Show Yanks Faller Falter r Tigers Thwart By PAT ROBINSON NEW YORK Sept 11 INS INS INS- The Yanks today are in third place and nd out of ot the pennant race The Tigers are in second place and Prof Einstein gives them a mathematical chance but the bookie on the corner comer will 11 lay you youa a hundred to one ono against them To win the Tigers must cop all aU of their remaining 20 games gaines while the Red Sox must lose loso all of ot the Ii 14 they have left Happens Any Time If the tho Red Sox win one more game garms or the Tigers lose one one the therace therace race will be beaver over oyer That might happen hap bap- pen today when Boo Ferriss goes I after his victory for the Red Sox We Ve can forget the American league cague race raco and concentrate on the torrid battle in the National where the Dodgers and Cardinals are coming down to the wire neck and anti neck The The Dodgers off the Reds 8 0 behind Rube Meltons Melton's three hit pitching for their sixth straight victory and the ninth in their last 11 starts But still they have been unable to o make any headway because the Cards are clinging desperately to their two game me lead The Cards nudged the Phil Phils 4 1 1 last night for their ninth victory in their last dozen games Its It's merely a question of which cracks first Well We'll probably get I Ithe the answer tomorrow when the Cards m move ve into Brooklyn for J a three game series which may decide decide dedde de de- de- de cide the tho race right there We can let our blood pressure presure cool a little until they start their make or break tests Meanwhile have you noticed that the Braves Brave have crawled up within three and anda a halt half games gaines of ot third place and the Cubs Cuba the holders thereof Johnny Sain Sam a strong contender for the game 20 club turned back bach the Cubs for his lila victory a athe as the Braves pounded five pitchers pitcher for tor an easy 2 10 decision derision Kayo Giants Glants And in a horrific battle for last las place the Pirates knocked off the Giants 7 1 to 4 The Yanks bowed out of the pennant chase gracefully and futilely futilely fu- fu when Stan Gromek who hadn't won a game for tor Cleveland since June 28 beat the New Yorkers Yorkers York York- ers era 4 to 2 Tom Yawkey young multimillionaire who wh owns the Red Sox Sex a special trip to Detroit to see his team clinch the pennant but the TI Tigers rz with Fred HutchInson Hutchinson Hutch Hutch- inson operating spoiled the party and the Red Sox dropped their fourth straight 9 to 1 Well the cost of newsprint being be ing lug what it is and with the shortage shortage short short- age of newsprint in mind well we'll content ourselves with telling you that the Senators knocked off the White Sox 4 2 2 on two homers by Priddy and the Browns downed the Athletics 5 51 |