New Britain herald., 1927-07-02
WASHINGTON TEAM SNUGLY
 >, FIXED IN SECOND PLACE
Nose Out Athletics In Game - Detroit Swamps Cleve- land-Yanks Again Beat Red Sox - Browns Break Losing Streak to Down White Sox- Cubs Defeat
 Cardinals Lose to Pirates-Brooklyn Drops One to Phillies-Braves and Giants Split Twin Bill
By the Associated Press.


 Sensational spurts have thrust the Senators and Tigers forward as pos abilities for stopping the sweeping stride of the Yankees towards the American league pennant goal.
 Washington sent Connie Mack's Athletics laundering again yesterday as Hadley, recruit pitcher. yielded only three hits for to l decision. It was the eighth straight triumph for Buck Harris aggregation, now snugly fixed in second place.
 Mack's pitchers evidently haven't recovered from the rough handling in the last three games of the New York series and the Philadelphia outfit finds itself possessor of a six game losing streak.
 Detroit batsmen thumped four Cleveland pitchers for 17 hits for a 10 to victory, giving the Bengals their tenth success of the last II starts. George Grant, new hurler for the Indians, was chased to the showers by a barrage of nine safeties in less than three innings.
 Lou Gehrig grabbed the spotlight in the home run marathon with Babe Ruth by whacking No. 26 as the Tanks bumped the Red Sox off again to the tune of ' to 1. That gave Gehrig one more than the Bambino has in his collection this season. Incidentally, it was the first time the Babe has found himself ex- periencing opposition for the title of King of the Swat.
 Gehrig came close to hoisting an- other circuit counted when another drive missed out by ten feet and was turned into a double. Ruth's bat clapped out a pair of singles in four chances.
 There may be law of averages but the Red Sox are still looking for it. They have lost 13 straight while the New Workers have won six in row. three at the expense of Boston and three on the Athletics who drop ped from second place to fifth since the beginning of the week.
 The Browns stopped a five-game losing stretch by sluggins three White sox pitchers for IS hits to gain a 14 to 12 verdict Some 800 fans. the smallest of the year. turned out at the St. Louis ball park.
 Carlson eased the world champion Cardinals down with five hits as the Cubs took the opener of a series in Chicago by 6 to 2. Rhem was pounded out of the box during five run attack in the third inning
 The Pirates took the Reds into camp by to 1 and increased their hold on the league lead to one and ed only six scattered hits and con- tributed a triple with two on base in the second innings. Rhyme, who has been subbing for Wright at short will be out temporarily with a split finger while Barnhart is nursing an injured leg. Cronin will go to short and Cuyler will replace Barnhart in the outfield.
 After giving Dazzy Vance the lead i've times at Philadelphia yesterday, Brooklyn Robins saw the game filt- cred away in the ninth when two run assault gave the Phillies a to victory. Babe Herman was bench ed, Hendrick covering the initial sack.
 Mann's timely pinch single drove in two runners in the ninth to give the Braves z to triumph in the first game of double bill with the Giants. The New Workers annexed the nightcap by to l, Grimes hold ing Boston to seven hits.