Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-05
GIANTS SPLIT
With ROBINS;
REDS WINNERS
Cardinals and Cubs
Divide Two Wild
Games; Yanks After
New Record
BY WILLIAM Y. CHAPMAN
(Associst, d Press Sports W~riter)


A theory exists that thu teams
in the lead on the Fourth Of July
also will be on top in late Sep
TENDER or early October at the close
OF the major league pennant cam
paigns. IL this were 100 per cent
true, the Yankees and the Cardinals
could save much trouble for all
concerned by starting the world
series Immediately, but tie theory
rouse skepticism in some quarters
chiefly in the National .eague.
John j. McGraw, for one, recalls
that the Giants were running away
with a fourth straight pennant on
July {, 1919. with the humble
Braves in the cellar as usual. 1t
the elan MeGraw enjoyed the ensu-
ing world series from ringside seats
as the Braves sailed into the mighty
Athletics for four straight victories.
Now McCraw is in accord with
any move designed 70 limit the
Cardinals 20 . purely literary inter
est In the next world series. as he
himself was limited fourteen :
umns ago.
Although the Giants now have
lost one game fewer than the Card
inals the fact remains that. playing
eastern trailers. the New York team
has been unable to overhaul its
western rival. which ct admittedly
tougher foes in the sunset sec
tion.
The Giants closed out their intra-
sectional campaign At the Polo
Grounds Wednesday BY dividing q
double header with Brooklyn.
Dszzy Vance snapped a giant
streak AZ eight straight by rolling
the home entry, 2 20 3 in the open
er. but Larry Benton came back in
the second clash 20 hang up his
fourteenth victory and his seven
teerth complete game in seventeen
starts. The score was : TO 2.
The even break cost the Giants no
ground as the cardinals and the
Cubs divided two wild games which
developed merely into a background
for the home run struggle between
Hack Wilson and sunny Jim Bot
tomley. Each slugger gathered
two. leaving Wilson in tie lead Of
the league. IS 10 II. The Cards
Won by IL 70 s and the Cubs By rs
20 3.
Hope famed anew IN cincinnati
u the Reds plunged the Pirates fur
Their into the depths BY taking morn
INK and afternoon decisions at
Forbes Field s 10 o. and II to 3.
The Baves { -opped another 70 the
Phurioss Pills. 10 10 s. but rain
prevented further carnage.
In the American league campaign
20 see Whistler the Yankees can win
III games and 80 beat the record OF
the 1906 Cubs. the Senator's held
che champions "a ar even break.
The Senators. furthermore. held the
Hugmen eve in the series Of four.
which has rot been done ~ every
tesm the Yankees have met.
The Athletics turned back the
Red Sox. 5 10 4. and II to 8. The
Naeknen so shaved : full game
from the lead Of the champions.
Detroit and Cleveland divided
their holiday bill. as did the
Browns and the White sox. The
Chicago celebration was notable
chiefly for the debut Of I'd Walsh.
Jr. late Of Notre Dame. Young
Eds first stride In the shoes Of his
famous father was an unsuccessful
one, but he showed he has the pitch
ing goods. The Browns punched
hits on him for five runs in the
fourth. and he was retired to await
Q better day.
Ray Schalk celebrated young
Walsh's debut BY catching him in
person. Schalk just previously had
handed = his restoration as man
sgsr and Russell Blackburne had
ben named manager protein.