New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-23

BY the Associated Press.
The Giants have escaped from
Cincinnati and the Cardinals have
cleared their premises of Brooklyn
marauders-but neither of these
events transferred one minute too
soon. II things had gone on much
longer as they were going, the Ma
tional league pennant necessarily
would have been awarded 10 the
team capable of the most expect
back pedaling. which would have
brought the Phillies in for serious
consideration.
Shaded at Redland field yesterday
by a score of to 4, the cohorts OF
McGraw slipped into Pittsburgh at
dawn today shorn of dignity, but
able TO walk The New York OK
peditionary force still owned a mar
gin over the Cardinals in the PEN
nant race only because the deceuful
Dodgers nipped the Red Birds at
Sportsman's Park by 3 to >.
70 As the Giants entrench themselves
for two assaults by the Pirates at
Forbes Field today. the suspicion
grows that John McGraw jumped
from the frying pan INTO the pro-
verbal fire in moving away from the
comparatively peaceful reaches or
the American Rhineland. The stu
alton appears even more complex
for the Giants when it is realized
that the Cardinals will be frolicking
three times with the Phillies while
the Giants are STAYING OFT tour
rushes by the Buccaneers.
If the Cardinals cannot regain
first place under these circumstances
there would seem to be small use for
them to continue their efforts after
Sunday. An even break for the Clan
McGraw today would restore the
leadership to Sam Brcadon's boys.
who lie idle waiting the arrival OF
the Phillies tomorrow.
The defeat of the Giants yester-
day, the second in three games at
CINCINNATI, was due largely to Jim
Welsh's uncertainty on foot as he
dashed after a fly from the bat OF
Bill Zitzman with the bases filled IN
the fifth. The ball foll safe for a
triple, and the Giants lost. never to
regain, a lead they had taken in the
first half of the same round Wh"n
Mel OFT drove in three mates with
an honest triple. Doubles by Lind
strom and Terry produced another
New York run in the eighth. bu'
Adolphe Luque bore down on the
nest three batters and his danger
had passed.
The veteran right handler, Victor
Aldridge, showed McGraw some rea
y. ching in his defeat-better thar
ANYTHING seen in his earlier efforts
He and Freddy F'itz held the Reds
to six hits. and Aldridge might never
have been behind but for Welsh.
misstep.
Jess Petty and Watson Clark col
Elaborated in tossing the Cardinals
for another loss--the second Robil
victory in the three game series
The Cards punched doubles by Dout
hit. Frisch and Hafey into thel
sixth inning for both OF their score
after having gone hitless for fiN'
rounds. Clark then was called In u
put down the disturbance.
While the contending teams wer
so engaged, the Pirates put tn
Braves to rout again by 10 to in
game which saw the Buccaneers col
lect 16 hits. These up-and-comln
Pirates, incidentally, are only fiE
games removed from the summit
and are intent upon climbing as i'm
possible as it seems.
In the remaining National leasu
game, the Cubs finally broke thei
Philadelphia jinX after six successiV
failures. 1t took all of Art Nchf'
cunning to win by 3 to in IL in
nings.
The American league half of tn
campaign to restore the world serie
to the basis of a five cent fare TO
New Workers languished yesterday
thanks to the bat of Mule Hass. lat
of Montclair. \. j., but now resi-
dent of Shibe park, Philadelphia
The mule plucked one OF john
ambient with his fiat black bat an
gave it a ride over the right ttel
fence, winning for the Athletics b
6 to ) in the 18th inning.
Haas performance entered
game won into the books for ltddl
Rommel, who relieved George Earn
shaw after an Indian outrage in tn
eighth. The smash also enabled III
Athl tics 10 shave half a game iroi
the lead of the lakets who. lynn
idle because OF rain, now have
margin OF five g1nles-no mean con
sideration and less and less nea
with every day which passes withol
its being materially reduced.
The Tigers swept both ends Of
bargain al Boston, to and / 10
and the Senators halted the Whit
son. to u. At Washington.
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