New Britain herald., 1928-08-11
LEADERS GETTING READY
FOR FINAL REMNANT DASH
Cardinals and Yankees Are Back in Winning Form
Against. Louis Snaps Pittsburgh's Winning
Streak-Giants Take Over Phls-Dodgers Sink
Braves-New York Team Defeats Red Sox-Ath-
letics Wallop Observation-Disclosures Beats Indians

Hy the Associated Press.
Back in winning form again, the
Cardinals and the Yankees are
Tightening their belts for the final
and decisive dash down the stretch
that will see fulfillment or collapse
Of their hopes of pennant victory.
With seven weeks yet to go, the
Yankees lead Connie Mack's ambi-
tious Athletics by four and half
games. The Cardinals margin over
the second place New York Giants
in the National league is an even
four games. Barring unexpected de-
velopments, the chase for the two
remnants appears to lie among these
four.
The Cardinals snapped Pitts
hurgh's eight game winning streak
Yesterday to !. in thrilling II
inning pitchers battle between the
veteran. Clarence Mitchell and the
youngster, Fred Russell
russell granted only five hits UNI
til the 18th when Hafey doubled and
scored the winning run on Jimmy
Wilson's single. The Pirates would
have won by l to Q in regulation
time had not Russell fumbled bout
hits bunt in the first inning. Dout-
hit scored later with the aid of
single by frankie Frisch The Pr
rates tied it up in the second on
Grantham's single and Brickells
triple, and so the game stood until
the 18th when RUSSELL weakened.
The Giants kept pace with the
leaders by taking over the Pills to
4. The Giants confined their scor-
ing activities to two innings scoring
three in the first when Freddie Lind
strom hit his 18th homer with two
on, and five in the seventh when
Lindstrom hit a single with the
bases full and Bill Terry followed
with his 18th circuit smash of the
season. Don Hurst smuggling first
baseman of the Phils, got his 18th
homer in the fifth.
With Dazzy Vance in form. the
Brooklyn Dodgers had no trouble
sinking the Boston Braves. to l..
Vance famed seven men and allow
his 18th homer of the year In the
fourth.
The Yanks and the Athletics both
won In the American league race.
George Pipgras was ~trong in the
pnches at Boston and the cham
pions dewned the Red Sox. to :.
Lou Gehrig drove in four runs with
a single and his 10th four base
smash.
Jack Quinn pitched his 18th VIC
tory Of the season as the AS wallop-
I'd Washington, 5 to o. Quinn held
tho Senators to four hits while the
M-.kmen pounded Castor and Zach
ary for "A. So effective was the vet
eran Quinn that Bucky Harris. who
tripled in the ninth, was the only
senator to pass first base.
Detroit took advantage Of this
Washington defeat to climb into
sixth place in the standing by vir-
tue of an 8 to defeat of the Cleve-
land Indians. Cleveland rallied for
fve runs in the ninth but Van Gid
er checked the drive in the nick of
time. Ten OF Detroit's l. hits were
for extra bases.
Defeating st. Louis, to 3. the
Chicago White Sox took undisputed
posses sion OF fourth place, game
ahead of the Indians. with whom
they were tied on Thursday. A four
hit. two run rally in the eighth gave
the Sox the victory. Blankenship
was driven from the box in the
ninth but Ted Lyons famed Betten-
court and Manush to check the raj
ly before any damage was done.