New York, Sept, 3.
The Cincinnati Reds took undisputed possession of second place in the National League and gained a full game and a half on the Pittsburgh Pirates by taking both ends of a twin bill from the Chicago Cubs, 6-0 and 7-5.
lval Goodman's homer started the Reds on their way to victory in the opener, while in the nightcap the Cubs came up from behind to score four runs in the eighth inning to tie the score at 5-5. The Reds, however, scored two more runs in the ninth when Ernie Lombardi cracked The American's driving and placing dazzled his opponent, and the fourth set lasted only fourteen minutes.
Riggs played chiefly from the baseline, foreing Quist to err repeatedly.
His smashing win is regarded as justifying his choice over Grant whicn was criticized prior to the match.
It was a field day for America yesterday, as in addition to Riggs' sterling performance the Donald Budge—! John Bromwich match ended up in victory for the American player, giving the United States two points and Australia nil.
Budge did not find much difficulty defeating his opponent, scoring 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, and 7-5.
Budge was booed in the third round, when he committed eight faults in succession. The crowd yelled their annoyance.
The final set started off in rapid tempo, the ball whipping to and fro in machine-gun fashion.
Budge took three games, and then Bromyich rallied gamely, but failing to hold the American.—Reuter. out a double with two mates aboard.
The Boston Bees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 1-0 in the closest game of the day. The winning run was scored by Vince DiMaggio to help Danny Mac-Fayden gain his twelfth victory of the year.
The Brooklyn Dodgers fought an uphill battle to beat the New York Giants 5-4, twice overtaking- the Terrymen with rallies.
Dolph Camilli made victory certain by clouting a home run with one mate aboard.
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