Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-12
RACEBECOMES
HOT AS CARDS
bow TO N. Y.
Benton Yanked for 1st
Time; Yanks Split
Pair With Tigers;
Robins Down Reds
BY WILLIAM ]. CHAPMAN
Associated Press Sports Writer

Whenever the Cardinals set them
selves for q leap into a long lead
and a merry laugh at their field.
something always seems TO happen.
1t remains . good bet that the eager
ly-sought mathematical certainty
will be reached in both major circuits
about mid-September, but this Ma
tional league race has a way Of hang
ing on.
Fresh from three beatings in Pitts
burgh, the runner-up Giants sailed
into st. Louis and became the third
place club through the simple ex-
pedient of losing the first game Of
four TO the home entry while the
Reds we're trimming Brooklyn. And
then when Jim Bottomley hit his
twentieth home run with two on and
helped the Red Birds TO four runs
against Larry Benton in the first
inning Wednesday. the stampede
seemed to be in earnest.
The gallant Benton was removed
from the box-the first time he has
been taken out of a starting game in
eighteen appearances this season
and young Bill Walker, Denver re-
cruit, was exposed to the St. Louis
attack. Bill started as if TO complete
Benton's job in the way Larry start
ed it. He filled the bases on passes
in the second round. and the Cardi-
nails hastily formed another reception
committee to welcome the runs over
the plate.
The only flaw in these arrange
ments was that young Walker so
changed his tactics hat not one
Cardinal got past third base during
the remainder of the afternoon. The
great bats Of the st. Louis sluggers
accounted for just one hit among
them in the eight innings Walker
pitched, while the Giants were peck
ing away at Messrs. Reinhart, Had
and Johnson for just enough runs to
win by 6 to 4.
The st. Louis series still can be-
come a reserve for the Giants and a
serious one, what with Alex and Jess
Haines, both aching for a chance at
the New Workers Thursday and Fri
day, but that one victory Wednesday
will prevent utter rout of the clan
McGraw, such as Mound City fans
would like to see. A clean sweep for
four always means q clear gain Of
four games, as even rudimentary
mathematics show. but three out Of
four nets an advance of only two
notches.
Cincinnati slid back into third
by losing TO the Robins, 4 to 8. Old
Bill Doak suddenly found himself
rid Of lumbago as Bancroft and 9TH
ers did some smart hitting behind
him. Peter Joseph Jablonowski
started his first game for the Reds,
but was unfortunate enough to op-
pose Doak at his best.
The Cubs took another from the
Braves, ( 10 2, and the Pirates nosed
out the Phillies, 3 10 ], in a game
which DOME Bush considered serious
enough 10 warrant the use Of two
pitchers-Brame and Hill.
The American league race contin-
ued at the even pace into which II
settled ten days z when the Yam
KEGS decided to loiter along for a
while until more strenuous efforts
seemed necessary. The champions
got another even break, losing the
first to the Tigers, 1 to 2. as Ken
Holloway and Elan VanEilder out
pitched Georpe Pipgras and Wiley
Moore, and winning the second, s 70 5.
The Athletics got only an even
break against the White Sox. and
failed 20 gain-as II that makes any
difference now-while the Red Soy
nd the Indians won close games from
the Browns and the Senator'S. Slim
Harris turned in his best effort OF
the season to trim Dan Howley's
crew, ! to 3, while Reeves third Err
ror enabled the Hudlin 70 shade Had
ley IN a nip-and-tuek duel at Wash
ington, 2 to J..