New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
CHANGES IN STANDINGS
 MADE WITH EVERY GAME
Yankees Take Both Ends of a Double Header From Athletics-Browns Lose to Tigers-Indians Down White Sox - Red Sox Win Two From Senator's Cards and Pirates Split-Reds Triumph Over Cubs Braves Nose Out Brooklyn Robins-Other Game Postponed.
Ny the Associated Press.

Ny the ASsoClatec Press
 There's always something to keep the baseball fan interested, fact that comes especially handy just now when the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals have gained commanding positions in the major league races.
 While the Yankees lead their closest rivals by 3 and half games and the Cards by three and a half, most of the othe~ clubs are battling desperately for positions as close to the leaders as can be obtained. The standings. from second place down, show one or more shifts almost daily and threatened to continue to do so until the final curtain is rung down.
 In the American league, only 12 and half games separate Detroit in last place from Philadelphia in sec ond In the National the Giants, in runner-up position. lead the Pitts burgh Pirates in sixth by eight and a half games. Boston and Phila- delphia apparently doomed to the last two notches in the standing. are staging a private duel to escape the cellar with the Braves two games in front of this stage of the proceed ings.
 The Yankees yesterday removed what doubt, if any remained as to their ability to beat the Athletics just about as often as they want to. Both ends of a double header went to the champions, 12 to and to 4. Lou Gehrig hit two home runs in the first game. his 17th and 18th of the season and Tony Lazzeri dup Heated the feat in the nightcap. Henry Johnson ant Waite Hoyt were the winning pitchers. it being the formers third victory over the As in II days.
 The St. Louis Browns permitted the Detroit Tigers to score five runs in the eighth inning and ' to 4 triumph at Detroit The standing shows the Browns only two and a hc'f games back of the As.
 George Burns homer with two on in the sixth gave Cleveland the ver- dict over the Chicago White Sox. 5 to 2. The Indians announced the unconditional release of Garland Buckeye. mammoth right handler, who has failed to round into form this season.
 Boston moved to within a single game of the fourth place Indians by taking Washington into camp twice. ? to and to 1. Slim Harriss and Ed Morris pitched great ball for Bill Carrigan and their teammates field ed we'll and hit opportunely.
 The National league program saw the Cardinals end all square after a double header with Donie Bush S Corsairs of Pittsburgh. Fred Russell blanked the Cards in the first game, , to 0. The Cards made four errors and were outht 17 to II in the sec ond but pulled it out of the fire. to 6, chiefly because of home runs by Frisch and Bottcmley.
 Eppa Rixey pitched r e Cincinnati Reds back into third place with d 4 10 1 triumph over the Chicago c. :: Rixey was touched for nine hits, two more than the Reds got off Sheriff Blake and Ha. Carlson but the long handler got into few difficulties.
 Brooklyn dropped into fourth po- sition, two points head of the Cubs, when the Braves pounded Clark, Moss and McWeeney for IA hits and nosed out the Robins, to z. Ben CantNcll wac pounded severely by the Dodgers in the first two innings but Kent Greenfield turned in a great relief pitching performance that spurred his teammates to over. come the three run led Brooklyn
 Id at the start of the third inning