New Britain herald., 1928-06-26
CINCINNATI REDS HEADED
FOR SECOND PLACE BERTH
Cards Send Team Further Down Ladder in thinning
Struggle-Giants Score Double Win Over Pills
Dodgers Down Braves - Athletics Drop Two to
Senator's - White Sox Batter Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians Come Through for Win Over
Browns

BY the Associated Press.
A record division berth looms for
the Cincinnati Reds unless Jack
Hendricks can pull his faltering
crew together within the next few
days.
The Reds went east leading the
National league parade a few weeks
ago, managed to hold up during
most of the eastern invasion despite
injuries that laid low several regu-
lars, and then ran into slump in
the mostly unlikely place in the cir
cuit-Philadelp Since that time
they have lost 10 games in Il starts
and today we're only three points to
the good OF the fifth place Brooklyn,
Robins.
The Reds lost ground they could
i'll afford yesterday when the Cardi-
nal steam roller crushed its way to
a 5 to J triumph In II innings. The
steam roller was a bit late getting
into operation, mainly because Eppa
Jephtha Rixey, elongated left hand
er of the Reds, was having one of
his periodical good days. He pitched
on even terms with Jess Haines I'M
til the 18th, when the storm broke.
Jim Bottomley. handspring of the
Cardinal attack, started the rally
with his o3rd double of the season.
Soon the bases were filled and Chick
Hafey did Frank Merriwell with a
sack cleaning triple, scoring himself
when Val Picinich let the throw-in
roll through his legs. Cincinnati got
one OF these four runs back In their
half, but did did nothing more than
bloody but still unbowed. Incident
ally it was the Cardinals 2lst VIC
tory in their last q games.
While the Chicago Cubs and Pitts
burgh Pirates were idle, the New
York Giants moved into undisputed
possession OF second place with a
double win over the Phils, IL to
and s to 2. Larry Benton chalked up
his 18th victory in Is starts, all COM
plete games, In the first contest. Bill
Walker, southpaw, was an easy VIC
tor in the second. Freddie Lind
strom got nine hits in / trips to the
plate,
The Dodgers hit Ben Cantwell
hard and chalked up their fourth
straight victory at the expense OF the
Boston Braves, 9 to 8. Doug Nc
Weeny pitched a strong game for
the Robins granting seven hits. Del
Bissonette went into a tie with
Bottomley for home run leadership
with his 18th of the year. Howard
Freigu changed from a Robin to a
Brave before the game via the
waiver route.
The Washington Senators, now
playing the king of baseball that
had been expected of them. knocked
off the Philadelphia Athletics twice
at the capitol. to . and Z to ?.
Washngton's Is victories in its last
u games have brought the Senators
from near the cellar to fourth place
in the standing. Braxton and Brown.
both left handlers, held the Athletics
helpless In both games. Braxton
gave UP seven hits and Brown but
three. The AS double reverse en-
abled the idle Yankees to stretch
their American league lead to nine
and half games
The Tigers again moved into the
cellar while Chicago was moving out
when the Sox battered out an 5 to q
victory at Detroit. Moe B re led the
Sox attack with two singles and a
double.
hit during the game, gave the Cleve-
land Indians to 4 win over the
Browns at ST. Louis Heinie Manush
hit twice for the circuit Lou Blue
and Luke Sewell got one apiece.