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 7. CHAPMAN
(Associat d Press Sports Written

A theory exists that tn 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. If this were 100 per cent
true, the Yankees and the Cardinals
could ~ much trouble for all
concerned by starting the world
series Immediately, but tie theory
arouses 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 4, 1914, with the humble
Braves in the cellar as usual. 1t
so happened that the younl men Of
the clan McGraw enjoyed the ensu-
ing world series from ringside seats
as the Braves sailed into the mighty
Athletics for four straight victories.
Now McGraw is in accord with
any move designed TO limit the
Cardinals to a purely literary inter
est in the next world series. as he
himself was limited fourteen auv-
umns ago.
Although the Giants now have
lost n 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 'et admittedly
tougher foes in the sunset sec
ton.
The Giants closed out their intra-
sectional campaign at the Polo
double header with Brooklyn.
Dazzy Vance snapped a giant
streak at eight straight by rolling
the home entry. 8 TO 3 in the open
er, but Larry Benton came back in
the second clash TO hang up his
fourteenth victory and his seven
teenth complete game in seventeen
starts. The score was 3 to 2.
The even break cost the Giants no
ground rs 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 the lead of
the league, IS TO II. The Cards
won by IL to 6 and the Cubs BY 16
to 9.
Hope famed anew in Cincinnati
as the Reds plunged the Pirates fur
Their into the depths by taking morn
Ing and afternoon decisions at
Forbes Field. 6 to o. and IL to g..
The Baves dropped another 70 the
Phurious Phils. 10 to s. but rain
prevented further carnage.
In the American league campaign
to see whether the Yankees can win
III games and so beat the record Of
the 1905 Cubs. the Senator's held
the champions to an ever break.
The Senators, Furthermore. held the
Huemen even in the series Of four
which has not been done ~ every
team the Yankees have met.
The Athletics turned back the
Red sox. 5 to 4. and II to 3. The
Mackmen 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 Ed Walsh.
Jr. late Of Notre Dame. Young
Eds first stride in the shoe7 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
. better day.
Ray Schalk celebrated younF
Walsh's debut BY catching him in
person. Schalk just previously had
handed = his resignation as man
ager and Russell Blackburne had
ben named manager pro-tem.