New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-30


The Athletics persist at their task
OF blasting away the remnants of
chat Yankee lead, once so handsome,
but National league contenders are
coming upon rocky paths. After
overpowering the White Scx by 6 to
2 at Shibe park yesterday. the ram
pant Mackmen found themselves
the idle Yankees, while the Cardi-
nails, rained out in Chicago, heard
tidings OF defeat for two of their
challengers-the Pirates and the
Giants.
The men of McKechie led by
neat five and one half games over
Chicago as they moved into Pitts
burgh today for the start of cru
cial series-of which the National
league will see many in the coming
fortnight if not the next four weeks.
The Pirate threat at this moment is
the most serious the Cardinals face.
They must put it down by at least
the odd game in seven to be played
in the next two weeks. or face the
threat of disaster.
As the National league situation
works its way toward possible So
luton in games involving the west
ern contenders against one another,
the Yanks and the AS set sail
through soft schedules leading up
to their big series against each other
MI 1f ha 10 inc hn
fore mid-September. The challeng-
ers enjoy some edge in this duel in
that they are involved eight times
against the Red Sox and only three
times against Washington. The Rup-
pert rifles face exactly the opposite
schedule-eight games with Wash
ington and only three with Boston.
The cast assembled by Bucky Har-
ris, is no great shares Of bah team.
But the Senators nevertheless are
division berth not already sewed up,
and are some better than the Red
Sex, one must admit. The fortune of
ths schedule should bring the Mack
men to the Yankee Stadium for that
great Sabbath double header on Sep
TENDER 9 very close to the cham
pions, if not even with them. All
then should depend upon those four
games in Harlem-and the law of
averages certainly is due to swing
a little help to Connie Mack, who
has won only five games in IS
against the HuSmen to date.
The Athletics defeated the White
Sox yesterday by slamming Ted
Lyons hard in every crisis. They
were more methodical than spec
tacular in making the most of prac-
tically every opening. George Wal
berg seemed unsteady at the start
permitting the White Sox to score
two runs on five hits, including Hun
nef1eld's homer. in the first four
rounds. Connie took the RUDE out
to let Cobb bat in the fourth, and
Eddie Rommel held Chicago hitless
over the rest of the route.
Lyons took this game as an eX-
ample to prove it is possible to be
thrown out at home in an attempt to
score from third on a single--even
with two out and no force play at
the plate. AL Simmons ferried Hun
nefield's second hit to Cochrane in
time to retire Mr.. Lyons on a close
play, Lena Blackburne and Cabinet
dissented and Lena talked his way
to an afternoon off.
In other American league engage
ments. the Browns made it four
straight over the Red Sox, winning
by to 3, and the Indians slammed
the ambitious Tigers 8 to 5. George
Burns got two homers and Marty
McManus one.
The Cardinals and the Cubs made
every effort to play the gala game
OF the National league afternoon,
but torrent descending upon Wrlg-
ley field made this impossible. Plans
are under way to play this one off in
Chicago on September when both
teams have an open date.
Ben Cantwell. traded to Boston in
the Genewich deal, came back to the
Polo Grounds to lead other former
NldIlS III lllhhlllS ~ tlI'~I Nti a ~ IL
over the home boys. s to 3. The Clan
McGraw won home run honors on
circuit drives by Lindstrom and
Jackson, but was in the race for the
decision at no time after the third
round, which witnessed a brutal as
sault upon Vic Aldrdge and Fred
Fitzsimmons for five runs
The defeat was the seventh
straight for the Giants, and theit
ninth in their last ten game. IT drop
ped them a fraction of point he
hind the Cubs who moved up into
second place by half a game with
out playing. The Clan McGraW, too
is in virtual tie with the Reds, also
idle yesterday.
Even though shut-out by the Phil
lies by to 0 at Pittsburgh yoster
day, the Pirates are only half {
game behind the Giants and Reds
one full contest worse than the Cubs
and six and one half to the rear o
the Cards. If the seven immiu"n
Pittsburgh-St. Louis games are i'm
portant TO the Cards, they are vita
to the Buccaneers. The Cards necl
four out of seven. The Pirate crew
must clean up almost all Of them t
get anywhere.