The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-06
ROBINS NOT YET
OUT OF BASEBALL
PENNANT PICTURE
Brooklyn in Third Place.
Only Four Games Behind
Cards - Washington
Beats Earnshaw on
Errors
BY LEO H. PETERSEN

BY LEO III. PETERSEN
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
New York, July 6.-(UP).-Fears
that the Brooklyn Robins kicked
away their 1881 National League
pennant hopes during an early sea-
son slump appeared to-day to have
been premature.
two months Of the season buried in
the second division, have won 10 Of
their last % contests to climb to
third place, four games behind the
st. Louis Cardinals, current pace
settlers.
Rated as one Of the most formid-
able clubs in the circuit, Brooklyn
could not hit its expected stride un-
til the Robins began the home stand
which they climaxed yesterday with
a A to 3 victory of the New York
Giants. The victory gave the Robins
a record Of 16 victories against four
defeats in their 20 home games
against Chicago, Pittsburgh, St.
Louis, Cincinnati and New York.
Previous to coming to Ebbets field
for the successful squirt the Robins
had won two in a row at Pittsburgh.
Bull In harness
Jack Quinn, veteran spitball hur-
Ter, celebrated what he said was his
42nd birthday, but what the record
books show as hsi 4eth. by pitching
Brooklyn to its third straight victory
over the second place Giants. Quinn
relieved Luque in the seventh and
retired the nine men to face him
in order. The Robins manufacture
the run that gave Quinn victory in
the ninth inning on two singles, a
base on balls and O'Doul's long fly.
The st. Louis Cardinals retained
their three and one-half game mar
gin Of leadership over the Giants al
though DEFEATED to 1 in ten in
nings by the Chicago Cubs. Pat
Malone and Hack Wilson, who have
been accused of giving Manager
Rogers Hornsby some trouble this
| season, combined their talents to up
set the 1880 pennant winners. Malone
allowed only seven hits and helped
win his own game when he doubled
in the tenth and scored on Wilson'S
single. Wilson forced the game into
extra innings in the ninth when he
singled, took second on a wild pitch,
third on an inf1eld out, and scored
on Hartnett's one-bagger.
Pittsburgh came from behind to
defeat Cincinnati, 9 to 4. After spot-
ting the Reds four runs in the open.
ing frame, the Pirates kept peckine
away at Rixey, knocking him out of
the box in the seventh inning and
staging a four run rally in the eighth
to win.
| Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to
2 In the other aNtional league game.
Fred farmhouse allowed only four
hits In registering his fifth consecu-
tive triumph.
Rivals Beat Champs
! washington cut Philadelphia's's
American league leadership to four
and one-half games by DEFEATING the
Athletics, 4 to 2. GFeorge Earnshaw
pitched we'll enough for the world
champions, allowing only six hits
but errors by his mates caused his
downfall.
New York dropped further behind
the second place Senators by DROP
ping to thinning decision ia
the Boston Red Sox. Errors played
Dig part In enabling the Red Sox
10 stage the winning three run squirt
The st. Louis Brown continued
their winning ways by taking hte
nrst game Of a double-header from
the Chicago White Sox, 8 to 1 but
they were beaten out in the after
MAN. 10 b. Sam Gray held Chicago
10 four hits nj the opener.
| Detroit defeated Cleveland to 4
IN contest that was called In the
| seventh inning because of rain. The
Tigers batted Yves Terrell hard while
0orreil heid the Indians to six hits.