New Britain herald., 1927-09-10
the Associated Press

H- NAf NS7Ni'aAtEH 4'9'+ National league pennant lines l. buzzed with tension today as the clubs were pitched into the thlckest , combat Of years with the Pirates maintaining half game shade over Giant Staiwarts.
 Outcome of the premier Sklrlnish- es Of the last strife between east and west brought visibly to the front the task confronting the New York club in it's attempt to scale the hunt- ing heights. The hewildered Cubs. still dazed by the jolt that knocked them off the peak, fell before the Giants by to thereby sliding down to the fourth rung of the slip pcry ladder while the Cards took third place.
 Some 33, ,h00 fans were on hand as the New Workers tolled what ap- peared to be the death knell of the fast fading Bruins at Chicago. The Giants cached the game in the sec ond inning when Travis Jackson propelled d homer after Hornsby was given a pass, Then Harper lift ed a three bagger and scored on Taylor's single.
 Rabid Cub rooters objected 10 the way Umpire Ouigley gave Jackson a base on balls later and sent shower of pop bottles on to the dla- mond. Their aims were poor, now ever.
 Pitcher Weinert, an eX-big leaguer rushed from the coast to hclp the Cubs, was shelled off the slab dur ing a three-run attack in the fourth, Jones succeeding him and eventually giving way to Brillheart. |GrimeS mastered the Cublets with sterling ball at critical points, He famed Hack Wilson twice, once with one on in the sixth.
 Vic Aldridge delivered the Pirates safely through a narrow pass agalnst the Phils by 3 to .. Pruett, the op- posing moundsman. had one bad lh- ming, the fourth, but that was all Pittsburgh needed to bunch five of eight hits for three runs, Traynor $ tr,ple and four singles that followed figuring in the scoring.
 The Cardinals had to overtake the Robins thrice before gaining an \ to 6 decision in ten innings, Lester Bell dramatically ending the tuSSie with a home run with two on base and two out. Babe Herman mt two home runs, his second putting Brook- lvn in front in the nnth. Il" champions cvened the count aSalti in their half. Petty was the Flr'l'l in inc box in the tenth while Sherdrl was credited with the victory. 9'. Louis trails the Giants by two games and is half a game ahead ol me tn6s,
 Behind the steady twirlinE ot tp- na Eiyav. the Reds easily disposed of the Braves by to l, d three run assault on Greenfield in the lour'h putting the game on Ice.
 The Browns dutifully took an other spanking from the Tanks, In" oth this season, this tune by ' St. Louis has two more gaines 10 try against blanket Shn1ou' "' ,he hands of the Hugman. f'ap" Ruth and Lou Gehris didn't maN' any round trip swats leaving i'r Rambino still at AZ, four Tn front o' his shadow.
 Tev Lyons whitowashed th" reha- ,ors allowing only three s'hEhs while his White Sox mates made : safeties for an s to Q victory
 Whitchll stopped the Athl"l'.S with four hits as the Bengals 1na", off with a , to triumph "h'ch all but crowded the Mackm"n from 'h' current pennant calendar A ,n, nresent time. New York n"rdS h'' three victories out of v @'I'A'S !, cinch the championship in the "''"' Philadelphia sweeps 20 r@m''n'h4 contests.
 The Red Sox bowled oyar in" m dians for the second time M 'n' series by to 1. Slim Harr'ss Hi'Ia' ing only five hits. Farrell, r'oh, nircber from Guilford, \. '-. H'''''' his debut with Cleveland m tA'