The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-29
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BY PAT ROBINSON

BY PAT ROBINSON
International News Service Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-After
ali, there must be a lot Of &C
cordian in our Giants.
Bill Terry has said repeatedly
they would not fold up this year
as they did last, but If they
haven't folded, then there are no
pleatS in an accordion.
We took Bills word for it that
they weren't folding when the
Cards knocked them off and,
while a bit skeptical, we were
ready to agree it must have been
the heat or something when the
Cubs also stopped them.
But when the Pirates come to
town and knock them off three
times hand running. it requires
more optimism than we possess to
give them more than a 10 to l
shot to win the pennant.
At their current speed, they'll
be lucky to finish third. Their
pitching staff seems to be COM
pletely shot. Their fielding has
begged down, and while their hit
ting has held up fairly well, it
hasn't been sufficient to overcome
their sour pitching.
BY dropping a pair to the Pr
rates yesterday while the Cards
were winning two from the Phils
and the Cubs were splitting a
double bill with the Braves, the
Giants today find themselves 21a
games back of the scrappy st.
Louis outfit and only half a game
ahead of the Cubs.
The Giants have made a mis-
cradle showing during their home
stand and if they could blow q
good lead so easily at home, they
can hardly expect to regain it
playing on foreign fields. Even
the most loyal Giant rooter is
about ready to admit it looks very
much like st. Louis VS.. Detroit in
the world series.
Blanton Allows Five Hits
Blanton held the Giants to five
hits in the opener and breezed
in, 6-1 and Swift, although hit
hard, staggered through the
nightcap. SIS.
Hubbell lost the opener when
he tossed a home run ball for the
twenty-fifth time this year and
Bud Parmelee, who hasn't fin
ished a game in many weeks,
dropped the nightcap when he
$50 tossed a home run ball to
Bill Grace when three men were
on base. It must be an old Giant
custom.
The battling Cards, with Pepper
Martin starring all over the place,
twice subdued the Phils, 81 and
1875. Martin hit homer in each
game. He got his second one with
three aboard during a nine-run
splurge in the sixth inning in
which Jim Collins also hit for the
circuit with two aboard. How are
the Giants or anybody else going
to stop an outfit like that?
The Cubs came back to win, So,
behind Warneke, after Ben Cant
well leading loser of the year, had
surprised them by holding them
to four hits for a 81 decision in
the opener.
The Dodgers hunted their way
to a AZ victory over Paul Der
ringer. They settled the game in
the second heat by dropping three
safe bunts at Paul's feet.
Rookie Shines
The Yanks took two from the
White Sox, 81 and 50, but 1t
didn't help them much, for the
Tigers also won game from the
AS, ITO.
Allen and Ruffing turned in two
neat pitching performances and
Lou Gehrig settled the second
tilt with his twenty seventh
homer.
Roxie Lawson, the Toledo rookie
whom Mickey Cochrane uncovered
the other day in a 20 shutout,
came back with another shutout
for his second major league effort.
This time he gave the hard-hitting
Mackmen only four hits, and he
may be just the man to stop the
Cards. Off hand, the writer can't
recall any other rookie turning in
two shutouts for his first two
major league appearances. He
must be quite a man.
The Indians boWled over the
Red Sox twice, 20, behind
Thornton Lees four-hit heaving
and 81 behind Mel Harder who
was touched up for II hits but
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