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The BROWNSVILLE HERALD SPORTS SECTION Giants Beat Cubs; Now Only 2 Games Behind ********** * * * * **** ****** M’GRAW MEN Buffs Within Game and Half of Texas Lead ARMOUR I T AFTER FLAG I FAR BEHIND BRUSHING UP SPORTS . By Laufer EAL COMPETI- Athletics Gain Ground In STEERS FALL Dark Horse Leads Field Iq TION, that's Western what the San American; Brooklyn Open Play Benito S a * n t s Is Winner BY 9-2 COUNT At Orion crave. The rip- TEXAS LEAGUE Results Thursday snorting Wil- BT HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr. INDIAN WOOD CLUB. Orion. Long Home Stay To Beaumont Fort Worth 2. liamites have Associated Press Sports Writer Likely 45, Mich.. Aug. 22——Tommy Armour Waco 6, 4. stormed their The New York Giants have served Shreveport the black Scot, felt his crown slip Give Houston Second Wichita Fails 8, San Antonio 4. way through the notice that they Intend to win the from his head today as the battle ranks of Houston 9. Dallas 2. Valley e Half Title tor the western open championship pennant. Yesterday they opened Friday's Schedule amateur circles series with the Cubs slashed into its second 18 hole round Chicago by Dallas at Houston, night game. in cyclonic rlyle. over the wind swept Indian wood tr, uncing the BY GAYLE Wichita Falls at San Antonio, With the pen- TALBOT. JtL, club course. 1929 nant as as over champions Associated night game. just good waving Press Sports Writer off form with a 78 * Shreveport it Waco, night game. Caught shaky and 1930 leaders in / the Angel park, the Saints have It was “Home, Sweet Home" to Fort Worth at Beaumont. the opening skirmish for the a 13 to 6 score title the Detroit but three more games on the sche- by the Houston Buffs last night as Standing of the Clubs yesterday, profes- them- W. L. Pet. sional found himself several strokes dule and each of these should prove to put they larruped the Dallas Steers, 9 Teams— P. behind a and Worth .... 58 34 24 386 rugged field -*ine -lg a for selves only two to in Fort set-up the championship ag- 2, the opening tussle of their a dark horse Wichita Falla .. 58 34 24 .586 shots behind leader. behind gregation. The Saints have little or games 19-day stand under their own Houston 57 32 25 .561 Harry Hampton, of Chicago, who first it a 69. nothing to gain from these games. place. lights and climbed within a game Shreveport .... 57 30 27 328 paced with par shattering The Giants One is with Donna, another with and one-half of the Texas League Waco. 58 30 28 317 It loakedvery much as if a new started in Rio Hondo, and the third is a hitting leadership. Dallas. 59 29 30 .492 champion was in the making desnite :he first 22 35 386 postponed engagement with Mis- inning More and more the Bayou City Beaumont. 57 the reputation of the Black Scot Cubs be- .... 19 38 333 sion. and the entry looks like a cinch to win the San Antonio 57 for comebacks Three more 18 holes make er- gan to second half and meet Wichita Falls rounds of fighting remained but AMERICAN LEAGUE NATURALLY enough, Lew Wil- rors. in a play-off for the Pennant. Play- the "bunkers” of great stylists ahead Result* Thursday liams Is anxious to these Itnettger Wally Roetlger ing before friendly stands and their and around him made the task get games Boston 2. clouted a home pitching staff in cham- 4, Chicago appear to oe an improbable one. off his books in order that he may delivering Cleveland 6, New York 5. run with two on to make it six pionship fashion, the Bisons will Eight shots ahead of Armour take on teams. is Philadelphia 8, Detroit 7. up-state There runs, settled down after this bad have all the best of things ti the ; stood Clarence Clamber. Detroit no to 5, St. Louis 2. way make the clubs rush up start and held his own against final drive down the Washington pro. with 70: Bob Shave of Marion, 18-game home Schedule I their schedule, but in order to give Walker until the eighth. stretch. Friday's Ohio, and the veteran A1 Watrous the a Chicago at Boston Saints break, they should get The victory brought New York’s Tony Kaufman, who has to of Detroit, made 71: whl?