New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
CUBS FORGE INTO FIRST W
 NATIONAL LEAGUE CONTEST
Brooklyn Wins Over Reds As Giants Beat Praes-Bos- ton American Team Again Victorious in Great Spurt -Hornsby Goes On Batting Rampage Sub First
 Stacker For New York Makes Third Homer in Week.

New York, May 22.-Holding first
 place in the National league today by
 an unexpected coup, Chicago is in a
 position to drive stakes around its
 claim while the Giants and Reds
 wrangle at Cincinnati in four game
 series.
 The Cubs met Boston toward which Redland fans looked amorously
 when the Giants and Cubs began 10 carve each other in Chicago last week. The Braves turned the gloat into despair by inficting four defeats which pulled the Reds from first place. Since that time Boston has lost to St. Louis in the only two games played.
 Grover Alexander pitched the Cubs into first place with an to 6 victory over Philadelphia yesterday while Ernie Osborne, a discarded Cub haul ed the Reds from the leadership by winning his debut for Brooklyn 9 to 2. The Giants without Manager Me Graw beat the Pirates 10 to in a sIugging match and the three leading teams are now struggling within the narrow confines of a half game while Brooklyn fingers a game and one half away.
 Boston, in the only American league contest not postponed by rain won its 18th battle in IS starts and advanced 10 within half game of the leading Yankees by defeating Detroit in a . 10 pitchers battle between Jack Quinn and Collins.
 It was the Tygers' third straight de- feat at Bosom. Afer the game it was announced that Dauss. Whitehill and Johnson, pitchers. had been advised by specialist 10 give their arms plenty of rest and that Dutch Leon- ard, veteran southpaw who quit the l Tygers in April, 1922 because of a salary disagreement would return in July.
 Although the Phillies lost at Chica- so their slugging continued as Mokan made his second homer in two days and the sixth for his team in the three game series with the Cubs. Hornsby made four hits in ihe Cardinal to victory over Boston a ninth inning Brave rally, including a homo run by i, Cruise, Q pinch hitter fell shot
 The Robins threw two sesens in the seventh inning scoring seven runs :, on seven hits, in defeating Cincinnati and Eppa Rixey who had pitched good ball until that time. Griffith of Brooklyn had four hits. ii
 Bill Terry, subbing for George Kelly at first base for tho Giants made his third home run within n week in his i teams victory over Kremer, promis- ing recruit and four other Plate pitch U CTS. Wright, Pittsburgh's young short stop continued his fancy work by making four hits.
 Manager Mctfraw was forced to his | home in New Rochelle by an injured [ knee and Hughie Jennings will direct | the Giants until the crippled leader V returns, which physicians stated might s not be for some time. a
 Rcd SoS Win n Boston. May 2E-Boston defeated i Detroit, 10 {, yesterday. giving the s ned sox five straight victories and ls wins out Of the last 16 starts , ,lark's single in inc eighth sfnt over i, what proved t0 be the deciding run s liter wambsganss' single, yeachs M punt and wambsganss' steal Of third i, Lee starting the game at short de- " 'pite an injured right, made two cr- q 'ors which helped Detroit 10 score B