Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-28 | Page 10 | Covey Ties for Lead in National Amateur Qualifying Test

COVEY TIES FOR LEAD IN NATIONAL AMATEUR QUALIFYING TES 1 1 u J J ROBINS CUBS GIANTS FIGHT FOR 2ND M SPOT Cards As A's Continue to Strengthen Loop Leads By Leo Peter Petersen en United Press Corr Correspondent NEW V YORK July 28 With 28 With Philadelphia Phila delphia and St St. Louis enjoying comfortable comfortable comfortable com com com- margins of leadership interest in interest in- in terest In the 1931 major league pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant races raees' c cen centered C entered en- en n 1 today upon I the battles being I waged for second L place f i i Chicago cago N New NewYork e w r f AJ 4 i i York and Brookd Brooklyn Brook Brook- d' d h S 'S t 3 lyn arc nrc staging a t ll 1 spirited contest for fox OJ JS J'S tho up runner-up position po po- po- po J. J w In the Nat National National Na Na- f t t r. if-r. 1 league e a g 1 e ef I. I 4 t J while in the American Amerlean Amer Amer- it l lean ican the New York Yankees closing clos cbs hh f are arc in t the ii t ing on E vt Washington Senators Sena Sena- McNair tors tars current holders holders hold hold- ers era of or second place The Cardinals although idle added added added add add- ed half a cont contest st to their leadership yesterday when Chicago lost to Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia 7 to 6 An early carly lead ot off Guy Bush coupled with excellent relic relief pitching by Jim Elliott enabled the Phillies to win The Cubs retained second place however for the Giants lost to Pittsburgh Pitts PUts burgh burgha 8 to 6 The Pirates made the best of their 10 hits and took advantage advantage advantage ad ad- ad- ad vantage of or two New York errors LEADING CARDS REMAIN REl IDLE St. St Louis' Louis scheduled contest with Boston was played as part of a doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader dou dou- header ble-header Sunday as was the Brook Brook- lyn Cincinnati game same Rube Walberg registered his sixteenth sixteenth six six- triumph of the season and his third victory In six days by pitchIng pitchIng pitching pitch pitch- ing the Athletics to a to 5 10 Inning victory over the St. St Louis Browns Eric McNair's home run In Inthe inthe inthe the extra frame enabled the As A's to win out after they had come from behind t to tie the count in the ninth Washington continued Its apparently apparently of or the i ics with an to 7 decision over the Cleveland Indians The Senators pounded three Cleveland hurlers hard as Carl Fischer rookie southpaw southpaw southpaw south south- paw registered his tenth victory C YANKS DIVIDE BILL New Nev York and Chicago divided a header double-header the White Sox taking the first game 8 to to 7 In ten innings and the Yankees capturing the nightcap nightcap night night- cap 12 to 3 Lazzeri's error enabled the White Sox to win out out in the opener which saw Babe Ruth pound out his twenty-seventh twenty home run of the season The Yankees bombarded bombard bombard- ed McKain and Caraway for fol 17 hits while Wells Wens held the Sox to seven Boston defeated Detroit 13 to 4 In the other American league contest An run eight-run assault on Bridges In the fourth Inning enabled Macfayden to coast to victory Mark Koenig shortstop pitched the last two innings in innings innings in- in for Detroit and held Boston 1 scoreless