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Gubs Victors Over Cardinals, 7 to 2 Hatten Goes Route For North Siders Winners Jump on Brecheen A For Four Runs in Six Innings; Stan Musial Injures Knee By the United Press Although yielding nine hits and six walks, veteran Joe Hatten went the route here yesterday and the Chicago Cubs whipped the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 2 before a crowd of 9,897 including 3,416 t ladies day guests. The 34-year-old lefthander had a shut j out until the ninth inning when the Cards 1 finally broke through with three singles and walk for their two tallies. It was Hattens third victory of the season, as many as he won against six losses last year, -and his second win over the Redbirds who have beaten him once this ! year. Hes lost two. ! The Cubs jumped an old "jinx," Harry "The Cat" Brecheen. for seven of their 11 : hits and four runs in the first six innings. ; Still seeking his first triumph of the year, the 37-year-old southpaw now has lost : three games, two to the Cubs. It was the ; third straight series in which the Cubs have edged the Cardinals two games to one. Musial Leaves Game in Fifth Stan Musial, the leagues 1951 batting champion, left the game after fanning in the fifth inning. Musial reported he twisted his left knee making a throw to third in the third inning, but expected to be back on the job Friday when the Cardinals face Pittsburgh. The Cubs put over their first run in the opening round as Hank Sauer doubled to right to score Bob Ramazzotti from first base for his 41st run batted in of the season. . The Bruins fattened their lead with a three-run cluster in the third built around singles by Eddie Miksis and Ramazzotti, a walk to Sauer that loaded the bases, a pass to Dee Fondy and Hal Jeffcoats two-out single that sent in a pair of runs. They netted three more tallies at the expense of Dick Bokelmann in the seventh on Tommy Glavianos error, Bill Serenas triple and singles by Gene Hermanski, Hatten and Miksis. Helped out of jams by three double plays, Hatten finally gave a bit in the ninth. Hal Rice and Marv Fusselman singled around a walk to Glaviano. One run tallied as pinch-hitter Solly Hemus forced Fusselman at second and manager Eddie Stanky punched home the other with a looping single to right. Score by innings: ST LOUIS 000 000 0022 92 CHICAGO 103 000 30x 7 11 0 Brecheen, Bokelmann 7 and D. Rice, Fusselman 7 ; Hatten 3-2 and Edwards. Losing pitcher Brecheen 0-3.
