Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-15
ROBIN CASTOFFS
GET REVENGE ON
UNCLE WILBERT'
BY LEO II. PETERSEN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, July Is. W.P)-If the
Brooklyn Robins still had Jim Ell
lott, Harvey Hendrick and Jake
Flowers on their payroll they prob
ably would be heading the parade
for the 1881 national league PEN
nant.
Ever since Brooklyn traded and
sold the three players to other Ma
| tional league clubs they have done
their best when opposing their for
mer teammates. If the games in
which they have beaten the Robins
this year were placed on the right
side OF the ledger, Brooklyn would
be in first place.
Elliott in particular has added in
suit to injury. He has started six
games against Brooklyn this year
and won five of them.
Flowers, who only recently went
to the Cardinals. kept up the good
work of the Brooklyn castoffS yes
terday when he was largely respon-
sible for st. Louis 3 to 2 victory
over the Robins. Flowers scored two
runs, got three of the seven hits
Daz2y Vance yielded, and paved the
way for the winning run in the
eighth. In that inning Wright
messed up his grounder, Watkins
forced Flowers but Frisch came
through with a triple that brought
in the winning tally. The victory
increased the Cardinals lead over
the second place New York Giants
10 five and one-half games.
The Giants fell victims to Guy
Bush and the Chicago Cubs. 8 to 4.
Bush shut out the McGraw clan
for eight innings but weakened in
the ninth. 1t didn't matter, how
ever for his mates had piled up
big lead off Morrell. a New York
rookie. The victory advanced the
Cubs to third place, .00l percentage
point ahead of Brooklyn.
The Cincinnati infielders, Cue
oinello and Strip, had an off day
and their lapses gave the Boston
Braves 8 to victory. Cuccinello
fumbled two grounders and Strip
failed to cover third base on a bunt.
1t gave the Braves big enough
margin for old Tom Zachary to
work on.
Pirates Get Two
Pittsburgh climbed to sixth place
by taking a twin bill from Phila-
delphia, 9 to and to 3, in 10
innings. The Pirates pounded three
hurlers hard to allow Heine Meme |
to coast to victory in the first game
while the second was pitching duel
between Spencer and Collins. Col
Inns lost out in the 10th on Pinch
Hitter Brame's single.
Philadelphia advantage over
Washington for the American
League leadership remained at six
games. Both teams lost, the Athle-
tics dropping II to 3 decision to
Detroit and the Senators coming
out on the short end of a 9 to
score against the Chicago White
Sox.
1t took New York and Cleveland
to furnish the fireworks in the AM
erican league. The Yankees made
19 hits and received II bases on
balls in the first game of a dou-
bleheader to win 10 to 2. But in
the aftermath Mel Harder allowed |
only eight blows while the Indians |
his hurting with timely |
hits to win, to l. During the two |
games Gehrig and Averill each hit
two home runs and Ben Chapman
stole three bases. The home runs
were the Yankees first baseman's |
oath and 25th of the season and the
Indians outfielder's 18th and 18th, |
while the stolen bases gave Chap
man total of 33 thefts so far this
year.
st. Louis defeated Boston, S to 3,
in the other major league contest. |