Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03
COIN ANDM' KECHN|E
FAIL WITH BRAVES
Hit Chute Despite Fuchs
UnroIIed Wad and Pilots
Recognized Skill.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,

IN EsPITE the best efforts of Judge
Emil Fuchs pocketbook and the
recognized managerial ability
Of Bill McKechnie, the Boston
Braves at last appear to have hit the
skids for fair. Seldom has a club made
a more promising start than they did
this Spring and seldom has one fallen
apart more completely once they hit the
down grade.
Losing another double header to the
New York Giants yesterday. 9 to 2 and
3 to l, the Braves for the first time
this year fell into sixth place in the
National League standing. The Pirates,
idle. passed them by a half game. It's
easy to remember when they were up
in the first division, giving them all q
run for their money.
Pitchers Hold Up.
Contrary to Manager McKechnie's
preseason belief, his club has not
proved Just as strong as its pitching
staff" The chuckers have done amaz-
ingly well, but the teams hitters have
fallen down woefully. Wally Berger at
present Is the only member OF the team
hitting ever 300. He has a mark of
1920, while Red Worthington, next In
line, was hitting .297 through yester-
days games Yves Schulmerick, the
expensive coast rookie, is hitting only
.283, and "Broncho" Urbanski. the high
priced one from Montreal, 222. With
such hitting the Braves have made only
u runs in losing 10 Of their last IL
games. They are an easy last In club
batting
Yesterday they fell one sided victims
to the shoots Of Carl Hubbell, Giant
southpaw, and Roy Parmelee, a rookie
making his first start this year for the
McGrawmen. Hubbell yielded eight hits
in the first tilt, but Parmelee cut the
Braves quota down to four in the night
cap. Berger made two doubles in the
first game and one in the second.
Reds Upset Bruins.
Given steady pitching by 81 johnson
and Larry Benton. the lowly Cincinnati
Reds came near knocking the Chicago
Cubs out OF third place with q double
victory, to and 8 to 4. 1t was the
third twin killing credited to the Reds
In as many weeks. johnson famed eight
Cubs in the opener. His mates led by
Harvey Hendrick. knocked Root from
the box in the sixth.
Noble relief pitching by Ivy Paul An
drews, recently brought in from Jersey
City. enabled the Yankees to overcome
a 5-run lead and nose out the Boston
Red SoX, 7 to 6. Andrews allowed only
two hits after the Sox chased Gordon
Rhodes in the third. Babe Ruth spank
ed his thirty-eighth home run with
none on in the first.
The Detroit Tigers made it two out
Of three for their series with the St.
Louis Browns by dividing their double
header. winning the first, to 4, and
dropping the second, to 3. Vic Sor-
rell allowed the Browns 10 hits in the
opener, but was tight in the pinches.
Three doubles by Red" Kress, st. Louis
cleanup man, helped beat Elon Hogsett
in the second.
Urban Faber's pitching and batting
enabled the Chicago White Sox to finish
the day one up on Cleveland's Indians
The veteran bested Mel Harder to 2,
in the first, starting his teams scoring
with his fourth hit Of the season. Dark
ness halted the second fray with the
score tied. 4 to 4, at the end Of the
sixth inning.