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Until warmup time, St. Louis Cardinal Manager Freddy Hutchinson had not dared to tell his 18-year-old kid pitcher that he was going to start against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Gangling (6 ft. 2 in., 180 Ibs.) Max Von McDaniel, duly warmed up, had little cause to get nervous until the sixth inning, when the bases suddenly got full of scampering Dodgers and none were out. But the youngster forced Old Pro Elmer Valo, 36, to bounce back to the box, calmly threw home to start a run-nipping double play, and then got Outfielder Gino Cimoli to ground...
...until young Von was through whistling his fast one past the Dodgers did another Cardinal pitcher stop squirming on the bench. "Boy,'' gasped Von's big brother, Lyndall McDaniel, 21, "I never sweat like that when I'm pitching. Those were two long hours...
Stan Musial, the leading hitter in the National League, hit a two-run homer and youngster Lindy McDaniel hurled tight baseball as the St. Louis Cardinals dropped the Chicago Cubs last night...
...HOLCOMBE McDANIEL...
...LOUIS, Sept. 28--Milwaukee's chance to take a commanding lead in the National League pennant battle was ruined tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals combined Ken Boyer's three-run double with some staunch relief pitching by Lindy McDaniel and Larry Jackson for a 5-4 triumph over the Braves...