New Britain herald., 1928-09-19

T. the Associated Press.
Connie Mack's pennant hopes ap-
pear about ready to take wing, fly
away and return only when another
baseball season rolls around.
Comics hopes along with his
Philadelphia Athletics ran full tilt
into disaster yesterday at Cleveland
where grief. this year, has been con-
fined almost exclusively to home
town rooters. The Indians are going
nowhere and know it, but they rose
out of the ruck of an eleven game
losing streak to smack the Athletics
for to 2 loss.
While the AS we're engaged in this
reprehensible business of losing a
game. the New York Yankees stag
gered in to a IA to II victory over
the st. Louis Browns. This left the
Yanks holding two game lead with
only II games yet to play. one more
than the Mackmen.
RUDE Walberg was the victim of
Cleveland's triumph. The left hand
er allowed only four hits in the
seven innings he worked but one of
these was a home run by Ollie Tuck
er in the NTH and in the seventh the
Indians punched two more with a
Erievous tumble by Sammy Hale to
score two more runs. The AS scor-
ing after this but one in the eighth
and one In the ninth was their limit.
Everybody but the police reserves
were called into action before the
Yankees finally beat the Browns. st.
Louis fans were given a chance to
see Miller Higgins four regular
pitchers in action in one and the
same game. Heimach, johnson. Pip
gras and Hoyt followed each other
to the mound in more or less rapid
succession. OF the Yankees who
played the whole game only George
Herman Ruth failed to hit safely.
The Babe went to the plate six times.
The game ended the seasons series
between the two clubs. The cham
pions winning IL of their ~ games
with Dan Howley's men.
In the only other American league
battle, Phil Page. Tiger recruit pitch
er from Springfield of the Eastern
league celebrated his major league
debut by pitching Detroit to an to
victory over the Washington Sem
ators. Page was extremely liberal
with his passes. walking seven men.
but heavy hitting by the Tigers
made up for this weakness. Goose
Ccsl:n hit safely in his 24th con-
.. utive game.
The National league situation re-
cd in status quo. all three lead
recording triumphs.
ie lcaguc-leading st. Louis Card
ise. 5. made it five in row over the
- S, I to , and closed the sea-
( -. d; series with the Quakers with
Victories and only two defeats.
:, SIS Aaines held the pills to six
hits.
ILL Terfy's home run In the 10th
gave the New York Giants the edge
over the Pittsburgh Prizes. " to :.
Burleigh Grimes trying for his 18th
victory and his sixth over the Giants.
gave way to pinch hitter In the
ninth with the score two to one
against him. The Pirates tied 1t up
in the ninth but Joe Dawson. who
relieved Grimes, offered one that
Terry liked and the game was over.
The victory enabled the Giants 10
split even In the 70 games with the
Pirates and remain two games dis
tant from the Cardinals.
The Chicago Cubs held fast to
their position a game and half
from the Giants by lacing Boston,
s. to 3. The Cubs smashed out II
hi. Freddy Mcguire getting four OF
them.
Cincinnati had little trouble bowl
ing over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 5
to ., to make the seasons count II
to 10 in their favor.