Evening star., 1927-09-06
CORSAIRS TWICE BEATEN
BY THE CINCINNATI REDS
Braves Stop Winning Streak of McCrawmen at Ten
Games-Cubs Finally Win After Dropping
Seven Straight-Sox Split With Yanks.

| lively. Everett Purdy, a Pacific Coast
League product just acquired by the
Reds, clicked off a home run in the
f1rst inning of the second game with
one man on. Long George Kelly start
ed both of Cincinnati's winning rallies.
Lloyd Naner sat on the bench in the
second game, having injured a finger
In the opener while catching a fly
ball. He was replaced by Kiki Cuyler.
Manager Joe Mccarthy of the Chi
cago Cubs played a long shot against
st. Louis and sent Lefty Weinert, just
acquired from the San Francisco Mis-.
sions, to the mound for the opening
game. Weinert responded by holding
the world champions to five hits and
turned in a 6--1 victory. Chicago pre-
viously had lost seven straight games.
st. Louis took the next game by 90
score, Jess Harris limiting the Bruins
to four hits. Guy Bush of the Cubs
was touched for only six safeties, but
Chick Hafey's two doubles sent in
runs.
Brooklyn dropped both games to the
toil-end Phillies, 6--1 and icy Will
Eams smashed out his twenty fifth and
twenty sixth homers of the year.
The American Leagues star holiday
attraction was staged at Boston where
/
innings in the first game and then
trimmed the leaders by a score of 12-
II. Miller Higgins used five pitchers,
while Ruffing and Witse carried on
for Carrigan's clan. Gehrig hit his
forty-fourth homer in the third inning
and tied Babe Ruth in their slugging
duet. The Yanks won handily in the
second game, SO, but darkness called
halt at the end of five innings.
Chicago and Detroit split, Thomas
banking the Tigers in the opener. so.
and Detroit winning the next, a slug.
ging match, 10-6. Thomas permitted
only four hits, none of them for extra
bases.
Cleveland and st. Louis broke even.
The Indians squeezed out 7-6 win in
the flrst game, largely through Fon-
seca's timely hitting. Ballou bested
Buckeye in the second game. ST Iouis
gaining a 80 decision.
summary of yesterdays games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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mann, Hartley. Moore.
:, Second game
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Shocker and Collins; Wiltse and Moore.
-, Morning game
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y, Thomas and Grouse: Gibson. Smith and
Woodall.
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Blankenship Barnabe and Grouse; Carroll.
Itoncr and Shea.
etevaIsns 81; dG4is. 9d909d399-e g !
Wingard and o'Neill. Dixon: HudIin. Grant
and L. Sewell.
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Balloul, and Dixon: Buckeye. Shaute and
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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Robertson and Gibson; Barnes and Taylor.
Second game
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=, Morrison. R; Smith and Urban. Gibson;
Philadelphia. .. 1oO30O2O 2O0-e 10 0
Brooklyn. ...... O0OO0OO1-1 8 2
Ulrich and Wilson: Mcweeney. Pitt and
Henline.
Second game
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Scott and Wilson; Doak. Pitt. Ehrhardt.
Vance and Deberry.
st. Louis O000O1O 0O-1 s l
Chicago. ...... 10220 100x-6 10 .
Rhem. McGraw. Ring and O'Farrell; Vein
ert and Hartnett.
Second game
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:. Haines and O'Farrell; Bush Neht and
Hartnett Gonzales.
Cincinnati. Z. 80. 20o0O2O40-8 9 o
Pittsburgh ). 002030O O-6 IL 0
Rixey and Picnich: Mijas. Cvengros.
Hill. Dawson and Spencer.
Second game
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Pittsburgh. .... 002001 1O00-3 8 2
Donohue and Sukeforth: Meadows and
Gooch.