New Britain herald., 1928-07-10
the Associated Press.

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 Perhaps the Pittsburgh Pirates aren't going anywhere in particular this year but they seem determined 10 keep the National League cham pionship in the west.
 Bowling over the New York Giants for the third time in row, yesterday, the Corsairs thereby earn ed a vote of thanks from the St. Louis Cardinals who took occasion to beat the Boston Braves again and stretch their lead to four and one half games.
 A few days ago the Giants, with a successful intra- sectional series be- hind them. were but two and a half games back Of the Cardinals and had the strategic advantage of hav- ing one less defeat than the league leaders. Today the shoe was on the other foot. The Cards have dropped 20 decision. the Giants 30.
 Burleigh Grimes was the thorn in McGraW's side yesterday. The spit baller, traded 10 the Pirates for Vic Aldridge, has faced his former teammates three times this year and beaten them every time. The score of his latest victory was to 3. Grimes never was in danger after Lloyd Waner hit home run with one on in the fifth 10 give Bush's men a 2 to l lead.
 Two homers, accounting for five runs, featured the Cardinals to , triumph over the Braves. Jim Bot tomley hit his 1 9th of the year with two on and George Harper found one man on the bases when he poled one out for the circuit. A thumb in lury kept Frank Frsch on the Car dinal bench for the first time since he joined the club in April, 1927.
 The Cincinnati Reds. holding the third rung in the standing, drew up to within eight percentage points Of the Giants, with their third straight decision over the phillies, , to 4, The Phils outhit the Reds but Ray Kolp bore down when danger threatened.
 Dazzy Vance pitched the Brooklyn Robins to their third win in the five game series with the Chicago Cubs, $ to ,. Great fielding by the Dodg>r infield kept Vance out of trouble.
 The American League campaign saw the New York Yankees lead shaved to II games when the cham. pions split a double-heade with the yt-oi i1n hn pbila 5 n1 phia Athletics were crushing CleSe. land.
 Herb Pennock shut out tho Browns with six hits in the opener at New w>Y ork. 1 to 0 but four Yanket hurlers were battered for 20 hit. in the nightcap which went to St Louis. 12 to 6. Heinie Manush go six hits during the day. five of then in the second game, Lou Gehris was banished from the field of ac, tion for disputing a decision in tho closing encounter.
 George Grants string of sever straight wins was snapped as tho Athletics buried the Indians under | 14to 4 score. making 23 hits. A Simmons and Sammy Hale each go four. Jack Quinn pitched effective ball for the Mackmen.
 Al Thomas bested Sam Jones in { pitching duel at Washington, thu Chicago White Sox galloping ava! with a to l decision. Reynoldi double in the first after Clanc. tripled and Hunnefield singled gay' the SoX two runs. Clancy's home in the fifth accounted for the other
 The Boston Red Sox took botl ends of double-bill with Detroit to Q and s to 2. Jack Russel bested Earl Whitehill in a pitchin, duel In the opener. Big Ed Morris the Alabama find. won his 18th vic tory in Is starts in the second game The Tigers made only II hits i, tn two games.