Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-09
VET HITTING
300 UPWARD
king Pin Yesterday In
Braves Defeat of
Robins Al
By HUGH s. FULLERTON,
Associated Press Sports Writer

AA&0EAHtCA AAN1E 1RCAN1
one reason why the Boston
Braves are still in the thick Of the
National league battle is to be
found in l5O-odd pounds Of unadul-
terated shortstop bearing the i'm
vosing name OF Walter James VIM
cent Maranville. otherwise known
a. rabbit" This little baseball
ancient. who has spent 10 OF his 81
ummers playing major league ball,
is having one Of the best seasons
Of his long career.
When he was n OF the man
cops Of Boston's amazing team OF
1914. his batting average was only
o4s and his mark for his ID major
league wears is .262, but this season
he Is hitting above the 300 marx
and Is fielding right along Win
the leagues best. When the braVeS
xtenped out yesterday TO trounce
the league leading Brooklyn ROD
ms. 4'to /. Meanwhile merely mace
two Of Boston's nine hits, scored
once, handled eight fielding chances
without an assist and started three
Of Boston's four double plays.
Zach In Good Form
The shortstop had some assistance
An stopping the Robins and leaving
tham only a half game ahead OF
re idle Chicago Cubs. Tom lacn-
arv. VINO was considered too old ior
the American league this season.
pitched a great game, shutting out
the Robins except for Johnny Fred
erick's homer while Wally Berger
came through with his gath circuit
blow Of the year, gaining ue VIII
Hack Wilson and Chuck Klein Ior
the National league lead.
Completinr the National leagues
day. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
made II a bad day for the first oi-
vision. The Phillies, with Phil Col
Iins on the mound, humbled the
New York Giants. 8 TO l. pounding
three pitchers for IA hits while
sShufflin' Phil held the Giants 10
ten thoroughly scattered blows. The
Pirates kept the st. Louis Cardinals
a game an one-half back Of the
third place Giants by slammlng out
q 10 to 5 victory.
Sens Win
Washington continued TO lead the
American league parade with It's
ninth straight victory. The Senat-
ors. already in first place by several
percentage points, beat out the BoS-
ton Red Sox, 6 to 5, and finally
gained a tie with the Athletics for
the top where games are concerned.
The worlds champions lost q half
game by dividing their double head
er with the New York Yankees.
Fred Marberry won his fifth game
IN Washington's streak Of II vic
tories in 10 games and made II 10
Senator pitchers 70 60 the route
IN that timbe. Helnle Mansnu AID
ed him with a homer that produced
the deciding runs. George Walberg
proved his sore arm something OF a
myth against the Yankees in the
first game, holding them TO three
hits for a { to 0 triumph. Red
Ruffing kept pace with him for the
last 5 Is innings after the Ath-
letics had driven Henry Johnson 10
cover. The second contest was
something Of a slugging match
with GeorgeJ Pipgras outlasting
u Athletic hurlers for a 8 to 4
victory.
Chicaco's White Sox rose a notch
in the American league standing.
going from seventh place 10 sixth as
Ted Lyons gave them a 3 70 2 VIC
tory over Detroit while the 81. Louis
Browns we're taking a IL to 6 beat
ing at the hands Of the Cleveland
Indians.