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Cubs Victors Over Dodgers 7 to 2 Klippstein Holds Visitors in Check Sauer Clears Bases With Double in Second Inning To Pace Winners Attack AttackBy By the United Press PressJohnny Johnny Klippstein who won his first starting role of the year with three good relief performances pitched the Chicago Cubs to a 7 to 2 victory over Brooklyn yesterday and a virtual tie for first place in the National League LeagueIt It was the Cubs 10th win against four defeats and left Chicago a half game ahead of Brooklyn in won and lost records but 13 percentage points behind with 714 against Brooklyns 727 Brooklyn has won eight and lost three threeKlippstein Klippstein gave up nine hits struck out six and walked five He was in trouble only hi the eighth and ninth innings inningsIn In the eighth the Dodgers filled the bases but failed to score and in the ninth they counted their only runs on singles by Duke Snider Andy Pafko Carl Furillo and Peewee Reese ReeseThe The Cubs faced four Dodger hurlers and only one of them 28yearold Joe Black held them hitless Black in his first major league year after eight campaigns in the Negro American League worked only the seventh inning and struck out two men menTagged Tagged for Eight Hits HitsDodger Dodger starter Ralph Branca was tagged j for eight hits and five runs Bob Ramaz zotti opened the game with a triple and after walks to Bob Addis and Prank Baum holtz Hank Sauer doubled for three runs runsIn In the fourth Toby Atwell tripled Roy Smalley doubled and Klippstein singled for two runs The Cubs scored in the sixth off a former teammate Johnny Schmitz He opened the inning with walks to Dee Fondy and Smalley and after a passed ball and a wild pitch Ramazzottis single accounted for two runs Clyde King worked the eighth for Brooklyn giving up one hit and no runs runsThe The loss was charged to Branca his f irst against one win Score by innings BROOKLYN 000 000 002 2 9 0 0CHICAGO CHICAGO 300 202 OOx 7 10 0 0RBI RBI Sauer 3 Smalley Klippstein Ram ¬ azzotti 2 Hodges Reese 2B Sauer Smal ¬ ley 3B Ramazzotti Atwell DP Jack ¬ son to Ramazzotti to Fondy Branca to Robinson to Hodges Ramazzotti to Hardin to Fondy W Klippstein 10 L Branca 11
