New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-27

by the Associated Press.
With the National leagues fifth
International series virtually over,
the four western contenders now can
begin cutting each others Threats
while the New York Giants, wrath
full over their recent beatings at
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. seek to
visit their vengeance on the more
or less helpless east.
It's no dead secret that John Nc
0raw hopes to win the pennant just
by these means. While the Reds,
Pirates, Cardinals and Cubs are hav-
ing It out west of the Alleghanies,
McGraw hopes to get the Giants into
first place. A strategic spot from
which to view the third and final
western invasion OF the east. begin
ming September ~.
In theory this is good scheme.
Bat John didn't start out very well
yesterday. The Giants were out
gained by the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4
to :, M'sieu Del Bissonette picking
the 10th inning as the spot for his
1oth home run of the season.
Before young Carl Hubbell, in a
moment Of weakness, grooved the
ball for M'sieu Del. the Giants did
the best they could to present the
game to the Robins in regulation In
niugs. Andy Cohen and Travis Jack
son threw in errors at moments ex-
tremely tnopportune for Mr.. Hub
bell who saw well-pitched seven
hit game get away from him. OF
course, Hubbell committed the
growing mistake OF the game. He
realized 1t when he saw Bissonette's
drive disappear over the right field
fence at Ebbets field. 1t was the
Giants fourth straight reverse and
their sixth In seven starts.
Tho defeat was all the more costly
for McGraw in that the st. Louis
Cardinals. themselves buffeted
around in recent weeks, again trim
med the helpless Philies, to I, and
lengthened their league lead to three
and q half games over the Giants
and the Chicago Cubs.
With Jim Bottomley back in the
lineup, the Cards gave Wee Willie
sherdel excellent support and bat
tered three Phil pitchers for ten hits
Sherdel chalked UP his 10th victory
Of the year.
The Cubs. defeating the Boston
Braves 6 to 3, for the fourth straight
time, moved to within five percent
age points OF the Giants. The CUBS
have won four more games than the
runners-up but they've also lost foul
more. The Giants owe their percent
age advantage to the fact thai
they've played fewer and lost fewer
games than Joe McCarthy's club
With Kiki Cuyler and Woody Eng
lish leading the offense, the Cubs
battered Kent Greenfield for 10 hits
while Hal Carlson was holding the
Braves to five.
Finding their hold on fourth place
rather insecure, the Cincinnati Red,
downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, I II
8. and thus put two full games be
tween themselves and the 1927 pen
nant winners. Red Lucas shut ou
the Pirates until the ninth wher
they scored three runs and had tht
tying run on first base. Lucas go
Bartell on strikes for the final out
Brame' was touched for II hits, thu
Reds counting their runs one at
time-in the fourth. fifth, sixth ane
eighth innings.
Braxton was the whole show al
Washington defeated Cleveland 5 t.
I. In the only American league en-
sagsment OF the day. The Senators
left handler, one OF the few consist
emit pitchers Bucky Harris has RICH
now, allowed only five hits ant
struck out seven men.