Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
4-3 STRUGGLE
Is CLASSIC
Chicago in Good Position To
Strike Deciding
Blows
By HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writerl

ASSOCIATED Press Sports WRITER
If the Chicago Cubs are going 70
win the National League pennant
again this season, the time Is at
hand for them to strike the decid-
ing blows OF the battle. The Cubs
are in fine position today to settle
the matter once and for all, having
scored a thorough triumph over
their closest rivals. the Brooklyn
Robins, by winning three Of the
four games of the series which
ended yesterday.
BY virtue Of their 4 to 3 victory
in yesterdays ten-inning struggle
which closed the series, the CUBS
are out ahead by two full games.
Today they open a series with the
comparatively easy Phillies with
five games ahead. before they tackle
the New York Giants in a series
which may become as important as
the one Just ended. Brooklyn. mean
while, moves on TO tackle the some
what tougher Pittsburgh Pirates
with comparatively few hopes OF
regaining the lead in the near fu-
ture.
Real Struggle
The final struggle which put
the Cubs into their commanding
position was all that could be eX-
pected of two teams that were
fighting for the top. From start 10
finish 1t provided one thrill after
another for the overflow crowd OF
a 5000 and it ended in a blaze OF
glory for Danny Taylor, substitute
outfielder. who broke the struggle
In the tenth inning with a drive
into the crowd STANDING in the out
field.
The Robins made a quick start,
punching four Of their eight hits
off Charley Root in the first in
ming for two runs. But from that
inning to the ninth, the Chicago
hurley was almost invincible n
the brilliant Cub fielding provided
a perfect background for his work.
Old Adolfo Luque was just about
as good most Of the time and forced
the Cubs into a long uphill pull TO
overcome Brooklyn's first inning
lead.
The same young Dan Taylor who
won the game, started the Chicago
scoring In the fifth with a double
which Grimm duplicated. He drove
the tying run in the ixth. In the
eighth inning, Chicago forged
ahead only to have pinch hitters
Boone and Hendrick tie the count
and, send the game into its extra
inning.
Giants Come Up
While the two leading contenders
were mauling each other about in
Chicago, the New York Giants
came UP into a position menacing
to either one Of them by trounclng
the Cincinnati Reds 5 TO 0, for their
fifth victory in six games. This
triumph. made easy by Carl Hub
bells four-hit pitching and Bill
Terry's timely clouting, left the
Giants only a game and n half
behind Brooklyn and only 3 IL
games behind the Cubs.
With the entire American League
schedule washed out by the rain, It
remained for the elder circuit TO
supply all the days baseball news.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh divid-
ed a hard-fought double header.
The Phillies took the first clash. Z
10 s. as Fred Brickell. a former
Pirate. walloped two singles and a
triple and scored three runs. PITS
burgh went ten innings for a 3 to
2 triumph in the second. Adam
Comorosky decided the fray with a
triple which finally gave a victory
10 steve Swetonic after he had
worked as relief pitcher in both
games.
The st. Louis Cardinals picked up
their winning streak where Boston
broke il Thursday. defeating the
Braves s to 4. Home runs by Hafey
and Watkins featured the game.