The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15

Ever since Brooklyn traded ana sold the three players to other Ma tional League clubs they have made 1t their business to do their best when opposing their former teammates. They have been highly successful--so successful In Tact that if the games In which they have beaten the Robins this year were placed on the right side or the ledger, Brooklyn would be m first place. But because Elliott Is pitching for Philadelphia, Hen drick playing first base for Cin- cinnati and Flowers short stopping for St Louis, the Robins are in fourth place, seven games from the leadership.
 Rubbing It Tn
 Elliott in particular has added insult to injury, he has started SIX games against Brooklyn this year and won five of them. In series with Cincinnati month ago the Robins dropped three or four pames mostly because Hendrick was hitting the ball with men on bases.
 Flowers, who only recently went to the Cardinals, kept up the good work of the Brooklyn cast-offs yes terday when he was largely repon- sible for St Loup 3 to victory over the Robins. Flowers scored two runs, got three of the seven hits Dazzy Vance yielded, and paw ed the way for the winning run in the eighth. In that inning Wright mesed up his grounder. Watkins forced Flowers but Frisch came through with q triple that brought in the winning tally. The victory increased the Cardinals lead over the second place New York Giants to five and one half games.
 Int. Third Spot
 The Giants fell victims to Guy Bush and the Chicago Cub, to 4, Bush shut out the McGraw clan tor eight innings but weakened in the pinth. It didn't matter, how ever, for his mates had piled up big lead off Morrell, New York rookie. The victory advanced the Cubs to third place, .00l percent age point ahead of Brooklyn.
 Two Cincinnati inhelders, Cuc- cinello and Stripp, had an off day and their lapses gave the Boston Brave a 3 to 2 victory. Cuccinello fumbled two grounders and Stripp failed to cover third base on bunt. It gave gave the Braves q big enough margin for old Tom Zach ary to work on.
 Pittsburg climbed to sixth place by taking a twin bill from Philad- delphia, 9 to 1 and to in ten innings. The Pirates pounded three hurlers hard to allow Heine Meine to coast to victory in the first game while the second wa pitching duel between Spencer and Collins. Collins lost out in the tenth on Pinch Hitter Frame single.
 still Six Up
 Philadelphia's advantage over Washington for the American League leadership remained at SIX games. Both teams lost. the Ath- letics dropping a 2 to deciion to Detroit ansd the Senator coming out on the short end of 9 10 l score against the Chicago White Sox.
 It took New York and cleVe- land to furnish the fireworks in the American League. The Yankees made 13 hits and received II has es on balls in the first game Of double header to win 10 to 7. But Tn the aftermath Mel Harder al- lowed only eight blow while the Indians supported his hurlIng Wlth timely hits to win, 10 l. During he two games GenriG and AFerlll each hit two home runs and Ben Chapman stole three bases. The home runs were the Yankees first basemans 24th and 18th of the season, and the Indians outfeld- 1ktb Wbile the stolen bases gave Chapman a total of 33 thefts SO far this year.
 St Louis defeated Boston, 10 3, in the other major league con test.