Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-05 | Page 14 | National League Battle Narrows to Cardianls Giants, Cubs

NATIONAL NALLE LEAGUE GU BATTLE NARROWS ROW TO CARDINALS GIANTS RED BIRDS INCREASE LEAD il I ITO TO TWO ONE HALF CONTES Brooklyn Again Falters Macks Macke Con l Torrid P Pace ce in American I NEW YORK June 5 UP The UP-The The mad nad scramble for the National I league cague leadership narrowed do down m to I three teams today 1 NN 0 with the likelihood ts j I that St St. Louis r. r New York and and Chicago W would 0 U UI I d 1 continue continua to battle it out the entire I 1 V season eason V t 2 1 T The e pace setti g Cardinals are two and a a. half halt games ahe ahead d of the V Giants while the the Cubs in third place are three VV V and one half contests contests con con- V V V tests from the top V The other five Cuyler C teams learns headed by Boston and Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Brook- lyn are seven games or more from first place and it is unlikely that any or of them will challenge the present leaders Both the Cardinals and Cubs have demonstrated their superiority over the other western teams in their cir clr cult and have ha b been en able ablo to hold their own against the class of the eastern clubs So far in the second intersectional competition St. St Louts Louis has taken tak en two out of three from New York while Manager Rogers Hornsby anc anchis and his men have whipped Brooklyn twice while losing once MARTINS MARTIN'S SI SINGLE GLE WINS VINS Pepper Martins Martin's single after Adams had hild doubled enabled the Cardinals to increase their lead yesterday by defeating New York 6 to 5 The TIle Giants had come from behind to tie the score core in the eighth inning but Bill Hallahan hurling his first complete com corn game of the tho season held bald the New Yorkers at bay in the ninth Chicago kept pace by turning back Brooklyn 6 to 4 4 Cuyler's home run with Grimm on base in the ninth Inning inning in In- ning provided the Cubs the he winning margin The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston in 13 innings 2 to 1 although they were by the Braves Bra 11 to 7 Moss h held ld Pittsburgh to four tour hits until he retired in the ninth A four run rally in the eighth inning in in- ning gave the Cincinnati Reds ds a a. 5 to 2 victory over Philadelphia Benge California Ac Accepts c ts I II I Stran Strangler as s Champ J I 9 I 1 ILOS 0 LOS ANGELES June 5 I. I 0 Up i Ed Strangler Stranger L Lewis TC j Ii th tb J I I heavyweight wrestling darn m. m 0 plon pIon of the world so 10 far a. a II aT the ih 0 California athletic commit J 0 Is concerned The co o recognized L Lewis Lewis' title at I V 0 a regularly scheduled 0 here yesterday a 0 that unless Jim Londos I Henry de Glane other bJ 0 ants meet Lewis 0 In nm 0 I matches here before i Au Aag Annan t 1 they will be pern pers i barred from appearing In I 0 rIng In California t 0 m. m k I held the Reds safe until the Up ing Ins inthe eighth George Earnshaw allowed but hits as he be pitched Philadelphia to its third consecutive victory ml Chicago 4 to 1 The Athletics ecu J. J nine hits off TO Thomas One of them was a home ru run JUn b bJ y Jimmy Foxx with a mate o on bin bue V Washington continued to e the crippled Detroit Tigers 5 t to t tIt 1 It marked the first time au Alvin Alvn Crowder Senator hurler TU in his usual form Wes Vies pitched the Cley Indians to tc their t tenth cone consecutive victory a a. 10 to 2 decision over o the p Sox The lowly St. St Louis Low Browns ni It two straight over New York 8 to to 6 Blaeholder yielded 12 hIts hit bui w was effective In the pinches V