Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-18
.SOLONS FALL
TO End PLACE
Are 31Z Games Behind Loop
Leaders and a Ahead
Of Yankees
EY HUGH s. FULLERTON. Jr.,
Associated Press SrOrtS Writer

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The current western trip Of the
eastern clubs OF the American
league " proving rather painful TO
the WASHINGTON Senators but profit
able to the rest. The Senators
started a losing streak when they
started west and the result has
dropped them clear out OF first
place and into a somewhat pre-
carious second.
The Senators left home as league
leaders ana now are 3 10 games
behind first place and only four
ahead Of the third place New York
Yankees. They split a series With
Detroit and so far have dropped
two out ~ three % Cleveland while
their rivals have been sweeping
through i'm a steady stream OF
victories. Washington dropped an
ether encounter yesterday. gong
down ! ~ 3 before the Indians A.
Eddie Torgan's batting gave tho
home team the edge in a mound
duel between Willis Hudlin and
Sam Jones. Morgan drove in three
runs with a home run and a single.
Seven Straight
The champions and leaders, the
Philadelphia Athletics. made i
seven straight wins, six in the west,
by plugging out another victory over
the Chicago White Sox, IL to g.
The Sox again had a bit the better
of the hitting, getting IS blows Z
Philadelphia's IA. but made few
serious threats until the ninth,
when they scored five runs. The
Yankees aided themselves and the
Boston Red Sox as well BY ham
mcring the ST. Louis Browns for
81 hits and a 10 to 7 victory. max
ing il four straight wins for tho
Xanks and seven successive defeats
Tor the Browns.
Besides improving their position
the Yankees showed Ct. Louis in
10 last place as Boston trouncet
the Detroit Tigers, u 20 ?. Hos
Lisenbee pitched a fine lame {,
earn the honor or moving Boston
out OF the cellar and his mates
backed him with is hits, five bl
Earl Webb. The SoX now are a full
game ahead OF s.. Louis and only
a half game behind Chicago.
Chicago and Brooklyn again wer,
the leading lions in the Nati0na
leagues arena and they tore a.
each other kr Is innings before tn,
Cubs finally gained a 8 70 3 deci-
sion that reduced Br0oklyn's leaC
from three TO two games. The fina
blowoff came when Dazzv Vance
essaying the relief hurting role i
A great battle. gave four singles
three Of them Of the scratch variety
and the Cubs converted the,t init
three runs. Guy Bush did a grea.
finishing Job. giving the Robin.
only three hits IN 5 % inning.
after home runs by Phelps an.
Finn had enabled Brooklyn 10 make
Id an overtime game.
Poor Ball
New York and ST. Louis. staEinf
their own crucial series with thirC
place at stake. played second divi.
sion baseball. committing nine er
r0rs between them. Clarence Nit
chell held the Cards more or less II
check through the carly inning
and the Giants won out. y 70
although they were outhit. 20 Z
rs. The victory gave New Y6k
margin Of two games.
The first three clubs Of the sec
end division drew a bit closer %
gether III their private race a
Pittsburgh gained a 6 10 2 Gecisi0-
over the Boston Braves and th
Cincinnati Reds played havoc wit
Philadelphia pitching for a II {
q victory. The Pirates now are onl'
n half game behind the fifth plac
Braves with the Reds another gam
back.