Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-09
West Wins |
OUT OF TEN
Cubs, Robins and Giants
Are Winners In
National
BY ORLO ROBERTSON
Associated Press Sports Write

Another east-west warfare is on
in full blast in the major leagues,
and If the opening days results are
any criterion, then the eastern clubs
are due TO see their percentage
column rise several notches.
Ten games were played in the
in~ter-sectional combat yesterday
with the western teams able 10 salv-
age only one Of the conflicts. The
Chicago Cubs kept their section OF
the country from being completely
white washed by defeating the Bos-
ton Braves 6 to /. Home runs by
Clarence Blair and Charley Grimm
coupled with effective pitching by
Guy Bush gave the champions the
game. Boston's single run was the
result Of Walter Berger's 18th home
run.
It was well that the Cubs did win
or they would have found them
selves trailing the Robins by still
greater margin than three and one
half games. With Babe Herman
smacking the ball for two home
runs, a double and a single in four
times at bat, and Glenn Wright n
Jake Flowers adding a pair Of cir
cult drives. the league leaders easily
downed the St. Louis Cardinals II
to 5. While the Robins were winning
Ray Phelps chalked up his l2th
triumph Of the season.
Giants Gain
The Giants won a half-game on
the Cubs and Rooms wnen they
were called on to play the Pirates
twice and won botn, the first 9 10
l and the second Z to ?. Bill Walker
kept the Pirates to eleven hits
scattered in the opener, while Carl
Hubbell let the COrsairs down with
five blows in the nightcap. Lloyd
WanGr. experiencing his best day
at Dat since returning TO the game,
got four hits in five times at bat
in the first encounter, but did not
play in the second. Home runs by
Roettger. Hogan and Generously
played an important role in the
scoring in the second fracas.
Freddie Brickell. a recent acqui-
sition from the Pirates, played a
leading part in the Phillies' 8 to ,
triumph over the Reds. The former
Pirate singled and tripled in five
times at bat and made a brilliant
long-running catch OF Durochers
drive.
The Athletics found little trouble
with Chicago. whipping the White
Sox S to / and 4 to / in a double
header and thereby increasing their
lead in the American League an
other half game. Bob Grove hung
up his 18th victory Of the season
In the opener, as AL Simmons and
Jimmy Dykes drove out home runs.
Shores bested Ted Lyons in the last
game, letting the Hose down with
three hits.
Sens Win
Keeping pace with the champions,
the Washington Senators came
from behind to defeat the Cleveland
Indians 5 TO 4. After spotting the
Indians four runs in the first four
frames, the Senators kept nicking
at Shoffner and ~Jablonowski until
thev took the lead in the eighth on
Manush's double and CroninS
fourth hit.
George Pipgras and Harry Rice
nut together some effective hurting
and batting, respectively. 10 give
the Yankees a 5 to 3 decision over
the Browns. Pipgras held the
Browns hitleSs for five innings and
then gave only five. while Rice ac-
counted for three runs with a single.
a home run and base on balls.
The Red Sox. aided by a six run
rally In the first inning. defeated
Detroit 8 TO 6 to break the Tigers
six-game winning streak. In winning
the Sox were forced to put down
a four-run rally by the Tigers in
the eighth.