New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-16
By tho Associated Pres.

By the Associated PTess,
The National league pennant
scramble continues at a feverish
pace with Cincinnati maintaining a
half game edge on first place over
tina Cardinals. Bill McKechnie's
champion Pirates faltered in their
attempt to overhaul the leaders and
were set back to three and a half
games from the crest by giving way
to the Giants.
The American circuit spectacle
found the Yankees tightening their
grip on the top rung by full game
by virtue OF triumph in the open
ing battle Of six games series and
can sew up d, the championship by
taking four OF five contests left to
play with the Indians.
Possibility of the outcome in the
National remaining In doubt up to
the final game of the 1926 cham
pionship became more plausible to-
day as the Reds and Cards refuse
to slacken their terrific gait.
Loose playing by the Robins was
of great aid to the Reds yesterday
and behind the steady pitching of
Eppa Rixey, they chalked up their
fifth straight of the series against
Brooklyn by to 2. Five misplays
were counted against the Flatbush
flock. John Hendricks outfit has
won IS OF % games with Brooklyn
his year.
Four run rallies in the fourth and
eighth innings enabled the Cards to
dispose of the Phillies easily by 9
to in the first combat OF a series
Jess Gaines was banged for II safe
ties but he frightened up at crucial
periods to prevent a score. The ex-
Giant, Billy Southworth. injected
three hits for the Cards in five times
up. ..
Jack Scott tackled a to S defeat
on the Corsairs in their farewell
meeting at the Polo Grounds, the
New Workers clinching the struggle
with four-run session in the
fourth. McKechnie used Yde, Bush
and Morrison in an effort to pull out
the game The Giants locked horns
with the Reds today while the Buc-
cancers were entertaining Brooklyn.
Running true to form as trouble
makers, the Braves all but knocked
the Cubs out OF the mathematical
figuring as far as pennant hopes
we're concerned by annexing both
parts of twin card by to and
; to +. Genewich stopped the Cubs
with four hits in the shutout while
Edwards yielded but six safeties in
the closing fracas. Cooney made
three OF the hits off Genewich. The
l59th double play of the season for
The Cubs was completed in the sec
ond game by Cooney, Adams and
Grim. The total now stands three
below the league record.
Pitcher George Uhle of Cleveland,
who had defeated the Yankees five
time this season, went under before
the onslaught Of the Hugmen by 6
to 4, the victors waging an uphill
fight to overcome a three run lead.
Uhle retired under fire in the
seventh when four tallies crossed
the plate. The clubs were scheduled
to play a double header but rain
delayed the playing of the first
game to such an extent that the
other was put over. More than &c.
600 fans were in attendance.
After the Tigers came through
with a 2 to victory over the Sena-
tors in the initial section of dou-
BILE bill, Washington turned the
tables in the following encounter by
to 8. The Senator pounded four
teen hits off four opposing twirlers.
in the second game.
Thomas eased the Red Sox down
with four bingles as Chicago won
the opener of 4 series of 8 to /. The
White Hose totalled 13 safe blows
Off Wingheld and Weller. Rain
forced the postponement of the
game between the Browns and the
Athletics.