New Britain herald., 1925-04-25
GIANTS WINNING SzREAKLS
 BROKEN ATSlX IN A BUNCH
White Sox Held to Three Hits But Nose Out Tygers Cubs Trim Pirates-Reds Down Cards and Dodger Batter Phillies-Indians Victorious.

New York April 25.--Two base ball strings were cut and third was heightened yesterday in another day of vigorous hitting in the major leagues.
 The six game winning streak of the champion Giants in the National league was buried under barrage of fifteen hits by the Boston Braves, while the Brooklyn Robins, nursing the wounds of five straight defeats, experienced complete recovery at banquet of sixteen hits off the curves Of Pitchers Mitchell and O'Neal Of the Phillies. Bach Wheat. veteran caretaken Of the Robins left field territory, claimed the most generous helping at the base hit feast with a home run and four singels in five turns at the plate.
 The only string preserved and i'm proved upon was the individual batting record of George Sislcr, first , base guardian of the Browns Sisler singled in the seventh of game 1 pclMecu SJ' l'ouio anu SlSNSidHu' marking the ninth consecutive con- : test in which he has hit safely. The achievement was the only redeem ing feature of defeat for the Browns 10 4, on which the In- dians stepped serenely along at the 1 peak of the American league by the 1 side. of Connie Mack's Athletics. | The Philadelphia Americans, whose powerful batting had preyi- ! ously shelled off all foes, yesterday proved they could win a ball game with only six hits. even though that small total was half the quantity collected by their opponents. the ! Boston Red Sox. Hitting in the pinches, instead of hitting any time and all time, as had been the prevl- ous tendency of the club, featured yesterdays game, Welch's single in the ninth, following pass and a bunt, put over the deciding run, ' 10 6. ...
 Tho Washington Senators who had been keeping pace with the Indians and Athletics at the American league peak, fell out of step as the result of 8 day of idleness. They will re- sumo their sert-B with the Yankees today.
 In the only other American league game, Detroit dropped an- other close one to the White Sox, 10 3, in spite of the fact that the Chicago club was able to garner but three hits off the pitching of Wells and Holloway. Errors and passes by Wells accomplished the downfall ol Cobb's men.
 The Giants maintained full game advantage over the Reds ir spite of their to defeat by the Braves. Wayland Dean, who last
 week limited Bancrott's club to four !, hits, yesterday was driven from the slab in six innings, while Genewicl
 limited the champion 10 five scat tered drives.
 Cincinnati came from behind
 against the Cardinals and scored si2 runs in the eighth to win by 7-6
 smiths home run with two on res ,. cued the game for the Reds aftel 5 St Louis had hit Rixcy, Shcehan anC Benton freely.
 Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn ace, failed
 worry the Philadelphia batters q sJny point Of a sfugging nine-innint
 melee but ineffective pitching b,
 Mitchell and O'Neal prevented th'
 Quakers from pTollting by Vance
 bad day and inc Robins pulled ou
 a sec-saw battle, 10 10 S, in whicl
 the score was tied five times. a A former Pirates was theundoini
 of Pittsburgh yesterday. Grimm leading the Cubs to the front, [ t - ., with a brace of triples, doubl
 and a single.