Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-04
VANCE N|PS GIANTS
IN MOUND DUEL, 10
Cubs Go to Pieces as BUGS
Come From Behind in a
12-to-8 Encounter.
By HUGH s. FULLERTON, yR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TINE Brooklyn Robins and
New York Giants have done
each other several good
turns this season by beating
their rivals from Chicago and st.
Louis at timely moments. But
when they go against each other
whatever friendly feeling they
may have is forgotten, particular
ly when the Giants are trying to
reach Brooklyn'S place at the top
of the National League.
There was great rejoicing in Flatbush
yesterday when the Robins came out
ahead of their rivals from the other
side of the East River by 1-to-0 score
in one of the seasons warmest pitching
duels.
For eight and one-half innings the
teams battled without score, with
Carl Hubbell holding a slight edge over
Dazzy Vance, who had not won game,
or even completed one, since July IA.
But Babe Herman opened the Robins
half of the ninth with hit that he
stretched into a double by brilliant
base-running. Moore sacrificed him 10
third, and the Giants board Of STRAIT
egy ordered the move of walking
Wright and Bissonette to fill the bases.
The plan failed, and Brooklyn won the
balls and walked Flowers also, to force
In the games only run.
Robins Add TO Lead.
Despite the report that the Robins
would rather beat the Giants than win
the pennant. they can get great deal
Of satisfaction from today's standing,
for the victory put them three games
ahead Of Chicago. The Cub machine
went to pieces after sailing along ahead
Of the Pittsburgh Pirates for seven in
nings, and Pittsburgh scored eight runs
in the eighth for 12-to-8 triumph. Al
Bool led the victors by contributing his
fourth home run of the three-game Sc
ries to the rally, while Hack Wilson hit
his thirty-fifth of the year for the
Cubs.
The st. Louis Cardinals improved
their fourth-place position by winning
out a total of 81 hits to win by scores
of IL to and 6 to 8. Puccinelli pro-
vided the first game feature by clout-
ing homer as pinch hitter, the Sec
ond time he has performed the feat.
The Phillies, after losing IL twin bills
this season and dividing few more,
won their first double-header of the
season, beating the Boston Braves.
IL to and to 1. Phil Collins and
Claude Willoughby pitched the two
games.
The theme of rivalry between neigh |
bors was carried out in the American
League by the New York Yankees and
the Philadelphia Athletics, with the
Yanks staging a six-run uprising In
the eighth inning to win by 9-to-3
count Before this assault on RUDE
Walberg the game had been close, with |
Babe Ruth's fortieth homer of the year |
as the one big clout. But Tony Lag |
zeri put the homer into the background |
when he settled the argument with q
triple with the bases full.
Yanks Climb Bit.
The first-division results in the |
Junior circuit were all in favor of the |
Yankees, for the Boston Red Sox |
finally broke their losing streak in their
second game against Washington with |
q 7-to-l triumph after the Senators |
had carried it to IL games by winning |
the first, IL to 2. The winning pitch |
ers, Al Crowder Of Washington and |
Jack Russell of Boston, each hurled |
dve-hit games.
Waite Hoyt also pitched good game, |
stopping all of the Chicago White Sox |
but Carl Reynolds to give Detroit A.
to-3 victory. Reynolds drove in all the |
Chicago runs with pair of homers.
The st. Louis Browns continued their |
recent streak of smuggling to place them
selves only game and one-half behind
Chicago. They pounded four Cleve- |
land pitchers for 10 hits to defeat the
Indians, IA to 6, although three Cleve- |
land players walloped homers. Eddie
Moran added one TO his Cleveland
homer record, making it %.