Show Cards Need One More for Series Sweep Brooklyn's Safe Lead Slashed to 41 2 Games i i By JUDSON BAILEY Associated Press Sports Writer The St. St Louis Louiz Cardinals have shown the rest of the National National National Na Na- league they arent aren't kidding about making a finish fight for the pennant which the Brooklyn Dodgers confidently thought I they had cinched A tremendous stake rested on today's twilight finale of the four- four game series because the Redbirds Redbird need to take it to get the Dodgers ers really tottering But win or lose the Cardinals are making good their truculent claims th that t they would battle batUe till Un the schedule ached sched ule runs out A few weeks ago Brooklyn had hada a game 10 lead yet the feat of the Cardinals In sweeping the first three Installments of their four- four game series with the National league champions in St St. Louis has helped whittle this down to 4 2 Need One More Another victory for St. St Louis would shrink this to 3 games and throw the race wide open but a triumph for the Dodgers would let them leave the Mound City with a still comfortable 5 game advantage The Cardinals are waging a alone alone alone lone fight for although they have won 11 and lost eight against the Dodgers this year no other club has given Brooklyn as much as asan asan asan an even battle in the seasons season's se se- se- se ries This has not daunted the Redbirds Redbirds Red- Red birds bird however as they proved by capturing a second straight 2 1 inning extra-inning decision over the Dodgers yesterday for Johnny Beazleys Beazley's success The spunk of the St. St Louis clubs the Cardinals and Browns is being exhibited too by the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton Red So Sox who still sUit have time timeto timeto timeto to cause some commotion In the American league Joe Cronin's crew has won nine straight games and 15 of the last 16 to shave the lead of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Yankees to 7 games Boston humbled the Cleveland Indians again yesterday 4 1 on the three hit hurling of Bill But- But land Two of the Tribes Tribe's blows came in the first inning and produced produced produced pro pro- a a. run In the third Tony Lupien singled with the bases loaded loaded load load- ed for two Boston runs and Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Joe Cronin got the Sox two more with a a. pinch single when the bases were loaded in the eighth Meanwhile the Yankees dropped a 5 3 affair to the Chicago White Sox who were making their final Reds for 15 hits and an 2 11 tri tri- appearance of the year In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and had not won a a. game before before before be be- fore In the stadium Their victim was Rookie Hank Boro Borowy winner inner of 12 games and unbeaten on his home field He was rapped for 10 hits bits including two homers in inthe inthe inthe the first three frames In the only other American league action the Detroit Tigers threatened Cleveland's berth in inthe inthe inthe the first division by taking a a. doubleheader from the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Athletics 1 0 and 4 42 Virgil Fire Trucks unlucky Russ Christopher in the twilight tussle although giving six hits to five Don Ross singled across the winning inning run In the ninth Then Hal White pitched a hitter five In the night game Gain on Tribe This lifted the Tigers within two games of the Indians who have hae lost 14 contests while winning inning four in an 18 during which they never have scored more than three runs The third place New Y Yo York 0 r k Giants of the National league snapped their game five-game losing streak by battering the Cincinnati credited to Bill Lohrman the nemesis who has beaten Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cin- five times this year ear The Phils and Chicago Cubs dIvide di divide divide dI- dI vide a doubleheader with ith the tall tall- enders taking the first game 32 3 in 11 innings and the Cubs capturing capturing cap cap- turing the nightcap 30 3 on the hit five-hit shutout hurling of Rookie Bill Fleming |