New Britain herald., 1928-07-17
CHICAGO WHITE SOX ARE
 PLAYING WINNING BALL
Pale Hose Team Takes Both Ends of Twin Bill From
 Red Sox-Yanks Win Second Consecutive Double header From Indians - Athletics Split Even With Tigers - Browns Get Decision Over Senator's Pirates and Cubs Score Seventh Consecutive Wins.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Whether it's because of psychology, the law of averages, luck or what have you. the Chicago White Sox are playing winning ball under the managership of Lena Black burne.
 Since Blackburne took over the reins on July ,, the day after Ray Schalk resigned as manager, the Sox have turned in nine victories in 1o starts. Bulking heavily in this reversal of form has been the return 10 effectiveness of the pitching staff, which on paper at least rates at or near a parity with any in the Ameri can league.
 For the second time in two play ing days. the Pale Hose took over both ends of double header with the Boston Red Sox, yesterday, to o and to 1. While Red lEabcr and Ted Blankenship were holding the Hub team to | hits and single run in the two battles, the White Sox were hammering out % hits off Ruffing. Harriss and Simons. John- ny Mostil played sensational ball in center field, snaring 12 fliers, eight of them in the second game.
 The New York Yankees demon strated conclusively that they've re- covered from their recent slump by taking their second consecutive dou- bleheader from the Cleveland h. dians, z to and to ?. George Pip gras was hit often in the first strug- gie, but frightened up in the pinches. Young Henry Johnson pitched the champions to an easy triumph m the second game. Babe Ruth hit his 35th homer of the year in the third inning of the opener and now stands P games, 20 days and five home runs ahead of his 1927 schedule.
 The Philadelphia Athletics drop per farther back in the race when they gained no better than an even break in two games with the Detroit Tigers. Jack Quinn. veteran of Con- nie Mack's firing squad, registered his l2th victory of the season in the first struggle. 3 to ?. George Earp- snaw had the second in his pocket until the eighth inning, when the Tigers hammered him out of the box and slugged Rube Walberg and Zoe Bush around until 73 men had bat ted and nine of them had scored. Taveners homer with the bases loaded and Hargrave's triple with the sacks in similar condition ac- counted for seven of the nine runs
 Alvin Crowder hung up his 1ltf win against a single defeat as tho Browns romped off with a 1 to decision over the Washington Scna- tors. Manush's fourth hit of the game, a double, SChulte's single, an error and a sacrifice fly gave the Browns two runs and the game in the tenth inning.
 Winning and losing streaks have became the fashion in the National league. Yesterdays affrays saw tn, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs each win their seventh con- secutive game while the Phils were losing their ninth straight and tn. Boston Braves their eighth.
 Behind steady pitching by Ra, Kremer and with the aid of some heavy cannonading by Georg' Grantham and Paul Waner. the Pi rates turned back the Brave. to 5 Grantham and Wancr got seven hit: and five runs between them.
 The Cubs pounded four Phil pitch CTS into 10 to defeat at Chicago Sheriff Blake shut out the celia occupants until the eighth. when h, eased up back of a big lead hi! teammates. particularly kiki Guy Ter and Freddy Mcguire. hat garnered for him.
 The St. Louis Cardin lls. ssnartint under two straight setbacks b, Brooklyn. nosed out the Dodgers il the third game of the series, 10 6 After the Dodgers had tied the score fin the eighth by tallyine four runs the Cards won the game in the nintl on hits by Bottomley and Hafey ant Jay Partridge's error.
 The New York Giants made i three in q row over the Cincinnati Reds. two singles and sacrifice il the tenth inning turning the trick Joe GeneWich held the Reds 10 si, safetles. Freddy Lindstrom go three hits. the last driving ot.r tn, winning runs.