Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-19
GIANTS HELP CUBS
TO PICK UP GAME
Takeaa Fall Out of Pirates
While Chicago Team Is
Trimming Robins.
BY WILLIAM J. CHAPMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE first phase Of John McGraws
own personal crucial battle
against the high-riding Pirates
i had Just the result Joe McCar-
thy himself would have asked.
The Giants turned back the Pirates by
to l as the Mccarthy troops swept
through the paper defenses OF the Rob-
ms in Flatbush for an 11-to-7 decision.
The Pirates remained on the top perch
in the league standing, but they enjoyed
a margin of less than one tul game.
Another Chicago victory today,
matched by another Pirate defeat
would send the Cubs back to the top
by a percentage margin, with the stand
ing in games a virtual tie. The Bruins
have not been at the head of the class
since they divided morning and after
noon games with the Cincinnati Reds
on the Fourth of July. when the FORE
noon game. it may be recalled. was
called at the end Of the eighth ter
business reasons.
HubbeIl Is In Form.
The first effort of the Giants against
the Pirates was successful largely be-
cause of the wizardry with which Carl
Hubbell served up his southpaw shoots
This budding Pittsburgh nemesis held
the Buccaneers to six scattered hits and
permitted none of their number to adj
vance beyond second base until the
ninth, when Paul Waner was permitted
to run wild after getting single.
On their own account, the Giants
larruped Erwin Brame for two runs in
the second and two more in the third
With Hubbell in such form, these were
more than enough. although russell
and Swetonic stopped the home forces
more or less abruptly in the later in
nings.
The Cubs began their day in Brooklyn
with seven-run onslaught in the first.
which broke elise Dudly and bent Ray
Moss. From that poirtt onward It
was merely Chicago breeze, although
son with such vigor in the sixth that
Joe Mccarthy deemed it wise to send
out Art Nehf to finish the game.
A five-run rally in the eighth en-
abled old Alex. the Great to pick up
credit for the Cardinals 6-to-4 VIC
tory over the Braves. Alex. gave way to
batting relief in the big inning and
Fred Farmhouse finished. The Phil
lies turned back Cincinnati by 6 to
in q game noteworthy because no one
hit home run.
The Yankees were rained out in
Cleveland, and the Athletics picked up
a technical advantage Of half game
by defeating Detroit 8 to 4. The Mack
men nlargain now Is 8l2 contests.
More important to Connie Mack
than this paper advantage Of having
won a game which the Yankees yet
have to play was the showing of George
Whalen Walberg, who in recent games
had threatened to enter slump.
Walberg gave the Bengals nine hits.
But so scattered were. these that the
afternoon was an Athletic walkover.
The Tigers scored three of their nine
runs In the ninth, when the Athletics
were more or less Indifferent to ad-
vances by the home boys ON the bases.
George .UhIe was handicapped by
five neat errors among his supporters:
but the Macks hit out enough earned
runs to swing the decision to Wslberg.
The veteran Red Faber shaded
Danny MacFayden in q fine pitching
battle In Chicago, and the White Sox
defeated the Red Sox by to in 10
innings.