New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-06


The uncanny antics of fast ball
as served up by young right hand
er and not soyoung southpaN
have chopped another fun game out
of the once imposing American
league lead held by Miller Higgins
high priced New York Yankees.
Staggering and stumbling about in
hostile western territory, the
Yankees were humbled yesterday by
the speed and courage of young Ed
Walsh and the Chicago White So8,
Taking full advantage of this OPP
portunity. Connie Mack's Athletics.
with pennant fever racing through
their veins. trounced Detroit 3 10 l
as Left Grove, IS year old southpaw.
fired the ball past Tiger hatsmen
with bewilderlng speed.
AS a consequence. the Hanks'
once proud lead of IS games has
been reduced to three and a half.
and unless the champions pull them
selves together there's a chance that
the AS will overhaul them before
anothed week has passed.
Only a month or so out of Notre
Dame. Walsh. son of a father fam
Gus in White Sox history. stood the
Yankees on their heads and won a
well earned 5 to victory. H."
famed nine men. setting down
among others Ruth. Gehrlg and
Meusel The champions threatened
in the ninth, scoring two runs, but
Walsh bore down and induced koe-
mig to raise a pop fly. retiring the
side.
Walsh gave six passes, made two
wild pitches and hit one batsman
but courageously pitched his way
out of every difficulty.
Grove was the whole show at De
troit Eleven Tigers fell victims on
strikes to the lean but powerful left
handlers dazzling speed. Harry Rice
Whitfield three times. Harry He'll
mann got two of Detroit's three hits
and scored the only Tiger run when
he crashed out a homer in the sec
ond inning.
Pitchers dominated the other
American league battle in which the
Boston Red Sox trimmed the St.
Louis Browns, to !. Charlie Ruffing
struck out seven and granted only
four hits, Manush and Schultz each
getting pair. Blaeholder was
touched for eight safeties which,
with the aid of six sacrifices. were
turned into three runs enough to
win for the Red Sox behind Ruff
fings great hurting.
In the first game of one Of those
well known crucial" series. the st.
Louis Cardinals stretched their Ma
tonal league lead to six and q half
games by turning back their closest
rivals. the New York Giants. to
in IS innings Singles By Bottom
ley and Blades and doubles by Holm
and Hafey in the 18th gave the
Cardinals the game. Clarence Mitch
ell, who boasts one of the slowest
left handed balls in the majors.
pitched the first "a innings for the
Cards but was replaced by Haid
with one on and none out in the
last half OF the final frame. Carl
Hubbell. young Texas league recruit.
suffered a heart breaking defeat aft
er he had pitched II "-3 innings and
granted only seven hits. four of
these, however. came in the 18th
when they hurt most. Hafey hit his
18th homer of the year in the first
inning with two on and Travis Jack
son his eighth with one on the pat his
in the fourth.
Behind Dazzy Nance's great pitch
ing the Brooklyn Robins salvaged
one game out Of the four game
series with the Chicago Cubs. 5 to
.. The Robins knocked Percy
Jones out Of the box in the first in
ming. Vance struck out seven men