Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-19
PIRATES ARE
ON TOP TODAY
Chicago Cubs Slip Robins
Lead to Single
Game
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer

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Almost unnoticed amid the tumult
and shout/g over the Brooklyn
Chicago battle for first place in the
National league, there is a stirring
bit Of baseball warfare going ON in
the second division of the circuit
with Pittsburgh, Boston and Cincin-
natl involved in a three-way strug-
gle fer the best position.
PittSburgh's Pirates are on top the
second division today. holding fifth
place by a half game margin by vir-
tue of yeSterC avs IL to 4 triumph
over the Boston Braves. Cincinnati,
victorious over the humble Phillies.
10 TO 8, still is in seventh place but
only a half game behind the Braves.
Glenn Spencer pitched the Pr
rates TO their third straight victory
In Boston, allowing only nine hits
OF which three went TO Welsh.
Adam Generously, Pie Traynor and
George Grantham provided most Of
the backing. which came in the
form Of Is hits off Seibold, Frank
house and Cunningham.
Great Trio
This trio made Nlne hits. scored
sever runs and batted in nine. The
Reds and Phillies engaged in a wild
hitting affair in which the Phillies
scored five runs in the fourth TO
gain a Go tie and the Reds dupli-
Gated the rally in the eighth 10
clinch the decision. Home runs were
the big feature with Chuck Klein
hitting his 9th for Philadelphia
and Heilmann. Strip and Meusel
connecting for Cincinaati's four bag
gers.
Chicago's Cubs likewise used the
home run route as they clipped
Brooklyn's lead to a single game by
winning the fourth clash Of their
crucial" series. 6 TO 2. Hack VIII
son, Clyde Beck and Woody Eng
lish clouted homers to account for
four of Chicago's runs while Del
Bissonette's four base blow was the
only real wallop Of the five hits
the Robir/ made off the delivery Of
Sheriff Fred Blake.
Brooklyn still has the advantage
going into the series final today,
even If the Cubs win the last game,
the Robins will hold first place by
a four point margin.
Giants Win
New York's Giants went a long
way toward settling their dispute
with st. Louis over third place by
rallying for five runs in the ninth
inning to win the second In a row.
8 10 z. The Giants could not make
much progress against Bill Halla-
hen in the first eight frames. but
tlAy did y good job OF 1t IN the
f.1sal, getting six singles.
The lowly st. Louis Browns pro-
vided the big thrill Of the Ameri-
can leagues day as they blew a sew
en- game losing streak sky high at
the expense of the New York Yank-
ees. The Browns started hitting and
scoring In the first inning and, re-
fusing 10 be intimidated by the
great Babe Ruth, who made his 33rd
home run, or Lou Gehrig who
clouted his 18th. They didn't stop
until the eighth. rolling up a l
to 6 score. Incidentally they moved
out of eighth place by a three-point
margin over the Boston Red SoX.
who lost a TO decision to Detroit
as the Tigers found Milton Castor
for six Of their runs in the fourth
inning.
The Philadelphia Athletics won
their eighth straight game by scor-
ing eleven runs in two innings 70
defeat Chicago IS to /. -Four home
runs, two by Jimmy Foxx. were
tossed in among Philadelphia's ID
hits and George Earnshaw allowed
the Sox only " blows.
washington got back in the win
ming column 10 even the series with
Cleveland and remain 3 ID games
victory.