New Britain herald., 1928-06-28
LEAGUE TEAMS PREPARE
 FOR A STIFF CAMPAIGN
Halfway Mark in Pennant Chase Will be Reached by July 4-Yankees Club Athletics Into nsensibility at Shibe Park-Giants Score Victory Over Philles- Boston Red Sox Take Both Ends of Double Head CT From Tailoring Washington Senator's
By the Associated Press.


 Major league teams stood ready today to renew the general intrasec- tional campaign which will occupy all contenders until the half way mark Is passed in the pennant races on July {. Guerilla warfare at widely separated points along the fine yesterday resulted as expected in each instance
 The Yankees li,3raIly clubbed the Athletics into insensibility at Shibe park, : to 1; the Giants expended much deep laid strategy in doing the same thing to the Phillies at the Polo Grounds, II to s. and the Red SoX won two from the Senators in Boston, to l and II to 4.
 Young Henry Johnson again plunged to the forefront as an ele- phant sniper in a clash which saw Robert Moses Grove wilt once more under heavy cannonading by the Huggins artillery corps. Johnson, who defeated Grove, 4 to c. at the Yankee stadium one week ago to- day, picked the Athletics off almost as he pleased ip every inning save the fourth. Three of the five hits and the only two New York errors were combined in that round for three runs.
 Gehrig's triple with two on and Boley's wild relay gave the Yankees three in the first The As came hack with one in their own half, and took a lead of to 3 on their rally against Johnson in the fourth. Grove held his own with his youthful rival until the eighth, but Combs doubled. Koenig tripled. Ruth singled, Gehrig walked.
 From that point onward, the Yankees wrote their own tcket. os- sier Orwoll entered the box as Grove was led away. and cut in with an extra fancy wild pitch, which Coch- rane also threw away after tamlnS the ball near the grandstand Here were four runs and the ball game. This latest victory over their sns- pected rivals gave the Yankees the longest lead they have had this sea son-11 games.
 The Cardinals, who have just won e1 out of 27 on their longest road trip of the season, disported m the Three-Eye league yesterday as the Giants cut an insignificant half game off the St. Louis lead Tn that donnybrook at the Polo Grounds.
 St. Louis sagged under the snm- mer heat at this season two years arc as Rogers Hcrnsby was driving through to the Mound Citys first National league flag. It seems as It something similar will be needed this year to preserve the peace and well-being of John Hcydler's mag mates. They are taking what com- fort they may from Brooklyn's re- cent squirt and the fact that the Giants have lost only two games more than the Cardinals.
 The men of McGraw hoped to make up much ground against their western rivals in long run Of games through July with the weaker east. Their victory over the Phlles was four in row. but when the foolish Phils act as they did yesterday Giant fans may well fear the next intersectional brush.
 The Phillies knocked out Vic lAldridge in the eighth, scored four runs and took lead of to '. The combined strategy of Roger Bresna- han and John McGraw was ncces- sary to pinch-hit the Giants into four in their own half for an II to victory. Walter Lerian's home run with two on was the blow that wrecked Aldridge. Most of the Philadelphia pitchers were prcma turely wrecked. and that made the task of the Giants the more easy.