New Britain herald., 1930-08-15
Ey rhe Ass0.ia-ed Press.

ng he Associated Press
 Unless today's final clash of the decisive" series between Brooklyn and Chicago finally brings something like a decision it looks as f the race of these two teams Tor the National league pennant might continue in- definitely. or at least until they meet again in September Despite the big margIn of wins the Cubs hold over the Robins in their season s play the cubs have not been able 10 get far ahead n the three games Of the cur rent series.
 Chicago has won two clashes and went one full game ahead yesterday as Pat Malone pitched fine game for a 5 to 1 triumph. But still the biz advantage for the Bruins is that the difference IS in the losing col umn, where Brooklyn Is two games 10 the bad. The future schedules show little possibility of a break" for either team.
 The Cubs held in check to some degree through the second game, were completely superior yesterday as Malone stopped the thunder Of Brooklyn's Ats. They went out ahead in the very first innIng and did all their scoring in the first three to win without much difficulty. Bill Clark. Brooklyn's southpaN ace. last ed less than two lnings and Chse Dudley could not check the Cub slugginE until the damage had been done. Malone, his speedball working at is best clip. gave tho Robins only three hits in the first six innings and had a shutout in hand until two were out in the ninth. when q Cub letup let the only Brooklyn run across the plate.
 With four teams kept idlrby rain and wet grounds, the National league as whole made no more progress toward a decision yesterday than its two leaders have in their struggle. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves divided close double head er that was principally notable for the appearance Of some Of the leagues older pitchers. Socks Sci bold lost a tough struggle in the first game as the Cards put on a two run rally in the ninth to win. f 10 3, all though outhit, -1-a. In the second old Tom Zachary outlasred Burleigh Grimes and held St. Louis to six hits while the Braves pulled out Q to ? triumph. The Card wiring streak went to six games before it was . broken in the second game.
 Three pitchers Wess Terrell. Earl Whitehlu and Eddie Durham. pro- vided the features of tho American leagues day Terrell won his 2oth victory of the season as Cleveland came back from five straight defeats 10 pound out a ! , 10 | triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics. It also was the first game the Indians have won in Philadelphia this season. Fer rell gave seven hits while his mates colelcted 20, reaching their peak in the fifth when they tallied six times.
 Whitehill won his tenth successive game and q major league record for the season as he beat the New York Yankees, 10 ], on q seven and II strikeout pitching performance. Elias Funk's triple with the bases full in the fifth gave the Tigers most Of their runs. Durham. pitching in q lesser cause, turned in the best hurling lob Of the day He shut out the St. Louis Browns with four singles and without q free trip to first to give Boston 9 10 0 victory. B Washing ton's Senators used three hurlers in their final clash with Chi cago and obtained the best results of them all so far as the standings were concerned although they had some thing of a struggle 10 win to 1 decision. As New York and Phila- delpfia both lost, the Senators gain ed full game on their only import ant rivals. placing themselves eight games behind the league leaders and two ahead Of the Yankees.