Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-20
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Washington Clinches Second
Place in American
League
by HUGH s. FULLERTON. Jr.,
.~~.t,a praoe Sn0rfS Writer

ny HUGH 8. FULLERTON, Jrs
Associated Press Sports Writer
The second division clubs Of the
National league, three Of which
have no hopes OF improving their
present positions, have some fine
opportunities ahead for upsetting
the apple carts OF the three on
tenders for the championship.
The Phillies, doomed to finish r
the cellar. already have caused a
lot Of trouble for Chicago's Cubs
and Yesterday they gave the league
leading st. Louis Cardinals a great
run for their money before going
down z to 3. They meet the Cards
four more times in the next Few
days they have one crack at Brook
lyn-
Pittsburgh's Pirates, who only
lost their mathematical chance Of
finishing first as the Cards won
yesterday. start today in a two
game series with the Robins and
finish their season with four games
in st. Louis. The Chicago Cubs
who gained a tie with Brooklyn
for second place yesterday as they
took a close decision from Boston
5 to {, find themselves involved
with the Braves and Cincinnati for
the rest OF the season. A sudden
squirt on the part Of any n Of
these four trailers could aus
serious damage TO the hopes OF its
rivals.
STANDINGS
But that squirt failed to material
lie yesterday and this Is how the
three leaders stand:
Club w. L. Pct. behind play
st. Louis S6 90 $50 y. 8
BROOKLYN 81 So ST. 2ia Z
Chicago 81 SO .57i 2i5 Z
A five run rally in the seventh
inning von for the league leaders
yesterday and enabled them TO gain
a half game on the idle Robins,
but 1t did not appear until Chuck
Klein had given them a scare by
his 3Tth and 38th home runs Of
the year to send the Phillles ahead.
Fidgety Phil Collins held the Cards
under control until the seventh
when two doubles. two singles and
two hit batsmen brought them
five runs and settled the game.
The Cubs had an even closer call
before they gained a tie with
Brooklyn. Off to a four run lead
against Tom Zachary in the first
two innings. they allowed the
Braves to tie the score. A double
by Gabby Hartnett and George
Kelly's single produced the winning
run in the ninth.
Giants Win
The New York Giants had an
easy triumph over Cincinnati. win
ming 7 to 0 behind Bill Walkers
two hit pitching. But they failed
TO gain on the Cardinals and have
q automatically possible but
otherwise hopeless task 70 gain > IL
games in the seven they have left.
The newly crowned American
league champions. the Philadelphia
Athletics, spent an idle day before
they open In st. Louis watching a
smuggling match between the New
York Yankees and Chicago White
Sox. The Yanks won by an 10 TO 3
score. making q hits. including Lou
Gehrig's 4Oth homer or the season.
washington's Senators, recent
contenders for the title. clinched
second place in the standing as
they defeated the Detroit Tigers 8
TO 4. Pinkey Hargrave. who re-
Gently went 70 washington from
Detroit by the waiver route. led his
new team against the old with a
double, a triple and a home run.
The Cleveland Indians. who hold
one OF the few doubtful positions
In the standing. having an op-
portunity or taking third or OF
dropping to fifth. got an early start
against the Boston Red Sox and
won the other game on the days
schedule, 7 to 5.