New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
SECOND DIVISION TEAMS
 WACINC BITTER BATTLE
Interest in Results Is Lost Because of Tumult Over Scrap Between Robins and Chicago - Pirates Triumph Over Boston Braves-Reds Down Phillies Cubs Clip Brooklyns Lead to Single Game Giants Rally to Beat Cards-Amercan Games.
By -hs Assor.s.sl Press.

Bv rhe Assor.atel Press
 Almost unnouced amid the tumuIt and shouting over the Brooklyn Chicago battle for first place in the National league, there is a stirring bit of baseball warfare going on in the second division Of the circuit with Pittsburgh, Boston and Cincin- natl involved in a three-way struggle for the best position.
 Plttsburgh's Pirates are on top today, holding fifth place by a half game margin by virtue Of yesterday s I2 to triumph over the Boston Braves. Cincinnati, victorious over the humble PhilIies 8 10 6. still are in seventh place but only a half game behind the Braves,
 Glen Spencer pitched the Pirates 10 their third straight victory in Boston allowing only nine hits, of which three went 10 Welsh. Adam Comorosky, Pie Traynor and George Grantham provided most of the backing. which came in the form of l5 hits off Seibold. Farmhouse and Cunningham. This trio made nine hits. scored seven runs and batted in nine. The Reds and Phillies en- gagged in a wild hitting affair in which the Phjllies scored five runs in the fourth to gain a 6-6 tie and the Reds duplicated the rally in the eighth Q chnch the decision. Home runs were the big feature with Chuck Klein hitting his 9th for Philadelphia and HeiImann, Strip and MeuseI connecting for CIncIn- nati's four baggers.
 . Chicagos Cubs likewise used the home run route as they clipped Brooklyns lead 10 a single game by winning the fourth clash of their crucial" series, s 10 ?, Hack Wilson, Clyde Beck and Woody English clouted homers to account for four of Chicago's runs while Del Bis sonette's four base blow was the only real wallop of the five hits the Robins made of the delivery of Sheriff Fred Blake.
 Brooklyn still has the advantage going into the series fnal today. Even if the Cubs Uin the last game. the Robins will hold first place by four point margin.
 New York's Giants went long wsv toward settling their dispute with St. Louis over third place by 4allving for five runs in the ninth i1nine -o win the second in q TOW, 8 10 |. The Giants could not make much progress against Bill Halahan in the first eight frames. but they did a. good job Of it in The final, get ting six singles.
 The lowly St. Louis Browns pro- vided the big thrill of the Amerl- can leagues day as they blew ' game losing streak sky high, At the expense Of the New York Ean- kees. the Browns started hitting and scoring in the first inning and. refusing to be lntimated hy the great Babe Ruth, who made his S3rd home run. or Lou Gehrig. who clouted his 18th. they didn't stop un- til the eighth. rolling up 14 to 6 score. Incidentally they moved out of eighth place by a three point margin over the Boston Red SoX, who lost a 7-6 decision to Detroit as the Tigers found Milton Gaston for six of their runs in the fourth in ming.
 The Philadelphia Athletics won their eighth straight game by SCOT ing II runs in two innings 10 defeat Chicago 15 to 1. Four home runs, two by Jimmy FoxX, were tossed in among Philadelphia's , hits and George Earnshaw allowed the SoX only seven blows
 Washington got back in the win ming column 10 even the series with Cleveland and remain 1-2 games behind the Athletics with an to victory. The Senator's were badly outhit and lost five run lead which was gained in the first three innings, but Porter made an unopportune CT TOT in the eighth and Washington scored two runs tO win.