New Britain herald., 1928-06-22
RUTH LOSES HOME RUN AS.
 RAIN HALTS BALL GAME
Yankees Dump Athletics in First Battle - Red Sox Turn on Senators-Browns Down Tigers in Double Bil-Indians and White Sox Split-Reds Nose Out Pirates - Cards and Chicago Cubs Divide Double Header-Giants Win and Lose With Braves.
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 Babe Ruth seems to have run tl.e scale in baseball experiences now that, after l5 years, he finally has watched a home run vanish from the records in a rain storm. The Big Bambina poked his a6th yesterday but saw it washed from the books a few moments later when the sec ond half of the Yankee Athletic double header was halted by rain.
 The blow had momentarilv put the Babe 1 games, r days and four home runs ahead of the mad pace he struck last year when he hit co. It was the first loss Of home run Ruth ever experienced in his long career, although one was saved for him in 1918 only through an official league ruling. This verdict legalized the odd first half of an inning in a losing gam the Red SoX played away from home.
 Young Henry Johnson, Yankee recruit, gave the Athletics their sec ond 1928 shutout in the first game, { to 0. and enabled the Yankees to lengthen their lead to nine and one half games, The Athletics outhit the champion, 9 10 ', but Johnson was tight in the pinches, while Bob Grove permitted the Yankees to make free with him in the later in- nings. Tonny Lazzeri started the scoring with home run in the sixth.
 Waite Hoyt opposed Rubc Wal berg in the second game. Neither was up to his usual form. though it seemed the Athletics were headed toward an even break when rain fell in the first Of the third. The Mack men were leading. to ,, and had men on second and third with one out when the drizzle became a tor rent. Joining Ruth on the mourn CTS bench was Al Simmons, who lost two doubles.
 Guerilla warfare along the rest of the American league front saw the Red Sox turn the tables on the Sen ators. 9 to ?, while Cleveland was dividing another double header with
  reservation The Indians won the first, 4 to ?, and the White Sox the second, { to 3, with an amazing three run rally in the ninth.
 Chicago's even break coupled with Detroits double reverse in St. Louis sent the Tigers 10 within half a game of last place. The Browns won. q to C,.1,. ,. and Bettencourt hit home runs.
 The torrid National league race, which showed signs of disintegrat- ing under the incessant pounding of the Cardinals. netted a slight gain for the runner-up Reds yesterday. The Rhinelanders nosed out the Pi- rates, 5 to 1, as Mckechnie's flying cohorts were submitting to an even break in Chicago. The days cam- paigning left the Reds three and one half games to the rear Of the Cardinals.
 Sheriff Fred Blake had to turn in a two hit game to win from st. Louis in the opener, and Charlie Root was altogether unabl to cope "llfl lI' Ndl ulIdl Slttlll P'dt Ill lIlc nightcap. which went to the visitors, { to 1. Clarence Mitchell in the opener and Sylvester Johnson in the second game, pitched excellent ball for the leaders.
 The Giants finally swung into ac- tion at Boston. after suffering five postponements in 'their first six scheduled appearances in the Hub. Fred Fitzsimmons hurled the clan McGraw to q handsome victory by to 4 in the first brush, and the New Workers seemed headed for a sweep, with Benton scheduled to pitch the second gamn.
 Benton ran into q very fine bit of box work by Arthur Delaney, and the Giants had 10 be satisfied with 8 3 to 1 defeat. The Giant ace snap ped his streak of seven straight yic- tories. but maintained intact his rec ord of not having had to serk relief all season. Benton now has pitched 121 innings, or II complete games He has won and lost three