Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-09
CUBS SOLE VICTOR
OF DAY FOR WEST
Giants Gain on Both Rivals
for Pennant by Twice
Downing Pirates. ;.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A MOTHER East-West warfare
~ is on in full blast in the
n major leagues. and, If the
opening days results are
any criterion, then the Eastern
clubs are due to see their percent
age columns rise several notches.
Ten games were played in the inter-
sectional combat yesterday with the
Western teams able to salvage only one
of the conflicts. The Chicago Cubs
kept their section of the country from
being completely whitewashed by de-
feating the Boston Braves, s to l. Home
runs by Clarence Blair and Charley
Grimm coupled with effective pitching
by Guy Bush gave the champions the
game Boston's single run was the re-
suit of Walter Berger's twenty-Second
home run.
It was well the Cubs did win or they
would have found themselves trailing
the Robins by still greater margin than
80 games. With Babe Herman smack
ing the ball for two home runs, dou-
BILE and a single in four times at bat.
and Glenn Wright and Jake Flowers
adding a pair of circuit drives, the
league leaders easily downed the ST.
Louis Cardinals, IL to 5. While the
Robins were winning, Ray Phelps
chalked up his twelfth triumph OF the
season.
The Giants gained a half-gsme on
the Cubs and Robins when they were
called on to play the Pirates twice and
won both, the first, 9 to /, and the
second, 7 to 2. Bill Walker kept the
while Carl Hubbell let the Corsairs
down with five blows in the nightcap.
Lloyd Waner. experiencing his best day
at bat since returning to the game,
got four hits in five times at bat in
the first encounter, but did not play
in the second. Home runs by Roettger,
Hogan and Generously played an inn
portant role in the scoring in the Sec
ond fracas.
Brickell in Limelight.
Freddie Brickell recent acquisition
from the Pirates, played leading part
in the Phillies' 8-to-5 triumph over the
Reds. The former Pirate singled and
tripled in five times at bat and made
brilliant long running catch OF
Durorher's drive.
with Chicago, whipping the White Sox,
to ! and 4 to /, In a double header
and thereby increasing their lead in
the American League another halt
game Bob Grove hung up his eight
zenith victory of the season in the
opener as Al Simmons and Jimmy
Dykes drove out home runs. Shores
bested Ted Lyons in the last game,
letting the Hose down with three hits.
Keeping pace with the champions,
the Washington club came from behind
to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 5 to f.
After spotting the Indians four runs
in the first four frames the Senators
kept nicking at Shoffner and Jablonow-
ski until they took the lead in the
eighth on Manushs double and Gro
Minis fourth hit.
George Pipgras and Harry Rice put
together some effective hurting and
batting. respectively to give the Yam
KEGS 5-to-3 decision over the Browns.
Pipgras held the Browns hitless for
five innings and then gave only five
while Rice accounted for three runs
with single, home run and base on
balls
The Red Sox. aided by a six-run
rally in the first inning, defeated De-
troit, to 6, to break the Tigers six
game winning streak. In winning the
Sox were forced to put down four
run rally by the Tigers in the eighth.