New Britain herald., 1926-08-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS
 ALI PUNCHED NEAR TOP
Cards Creep Up By Beating Robins-Giants Shut Out Cincinnati-Detroit Humbes Yankees-Speaker's Indians Take Measure of Washington Senators - Mack's Athletics Finally Win a Game-Red Sox Down St. Louis Browns in Close Battle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
 National league clubs were bunch- ed closely at the top today with five and one half games separating the leading Pirates craft from the fifth place boat manned by John Me- Graws Giants.
 Sailing in the breeze of a six game winning streak at the expense of the Brooklyn Robins the St. Louis Cardinals were able to creep up into the runner-up stronghold forcing the Reds into third place. Pilot Roger Hornsby's crew is now two games from the crest while Cin- cinnati is half contest behind St. Louis.
 Bill Sherdel, the Hanover. Pa. moundsman, had everything but a trade wind for the now derelict Robins and the Cards triumphed by to in 10 innings which marked as well the seventh straight setback for the Flatbush team. It was the fifth straight victory for Sherdel over Brooklyn. Hornsby slammed pair of doubles, one of them scoring Blades with the winning tally.
 Hugh McQuillan performed as master of ceremonies while New York handed Cincinnati a to 0 shutout. McQuillan yielded eight hits but kept them we'll scattered. Al Tyson's circuit drive with one on base figured in five-run rally in the third inning. The Giants took the series by four out of five and thus far this year New York has won 12 of 6 games played with Jack Hendricks outfit.
 Dewitt "Bevo" Lebourveau, a star the big hitter in the American As- sociation, has been obtained by the Giants and vii report at the close of the association season. Leboureveau is former Philadelphia National player and has been hitting around the 400 mark this season. The pur- chase price was not revealed.
 Detroit celebrated Harry Heil- mann day by subduing the Yankees again by to before 10000 fans. Tho seasons biggest crowd in that midwest city. Whitehill held the Hugmen to seven hits and famed 12 batsmen while his mates rapped three opposing pitchers for 14 safeties. The fans gave Heilman a sport sedan and a dog by way of appreciation. Baseball Commission CT Kenesaw M. Landis was a Spec tator.
 As Iris Speakers Indians took the measure of the Washington Senators by to 4, the Yankees grip on first place was shortened to nine and one half games. Speakers triple with the bases full in the sixth in- ming decided the issue. Shortstop Joe Sewell was obliged to leave the game after the first ming on ac- count of illness. It was the first time since he joined the Indians in 1920 thath he was taken out of the game because of inability to play.
 Connie Mack's Athletics emerged in front by to in 10 inning tus- sle with the White Sox. Barretts huff of Hale's fly permitting Lamar to score from first base with the winning run.
 Southpaw Wiltse eased the Browns down with three singles in pitching the Red SoX to a to } victory. In the fast seven innings. only three men faced him in each session. St Louis put across two runs in the first but Boston tied the score in the third and came through with two run rally in the ninth.