Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-04
RACE NOW TIGHTER
IN SENIOR CIRCUIT
Cards Drop Two to Reds as
Giants, BUGS Win Twice.
AS Lose Ground.


ble-headers has been written
into the records to the satisfac-
L ton of Miller Higgins, but to
the unmitigated chagrin of Bill
McKechnie and Connie Mack.
Higgins crew of New York Yankees
got only an even break with the Boston
Red Sox Yesterday, but added a game
to their lead when Comics Philadel-
phia Athletics slipped couple OF cogs
at Washington and went down twice
before the Nationals attack.
McKechnie could see no hurnor IN the
fact that his st. Louis Cardinals, set
ting the pace in the National League,
were upset twice by the Cincinnati Reds
while the New York Giants and the
Pittsburgh Pirates we're cleaning up
double bills against the Phillies and the
Chicago Cubs, respectively.
The figures todey showed the YAM
KEGS two and half games IN advance
of the Athletics in the American League
chase, while the Cardinals advantage
in the National remained unchanged az
four and half games. The Important
effect of Labor day results IN Jonn
Heydler's circuit was that the Giants,
Pirates and Reds were reinstated as
remnant contenders when, "a hours
earlier. it appeared as though all three
had shot their bolt.
Rough on Cardinals.
The Cardinals gave the Reds ter
rife battle in the first game before they
went down. to 5, in the ii innings, but
we're overwhelmed in the nightcap. to
2. Twenty-nine players saw service In
the opener. which saw the Reds tie the
score in the ninth and win in the
eleventh, each time on hits by P1d
Purdy. The Reds won the second game
when they bombarded Reinhart and
Haid for six runs in the sixth inning.
Chick Hafey got a home run in each
game, to bring his seasons total to %.
The Giants moved past the Cubs into
second place by knocking over the Phil
lies, to and to 8. After the Giants
had scored four runs in the first in
ming Of the first game. the Phils Valiant
ly pecked away at Jack SCOTS Offer
ings. but could do no better than get
within one run of tie. The nightcap
was a romp for McGraw's men. They
rocked Ed Baecht for 90 hits in eight
innings. Jimmy Welsh getting five in a
row after striking out on his first aD-
pearance. A home run few of Bill
Terry's bat in each game.
Pirates Step Out.
In a savage batting mood, the Pr
rates crushed the Cubs in the morning
game at Forbes Field, Is to l, and then
played steady ball behind Ray Kremer's
effective pitching to win the second, 8
to 8. The Corsairs rolled 10 solid drives
off Charley Root and three relief
pitchers in the morning encounter while
Erwin Brame was turning back the in
vaders with only five hits, one Of them
a homer by Kiki Cuyler. Kremer out
pitched Hal Carlson to win the after
noon battle and hang up his eighth
consecutive triumph.
The Brooklyn Dodgers were rained
out of their twin bill with the Boston
Braves.
1t took some tall stepping by the
Yankees TO get as good as an even
break against the Red Sox. Higgins
somewhat tanned rnauIers Just barely
earned the decision in the opener. 8 to
Z. before going down before Russell and
Morris In the second. to 8. The Red
Sox got Is hits of four Yank pitchers
in the opener one of them being Jack
Rothrocks homer with the bases loaded
in the fourth inning. But the Cham
pions' early lead of seven runs. piled lip
while Ed Morris was in the box, saved
them.
The second game was a pitchers
battle between Henry johnson and
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earning the edge. although he was
driven out of the box in the ninth in
ming. In this frame the Yanks rushed
two runs across the plate, but we're
stopped by Morris, who came to Rus
sells rescue. Lou Gehrig hit his
twenty-third homer of the year in the
first inning Of the first game.
Chisox Reach Fifth.
The Chicago White Sox vaulted from
seventh to fifth place when they sank
the Detroit Tigers twice. to and z
to S. while the Browns were beating
Cleveland in both ends of the double
header at ST. Louis Adkins outpitched
Vic Sorrel in the opener. but it took
some heavy artillery work by Sox bats
men to pull the second game out of the
fire in the late innings
1t was a case of good and bad base
ball at st. Louis. The Browns made
full use Of their eight hits to capture
the opener, S to 8, but the second game
developed into slugging bee that Dan
Howley's men won by the foot ball
score Of Is to 10.
Manush. getting six hits during the
day, brought his seasons total to 200,
the first batsman in either league to
accomplish this feat.
Paul Waner of Pittsburgh Pirates.
who leads the National League in this
also got six hits in his
teams two games with the Cubs and
ran his seasons total to 1913.