New Britain herald., 1928-09-22
TANKS AND ATHLETICS
 JUGGLING PENNANT BALL
Mackmen Slip Seriously In Battle With Detroit = Old Tom Zachary Pitches New York to Win Over the White Sox Senators Take Two From Indians Red Sox Score Victory Over Browns-Cubs Bow to Dodgers Divide With Boston Braves
By the Associated Press.

While fear-Stricken thousands in
 New York and Philadelphia watch in
 mute dismay, Professors Cornelius
 McGillicuddy and Miller James Hug
 gins are taking turns in juggling the
 big American league pennant ball.
 Both the exceedingly tall Connie
 and the surprisingly small Miller
 have made a lot of slips in recent
 weeks, but so far they've escaped
 serious injury. It won't be long now.
 though, when their next slip will be
 fatal. That applies particularly to
 MT. McGillicuddy. It was his turn
 to do the slipping yesterday, and he
 did 50 at Detroit while Miller's act
 went over at Chicago without mis-
 hap.
 The net result was that the New
 York Yankees, pride of Miller's
 heart, again are in comparatively safe spot at the top of the American league standing while Comics Phil adelphia Athletics languish two full games to the rear.
 The As defeat at Detroit was all the more surprising because Connie sent his ace of aces to the mound Robert Moses Grove. But Lefty, who has woven strange spells over the swatsmiths of every team in the league but the Yankees this year. found the Tigers in ferocious mood. They clouted him for two runs in the fourth inning and drove him out of the box in the next when Harry Rice hit home run with the bases filled. Decidedly it was not Groves day. Ossie Orwoll, who pitches when he's not playing some other position, relieved Lefty and suffered with Spartan fortitude. an- other punishing Tiger attack in the eighth when Jonathan Stone, rookie outtielder smacked another home run with two men on. With this savage hitting to brace hlm, Elam Van Glider, Athletic jinx ex- traordinary, was in position to breeze to an easy g to victory.
 While Connie was being put to this humiliation, old Tom Zachary oiled up his aged left hand at the command of MT. Huggins and sum- marily pitched the Yankees to to 2 triumph over Lena Blackburnefs much.improved Chicago White sox. This victory gave Miller some satis- faction for the affront the sox put on him Thursday. when they beat George Pipgras and Waite Hoyt in a 12 inning game. Zachary gave the Sox eight scattered hits and drove in the last two Yankee runs in the eighth with a home run with one on. Lazzeri and Ruth both were ln- jured during the game and had to retire.
 The Washington Senators consoli- dated their hold on fourth place by taktnr the Cleveland Indians down the line in two games, the score be- inr 2 to 1 each time. Garland Brax- ton and Sad Sam" Jones were the winning pitchers although Sam was given | great struggle by Moore, a Southern league recruit pitchers. III the nightcap. For that matter Bray ton had to be at his best to shade Underhill in the opener.
 Charley Ruffing took things in his own hands at St. Louis. hitting home run with two on in the seventh to give the Boston Red Sox a to victory over the Browns. After the Browns had assaulted | m for four hits and three runs in t.le first ln- ming. Ruffing set them down without trouble the rest of the way.
 While the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants were having an off day before resuming their crucial series at the Polo Grounds. the Chi cago Cubs took advantage of this idleness by lowing to Dazzy Vance and the Brooklyn Dodgers. to l. and thereby all but dropped out of the struggle for the National league pennant. Dazzy. who has made most of his best strikeout records against ! the Cubs, gave them only twoa hits and famed II men. Artie Nehf. | one.time ace of the Giants. also was in great form. giving up only six hits but gave the Robins the winning run in the sixth when he walked Dave | Bancroft with the bases filled. Vance | struck out every Cub but Freddy ! Mcguire and made up for that by | flaming Webb who batted for Ma guire in the ninth.
 The Cincinnati Reds esta blished a new major league record for double | plays at Boston where they divided a double e-header with the Braves. Boston took the first game. to 2. but the Reds had the consolation of completing their 1S3rd double kill | ing, beating the old record Of 1s2 ] set by Washington in 1923. They | added two more to their string in . the second game which they won. 3 to 2.
 The Pittsburgh Pirates made il l two in a row from the Phillies. 6 to }. it being the Phls' ninth straight defeat. After the Pirates had scored four in the first inning. the Fhils tied the score in their half with the aid of home runs by Leach and Whitney. Remy kremer decided he had had enough and Joe Dawson re- iieved him and held the Phils pretty well in hand the rest of the way Wright's home run with two on in the first was the Pirate batting fea-