New Britain herald., 1925-08-26
SENA ATORS AND ATHLETICS
 STAGE THRILLING BATTLES
Washington Beaten By St. Louis While Mackmen Drop Another to Cleveand-Pirates Fall Before Braves Attack-Giants Turn Back Cncinnati-C Cardinals Lose to Brooky kyn-ChicagO Wins Swatfest From Phies-Yankees Finally Win Game.

New York Aug, c6 P--Reces- sion Of National league waves tossed up In Ner York by q steaming Pirate craft today permitted base ball fans to turn their major inter- est once more 10 an American league battle of thrills and spills between Philadelphia and Washing ton.
 For the last two days the spills have prevailed with such telling cf- feet that the two leaders, separated by but a single game, have been chained together in common sub mission 10 a firm western front fortified by unbeatable pitching.
 The Athletics, in their worst slump of tho year yesterday drop ped their sixth game in eight starts to Cleveland, but the cham pion Senators were helpless before the pitching of Gaston in St. Louis, connecting for only five safcties and taking the dust of an S-2 defeat. Mack's men received the count from the Indians with q stronger protest. After a promising rally in the sec ond inning had been snuffed out by a triple play, they spurted again in the eighth, but the drive fell short one run, 4S.
 Both teams conclude their west ern invasion on Sunday. They will then come 10 a more definite settle ment Of the dispute in crucial series at Washington September 1 and 7. and at Philadelphia, Sept. I, and 2,
 The Pirates, fresh from their sryee pinE victory over New York, ran into cross currents al Boston, where the Braves, fighting to emerge from the cellar, tossed back the pennant- bound craft, @-l and climbed to within d single game of seventh place. A Giant cast-oa, Jess Barnes limited the Pittsburgh ont fit to six hits as President Barney Dreyfuss coming 10 the Hub Tor th" third time since 1908 10 sec his men perform, viewed his entry in def"at.
 The New York Giants gave notice that they were still in the fsht by two demonstrations Of helligerency, while they were thrusting back the challenge of Cincinnati, 10 6, aud cutting Putsburg's lead to i've s,mes. Ross Young tlar"d up at rtfchrr Donohuc after being hit on tEe arm with 4 pitched balL louns ywarmed out to the pitchers box end a,med return blow st the nurlrr, but umpire QnigleY turned me diamond into q temporary Srld~ ron by tacklinC ihe Giant player at the knees. hitting him in his arms, and then hanishing hlm from the park along with ponohue,
 Brooklyn and Sts Louis had t out for fourth place, and tn" Cardinals lost the decision. 5-4, as the result Of timely rescue pitching h} Jess Petty and nmnlng clout hy hlS battery mate. Hank DchrrrN in the ninth The victory Jumpcl Brook lyn to Dlthn one point of 'h" first division.
 Tn the other National I1azn' game. the Cuts and philhe@ put on long range mng duej whIcn d"nl- d the Uuakrr cl,y n,id with ihr'\- ,e,cn tcrrid shots, n'ud'n2 h\' homprs. Chicago brought forth 'hc most hase-hit ammunillou 10 win with oo sateties, l9-1o.
 Two bom"rs hy Bob M"us. . Ids ,v,nt,-torrth and lw'nJ}-U''h r0 tho season -- horrat'I tI" Ndnh"'S from tive run losing S'r'ah a' the ,Ar.ns,. of tho Whit" S7> 10 4 yhIr. th, Boston It'i S'N resign ea 10 ptrolt after a mn' r8n rlI'E Nv the TyE,rs in tho opWoS Ih"in~' lt 10 {