Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-01
BROOKLYN NOW
2 Tits AHEAD
Philadelphia Athletics Win
From Senators BY
4-3 Score
BY HUGH 5. FULLERTON, JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer


Philadelphia'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-
bition Of hitting that holds forth
more than n ray Of hope for their
fans.
IL was a rather dismal crowd that
assembled at Baker bowl Yesterday
10 watch the Phillies swing their
bats against the league leading
Brooklyn Robins with every pros
pect Of meeting their twelfth
straight defeat. Things were differ
ent at the end, for the 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
ond inning and Fred Helmach had
10 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 fluke by scoring five more
times to clinch the victory. and won
the game with Lester Sweetland, q
cousin OF the Brooklyn team,
pitching the entire distance.
Serious for Robins
To the Phillies. the victory meant
only a bit OF encouragement, but II
was a rather serious affair for the
Robins. Instead Of increasing their
lead over the Chicago Cubs, who
again were idle alUI.s with Gin
cinnati. the margin Was reduced 10
two games. Likewise the New York
Giants. vino seem 70 be threaten
ing the leaders in a serious way.
made a big gain. The Giants
blasted ont 20 hits against the Bos-
ton Braves and von an IL TO 5 de-
cision. II placed them five games
behind the leaders and only three
back Of Chicago.
The Pittsburgh Pirates did still
better with their third straight one
run victory over the St. Louis Car
dinals and their fifth successive tri-
umph. They finally moved out Of
the second division into a tie with
the Cares for fourth place as Larry
French won his own game with a
double II the ninth inning that
drove in the deciding run OF a 1
TO 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
Terrell Of Cleveland and Ted Lyons
OF Chicago were the outstanding
mound performers, each winning mis-
nth victory OF the season. Terrell
had a great duel with Sorrell ana
Cantrell Of Detroit and finally tri-
umphed. 5 70 3. as Eddie Morgan hit
his 2lSt home run OF the season
with two out and one on base in
the ninth inning.
Ted Does Wen
Lyons held the St. Louis Browns
TO four hits in the second game Of
a double hea7er and won il l to 0
after Garland BraxtQn had pitched
Chicago 10 a 10 TO 2 victory in 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
Coffman also gavd but four hits.
Georgl Earnshaw Of Philadelphia
pitched another four-hit game
against Washington, but he devel-
oped a streak OF wildneSs in the
ninth inning and Nose Grove had 20
come TO his rescue to give the Ath-
letics a 4 TO 3 victory and 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. IA To Is. in a
game packed with hits and errors.
Lou Gehrig's 33rd home run made
with the bases fun in the seventh
inning gave the Yankees the deci-
sion although they were outhit IT.
II. and made seven Of the games
10 errors.