New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-18
MANAGERS ARE HAUNTED
BY DREAMS OF DISASTER
McKechne and Higgins Sleep Uneasy as the Campaign
Nears Its Finish-Athletics Are Idle While Yanks
Swamp st. Louis Browns Senator's Trim Detroit
Tigers - Chicago White Sox Lose to Red Sox-
Cards Score Victory Over Phillies- Other Games

With their closest rivals hanging
on like grim death itself. dreams of
dire disaster haunt the managerial
bed chambers Of Bill Mckechnie and
Miller Higgins.
Bill has his st. Louis Cardinals at
the top of the National league stand
ing and Miller, if he keeps his eyes
on the level or slanted upward, can
see nothing to rival his New York
Yankees in the American league. but
their advantage is so small as to
make untroubled sleep a thing i'm
possible.
1t looks now as though neither is
to get any peace of mind until Sep
TENDER 80. when the big league sea-
son closes.
Taking advantage of the idleness
yesterday of their rivals. the Ath-
letics of Cornelius McGillicuddy the
Yankees pounced on four st. Louis
pitchers for 16 hits. enough it would
seem, to account for the II to
score the champions piled up. Thus
the halt game margin the Yankees
enjoyed before the slaughter at st.
Louis began, grew to a full game by
the time 1t was over.
Jack Ogden started for the
Browns but what with allowing ii
hits, 9 runs and walking five men
while his teammates were helping
along the good cause with six err
rors, Jack came to the conclusion in
the seven inning that he was not
exactly In his most effective form. II
was a bit late for the game already
was lost. Waite Hoyt shut out the
Browns until the ninth when. for no
apparent reason, Ralph Kress hit a
home run with one on. 1t was Hoyt's
18th victory against six defeats.
Thu other American league en-
gagements saw the Washington Sem
ators trim Detroit, to 3. and
move into fourth place when the
Chicago White Sox could do nothing
with Jack Russell and lost. to 5.
to the Boston Red Sox.
But the National league situation
remained unchanged when the Card
inals, New York Giants and Chica-
20 Cubs turned in victories.
Jim Bottomley's o9th home run
with two on in the seventh gave the
Cards a to ? triumph over the
lowly Phils. Clarence Mitchell. aged
southpaw, held the pills safe except
in the sixth when two singles, pass
and a force out gave the tail-enders
two runs.
The Giants remained only two
games distant from St. Louis by lac
ing the Pittsburgh Pirates. 9 to ., in
the second game of the series.
Brame and Homer Blankenship were
easy meat for the battling Giants
who pounded out u hits; including
home runs by Welsh and OFT. The
Pirates two runs off Karl Hubben
were scored in the sixth when Pie
Traynor hit for the circuit with Paul
Waner on base.
The Cubs trounced Boston, Is 10
s. to retain their third place position,
a game and half behind the
Giants. Five pitchers saw service
for the Braves and wild and woody
game behind somewhat ludicrous
when Ray Lefty" Eoggs. last Bos-
ton hurler. appeared on the scene
In the ninth inning. He allowed
one hit, walked one. hit three more
and made two wild pitches during
his enture of office
A five run rally in tn. eighth
gave Brooklyn a to 3 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds. evening the
series at one victory apiece.