Evening star., 1931-04-12
AS, CARDS, ROBINS
W|NC|TY BATTLES
MaCks Rout PhiIs, 81, While
Browns and Yankees Bow
by Run Margins.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1l.-Excel-
- lent pitching by George Earn
shaw and Rube Walberg enabled
the Athletics to give the Phil
lies neat trouncing. to /, in the final
game Of the Philadelphia City series to-
day.
The Phillies previously had clinched
the series with their third victory on
Wednesday.
Earnshaw granted only four hits in
the six innings he worked, and the Phils
reached Waloerg for only two more in
the last three innings. Jimmy Foxx and
Phil Todt hit home runs for the Ath-
letics.
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ST. LOUIS, April IL P).-The st.
Louis Cardinals, National League cham
pions, had to put up fight to defeat
their American League colleagues. the
Browns, 3 to 2. in the opener of the
two-game city series here today.
The Browns tied the score at l all in
the fourth, and Gabby Streets men
rallied for two runs in the seventh. In
the ninth Browns walked and forced
Schultz over the plate with a run.
Levey struck out with the bases full.
Approximately $4,000 fans came out
for the series opener.
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BROOKLYN, N. Y. April II (R.-
Manager Wilbert Robinson's Brooklyn
Dodgers. 1881 edition, made a favorable
impression upon 10000 loyal fans who
turned out today to see them whip the
Yankees, 8 to 7, in their first home ap-
peaTance.
Bill Clark held the Yanks to single
run for the first seven innings, and 1t
was not until the ninth that Pea Ridge"
Days wildness permitted the Yanks to
threaten. Joe Shaute stopped them
after they had scored five runs and were
within one run of tie.
The Robins climaxed their attack on
young Vernon Gomez with a four-run
rally in the fourth and scored the win
ming run off McEvoy in the seventh.
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig homered
for the losers, the Babes sixth Of the
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Gomez McEyoy and Dickey; Clark, Day,
Shaute and Lopez.
BOSTON, April IL (P).-Timely hit
ting bv the Boston Red Sox gave the
American Leaguers 7-to-2 victory over
the Boston Braves here today before
1900 fans, the largest crowd that has
ever witnessed a preseason game in
this city.
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DETROIT, April ii H9.-The Detroit
Tigers today made their 1891 debut at
Navin Field by defeating the Pittsburgh
Pirates. 8 to 0, in an exhibition game.
The Tigers functioned smoothly behind
the effective pitching of Waite Hoyt
and Earl Whitehill, and the Detroit
batters connected with Wood and Spen-
Ger Of the Pittsburgh team for 10 hits.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, April IL LP1-
Playing their first game against major
league opposition, the Cleveland INDIANS
today bowed to the Cincinnati Reds,
3 to 0.
The usually light-hitting Reds landed
on Recruit Howard Craghead for four
hits, including doubles by Heath and
Strip and a triple by Cuccinelli, for
all their runs in the fifth inning.
Veterans Yves Ferrell and Willis Hud-
lin escaped damage in their three
inning turns.
ST johnson, young Highlander
hurled brilliantly to shutout the In
dians
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Ferren. Craehead. Hudlin and sewell;
Johnson and Sukeforth.
TOLEDO Ohio April II GP1.-Toledo
slugged out a 7-to-6 victory over the
second group Of the Cleveland Indians
today.
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Harder Miller and Myatt: Connally, Mays,
Cooney, Eissler and Keis, Devormer.