New Britain herald., 1928-05-01
By the Associated Press.

by tNe HFSut1hitu f'eSS.
 Carried along on the crest of a six game winning streak, Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics were sntrenched in third place in the American league today.
 After disastrous start that saw them lose their first four games. the tribe of McGillicuddy suddenly found themselves and bowled over the New York Yankees in two games. Washington in three and Boston in the opening game Of the series at the Hub yesterday.
 During these victories. the Ath- letics have scored 4o runs on 61 hits, made but one error and allow d the enemy only 10 tallies,
 Eube Walberg, one-half Of the great left handed team Of Grove and Walbers, held the Red Sox to six hits and famed half dozen in the Athletics 10 victory yesterday Bunched hits off Charlie Ruffing in the fifth and ninth innings account ed for all of the Athletics runs.
 The Yankees retained their hold on first place by giving the Senators their seventh straight defeat at Washington, B 10 4. Five errors by Gillis and Reeves, young keystone combination Of the Senators, were material aid for tho Yankees. George Fipgras was shelled off the mound in the fifth, but Wiley Moore held Washington safe the rest of the way.
 Buckeye and Brown were pound ed for l4 hits as the St. Louis Browns trounced the Indians at Cleveland, 10 to 3. Blaeholdcr shut out the Indians until the ninth. Ed die Morgan, promising recruit who was hurt in Cleveland's opening game of the sea son, returned to the game as pinch hitter and drove in one of the three runs the Indians scored in the ninth.
 Detroit suffered 10 to 6 beating at Chicago as the White Sox ham mered four Tiger pitchers for 14 hits. Red Faber made his first mound start of the year and received credit for the victory despite the fact that he was driven from the mound by Tiger rally in the fifth. Bill Cissell. costly Sox shortstop. hit safely in the 18th consecutive game.
 Brooklyn found it's grip on first place in the National league shaved to half a game as the New York Giants buried the Robins under a 14 to f score at the Polo Grounds. Jess Petty. silver matched Dodger left handler, was reached for eight three innings Mann and Hogan hit homers for the Giants while Del Bissonette upheld Brooklyn's end with his fourth circuit clout of the season. Harvey Hendrick had seven assists at third base for the Robins but muffed the eighth.
 Seven Cardinal errors enabled the Cincinnati Reds to beat St. Louis, 6 to {. at the Mound City. Wee Will lie Sherdel was forced to stand by and see his teammates throw away a six hit game. Hughie Critz got the Reds first home run of the season when Chick Hafey. fielding his drive. crashed against concrete pavilion. Hafey suffered slight con- cussion of the brain and was re- moved to hospital.
 "Sparky" Adams single in the eighth gave the Pittsburgh Pirates one run and an to I verdict over the Chicago Cubs at Forbes field. adams who came 10 the Pirates in the trade that sent kiki Cuylcr to the Cubs, drove in three runs all told. Strangely enough. Cuyler was the star of the Cubs attack and de fense.
 The Boston Braves scored in every inning but the fifth in trounc- ing the Cuakors at Philadelphia. 3 10 6. Boston's nine hits included four home runs.