New Britain herald., 1928-08-25

by the Associated Press.
Baseball predictions are dangerous
business at any time; right now
they're suicidal.
When the New York Giants swept
the Cardinals into defeat in three
straight games at St. Louis. some
persons thought the National league
battle was all over but the shouting.
And when the New York Yankees
came out of their extended slump
and eased their way back to five
game lead over the Philadelphia
Athletics, it was freely predicted
that Connie Mack had started his
bid in the American league too late
to do any good.
But consider how things stand to-
day.
The Cardinals again are back on
top in the National league but they
lead the Pittsburgh Pirates in fifth
place, but five and half games.
The Yankees still hold the crest in
the American league but their ad-
vantage over the AS has dwindled
to three games.
The Cardinals owe their advantage
to the Cincinnati Reds and the Pitts
burgh Pirates. The Reds beat the
Giants two out of three and the Pr
rates have taken two of the first
three games in a four game series
now in progress at Pittsburgh. The
New Workers now trail the Cards
by q game and a half.
Yesterday the Corsairs, still very
much in the pennant race, logged
the Giants into a disastrous 16 to S
defeat, clouting five New York pitch
ers for 10 hits, good for 20 bases.
Burleigh Grimes, hanging up his
22nd victory of the year, beat the
Giants for the fifth straight time this
season.
The Cardinals took advantage of
this break by downing the Phillies,
in Z great pitchers battle between
Jess Haines for the Cards and Benge
and Walsh for the Pills. The Phil
hurlers gave up only four hits but
one of them was a home run by
Ernest Orsatti, recruit Card first
baseman, in the first inning with the
bases empty. 1t was the only score
Of the game.
Taking a double bill from the Bos-
ton Braves, the Chicago Cubs vault
cd back in third place. only three
and a half games out of the lead
Pat Malone limited the Braves to six
hits In th1 first game and walked off
with Ito l verdict. Charlie Root
was slightly outpitched in the night
cap by Bob Smith but the Braves
defense cracked at crucial moments
and the Cubs made it two wins for
the day. I to 8.
The AS clipped game and half
of thine Yanks' lead by downing
Cleveland for the fourth straight
day. / to 0, while the champions
were losing twice to the st. Louis
Browns, to 2 and 3 to 1.
Rube Walberg not only held the
Indians to six hits but scored the
only run Of the game at Philadel-
phia in the third inning. He singled
to start this frame and came home
on 4 hit by Mickey Cochrane. The
Indians filled the bases In the ninth
but Homer Summa lined to Boley
for the third out.
The Yankees double defeat was
directly due to some extra fine pitch
ing by Alvin Crowder and George
Blaeholder. Crowder outpitched
George Pipgras in the opener while
Blaeholder, pitted against Lefty
Heimach, had the champions shut
out In the second game until the
ninth. when Tony Lazzeri cracked
out his 10th home run of the season
After dropping four straight
games to Detroit, all by one run
margins, the Boston Red Sox turned
on their tormentors and administer.
ed similar medicine to the Tigers ir
the final game OF the series, to !
Charlie Ruffing pitched excellent
ball and needed to in the face Of
some very good twirling by Ii
Stoner who went down to defeat
with two down in the ninth. A wall
to Flagstead. Todts single ant
Rogell's long sacrifice fly turned the
trick.