Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-02
HALLAHAN In
4-HIT GAME
Brooklyn Holds Two-G Game
Margin by Beating
Phillies
By HUGH 5. FULLERTON JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer


With Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
going like a conflagration, the New
York Yankees are looking more and
more like the real threat TO the
supremacy OF the Philadelphia
Athletics in the American League
pennant struggle.
The AS still have a commanding
lead. eight games ahead OF Wash
ington and nine ahead OF the
Yankees despite the loss OF a half
game TO the New Workers through
their idleness yesterday. but 81
games remain for each team. and
a lot can happen IN that number Of
contests.
1t can happen especially when the
Yankee smuggling duct is hitting the
high notes. and Ruth ana Gehrig
have been dong just that IN the
past few days. The babe clouted two
home runs yesterday after a lapse
Of over a week since his last pre-
vious four Dagger. They served 10
win q ball game from the Boston
Red Sox. providing three OF the
Yankee runs in q 4 to | victory.
Tops O.d Mark
. They also put the Babe 10 days
hnd IL games ahead 81 MS record
pace Of 1927 when he reached his
present total Of 50 oa August III IN
the ll5th game OF the season. Ruth
took up yesterday where GehIlg 4eIt
Jff in hitting homers and winning
games, but Lou still IS leading the
league in batting and doing ms iuL
share for the Yanks. Charley Rui-
fling did a lot. too. yesterday, as he
held Boston 10 two hits.
The Yankees could not however.
gain on the teams that are pur-
suing them. Cleveland. in fourth
place, and Detroit, in the fifth. eacn
won a game and held their places.
The Indians got the jump on the
st. Louis Browns by nicking HOl-
land Stiles for two runs in the first
inning and held their margin TO
win, 6 to 8 Detroit hammered
Dutch Henry around 70 inflict on
him his 18th defeat Of the year as
Earl Whitehill held Chicago IN
check. The score was u 70 4 with
the Tigers II hits turning the trick.
The National league race Went
along without a change except that
the pittsburgh Pirates. after a brief
dan a tie for fourth place. were
sent back TO the second division.
The Pirates went down before the
Chicago Cubs. 10 to Y, despite q
rally in the middle Of the game.
Chicago started with four run off
Heinie Meme in the first inning.
then made a strong finish to regain
their margin after they had lost t.
Cards Win
The St. Louis Cardinals again be-
came the only club in fourth place
by trouncing the Cincinnati Recs.
10 TO /. With Wild Bill Hallahan
hurting a four hit game, the Cards
did not need all the hits they made
as they came suddenly out OF a
batting slump TO the tune Of IL
blows. Cincinnati. which has the
leagues best fielding average, had
an off day and made four errors.
Brooklyn heldits two game mar
gin over the Cubs by reSuming the
old pastime OF slamming the Phil
lies from pillar TO post, ending the
afternoon with ID hits and a 3 70
1 victory. The league leaders looked
to be in trouble for the first two in
nings. but Harry Smythe could not
hold them iorg while Adolfo Luque
his steady hurting pace through
the entire game. winning his elev-
victory.
The New York Giants and Boston
did the heaviest hitting Of
he day. and due 70 Freddy Lind
,trom. the Giants made their blows
count for a 10 10 4 triumph. their
fifth straight Indy hit two more
uns. a double and a single and &C
counted for six Of the runs. The
winners made II hits while Pete
Conohue gave the Braves is.