- Bill yet St. Louis at Washington. the games off the books as soon ns record up to 22 victories in the 30 lose a bout under the Mehlhom. of New York and Dens- floodlights, Detroit at Philadelphia possible. Mission's postponed game games of the last month while in had too much the more Shute of Columbus. Ohio, had entirely for Cleveland at New York. is to be played at San Benito, but the same time the Cubs have won Mavericks Sarazen of New York and last night. While he of the Clubs 72, Gene Lea* Williams has been unable to 19 and lost eleven. The Standing games held the Atzmen to eight blows, well W. Pet. Emmet French of Southern Pines, the Teams— P. L. get Missionites to name an ap- Giants must win all of the remain- scattered, his mates piled on Mur- N. C., had 73s: and Horton Smith Philadelphia .. 124 84 40 .677 propriate date. Mar burger recently ing three contests of the series to ray and Grimm for 12 scores in and Johnny Farrell, two more of Washington ... 121 74 47 .612 said he was willing to play on his leave Chicago at the head of the five innings. Kaufman likewise New York’s contributions to the New York .... 122 72 50 390 off date. Aug. 31, but this is ob- league. starred with the a favorites, and the two Es- willow, poling Cleveland .... 123 64 59 320 I field of viously impossible because San Be- The third Robins homer and Gene was Abe place Brooklyn single. Moore, Detroit . 123 59 64 .480 pinosa brothers from Chicago, nite is scheduled at Rio Hondo on cm and 1 ist gained Chicago ground the only Steer to get more than St. Louis. 122 47 75 385 and Al, stood four sho*< in front that date. ! to New York as rain kept them idle one hit. 120 46 74 383 of him with 74s. then there were 1 Chicago. in Cincinnati. The Boston-Pitts- Boston. 121 42 79 347 the usual runs of dark horses. What's Another Homer the Price? burgh game also was postponed Walter Hagen, comeback bent In THE CHAMPIONSHIP sene# with while the St. Louis Cardinals slap- Larry Bettencourt cracked home NATIONAL EAGUE an effort to win the title for the a 16 to 6 defeat on the run No. 39 as the took the Gulf Coast pennant winners is ped Phillies, Spudders Results Thursday fifth time, found himself in much their under San An- who gave Chicago a tough battle inaugural the New York 13. Chicago 6. same as the champion, still in the air. TX\e question of j the position recently. tonio lights, 8 to 4. and clambered St. Louis 16, Philadelphia 6. i The "Haig” who shot a great 67 in fiaarves looms darkly in the dis- back Into a tie with Fort Worth at Boston at A’s Move Ahead Pittsburgh, postponed, the qualifying round Wednesday the Milt went the | tance. The Saints are no longer top. Steengrafe wet grounds. couldn’t get his putter to work yes- ■< The Athletics moved route for the Oilers to register his at Cincinnati, | just a San Benito team, but they Philadelphia Brooklyn postponed, terday and landed far away with a a nearer the seventeenth wet represent the Valley. They will step certainty of vic- victory. Fitzgerald grounds. 77. in the American featured the winners* assault on Schedule | draw crowds from all parts of the tory league pen- Friday’s nant race from behind Cottey and Estill with five hits, Boston at Pittsburgh. Lower Rio Grande. Many fans by coming MAJOR LEAGUE LEADER to defeat the Detroit 8 to including a brace of two-baggers. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. would like to see the Balnts take on Tigers, start New at The Associated Press* the 7, Held to one hit in six innings by The Cats faltered at the York Chicago. (By Coast champions in San Benito. 21.) the A’s in of their southern Invasion, losing Philadelphia at St. Louis. (Including games of Aug. However, if the Coast boys demand George Uh!e, broke loose to the Exporters. 8 to 2. Where Standing of the Clubs National League: an exorbitant the I the last three frames to scare all guarantee, series Buck Marrow’s crossfire confined Teams— P. W. L. Pet. Batting. Terry. Giants. .407. Is their runs. They put over four out. [ 71 48 397 123. I tallies in the ninth, the last two the kittens to seven hits, the Ship- Chicago. 119 Runs, Klein. Phillies, pers on Buchanan and New York. 117 68 49 381 Runs batted in. Wilson, Cubs. 13a TWO GOLF tournaments will coming on A1 Simmons’ 30th Lome Jumped get and assisted ...... 122 69 53 .386 Hits. Giants, Klein, Phil* run of the year. Clarkson for 1! were Brooklyn Terry, underway in the Valley in he near Tennis Tournament St. Louis. 119 63 a6 .520 with the Valley May by three Fort Worth errors. lies 196. luture. The Lower Gulf Coast asso- Washington kept pace CARDS WILL 1 Slim Harris faltered Pittsburgh .... 117 59 58 504 Doubles, Klein.