Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
MACKMEN APPEAR
BETTER EACH DAY
Pull Two Triple Steals on
Tribe-RobinS and Cubs
Continue Duel.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press sports Writer.

T the rate the Philadelphia Ath-
~ letics are pulling away from
~ the rest of the American League
pack. and the spaces between
the lower positions in the standing are
widening, 1t won't be long before the
only interesting struggle left is the
fight between Boston and st. Louis to
keep out of last place.
The Athletics are looking better every
day as they continue their triumphs
over Western rivals. Not only have
they been slugging at a great rate 70
pull ahead of Washington until their
margin has become six full games, but
they have been tossing in few extra
frills that bring runs.
Yesterday they surprised the Cleye-
land infield with pair OF triple steals
and worked them to add couple OF
runs to their total In addition 10 TINS
strategy. the AS made II hits, oil
them home runs, and received 10 bases
on balls, to win by l4-to-l score. II
was their eleventh victory in IA games
Of the current Western tour.
Washington dropped further back as
the Chicago White SoX came along fast
in the closing innings and pulled out
Yankees Beat Tigers.
The third-place New York Yankees
kept pace with the league leaders, nine
games behind them. by taking advan-
tage of Detroit's seven errors to win
l4-to-7 decision. The Tigers bumped
Ed Wells for five runs in the opening
inning. but their own errors and Lou
Gehrig's twenty-ninth home run soon
wiped out the lead.
Down where the leagues real strug-
gle is going on, the st. Louis Browns
came out on top by 6-to-3 score and
kept the Boston Red 'Sox in the cellar.
Boston, striving to move into seventh
place, could not cope with George
Blaeholder's six-hit pitching and Goose
Goslin's hitting. Goslin drove in four
runs with homer, double and
single.
Brooklyn and Chicago, who continue
to keep the National League race i'm
teresting each won another game with
out trouble yesterday and still are sep
arated by a half game, Brooklyn Lead
ing. The Robins pounded Red Lucas
hard in three innings and accumulated
enough runs to down the Cincinnati
Reds, to 2, while Ray Moss and Fred
Heimach, the latter making his first
appearance for Brooklyn, held Ctncin-
ed Benge and Willoughby for 16 blows
and again defeated the Phillies. this
time to 5. 1t was the second straight
high-score game in the Philadelphia
"bandbox" which was completed with
out home run.
Braves in Fifth Place.
The New York Giants. who have
habit of helping others while they helr
themselves, lent their aid to the Boston
Braves and moved them into fifth pace
in the standing Boston, in resurn
helped put the Giants four games ahead
Of the fourth-place st. Louis Cardinal
Two of the ancientS of the leagues
hurting brigade, both former Cardina'
Inquired in this movement
Clarence Mitchell's southpaw hurling
neld the Pittsburgh Pirates to sever
nits, while New York gained 3-to-i
victory. Wee Willie" Sherdel stopped
his former mates with nine blows ana
Boston defeated the Cards, to 4. A
homer by Bill Terry and an error by
George Grantham gave Mitchell the
decision in a close duel with Larry
French. The Braves used IL hits OFF
Flint Rhem to offset the work of Ray
Blades, who drove in all four st. Louis
runs.