| Show Cards Meet In Series Opener By Oscar Fraley United Press Sporty Writer NEW 3 St. Louis won their National league pennant Harry Brecheen choked off a wild and typical rally by the battling Brooklyn for an 8 to 4 triumph that captured the first flag playoff baseball Those Cardinals bats came to life with a roaring crescendo of base They started thundering in the second as Erv tripled off the left field Slats i Marion flied out to tie the Clyde Kluttz singled and Dickson sent the Cards off to a lead with a They added three more in the with two Stan who led both leagues in batting this doubled off the right field wall and Whitey Kurowski was passed Country Slaughter followed with a blasting triple to deep right scoring the pair and Dusak singled to score That was all for big Joe Brooklyn's starting and losing south- who gave up seven four for extra and five runs in 4 Then came that Dodger ninth and one of the most riotous end- j ings to the closest pennant chase l in baseball With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and partisan fans begging for the home run which have tied up the ball Brecheen whistled his fast ball past two men to retire the side and send the Cardinals into the world series against the Boston Red i |
