New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-17
by the Associated Press.

Major league contenders are find
ing it difficult, not to say impossi-
BILE. to pull away from one another,
what with the Braves and the Phil
lies plunging into their annual fall
wrecking campaign several weeks
ahead of schedule The Cardinals
had a grand opportunity to do some
thing handsome for themselves when
the Giants against lost in Chicago
yesterday, but the humble Braves
were in there pummelling the Cards.
This combination of events left the
margin of the st Louis team still
three and one half games as the
Clan McGraw moved into the Mound
City for a three day crucial series.
The simultaneous recovery of the
Yankees and the Athletics from a
two day slump found both teams
winning with room to spare. The
margin of the Yanks over the Mack
men remained four and one-half
games.
With Lance Richbourg gone mad
with his bat, the Braves found the
Cardinals a comparatively simple
proposition in a game which ended
9 to I in favor of Boston. Richbourg
alone drove in six runs in the first
three innings with homer, dou-
BILE and triple, and then, with the
game safely won, stepped aside IN
favor of Lester Bell, an eS-CardinI,
who batted in the remaining three
with home run and a single.
Jess Haines, Flint Rhem and Har
old Haid tried to turn to halt the
Braves, but only Haid was even
moderately successful, and by that
time it was too late. Ed Brandt
plunged the Cardinals right back in
to their batting slump, for the after
noon at least. He gave up only seven
hits, one of which was Chick Hafey's
18th home run.
II the Cardinals were in bad fix,
the Giants were in one much worse.
Their former mate, Artie Nehf, gave
signs from the very start that he was
in no mood to brook a defeat. and
no ended with his third Giant scalp
Of the season after Vic Aldridge and
Bill Walker had failed. Nehf's per-
Torrance sent the Giants away from
Wrigley field with the short end of
the series, two games to one, and
record of having won only two de-
cisions in eleven there this season.
The score yesterday was 6 to ?.
The Giants enter Sportsman's
park with tread not SO certain, but
with much better chance than the
figures indicate. Although they are
three and one-half games behind
the Cardinals. they can take first
place by winning three times, COS to
.6O3, that is one of the advantages
OF having ones enemy even in the
lost column. A defeat costs team
above 500 more than victory
yields in profit.
NcGraw is not banking on any
three straight against the Cards, but
he would like to have two out OF
three, must have them, if he is to
remain a serious threat through the
next few weeks. In Benton and
Hubbell he seems to have pitchers
with better than an even chance OF
turning in the victories he needs.
Burleigh Grimes had a hard after
noon against Brooklyn, but he last
ed through to gather his 21st victory
and 22nd complete game OF the sea-
son. After see-sawing along for
seven innings. the Pirates finally
pounded old Bill Doak for FIVE runs
and an 1 to decision in the eighth.
Jimm Elliott and Watson Clark had
preceded Doak in the box.
The Philies mistook themselves
for the Athletics in Cincinnati. Be-
fore this impression was corrected
they had piled up % hits to win by
IS to 4 for an even break on the
four game series There is little
left to damage around Redland field
this season, except perhaps the dig
nifty Of John C. Hendricks, but the
Phillies gave the real contenders
warning that they, as well as the
Braves, Will be in there disturbing
the peace right down to the finish.
Waite Hoyt turned in a strong
game against the White sox to
gather his 18th victory by a score
OF II to i, and this more than the
victory itself encouraged Miller
Higgins. With Pennock ready to go
against the Indians today. the little
Miller has no great fear Of gain
by the Athletics in the next "a
hours.
Desperate after two defeats by III"
Tigers, the minions of McGilicuddy-
otherwise known at the House of
Mack, wreaked handsome revenge
on George Moriaritys forces yestcr-
day to the tune of Is to g. George
Earnshaw pitched as well as he had
to, and finally stepped aside for a
pinch batsman in the eighth because
of the heat. The veteran Bullet joe
Bush got the side out in the ninth
Just when il seemed as if he never
would.
Jimmy Fox and Al simmans
backed EarnshaN with home runs.
Marty McManus and Red Hargrave
hit for the circuit for Detroit
Cleveland rallied to sweep the
series against the Red sox in
groggy. 10 to game, ana the Sena-
tors fell before the Browns, I to 2,
in a seven inning brawl halted by
rain.