The Washington times., 1930-09-13
CUBS. To PLAY
PILLS TWICE
TODAY
By COPELAND c. BURG

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-All
summer long we had the pro.
logue in this great National
League pennant fight drama, this
week we sat back tense In the
action Of the first act and this
afternoon we should see the start
Of the climax and find out just
who is going to get murdered.
While the league leading Cubs
play a double.header with the
cellar-locked Phillies and make
their desperate bid for twin
win that would stave off the on.
rushing Cards and Robins, only
half a game behind this morn
ing, the Cards go to Boston to
open a series with the Braves
as Brooklyn entertains the Cincy
Reds.
In the hottest race ever seen
in the National League, the Cubs,
Cards, Robins and Giants all are
neck and neck. The flag winner?
Dope it out yourself.
Following are the records Of the
four teams, though the Giants
now seem to be out Of it, with
their remaining games and their
records against the teams they
meet.
Brooklyn meets Cincinnati times,
has won 10 and lost 3 so far.
Brooklyn meets st LOUIS times,
has won II and lost so far.
Brooklyn meets Boston times, has
won II and lost ,nosIr.,. SO fsr; war.
Brot klyn meets New York 1 more
time, has won 1S and lost so far,
All games except tt e one with Phila-
delphia are at home.
st. Louis meets Boston 3 times, has
won IL and lost Z.
St. Louis meets Brooklyn times
St Louis meets Philadelphia times
has won ~ and lost 5.
St. Louis meets Pittsburgh times
has won and lost IL .-,,
All games except with Pittsburgh
- Chicago plays Philadelphia 3 times,
has won IS and lost :. ., -.
Won GataaKo Ca and plays lSs' New i York times
has won and lost 10
Chicago plays Cincinnau tlfnes' mas
VA XII games but with Cincinnati on
the road.
New York plays Pittsburgh times,
has won IS and lost &.
New York plays Chicago times, has
won 10 and lost 9.
New York plays Cincinnati times
has won II and lost g.
New York plays Brooklyn once, has
won and lost 13.
New York plays Philadelphia ?
more, has won IA and lost o.
All games but two at home.
Hack Wilson, premier Cub slug
ger, who has a season output ol
49 homers to date, which Is the
best ever compiled in the Ma
tional League, has great chance
to set an all-time mark for runs
driven in. / At present the Hack
has bounced ITO across the
counting block and needs only 8
more to pass Lou Gehrig's 178
record. Hack has IA games left
to play.
The thrilling Robins won again
yesterday-their eighth straight,
humbling the spiritless Reds, Z
to 8. Ray Moss hurled good ball
and behind him Glenn Wright
and AL Lopez homered, Lopez
clout in the fourth with two on
giving the flock a five-run lead
and Wiping out any doubt of the
ultimate victor. The victim was
Ray Kolp, who was led away in
the sixth, Ash ending the Robin
scoring spree.
All the hits the Bruins
couldn't get against the
Robins Matched out in Phila-
delphia and Chicago covered
the PhiIlies with a fog, II to
4. Hack Wilson led the Cub
swatters. who garnered 20
hits in all. with his homer
No. 40 and two doubles.
Chuck Klein, of the Phils
smacked down the league
record for doubles when he
gtroked his fifty-third.
New York folded up again be-
fore the powerful second place
Cardinals, 5 to 2, and dealt their
pennAnt hopes a deadly blow.
Flint Rhem was the winning
pitcher and Chick Hafey started
the fireworks in the ninth with
q smashing single that finally led
to three runs and the Giants
undoing.