Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-30
MACKMEN TO PLAY
RED SOX 8 GAMES
Yanks Have But Three More
Tits With LaSt-PlaCe
Boston Outfit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TINE Athletics persist at their
task of blasting away the rem
nants of that Yankee lead, once
L so handsome. but National
League contenders are coming
upon rocky paths.
After overpowering the White Sox
by to at Shibe Park yesterday, tne
rampant Mackmen found themselves
only two and one-half games behind
the idle Yankees. while the Cardinals,
rained out in Chicago. heard tidings
of defeat for two of their challengers--
the Pirates and the Giants.
The men of McKechnie led by
neat five and one-han games over
Chicago as they moved into Pittsburgh
today for the start of crucial series
of which the National League will see
many in the coming fortnight II 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 a possible soiu-
ton in games involving the western
contenders against one another, the
Yanks and the AS set sail through
soft schedules leading up to their big
series against each other on the banks
of the Harlem just before mid-Septem-
ber
The challengers enjoy some edge in
this vicarious duel in that they are in
volved eight times against the Red Sox
and only three times against Wash
| ington. The Rupert Rifles face just
the opposite schedule-eight games
with Washington and only three with
Boston.
| The cast assembled by Bucky Harris
| is no great shakes of a ball team, but
the Nationals nevertheless are leading
| the fight for that odd first division
berth not already sewed up, and are
some better than the Red Sox, one
must admit.
The fortune of the schedule should
bring the Mackmen to the Yankee Sta
dunn for that great Sabbath double
| header on September 9 very close to
| the champions, if not even with them.
| All then should depend upon those
four games in Harlenl-and the law
of averages" certainly is due to swing
| little help to Connie Mack, who has
won only 5 games in l8 against the
| Hugmen to date.
| The Athletics defeated the White Sox
|
| IN every crisis. They were more
methodical than spectacular in max
| ing the most of practically every OPEN
| ing Rube Walberg seemed unsteady
at the start, permitting the White Sox
| to score 2 runs on 5 hits. including
Hunnefield's homer, in the first four
rounds. Connie took the RUDE out to
let Cobb bat in the fourth. and Eddie
Rommell held Chicago hitless over the
rest of the route.
| Lyons took this game as an example
| to prove 1t is possible TO be thrown out
at home on an attempt to score from
third on a single-even with out and
no force play at the plate. Al Sim
mons ferried Hunnefield's second hit
to Cochrane In time to retire Mr..
Lyons on close play, Lena Blackburne
and cabinet dissenting. Lena talked
! his way to an afternoon off.
| In other American League engage
ments. the Browns made 1t four straight
| over the Red Sox, winning by 4 to 3.
and the Indians slammed the ambitious
| Tigers, 0 to 5. George Burns got two
homers. and Marty McManus. one.
Rain Hats Cards. Cubs.
The Cardinals and the Cubs made
every effort to play the gala game of
| the National League afternoon. but a
F, torrent descending upon Wrigley Field
made this impossible. Plans are under
way to play this one off in Chicago on
September 5, 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
Giants in making 1t three straight over
| the home boys, to 3. The Clan Nc
| Graw won home honors on circuit
drives by Lindstrom and Jackson. but
was in the race for the decision at no
time after the third round which wit
messed a brutal assault upon Vic AID
ridge and Fred FitzsimmonS for five
runs.
The defeat was the seventh straight
for the Giants, and their ninth in their
last 10 games. 1t dropped them lrac-
ton of a point behind the Cubs who
moved up into second place by half 3
game without playing. The Clan Nc
Graw. too. Is In a virtual tie with the
Reds. also idle yesterday.
Even though Shut-out by the Phllltes
by TO 0 at Pittsburgh yesterday. the
Pirates are only half game behind the
Giants, and the Reds, one full contest
worse than the Cubs. and six and one
half 10 the rear of the Cards. II the
seven imminent PittSburgh-St. Louis
games are important to the Cards. they
are vital TO the Buccaneers, The Cards
need four out of seven. the Pirate crew
must clean up almost all Of them 10
get anywhere.