New Britain herald., 1924-05-31
BABE RUTH FANS N NINTH
 WITH BASES ALI OCCUPIED
EmuIates Mighty Casey After Doubling in First and Seeking His 18th Honper of Season in Third Some Great Games Played Over Holiday.

New York, May S1.-lhe mlsnlS Casey of baseball mythology and the mighty Ruth of present reality are brothers in woe: and the more mournful of these is the Babe,
 More than 4S,000 fans fin this greatest of Mudviles cheered as he doubled in the first inning; the ex- ulted when his 1ath home run of the season and the 250th of his colorful career sailed into the stands in the third, they booed the Athletic pitcher who walked him pnrposely; and when he came 10 bat in the last of the ninth of the second game, with three men on two out and run needed to tie, they walked out in disguest after he famed at three wide while reaching for the homer they wanted.
 The Babes defection kept the worlds champions within the shadow of the Red Sox who have initiated them perfectly in victory and defeat and held unbroken tie for first place for five days. The Tanks won from the Athletics behind Pennock's bril- liant work, 6 to 0 so Boston toppled Washington to 4 as Boone batted a homer with three men on. The Ath- letics bounced four runs back at Jones in the eighth inning of the sec- ond game and won to 1 and Red SoN graciously resigned to the Senators 10 to 5.
 Detroit kept coming with the only double victory of the American league and Cobbs team is now only two games behind the two leaders. Cole won his second victory Of the week by shutting Cleveland out to . in the second game. Stoner won Il to count earlier.
 Except for a homer by Ken Will Hams in each game, increasing his total to eight, tho Browns showed no signs of recovery from the White SoY, to ., Sisters soldiers rclapscd into an II to defeat,
 The Giants, bounding confidently along on eastern soil, took two from inc Phillies making eight victories of the last nine games played and gained two full games on each in second place as the recovering Reds slugged the Cubs twice before in,00O at Chi cago. Brooklyn, fighting again dropped Boston for two and the Pir- ates brought the sustained charge Of the Cards to an abrupt halt with two defeats.
 Things happened to the National league summary. New York is again out in front With two and ne-half rame lead and the Cubs fell into a mess with Cincinnati and Brooklyn for second place. The Pirates .loaped from seventh to fifth as the Braves slid from fifth to sixth, crowding the Cards to seventh.
 The Giants scores were i 1 10 ! and 6 to 5. Brooklyn Von to j and : 10 1 as Ernie Osborne held the Braves 10 four hits in the second bat- tie. The Reds beat Chicago 9 10 2 and 10 with May tsirling a flvo- lii game and hitting a homer. For the Pirates Cooper shut out the Cards { 10 with six hits in the first con- test and Meadows and kremer al- lowed only five hits in 15 inning to win in the second.
 \. Y. s.. Philadelphia 0-5.
 New York. May 5l--Thc New York worlds champions divided n holiday doubleheader with Philadelphia here yesterday. New York Won inc first one by score of { 10 q and Phila- dsiphis took the second to | it be ing their first victory over New York this season.
 Ruth also hit the $50 home run of his career in the first game. The Athletics won the second game with . four run rally in the eighth in- hing, Miller hitting a home run with two men on base. New York fllrd the bases with two ont in the ninth. but BanmKsrinfr. relief pitcher. struck out Ruth with three pitched balls The scurcs
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