Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-03
OCCUPIED CELLAR,
NOW STRONG FIFTH
Fall of White Sox Is Only
Other Change in Parade.
Card Lead Cut.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. JR..
Associated Press Snnrts Writer


A T home or away, intersec-
~ tional games in the Ameri-
1 \ can League seem to bring
about the same results for
all the clubs except the st. Louis
Browns. A complete round of
games, with the Eastern clubs
OF the circuit playing in the
West, which wound up yesterday,
brought just one big change in
the standing.
The Browns, who started their cam
paign at Sportsman's Park against the
Eastern invaders in last place, finished
it yesterday good fifth in the stand
ing, while the Chicago White Sox
dropped from fifth to eighth in the
same time. st. Louis won 10 games
and lost 5. while the White Sox had
only 5 victories to II defeats.
The rest CT the standing remained
about the same. with the Eastern divi-
sion pulling slowly ahead The four
Eastern clubs pulled out a Slight mar
gin Of victories, winning "a games and
losing 80. Boston alone Jared badly
among the invaders. recording only
seven victories against nine defeats.
Cleveland reversed those figures to be-
come a second Western club which
got better than an even break at home.
Washington, trouncing the Browns. IS
to 5, in the final game yesterday. came
home all square for the tour with eight
victories and as many defeats. but lost
a game TO its rivals, Philadelphia and
New York
Macks HumbIed.
The league leading Philadelphia Ath-
letics wobbled bit toward the err md
finished with 9 games won a, lot
after absorbing l2-to-4 r. from
Cleveland yesterday. TIL: % got a
four-run lead on homers by Foxx and
Bishop. then lest it when the wildness
Of their pitchers allowed the Indians
TO score 10 times in the sixth ard
seventh innings. The New York
Yankees. aided by Babe Ruth's nine
teenth home run, finished their tour
with 13-to-1 triumph over Detroit.
The Yanks won 10 games and lest ?.
the second best record of the series.
while the Tigers had victories in Is
games.
Tommy Thomas pitched Chicago to
final victory over Boston. holding The
Red Sox to three hits while the Pale
Hose won, to o.
In the National League, where a
double-header today between st. Louis
and Philadelphia winds up the inter-
sectional campaign. the Brooklyn
Robins stood out as much as The
Browns in their home stand Outhit
1915 by Cincinnati yesterday, the
Robins punched three doubles for three
runs in the sixth inning and defeated
the Reds, to 3. The victory gave
Brooklyn a record of Is victories in II
games against the Western invaders.
Close in on Cards.
Frank Hogan's home run and some
expert fielding behind Fred Fitzsimmons
enabled the Giants to reduce the ST.
Louis lead to Z games with a TO
2 victory. Hogan clouted his homer
with two aboard in the fifth for all
the Giant runs. The Chicago Cubs
held their place three games behind
the Giants by pulling out an thinning
game with the PhillieS by a to l
count. Bob Smith held the Phils u
seven hits, while Ray Benge allowed
10. singles by Grimm and Cuyler and
Mallon's error in the eleventh bringing
the deciding tally.
Heinie Meinc of Pittsburgh turned
IN the best mound performance of the
many good ones in the National League
Yesterday as he limited the Boston
Braves TO five hits to gain to 0
decision in duel with Bruce Cunning
ham. Adam Comoroski brought the
only run. singing and stealing second.
gaining third on an error and scoring
on hit by Howard GrosklosS.