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Patience Pays Pays x Patience OffJr l Cardinals Improve By Greg Gibson players know that they can go heads up with MissouriMisso Sports Writer any team in the leaguele gue right now And that confidence makes for a more relaxed atat- When the Cardinals werewore 20 there were aa- mosphere in the clubhouse and a more lot of suggestions as to what5should be done to determined worteffort on the field the dubclub Some suggested a complete Some say and wisely that we had better overhaul while others demanded that not wave the banner yet because there is still management forget this season and let the half 3a season leftt and the Pittsburgh Pirates youngsters play A host of other suggestionsns seem to be making their surge now Their filed into the Cardinal office doubleheader sweep Sunday leaves the club WeiWeir here we are at the Star break and only four behind thetre Cardinals And dof course the Birds from StSt. Louis areAllgently nestled on the slumpslump-ridden Chicago Cubs are going to the ttop perch in tlthe National League'sLeagues East come back and begin to play their randbrand of Division ball Now seems like a good time to give credit Many of the over fans who came to to the players and management who stayed the game Sunday came to witness the StarAll-Star patientersduring the worst Cardinal start in rewreunionon but most of the sun-drenched throng history They have built a contending ball came to see if thisclub wassunactually going to club around some young prospects who have take over first place potential and who are now giving the WHEN fTIT WAS announced that the Giants National League a taste of their talent had beaten the Cubs 41 in thirteen innings a There are no super ballplayers on this great roar went up in the stands But many dubclub excluding Lou Brock Bob Gibson Joe hopes were dashed quickly when Manny Torre But rather there is a balanced Mota lined a single to left scoring two unit whichwt ch surprisingly wins gameswelldespite aa- Dodgers and giving them a lead lackJack of power But the Cardinals saw Scoreboardthe 42 too MKEMIKE TYSONSTYSON'S ability to handle the batbat- and thethey rallied tcto score three runs in the and field respectably has filled a big void on bottom of the eighth to stop the torrid the club Tyson is hittingt andam has driven Dodgers in some big runsrunts His ability to handle the After the5game Ted Sizemore reflected on shortstop position may mean the difference the upcoming four game set with the Cubs down the stretch like to play in Chicago becauseuse the Rick Folkers'Folkers ability to start and relieve gamesI get you emotionally high Their fans has made him a valuable assetasseL The pitching are loud but I1 would ratherrattier play before a staff as a whole especially the bullpen has packed house for or against me enabled the dubclub to stay close enough in Oh they'll have a packed househo all right games for the last inning heroics of Cardinal some reporters have it that theU series is hitters already a sell-out The only problem might But maybe more important than anything be getting thesellCardinals out of Chicago safely else is the fadfact that this dubclub is confident The if they win u.
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