Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
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Philadelphia Athletics Win
From Senators BY
4-3 Score
BY HUGH :. FULLERTON, JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer

Philadelphla's National league
club. one of the most powerful ar
RAYS Of sluggers in the National
league has been laundering through
the season going from bad to worse
as pitchers failed to hold the rival
batters in check. but ever SO often.
the Phillies burst out with an exhi-
hlti0n OF hitting that holds forth
more than one ray Of hope for their
fans.
~ was a rather dismal crowd that
assembled al Baker bowl Yesterday
70 watch the Phillies swing their
bats against the league leading
Brooklyn Robins with every pros
pect Of meeting their twelfth
straight defeat. Things we're differ
ent at the end. for TIE Phillies gave
an effective demonstration OF why
they are leading the National league
IN hitting and came out with a y
10 Z triumph. They got a few
breaks in ending their losing
streak. for Ray Phelps, who started
for Brooklyn. was hurt IN the Sec
und inning and Fred Heimach had
to come into the game Just in time
to meet a five run rally in the third.
Philadelphia proved in the next in
ming that this burst OF scoring was
not a flukc by scoring five more
times Cd clinCh the victory, and won
the game with Lester Sweetland. a
cousin OF the Brooklyn team,
pitching the entire distance.
Serious for Robins
TO the PhiIlies, the victory meant
only q bit of encouragement. but l.
was a rather serious affair Tor tile
Robins. Instead Of increasing their
lead over the Chicago Cubs, who
again were idle alOi.s with Gin
cinnati. the margin was reduced TO
two games. Likewise the New York
Giants. vino seem 20 De threaten
ing the leaders IN a serious way.
made a big gain. The Giants
blasted out 20 hits against the BoS-
ton Braves and v[n an III to 5 de-
cisiOn. Il placed them five games
behind the leaders and only three
back Of Chicago.
The Pittsnlag III Pirates did still
better with their third straight one
run victory over the st. Louis Car
dinais and their fifth successive tri-
umph They finally moved out OF
the second division into a tie with
the Cards for fourth place as Larry
French won his own game With a
double IN the ninth inning that
drove IN the deciding run Of a 1
70 3 game.
With five games on the card, the
American league had one OF its days
when pitching counted heavily and
batting comparatively little. Yves
Ferrell OF Cleveland and Ted Lyons
ID CHICAGO were the outstanding
mound performers. each winning Dis
18th victory on the season. Terrell
had a great duel with SOrrell and
Cantrell Of Detroit and finally tri-
umphed. 5 10 8. as Eddie Morgan hit
his DIST home run OF the season
with two out and one on base II
the ninth inning.
Ted Does Well
Lyons held tine St. Louis Browns
To four hits In the second game q
a double healer and won II l 10 Q
alter Garland BraXtQn had pitched
Chicago 10 u I'D 10 2 victory j the
first. Lyons scored the games only
run, taking advantage OF TWO ST.
Louis errors and the only extra base
hit OF the game. a double by Wat
wood. for an Unearned tally. Dick
Coifman also gave but four hits.
Geori Earnshaw OF Philadelphia
pitched another four-hit game
against washington. but he devel-
oped a streak OF wlldneSs IN the
ninth inning and Nose Grove had 10
come 70 his rescue TO give the Ath-
letics a 1 TO 3 victory ana place
them eight games ahead OF their
nearest rivals. The pitchers were
about AS bad as all the rest in Bos-
ton where the New York Yankees
down the Red SoX, "A 70 -. N a
game packed with hits and errors.
Lou Gchrigs 33rd home run made
with the bases full IN the seventh
inning gave the Yankees the dcci-
sion although they were 0uthit IT.
-, and made seven Of the games
Is errors.