The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13

Rube Robinson. former Little Rock star, held Boston to three hits and one run yesterday, while his teammates gar. nered a pair of counters off Babe" Ruth and the Tanks have consequently made q clean sweep of the series thus far. Incidentally, the Cleveland Indians, with Guy Morton on the hill. had little difl- culty in downing the Sox and thereby reducing the margin between them and the leaders to two full games. Cleveland is scheduled to have an off day today, but Boston must again take on Miller Huggins' clean, who seem to enjoy sink ing the harpoon into the Beaneaters. Washington was only able to tie the Sen. ators and may stage a bargain-bill to- day.
 Tomorrow Boston will start a series with the Sox and the Indians will jour ney to New York for three games. While these two contenders are tussling with tough opposition. Washington should sweeten it's average on Detroit. Next Saturday the Indians and Red Sox wilt begin the crucial series of the year with
 
 is going or Clark Griffith's men win have the St Louis "set ups" in the na , tional capitol. Everybody is pulling for Cleveland or Washington to head the boys from the cultured city, but it s | hard row for the former to hoe and an | almost impossible assignment for the lat ter.
 
 Carmen Hfli made his third mound ap. l pearance with the Pirates yesterday ant I easily disposed of the embryo champions the Cubs. Carmen seems to have ths old ''soup bone" in good shape at last l He hasn't lost game since he's been | with the Smoky City inhabitants. S-
 Jefferson Tuero, better known as Sig. nor Oscar Casey of Cubanesque fame, won game from the Reds yesterday, l aided by the timely swatting of two ek Southern leaguers, Bob Fisher and Gene Paulette. Tuero has been shipped aroun the country several times by Mana gel l Hendryx, but. like the proverbial cat always comes back for more. i Billy Southworth. though having been pursued by continued batting jnx, is 1 still among the elite in the National league and at the last hearing was pos 1 sessed Of .326 slugging average. In 1 Sundays double header Bill threw off the hoodoo long enough to get three hits out of six appearances at the rubber | The other day Bexdek tried out a youngster named Boone at short. but | he didn't have the stuff and Roy Ellan was sent back on the job. Roy's hitting has handicapped him ever since joining the Pirates. Tommy Leach, the veteran gardener who played with Mike Elm, gang during the past Southern league reason. is alternating with Bigbee in tn, Pittsburg outfield
 Ty Cobb was off in his batting Sunday getting but four hits in seven attempts Cobb is now pasting the agate at . .3sO tune, about 90 points ahead of Burns of the Athletics and 50 points in from of Sisler and Speaker. Cobb is secont in runs scored having crossed the par l69 times. while Ray Chapman of Cleve
 land leads the field with 71 tallies.
 According to these big boys in Wal
 street who woo the goddess of chance all bets, made at the start of the seasol on the outcome of the pennant race il each major, should be declared off. Theil decision will be challenged by number o local fans who are inclined to take diff ferent view of the proposition.
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