to two hits Portland took a doubleheader from San Francisco stopping the Seals' Seals winning streak Ted Norbert Norbert Norbert Nor- Nor bert Seal ex-Seal gave his former teammates a bad night He got two home runs in the first game which Portland won 7 2 personally personally personally person person- ally accounting for four runs Johnny Gill also for Portland In the second game which Portland won 3 0 Norbert drove In the second Beaver run Ad Liska pitched two-hit two ball inthe In Inthe inthe the nightcap shut o- o