Show BROWNS HAVE STRONG TEAM IN FLAG FLO RAGE RACE St St. Louis Athletes Now Rest In III Second Place In American League LeagueD By D Tho fhe Aj Press WITH a spurt by tho the St St. Louis Luls L TI Browns which carried them to second s cond place in the American league f the battle for tor the lead head to today to to- today day waxed hotter The fighting Browns Bro surprised d the who rated them a second division dub club by passing Washington yesterday esterday and chal chal- challenging challenging the Yankees for league leadership l Their telling t victory wm wr won in tho the tenth over Clove Cleve Cleveland land 13 nd 4 to 2 on the capable pitch pitch- pitching pitchIng ing log of or Sam Sim Jones former Yankee and the timely hitting of ot Rice nice While the Yankees and tho the Sen Sen- Senators Senators Senators were none idle because of ot rain the Athletics took another step for for- forward or- or word ward by beating the Red Sox 4 to 1 1 and went into a tie with Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington for tor third place Ilace Ty Ty TyCobb Cobb again as-aln starred with Ith two tt hits one on a o. double and Bill Lamar helped with three safeties one ono a homer Lofty Lefty Grove had h a P. Jump and tt l t on the tho th ball that Bill Dill Carrigans Carrigan's s men could not fathom Ho granted Just six hits widely scattered A pitchers' pitchers battle between Blake Blakc of ot the Cubs Cub and Donohue of the Reds broke In favor tavor of ot the Chica Chica- Chicago go hurler in the eighth el when his teammates eked out a 8 second run for a a. hard won 2 to 1 victory That score for tor Donohue has haa been beena b en a a. jn all season AS he has been on the losing end of ot a 2 1 count three times For the second time In three e days davs George Connally did a rescue act for tor the White Sox Sex and pulled a a. panic gante out of the fire for tor a a. hard hard- hit pitcher This time it was 1 Ja Jp Jacobs cobs cobl who weakened under a De Do- Detroit troit batting bl attack but the quick substitution of ot Connally confined tho thu Tigers to Just six safeties half halt off ort each ench hurler Free swinging Chicago Chic bats meanwhile sent the tho count 7 to 2 2 Talks of ot trades was heard beard in Sn the hotels of ot several teams as the tho weather kept them from playing their baseball on the field It was murmured that Wilbert Robinson is trying trying- to trade onE of ot his sec aeo- second ond best pitchers to Sam Breadon of the Cardinals for tor Darcy Flow- Flow Flowers ers rs shortstop in the course of ot strenuous efforts to get his Robins Robin oui ou ou of ot the cellar Tho The Yankees too talked of or pos pea possible sible reinforcements In the shape of ot Eddie Meadows of ot St St. Paul called the best bOst b st young hurler in the American Am association |