Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
CUB-G|ANT T|L.TS
ARE AID TO BUGS
Old Rivals Divide a Furious
Twin Bill as Pirates
Trim FhiIIieS.
BY WILLIAM J. CHAPMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


Associated Press Sports Writer.
TINE crucial battle of the Polo
Grounds is being conducted TO
the complete satisfaction of the
i Pirates. who have yielded not
one inch of ground since they
overhauled the Cubs on independence
day. The Bruins and the Giants split
a tedious double header beneath Coo
gans Bluff Yesterday as the Pittsburgh
rough riders stampeded the PhlllieS
once more at Baker Bowl.
The Pirates added half a game to
their lead by tossing the Philltes, TO 2,
while the Cubs were winning and losing.
The half-game gain was registered IN
the aIl-important games lost column
where until yesterday the Buccaneers
were on even terms with Chicago. The
Pirates now lead the Cubs by two games
and the Giants by five and one-half.
The situation of the New Workers is
even worse than the figures indicate,
as they have lost eight games more
than Pittsburgh and seven more than
Chicago.
Fifty-ffty in New York.
Fred Fitzsimmons was raped for IL
hits and was poorly supported afleld in
the opener Yesterday. and the Cubs had
little difficulty in winning by to 3.
They earned enough runs TO win. but
unearned ones are just as valuable as
any other sort on the scoreboard Nc
MILAN and Fullis hit homers. Perce
Malone was steady in all but two
innings.
Defeated in the opener. John McGraw
still had the courage to toss Bill Walk
er. the SouthpaW, against team which
had not bowed to n lefthander since
The venerable Clarence Mitchell had
good afternoon eight weeks ago. The
Giants finally won by Is to 10. through
little fault of Walkers, but official
credit for the victory remained with
him on the general assumption that
none of the four Giant boxnen de
served to win, and that he had prior
claim.
Melvin OFT enlivened the two-hour-
and-50-minutn performance with his
twenty-fifh home run. increasing the
margin by which he leads both leagues.
Hack Wilson obliged with his twenty
first and twenty-second. Lesser home
Giants and English of the Cubs.
Erwin Brame turned in a five-hit
game against the PhillieS in n park
where some pitchers count themselves
fortunate not to have that many
smashed out of the lot. One OF the
five drives was a homer by Hurst, but
this was more than counter balanced by
circuit blows from the bats of Traynor
and Paul Waner.
Red Lucas shut out the Braves by
6 to 0, giving further proof of the seri-
BUSINESS of Jack Hendricks intention to
quit the cellar. The Braves now are
only one game away, but gain of one
game will not turn the trick. for the
Reds, as they have played fewer games
than the BoStoneSe. Below 500 the
club with fewer games played takes the
worst of the percentage in case of a
virtual tie.
The Robins bowed to the Cardinals BY
to at Ebbets Field, receiving a check
in their attempt to crash the first divi-
sion. The fourth rung now IS four
games away.
Macks- Browns Halted.
Rain halted all important activity
along the Western front in the Ameri-
can League yesterday. AS result the
Mackmen will meet the Browns in
double headers today and tomorrow,
while the Yanksl will play two against
the White Sox tomorrow.
The games that were played IN
Ernest Barnards league saw the Red
Sox tame the Tigers by is to 8, AS the
Nationals doWned the INDIANS, y 10 s.
The Red Sox victory was notable for
a 10-run inning by the light-tappine
CarriganS. The pitching of Russell and
Bayne was hardly up to the batting
Marty NcManus helped the Tigers save
their faces with two more home runs
Dale Alexander hit one.
Billings, the Detroit pitcher, Alexan-
der and McManuS executed triple
killing of Red Sox in the seventh, while
Alexander cut in with an unassisted
double play in the ninth.