The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-25
ROBINS READY FOR DYING BID AFTER
 STRAIGHT WINS
Series With Cards Will Tell Fate of Bro Oklyn- Yanks Sneak Up On the Leaders of American
BY LEO H. PETERSEN nitef7 Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, June 25 - (UP) - The Brooklyn Robins, just about the most cratic team ever to perform on a baseball diamond, were perched in the first division of the 1881 National League pennant race today and the five game series, with the St Louis Cardinals opening this afternoon probably will decide loftier heights.
 A winning spurt of five games, which gives the Robins a record of nine victories in their last 12 con tests, has placed Brooklyn in fourth place, nine games behind the pace setting Cardinals.
 Pair of Wins
 Yesterday the Robins did every thing right and took both ends of a double header from the lowly Pitts burgh Pirates, 6 to 4, and 5 to 5. Joe Shaute and Fred Heimach at tended to the pitching chores while Lefty O'Doul, Mickey Finn ana Glen Wright looked after the hit ting. In addition, Wright was bril- liant in the field while the Pirates, Lloyd Waner in particular, gave Larry French and Ray Kremer rather cratic support.
 The victories did not enable the Robins to gain any ground, however, for the Cardinals took both ends or a bargain bill from Philadelphia, each by the score of to 2. In the first game St Louis came from be- hind to score three runs in the ninth inning while George Watkins was the whole show in the second game. He rapped out three home runs m consecutive times at bat to tie the modern Major League record. He accounted for all of his teams runs in the second contest.
 As a result of the twin victory, the Cardinals gained full contest over the second place New York Gi- ants who split a double header with Chicago. Carl Hubbell allowed on- ly two hits in shutting out the Cubs in the opener, to O. but Chicago staged a garrison finish to cop the aftermath, IA to 10. After piling up an 8 to lead, the Cubs were held at bay until the ninth inning while the Giants had forged ahead but in the final frame Chicago tallied six times to clinch the contest.
 The Boston Braves dropped to fifth place when they split double nGdUor WlLH AOSAh6 first contest, to 5, and winning the second Il to 6. Silas Johnson, a rookie, turned in another good mound performance in beating the Braves in the first encounter but Tn the second two Cincinnati pitchers were ineffective.
 The standings of the leaders in the American League remained un- changed.
 As Crowned Again
 Behind the effective pitching oi Wallace Herbert, rookie southpaW the St Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 6 to 5. Wal berg was treated roughly by the Browns and lasted only five innings The Athletics lost none of theii American League leadership margin however. For the Detroit Tigers came from behind to nose out Wash ington, z to 5. A four run rally II the eighth enabled the Tigers to win | New York made it three straigh over the Chicago White Sox. 10 to | Babe Ruth hit his fifteenth home run of the season to aid Charley | Ruffing in scoring the victory. A four run rally in the ninth inn ing gave the Boston Red Sox tc victory over Cleveland. Old Wiley Moore held the Indians to six hits.