Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-18
.SOLONS FALL
TO End PLACE
Are 3h Games Behind Loop
Leaders and A Ahead
OF Yankees
BY HUGH :. FULLERTON, Jr.,
AsxncEafad Press SuOrts Writer

III HUH >. GALLnAO~y 49,
Associated Press Sports Writer
The current western trip o. the
eastern clubs Of the American
league IS proving rather painful &c
the washington Senators but profit
able TO the rest. The Senators
started a losing streak when they
started west and the result has
dropped them clear out OF first
place and into a somewhat pre-
carious second.
The Senators left home as league
leaders and now r 3 IL games
behind first place and only four
ahead OF the third place New York
Yankees. They split a series With
Detroit and so far have dropped
two out OF three TO Cleveland while
their rivals have been sweeping
through IN q steady stream o.
victories. washington dropped an
other encounter yesterday, gong
down 4 to 3 before the Indians as
Eddie Morgan's batting gave the
home team the edge IN q mound
duel between Willis Hudlin and
Sam Jones. Morgan drove IN three
runs with a home run and a single.
Seven Straight
The champions and leaders, the
Philadelphia Athletics, made 1t
seven straight wins, six in the west,
by plugging out another victory over
the Chicago White Sox. ~ 70 g.
The Sox again had a bit the better
OF the hitting, getting Is blows K
Philadelphia's "a, but made few
serious threats until the ninth
when they scored five runs. The
Yankees aided themselves and the
Boston Red Sox as well by ham
mering the ST. Louis Browns fol-
81 hits and q l6 TO z victory, max
ing il four straight wins for the
Tanks and seven successive defeat:
Tor the Browns.
Besides improving their position
the Yankees showed 81. Louis in
70 last place as Boston trounceC
the Detroit Tigers, y TO ?. Hoo
Lisenbee pitched a fine lame Il
earn the honor Of moving BoStor
out OF the cellar and his mate
backed him with is hits, five b.
Earl Webb. The Sox now are q ful
game ahead Of ST. Louis and onll
a half game behind Chicago.
Chicago and Brooklyn again werI
the leading lions IN the Nationa
leagues arena and they tore a
each other for Is innings before tn
Cubs finally gained a s TO 3 decl'
sion that reduced Brooklyn's leaS
from three to two games. The fina
bloWoff came when DaZzy Vance
essaying the relief hurting role II
a great battle. gave four singles
three OF them or the scratch variety
and the Cubs converted the: int
three runs. Guy Bush lid a grea.
finishing Job. giving the Robin.
only three hits in 5 2-3 inning
after home runs BY Phelps ana
Finn had enabled Brooklyn to makl
it an overtime game. M
|. Poor Ball
New York and St. Louis, stage
: their own crucial series with tn
; place az stake, played second c.
sion baseball, committing nineE
rors between them. Clarence NJ
chell held the Cards more orl@ II
> check through the early tangs
and the Giants out, Eto =
although they were outhH ~ 20
IS. The victory gave New DIX 2
I margin OF two games.
The first three clubs dne &C.
ond division drew a I'D soser to-
: eether in their pr'vat race a.
2 Pittsburgh gained a 6 t2 decisior
over the Boston BraTe ana p
: Cincinnati Reds play@ navoc WITH
Philadelphia pitching or a Ia "a
: 9 victory. The Pirat9siow are only
: a half game behind9-e NTH place
Braves with the ReHanother game
back.