Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
as GoslnS Cady: C1ifjs and Robins Base Ball Spotlight
CLUBS CLIMB
FOLLOWING SLUMP
Mats Win 16 of Last %
Games-Dodgers Hop Up to
Third Place in Old League.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
The daily shift of base ball fortunes
finds the Washington Senator's and the
BROOKLYN Robins holding that part of
the spotlight not devoted to the two
pace-setting clubs, the st. Louis
Cardinals and the New York Yankees.
Stanley Harris started of the season
with a Washington lineup that con-
sisted mostly of question marks. Before
Bucky could get the boys working to-
gether the Senators had tumbled into
the cellar and apparently were more or
less satisfied to stay there. A few
weeks ago the pitchers decided they
might as we'll pitch and the batters
arrived at the conclusion that 1t might
be fun to hit once in a while. Wash
lngton began to win with frequency
that was good to the hearts OF the eX-
perts who picked Washington to fight
it out with the Yankees. Today Bucky
and his crew were in fourth place,
three and half games back of the st.
Louis Browns. having Won 16 of their
last % games.
RObby's Troubles Different.
Wilbert Robinson'S troubles at Brook
Ign have been a bit different. The
Dodgers burnt up the league during
the first few weeks Then a couple OF
Wilbert's pitchers went on sick leave
and the Robins began to tumble It's
long been truism in base ball that
when Robby's pitchers fail Brooklyn
soon renews its rather intimate &C
quaintanceship with the second divi-
sion. But the high-powered Dodger
staff is operating on all six again and
Robbys famous smile again is on dis
play.
Robby almost laughed out loud yes
terday when the Dodgers beat the
Braves twice at Boston and hurdled
from fifth place to third. leaping over
the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds
en- route. Bill Clark had no trouble
stopping the Braves in the first game.
to l. Jake Flowers single in the ninth
scored the tying and winning runs in
the Robins 6-to-5 victory in II night
cap. 1t took five Brooklyn p,i hers to
win this one, Dazzy Vance il-irg the
eventual victor Flowers got 81. hits
and drove in five runs during the day
The New York Giants consolidated
their position in second place with their
third straight verdict over the Phils.
to 6. The Giants made l8 hits to add
to the 80 they collected in yesterdays
double-header Don Hurst of the Phils
hit his tenth homer of the year.
Cubs and Pirates Split
The Cubs finished all square In a
twin bill at Chicago with the Corsairs
of Pittsburgh. Burleigh Grimes put the
Pirates l up with a four-hit sfut-out
in the first contest, to O. Miljus. Bur-
well and Dawson. however. could not
make 1t two in a row. the Pirates bow
ing. to 3, in the nightcap.
That rising young star from ST. Mary's
College, Larry Bettenc0lrt. crashed out
home run with the bases filled and
the Browns evened the series with the
Cleveland Indians, 6 to 8. Alvin Grow
der recorded his sixth straight win and
the Browns brought their home stand
to close with the balance sheet show
ing 10 victories and g. defeats.
Harry Heilmann. American League
batting champion of 1927. was benched
as the Detroit lineup suffered q drastic
shake-up. but the Tigers dropped an
other game 70 the Chicago White Sox.
to 2. Grady Adkins giving up only
three safe hits.