| Show Specialize in Dropping Close Games Have Strong Defense but hut Falter in Emergencies Hallahan Subdues Em Enl Braves Beat Phils Move Up B By fly Associated Press Probably the most cogent commentary commentary commentary tary on the tense character of the National Na National league race lies in the fact that the hc Cinc Cincinnati inn a t i Reds with the best defensive record of any team in the circuit circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- cannot get N out of or eighth place to z to o save their lives f The figures prove that Dan Howley's troupe roupe has allowed k opponents fewer e z runs per gan game to than any team in I either cither lea league ue that f its ts starting pitchers pitch pitch- i. i 1 ers have more com com- to contests w. w j M Many their heir credit than any mound staff Hallahan extant yet et they consistently come up with the wrong end of or the score CANT CAN'T WIN CLOSE ONES Out of 74 7 games played Cincinnati's pitchers have gone the route 42 times and held opponents to an average of or 4 43 3 runs The Chicago Cubs with 35 complete games pitched and an opponents opponents' opponents opponents opponents' average of 4 44 4 runs per contest contest contest con con- test stand second The Phillies who arc several notches notch s higher in the league standing than the Reds Redi have allowed their rivals 5 58 S runs per game and have seen their starting pitcher go the limit only 23 times The secret of or Cincinnati's misfortune misfortune tune lies in its inability to win the close ones Eighteen times th the Reds have hav been beaten by a single run Most of or them well pitched tightly fought affairs In other words if they had gotten perhaps a dozen hits scattered out where they needed them mos most they could very well have been in first place today instead of eighth No explanation is necessary of the Reds' Reds latest loss They ran into Bill Hallahan yesterday when the southpaw southpaw southpaw south south- paw felt like pitching himself a ball game They got ot only four hits and the score was St. St Louis 6 Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati 2 Young Bobby Brown turned In another another another an an- other fine game as the Boston Braves defeated the Phillies 5 to 2 and went into a virtual tie with Chicago for second place Brown yielded but four hits all nIl singles and would have a shutout but for errors by Akers and Shires Akers redeemed himself however by driving across the win winning win win- ning runs with a n double GIANTS DODGERS SPLIT New York arid and Brooklyn divided a pair the thc Giants winning the first 7 to 3 and the Dodgers the second 5 to 3 Johnny Frederick Brooklyn outfielder lost the opener with a disastrous disastrous disastrous dis dis- dis- dis error in the ninth inning but came back to win the nightcap with an eighth inning home run The St. St Louis Cincinnati box score ST ST. LOUIS I CINCINNATI I Flowers b. b 4 3 0 2 Grantham Jb 3 0 1 4 Martin cf cr Cf 5 1 3 0 Gilbert rt 4 2 2 3 Frisch 4 0 8 4 Hendrick lb Ib 2 0 13 0 Collins lb Ib 4 2 5 1 Herman r rf rl 2 2010 0 1 0 Blades rf rl ri 2 2020 z 0 2 0 Lombard Lombardt c c. c 4 1 2 2 Watkins rf rl 2 1 1 0 It It If 4 1 3 0 If If 4 1 2 0 cf d. 3 0 3 0 01 Mancuso c c. c 4 1 5 1 Durocher ES is 65 4 0 2 2 Geibert as 4 1 1 4 p p. p 1 1001 0 0 1 Hallahan p 3 0 0 0 Asby CAsbY 1000 1 0 0 0 Frey P p. p 1 1001 0 0 1 Totals 36 10 1027 27 12 I Totals 2 29 4 27 13 for Sot In fifth fUth St Louis 6 6 Cincinnati in g 8 2 2 Summary Errors Watkins Waiving Gilbert Runs batted In In Flowers Flowers 2 2 Mar Mar- tin lIn Collins Lombardi 2 2 base Two hits hits hits- Flowers Three bate hit Martin hit Martin Stolen base base Hl Sacrifice Hallahan Double plays plays to Collins Flowers Flower Fritch FrIch tn to Collins Gilbert to Hen Hen- I Bases Basea on balls bails Hallahan 6 Rixey 1 1 Struck out out lIl H 4 4 Rixey 1 1 Frey 1 I Hits 3 In 7 In 4 Passed 5 5 Frey ball ball ball- Lombardi Lo Losing Ine pitcher I |
