Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
AS GAIN HEIGHTS
AFTER LONG FIGHT.
First Time Since 1914 They
Have Reached Crest So
Late in Season.

By the Associated Press.
y HADES of Baker, Barry, Collins
and McInnis! Cornelius McGllH-
cuddys up there again.
~ After ID weary years OF Waltlng'
of endless experiments with IN
fields that reminded him OF that Ia
nous million-dol (preSent Valuesl
combination of 1914 only because they
were so different: of constant and pa
tent training of youngsters who never
quite made the major league grade
after all the bitter disappointments OF
more than a decade, the tall taclturn
tactician of the Philadelphia Athletics
again is on the threshold OF the prom
ised land that has eluded him SO long.
Right on top of the American League
standing are the Philadelphia Athletlcs
today. the first time since 1914 that
they've reached the crest at this stage
of the season. In that year OF the am
base ball past, Connie won the pennaht
but lost four straight to the Boston
Braves in the world series. Then the
broke up his super team, little knowing
how long it would be befroe ne molded
together successor worthy OF the name
AS Now Hold Edge.
True enough, the AS title to the lead
terms with Miller Higgins staggering
champions, the New York Yankees. But
the advantage, for the moment at least,
is all in Connie Macks favor. HIS AS
are coming with a rush. the YANKEES
are faltering badly, shorn AS they are OF
the overwhelming confidence that was
theirs early in July when they mao
blasted thier way to a l3-game lead
over the field.
The AS have a golden opportunity to-
day to take umdisputed possession OF the
top. They play two games at Boston
while the Yankees engage IN single
game with the Washington Senators;
Two victories. for the Mackmen, OF
course, would leave them uncnaileneeo
at the top whatever the result OF Ihe
Senator Yankee clash.
But regardless of how the clubs STAND
at the end of these battles, the real Gil
max will come at New York when the
AS arrive for four-game series start
ing with double header at the STADIUM
tomorrow. That series may decide the
American League pennant.
The AS crashed through to the top
with bang yesterday with double TIL
umph over the Red Sox while the SEN
ators were taking the Yankees measure
in both games of double header: Inc
results of those four ARRAYS lett tne
Philadelphians and the 1927 champions
tied at the top with 81 victories against
Al defeats.
Bob Grove, Mack's left-handed ace
in the hole. held the SoX to four hits,
struck out IL men and came home with
a l-to-0 victory in the first game at
Boston. It was Groves twenty-second
win of the season. the last IA coming
without break. Charley Ruffing gave
the AS only SIX hits, but was beaten
when the invaders scored an unearned
run off him in the sixth inning. In
the nightcap the Mackmen scored flve
runs in the first two innings and were
never headed, winning, to g. George
Earnshaw and Ossie Orwell were
handled roughly by the Sox In the first
and second innings, but Eddie Rommel
stopped them cold.
The Senators whipped the Yankees
and whipped them deciSively in both
games at the stadium.
Holds the Limeiight.
With so much drama in the Ameri-
can League the Nationals pennant
struggle will draw little attention until
after the Yankee Athletic struggles next
week. The st. Louis Cardinals boosted
their advantage over the field to five
games by taking over the Pittsburgh
Pirates for the second straight day, 6
to 3, with the aid of three Pirate errors
The Cardinals scored their runs on
only six hits and snapped Remy
Kremer's winning streak of eight in a
row. After accepting 237 consecutive
chances, Sparky Adams, Pirate infield
err muffed one in the eighth inning
The Chicago Cubs walloped Cincin-
mott RI Chino ont 10 hits Off
Llque and Lucas Charlie Root set the
Reds back with four hits.
The Phils and Boston Braves divided
a double header, Burt Shottons men
winning the first TO 0. and losing the
second in the eleventh inning. 4 to g.