Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-08
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IN LAST INVASION
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BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ME National League pennant
race depends on the final
intersectional series with
the Western clubs playing
in the East, and this raises the
hopes of the third-place Giants.
The Giants have done well so
far this season in entertaining
Westerners, while the Cubs have
turned in about as many VIC
tories in the East as their stay
at-home rivals.
The st. Louis Cardinals now hold Sec
ond place and are closer to the league
leading Cubs than any team has been
for some time.
The Cards fell down in their first
visit to the East, but since then have
had a great string of victories in their
own section, both at home and on the
road, and have moved from fourth place
into second, only two and one-half
games behind the league leaders.
Score Double Victory.
A double victory over the Cincinnati
Reds yesterday-11 to and to q
made seven straight victories and a
clean sweep of the IL home games
against Cincinnati. The Cubs and the
Giants both lost single games, leaving
the Cards only two and one-half games
away from the leaders and one and
one-half games ahead of New York.
While Rhem and Haines were hold
ing the Reds in check, the latter with
a f1ve-hit performance, four Cub pitch
ers failed to stop Pittsburgh. The Cubs
overcame one Pittsburgh lead only to
have the Pirates score six runs in the
last three innings for 9-to-7 triumph.
The Giants found the Brooklyn jinx
working during a one-game visit to
Flatbush. DaZZy Vance did most of the
linking, while the Robins supported him
with timely hitting and brilliant field
Robins only a half game behind the
Giants and four and one-half games
back of Chicago.
Two teams which are clear out of
the running put the leaders to shame
in yesterdays performances, as the
Phillies and the Boston Braves split a
double-header. Philadelphia won the
first, to o, although Ed Brandt al
lowed only two hits, while Phil Collins
gave the Braves seven. Boston turned
the tables in the second, winning to /,
although Ray Benge outpitched Harry
Seibold to the extent of five hits to
eight.
Macks Nicked.
The Philadelphia Athletics were all
set to put the American League pennant
away in their locker after two innings
against Washington, but the Griffs
after losing a game on Saturday, scored
two runs in the ninth to win, z to s.
The teams start their final tour of the
West with the Athletics 61a games
ahead
The New York Yankees tottered on
the verge of mathematical elimination
from the race. as they dropped the first
game of twin bill to the Boston Red
Sox, 5 to 3, while the AS were ahead
but they recovered by winning the Sec
ond game, 5 to 2, and retained the bare
possibility of beating out the leaders.
The Detroit Tigers and st. Louis
Browns ended their seasons play all
square when the Browns pounded out
9-to-6 victory in their rain-hampered
final clash. Backed by timely hitting
Walter Stewart outlasted five Detroit
pitchers. The Chicago White Sox wor
their last clash with the Cleveland In
dams, to 2, behind the six-hit pitch
ing of rookie Jim Moore, but did moi
fare so we'll in the years play. C1eve-
land won IL of their % games.