The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-30
CARDINAL SPIRIT PULLS HARD GAME
 OUT OF THE FIRE
Street Men Beat Giants in Ninth - Cubs Lose to Phils - Robins Moving Up - As and Senators Beaten
By LEO H. PETERSEN

(Unfted Press Stan COrreSpOndent.)
 New York, June 3O.-(UP)-If a team that won't be beaten can't be beaten, you can write your own ticket on the St Louis Cardinals for the 1891 National League champion ship.
 St Louis, holding one and one- half game lead, came over to the Polo Grounds yesterday for the first contest of a four game series with the second place New York Giants. The Cardinals were slipping, the ex- perts said, for they had lost four out of five to Brooklyn and just previ- pressive against Philadelphia and Boston.
 Won't Be Beaten
 When the Cardinals went into the ninth inning on the short end of a 3 to count, it looked as if the ex- perts were right. Carl Hubbell had bested Flint Rhem up to the ninth. But the critics had failed to reckon with the spirit of Manager Gabby Streets men--a spirit that carried the Red Birds to the league cham pionship last year after they ap- peared to be hopelessly out of the running.
 No one would have given a nickel for the Cardinal chances in the ninth for two men had been retired and Chick Hafey, who had batted for GeIbert, was on first. Then that old spirit showed itself. Adams singled, Wilson doubled, Blades walked and Collins singled. That combination went for three runs and the ball game.
 The final score of to 3 didn't mean as much as the fact that St Louis had pulled the contest out of fire. As long as the Cardinals re- fuse to be beaten they can't be dropped from the championship pic ture.
 The victory enabled the Cardinals to increase their margin of leader ship to two and one-half contests.
 Plenty of Action
 Chicago's Cubs continued to find the going rough in the East, drop ping a II to 10 decision to Philadel- phia. Five Cub pitchers did little more than go through the motions as the Phillies collected Is hits, in- cluding Chuck Klein's goth home run of the year.
 The Brooklyn Robins advanced to within one-half game of the thlro place Cubs when they defeated Cin- cinnati, to 4. Johnny Frederick s home run with the bases filled in the fifth inning caused the downfall of old Eppa Rixey.
 Ray Kremer held the Boston Braves to four hits at Pittsburgh
 fn Y Wildness in the fourth inning pre- vented him from registering a shut out.
 Both Leaders Lose
 The American League pennan, chase remained at standstill with the pace setting Philadelphia Ath- letics holding margin of two and one-half games over the Washington Senators. The Athletics dropped . 6 to 5 decision to Detroit while Chi cago defeated Washington, to z.
 Alexander's long fly, scoring John son who had singled gave the Tigers the run that enabled them to turr back the Athletics in the ninth inn ing. A six run assault in the fourtf inning was the drive which gave the White Sox their victory over the Senators.
 Two More Against Yanks
 The Cleveland Indians advanced to within two and one-half game! of the third place New York clut when they defeated the Yankees 1T a double header, IA to 6 and 4 to 2 Babe Ruth poled out his 18th home run of the season in the opening contest.
 The Boston Red Sox stopped the St Louis Browns winning streak al eight games by taking the final con test of the five game series. to 2 Old Wiley Moore shut out the Browns until the final inning.