Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-29
VETERAN NOW
GOING GREAT
Big Right Handler Holds
Boston to Two Hits,
No Runs
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated fTeSS SPOTS nrltcr
Back I'D to the Majors for his
second trial, Hollis Thurston, age
81, has strengthened the National
League Pennant hopes Of Manager
Wilbert Robinson and his Brooklyn
Robins.
With Dazzy Vance pitching only
mediocre ball and the Robins badly
in need Of a good right handler,
Thurston apparently has relieved
Uncle Robby' Of one less worry
as the Robins continue to show the
way in the hectic senior circuit
race. After waiting until June %
to start his first game, the former
White Sox hurler has suddenly
rounded into sensational form.
Thurston lost that first game TO
the Cubs but Manager Robinson,
master of pitches. had faith IN his
big right hand, who went back to
the Pacific Coast after spending
the years from 1923 to 1926 with
the White Sox and Washington
July p Hollis started against the
Cards and held them TO three hits
and no runs.
Yesterday he opened his third
game of the season against the
Braves and turned in an even more
brilliant exhibition, yielding only
two hits and no runs. Just % men
faced the Brooklyn hurler, Maran-
vile, who walked. being thrown
out in a double play. Needless to
say the Robins won and the score
vas 2 TO o.
Terry Shines
Just as impressive but in another
style was the performance OF Bill
Terry in the Giants 5 TO 4 victory
over the Phillies. The big first
baSeman'S activities included two
home runs, a pair or singles and a
sacrifice fly, which drove in the
winning run in the ninth. His
hitting gave Jim Chaplin, an east
ern league product, the Edge in e
pitching duel with Earl Collard.
The defeat was the Phillies eight
straight while the game marked
Terry's fifteenth contest in which
ne has hit safely. collecting % hits
in go times at bat.
Although the Robins won. the
CUNs gained a half game on their
rivals by taking a double header
from the Cincinnati Reds. The
score Of the first game was 3 to 2
an the nightcap ) to 3. The twin
victories broke the Reds Jinx,
which has done much TO keep The
Cubs out Of the league leadership.
Charlie Root outpitched Bonnie
Frey in the opener while Guy
Bush was the hurting star VI the
closing game.
The Athletics and Yankees
renewed their American League
argument at Philadelphia with the
Champions taking a 6 to 5 decision
after u innings. To Gordon Coch-
a n goes the credit for driving in
the winning run with a single but
it was Jimmie FoXx with his twenty
ninth home run in the ninth that
made 1t possible for Cochrane 10
have his chance.
The AS loaded the bases in the
eleventh with none out but Charles
Ruffing went 10 the rescue OF Roy
Sherid and retired the side with
out a score. He was not so FORUM
ate, however, in the twelfth. When
Earnshaw's triple and two inten-
tional passes packed the bases for
Cochrane who came through with
the deciding hit.
Ted Lyons defeated a temper
ature OF LOT degrees and the Browns
TO give the White Sox a 6 to 5
victory. The Sox were a run be-
hind going into the ninth but Cis-
sell. Tate and Lyons put together
q single and two doubles to win
the game.
Cleveland also came from behind
in the ninth TO defeat Detroit z
TO 6. Elon Hogsett. Tiger hurisr.
broke the deadlock in the first half
Of the inning with a home run
but the Indians came back with tvs
runs. Porter sending J. Sewell and
Jablonowski across the plate with
Inc needed runs with a double.