New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
RUSH IN NATIONAL AGAIN
TANNED AFTER YESTERDAY
Cardinals Fall Before Fighting Cincinnati Reds and
Now Sport Bare Five Point Lead-Pirates Turn on
Chicago Cubs-Brooklyn Dumps Phillies-Glants
Smother Braves-Cleveland Beats Detrolt-"ash-
inpton Takes Twin Bill From Boston,
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Pfess.
After opening up slightly through
the week, the pennant rush in the
National league is damned again
today with St. Louis sporting bare
six point lead over Cincinnati and
Pittsburgh again in the midst Of the
fight ten points back of the leaders
The Cardinals fell yesterday be-
fore the rushing Reds, to 2, after
their triumphant march to the peak
had battered both Pittsburgh and
Chicago previously in the week. The
Pirates turned on the Chicago CUPS
for the first break in a series OF dis
asted, nosing out a close 10 inning
victory to 2.
Carl Mays Summarized the Cards
into comparative helplessness in
pitchins battle with Haines and Bell
that brought but seven hits to eaeh
team. The Reds had more luck in
punching theirs. all singles. and an
error by the usually reliable Lester
Bell, st. Louis third baseman, aiding
in scoring their first two TALES.
Carmen Hill, late Of the Ameri-
can Association. made an impressive
debut on the hill for Pittsburgh
trimming Kaufman in a tight hurl-
ing duel. The latter weakened IN
the tenth after allowing but two
hits UP to that session. Mueller.
Murphy and Smith singled in sue
cession to help break the tie with
two runs. The Cubs scored one in
their half but it was not enough.
Jess Petty ran his string of wins
TO fifteen for the season when ne
dumped Philadelphia for the Brook
lvn Robins, to 8. Philadelphia
could find him for but eight hlts.
The New York Giants slammed
the Boston Braves around the park,
II to 8. Eleven of the sixteen Giants
who went to bat against Goldsmith
Mogridge and Hearn in the nth IN
ming hit safely and II runs Waited
over the platter. OFT, rookie Giant
outflelder, hit safely three times IN
three trips to the plate.
Cleveland clipped a half game
from the New York Yankee lead in
the American by walloping Detroit
4 70 1 for their eighth straight win,
while the Yanks were splitting two
with Philadelphia. Uhle, pitching his
osrd victory OF the season and MS
eighth straight, held the Tigers to
four hits. The Yankees now lead
the American parade by five and a
half games. .--
Babe Ruth bagged his 41st homer
of the current season While the
Yankees were annexing the second
1ame I to 4 after dropping the first
to 2. Ehmke proved New York s
master In the first but Lefty Grove
gave way for a pinch hitter in the
fourth mining Of the second game
after the Yankees had scored two
runs Oft the southpaw In their half
I'd to a week ago, the lefty had
merely to toss his glove into the box
to find the Yanks shrivelilng up be-
fore him. He holds five wins over
them this season.
Washington added two more 10
the Boston string Of defeats that
now totals 10 straight. Two new
corners to the Senator staff proved
their mettle when Crowder gained
The first contest with Marberry' s
help. 3 to . in ten innings and Muir
ray took the second in a romp, .
TO i.