Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-25
YOUNG OUTF|ELDER
PROVES pinch STAR
Beats Dodgers, Then Giants
With Brilliant Feats-Eer-
reII Wins Again. .~
By HUGH 8. FULLERTON, N.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

nY his brilliant work as sub
X Stitute for "Old Hoss" Riggs
- Stephenson, young Danny
Taylor has just about won
himself a regular place in the
Chicago Cubs outfield. Taylor,
who finished the Cubs triumph
over Brooklyn week ago by driv-
ing in the winning run in the final
game, did the same thing to the
New York Giants yesterday in a
more sensational fashion and put
Chicago five full games ahead in
the National League pennant
struggle, with a 3-to-2 triumph.
Taylor stole home in the ninth in
ming when the score was tied, the bases
full, two men out and two strikes on
the batter.
The Giants went ahead when Otis
double and Hogans single produced
run in the second inning. The Cubs
forged ahead in the fourth as Wilson
singled, Taylor advanced him with
double and Hartnett brought both home
with a sharp single. In the ninth
Terry and OFT singled in succession and
the former scored as O'Farrell hit into
a double play.
Cardinals Win Pair.
The Cubs triumph with bit Of rain
In Brooklyn which gave the badly-worn
Robins a day of rest, added a few more
complications to the National League
struggle for all the leaders except the
Cubs. The Giants dropped half game,
remaining only one and one-half games
ahead of Brooklyn while the fourth
place st. Louis Cardinals placed them
selves only one game behind the Robins
by winning a double-header from the
Phillies, 8 to 4 and 6 to 4.
In the clash between two of the
leagues promising winning streaks at
Cincinnati. the pittsburgh Pirates ex-
tended their series of triumphs TO seven
games by defeating the Reds in the
first game, 9 to 6, as Ray Kremer's
pitching stopped the Cincinnati string
at five. 1t was broken, however, in the
second game when Ray Kolp had the
better of a duel with Steve Swetonic by
a 2-to-0 count, each making five hits.
Yankees Lose Ground.
Opening their new series against the
eastern clubs of the American League,
Washington trounced Philadelphia, Z
to 3, and reduced the leaders margin
to seven and one-half games. A four
run rally in the sixth inning in which
Max Vests triple with two on base
played the leading part, decided the
game.
The New York Yankees fell further
back in third place as they divided a
hard-fought double-header with the
Cleveland Indians. The Yanks won
the first game, S to 3. in IL innings as
Dusty Cooke clouted a home run with
two on base after Cleveland had broken
a % tie. Yves Terrell hurled his
twenty-second victory for the Indians
and his eleventh in succession In the
second game, allowing the Yanks only
six hits for to triumph.
The st. Louis Browns checked Earl
Whitehill'S series of pitching successes
at IL when they pounded him for IS
hits in eight innings and defeated
| Detroit, Z to 5. The Chicago White Sox
remained virtually tied with the Browns
in the standing as they split pair Of
pitchers battles with the Boston Red
Sox. Boston won the first game, to 0.
on Milton GaSton'S three-hit hurting
but Chicago gained a to 4 victory in
the eleventh inning second clash as
Pat Caraway outpointed Eddue Durham.