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


One reason why the Boston
Braves are still in the thick OF the
National league battle Is to be
found in 150-odd pounds Of unadul-
terated shortstop bearing the i'm
losing name Of Walter James Vim
cent Maranville, otherwise known
as Rabbit" This little baseball
ancient. who has spent 10 Of his 81
summers playing major league ball,
is having II Of the best seasons
Of his long career.
when he was one OF the main
cogs Of Boston's amazing team Of
1914, his batting average was onIy
.246 and his mark for his 10 major
league years Is .262, but this season
he is hitting above the 800 marx
and IS fielding right along with
the leagues best. When the Braves
stepped out yesterday TO trounce
the league leading Brooklyn ROD
ms. 4 to l. Maranville merely made
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
IN stopping the Robins and leaving
them only a half game ahead OF
the idle Chicago Cubs. Tom laen-
arv. who 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 oath circuit
blow Of the year. gaining 2 tie with
Hack Wilson and Chuck Klein Ior
the National league lead.
Completing the National leagues
day. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
made 1t a bad day for the first d.
vision. The Phillies, with Phil Col
Inns on the mound. humbIed the
New York Giants, 8 TO ], pounding
three pitchers for IA hits while
aShufflin' Phil held the Giants to
ten thoroughly scattered blows. The
Pirates kept the st. Louis Cardinals
a game an one-half back Of the
third place Giants by slamming out
q 10 to 5 victory.
Sens Win
washington continued TO lead the
American league parade with its
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 Tor
the top where games are concerned.
The worlds champions lost a half
game by dividing their double head
err with the New York Yankees.
Fred Marberry won his fifth game
in WashingtOn's streak OF II VIC
tories in Is games and made 1t 10
Senator pitchers to so the route
in that timbe. Heinie Manshu aid
ed him with a homer that produced
the deciding runs. George Walberg
proved his r arm something OF a
myth against the Yankees in the
first game. holding them TO three
hits for a 4 10 0 triumph. Red
Ruffing kept pace with him for the
last 8 l-3 innings after the Ath-
letics had driven Henry Johnson 10
cover. The second contest was
something Of a slugeing match
with GeorgeJ Pipgras ~outlasting
u Athletic hurlers for q 9 to 4
victory.
Chicago's White Sox Isl a notch
in the American league standing,
going from seventh place to sixth as
Ted Lyons gave them q B to 2 vic
tory over Detroit while the 81. Louis
Browns were taking a IL to s beat
ing at the hands Of the Cleveland
Indians.