Rivals are Beaten; Two Home Runs Hit by Foxx New York, June 9.
Brooklyn's "Daffy" Dodgers today sneaked from nowhere to a respectable perch in the National League standings by pummelling the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, while the Cubs and the Pirates were getting a trim-ring in the hands of second division clubs The Dodgers, with a five hit attack, retted four markers and put the game in the bag.
"Big Babe" Phelps, catcher for the Dodgers, had a perfect day at bat, banging four hits in four attempts.
Late inning rallies by the New York Giants and Claude Passeau's streak of wildness enabled the local lads to nose out the Chicago Cubs in ten innings, 4-3.
The Giants tied the count at three-all in the eighth frame and received the winning tally on a silver platter when ihe ex-Philly hurler Passeau walked Bob Seeds in the tenth with the bases loaded.
"At Boston, the Bees trimmed the Pitsbrugh Pirates, 4-1. Boston clinched the game in the third inning when three hits a walk and a stolen base netted three runs. Bill Posedel held the Pirates to three hits The Boston Red Sox pushed the lowly St, Louis Browns deeper into the American League cellar by winning both ends of today's only twin vill.
The Sox won the first game, 4 to 3, with F¥ed Ostermueller's single in the eighth inning which drove in manager Joe Cronin proving the deciding blow.
The winning team used two pitchers, starting off with Lefty Houston. The southpaw cracked up before the sixth inning was over and retired in favour of Davis. The latter hurled capably by allowing only one hit in three and a half innings.
The league opened auspiciously when Colonel J. S. Fagan, Com-inlanding. Officer of the Fourth Marines, pitched the first ball with J. C. Williams, president of the Shanghai American Amateur Athletic Association, receiving.
King, first man up, took Honeycutt by complete surprise as the left-Handed batsman slugged a fast shot between left and centre. The ball rolled onto the Parsee cricket ground for King to reap a four-bagger. The civilian hurler was at once stunned, giving Ashley, the second opponent the plate, a bingle toward centre and Pasko a base on balls Honeycutt buckled down but could not quite get in stride, for he yielded four hits and three runs in the first part of the third trame. Pasko was the first to sock him for a three-base hit towards right field. The next batters, Olsen, Goush and Mudry, each singled to account ior three tallies.
Manager Deegan immediately sent Jack Riley out to left field, shifting Huebner to the box in the place of Honeycutt. Huebner stemmed the tide and came out of the tight corner without conceding any more runs, While the Marines were doing well with the bat, Houston did a fine job on the mound with Pasko behind the plate. The southpaw held the Amateurs at bay until he got into hot water in the sixth inning.
Houston walked the first two batters, Lawler and Bernard. Fielden was safe on a fielder's choice to third. The Marine pitcher went wrong again, issuing Kabbert a free fücket which automatically pushed Lawler home. Riley came to bat and could have been a hero if he had not struck out but socked the ball far and wide.
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