Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
BRAVES HAND TWIN
SETBACK TO GIANTS
Twice Come From Behind to
Nose Out the MCGraWmen
by a 0ne-Run Margin.
BY WILLIAM j. CHAPMAN.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

IF the Braves stay up there another
month, they may begin to believe
that they belong in the first four
4 At any event, Emil Fuchs seems to
have taught the Tribe the first
principle team must absorb to escape
from the second diyiSion-the gentle art
of winning the one-rin games instead OF
losing them. His warriors aided to the
woes of John McGraW yesterday by
shading the Giants, 4 to 3 and 5 to 4, in
Back Bay double-header.
What is more significant, the Braves
twice came from behind to nose out
McGraw's ambitious seventh placerS.
against the inimitable Larry Benton in
the opener and against No-hit Carl
Hubbell In the tenth round of the night
cap Hubbell was defeated with two out
in the tenth after the Giants had given
him a run in their own half. Clark's
single through short and doubles by
Dugan and Mcguire brought his down.
fall.
Debut for Cunningham.
Young Bruce Cunningham, the Pacific
Coast boy sent along by the Cubs as a
sort of good-measure offering in the
Hornsby deal, made his first major
refused to be dismayed by his illuStrious
opponent. Art Delaney had charge of
the Boston firing in the second clash,
and turned is as fine game as he has
shown since his arrival in the ma orS.
The Cardinals slipped ahead of the
idle Cubs into the league lead by out
lasting Pittsburgh in groggy 10-round
melee at Forbes Field. The champions
scored one run inthe ninth and another
in the tenth to pull out the decision
by 10 to g. Almost everybody except
rfh
and Jim Bottomley hit two home runs.
The Robins rounded out the National
League program in their customary
manner, losing their ninth straight to
the PhillieS, z to f.. The only unusual
item connected with this statement is
that DaZZy Vance was on the firing line
for Brooklyn. The Dazzler was out
pitched by Claude (Weeping) Willough-
by, who has specialized in outpitching
his opponents this Spring.
Willoughby had the help of two home
runs by Frank C'Doul, the former
Yankee and Giant, who drove in four
runs. Bill Rhiel and Johnny Frederick
hit homers for Brooklyn in the ninth
at a time when they were interesting
but unimportant. O.Douls circuit
drives ran his total to seven, only one
fewer than the figure of Melvin OFT,
who hit one in the second game at Bos-
ton to tie Gehrig for the interleague
lead.
The Cubs and the Reds were idle
yesterday.
Browns and Tigers Gain.
While the acknowledged contenders
in the American League LACED along the
exhibition trail yesterday, the Browns
and the Tigers improved their standing
by turning back Western opponents
Alvin CroTder shaded Walter Miller 10y
l to in a pitching duel at st. Louis
while Owen Carroll turned in fine
game to defeat AL Thomas and the
White Sox by to at Detroit.
This dual triumph for the Western
hopes in Ernest Barnard's loop main
tanned the Browns and the Tigers in a
virtual tie, and enabled both to step UP
to practically even terms with the
Yanks, who trail the Athletics by hall
a game The champions have won one
game fewer than the Macks and have
lost the same number. The Browns have
won two more and lost two more than
the Yankees and the Tigers have won
two more and lost two more than the
Browns.
No actual changes in the standing of
the first four teams occurred as the
extra defeats for st. Louis and Detroit
placed them, in order, a few percentage
points behind the Yankees.