Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
STRIDE RECLAIMED
ON return HOME
Slice Giants Second Place
Margin to Half Game.
BUGS Whip Cubs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ROOKLYN, which led the
x National League longer than
any other this season, is far
from being out of the pen
nant race.
The Robins were dumped out of
first place when a tour of the
West brought them only 6 vic
tories In Il games. Back in their
nome section they have begun to
battle for a place in the pennant
race again by trouncing the New
York Giants.
The Robins opened the series with
the Giants, which may see them go into
second place or back to fourth, by
Slamming out 7-to-2 victory yesterday
ana reducing the distance between
second place and third to a half game.
Big Jim Elliott, who came into the
game after Bill Clarks dispute with
Umpire Jorda had sent him out, took
away the major share of what glory
there was. He outpitched three oppo-
nents to hold the New Workers to nine
hits. while the Robins, their bats
laundering as they were when Brooklyn
led the league, piled up Is effective wal
lops. Johnny Frederick's home run,
first time, and Glenn Wright's four
hits in five times at bat, were the
principal slugging feats.
Gain on Bruins.
The Robins not only gained a game
on the Giants and held their own
against the oncoming ST. Louis Cardi-
mails, but they picked up a lap on the
league-leading Chicago Cubs. The Cubs
found some rough going against the
PITTSBURGH Pirates and lost the final
clash of their series, 10 to 8, in a wild
hitting struggle. The defeat left Chi
cago 512 games ahead of the Giants,
but enabled the Robins and ST. Louis
each to gain a game, placing them 6
and 612 games behind respectively.
The Pirates slapped Charley Root,
one of the best of the Cub hurlers,
around in the first inning and scored
four runs before Chicago got to bat
They remained ahead all the way,
pounding out 10 singles and two home
runs, while Erwin Brame managed to
stop the Cubs short of tie with 10
blows, of which three were homers.
st. Louis remained a half game
behind Brooklyn by winning its eighth
straight game. Sparky Adams, who
filled Frank Frisch's place at second
base, pulled the Cards through to a
Z-to-1 victory over CINCINNATI. Adams
scored both of the st. Louis runs.
The Phillies. who had lost five straight
games, and the Boston Braves, who had
lost four, met in the other National
League clash and it was the longer
losing streak which ended. With Sugar
Sweetland pitching effectively and Fred
Brickell hitting with just as much effect,
Philadelphia won by a 9-to-3 score.
With the Eastern clubs of the Amer
lean League enjoying a day of idleness,
the activity in the junior circuit was
confined to the lower-ranking clubs. The
Chicago White Sox gained the big
triumph of the day, taking a clear hold
on sixth place by winning two games
from the Cleveland Indians, holders Of
fourth. The Sox pounded the offerings
of four Cleveland pitchers for 81 hits
and 14-to-5 victory in the first game,
then outlasted the Indians to take a
5-to-4 decision in the second as Ted
Lyons won his twentieth game Of the
season.
The double victory put Chicago q full
game ahead of the st. Louis Browns,
who rode through to a 5-to-0 victory
over the Detroit Tigers on Walter
Stewards brilliant pitching. Stewart
held the Tigers to hits, drove In 2
st. Louis runs and scored / more.