Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-28
fine STREAK
NETS LITTLE
Washington Four Games To
Good; St. Louis Is
Beaten
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports Writer
Two major league baseball teams,
the St. Louis Cardinals and the
Washington Senators, are doing
their best TO break away from the
pack OF ~contenders In the close
major league races. But so far their
efforts have resulted only IN a pair
Of tine winning streaks and rather
precarious holds on first place.
Washington is quite safe for the
present, holding a margin or tour
games over the Philadelphia Ath-
let.cs. However, the Senator's can
not take many changes. To get 70
its present position, washington has
had to win seven games in a row
and continue an almost unoroken
streak through 20 contests. The
Senator's have won eleven out OF
their last u games and l6 out OF
~ Sens Hold On
The Senators held their place
yesterday by beating the New YORK
Yankees, 7 to ?. Sad Sam Jones was
The whole show. He held the YanKs
To four hits, three Of them going
60 Babe Ruth, pitched Is fifth
complete game OF the year ana
won his sixth successive victory.
The Cardinal string OF victories
was broken for the second time in
80 games yesterday. and st. Louis
lost a fire chance 10 get safer Lead
y e BROOKLYN. But the St. Louis
hitters were not much Q etiec-
tive against Larry French than
the Robins were against Bill Walker
and the two leaders Of the Ma
tional league went down In defeat,
remaining only a half game spart.
St. Louis lost TO Pittsburgh. 3 to
b. and Brooklyn to New York. 3
% !.
Long Streak
The Cards started winning May
Y and ran nine games before their
first setback. Then they added
eight more victories before running
irto French yesterday. The Pirate
hurler, working after only two days
rest. gave St. Louis 10 hits. but
was effective III the tight spots. He
also started Pittsburgh off TO a
good lead by hitting a triple with
the bases full in the second inning
then scoring the fourth III
BROOKLYN did not get started
against Walkers pitching until the
eighth innin. and BY that time
the Giants had gained q three run
lead. The Robins put the tying runs
on base in the ninth inning only
60 have Walker end the game BY
striking out the great Babe Herman.
it was New Yorls's first victory over
Brooklyn since their opening clash
q month ago and ended a five
game losing streak. The two other
National league games scheduled
for yesterday were halted by rain.
As Again
The Philadelphia Athletics. who
hac the makings OF a nice winning
streak OF tlfair own until thev
played two double headers at the
Yankee stadium. continued to pick
up steam at the expense Of the
Boston Red Sox. They won their
third game in a row and gave
Boston its tenth successive defeat
BY a 7 to 5 score.
The third plsce Cleveland IN
dams did ever better against Chi
cago. sending the White Sox down
TO sixth place bv sweeping their
second double header in ito DAYS.
3 to ? ard 9 TO g.
Detroit, supplanting Chicago N
1kth place. went 20 the limits OF
HMsgfng Tor : IS 70 II victory over
the 50. Louis Browns. AS nine
pitchers worked for the two teams
Detroit made p hits, three OF them
homers. and the Browns Il.
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