New Britain herald., 1928-09-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Connie Mack, that baseball vener- able, has had many a bitter disap pointment, but none to compare with what 1928 seems to have in store for him. To fail at the very edge of splendid triumph would cause the tall tactician more grief than he knew when his Philadelphia Ath- letics were chronic tail-enders.
 And fail it seems the 1928 Ath- letics must although mathematically they still are in the running. Connie built this year with the utmost dili- perience with fiery youth so that the qualities of both were used 10 the best advantage. That product of his genius battered it's way to the top of the league only to slip back after a tenure of a single day.
 Since that late series with their dread rivals. the New York Yankees. when the Athletics lost three out Of four and their hold on first place. Comics charges have been present. ed with a number of opportunities to overhaul the leaders, only to fail at the most critical moments.
 Take yesterday for example: Wal ter Miller, tricky left handler of the Cleveland Indians set the Yankees down with five hits and beat them, { to 3. Presented with golden chance to snap the Tanks two game lead in two, the As. instead, were bowled over by the St. Louis Bro"ns. to ,, leaving the relative standing of the two clubs unchanged. It was the second time in three days that the As passed up an opportunity 10 gain. With only five games on Phil adelphia' $ schedule and six for the Yankees, Comics chances Of wln- ming his first pennant since 1914 seemed slim indeed.
 For the third time on the present western trip. George Pipgras failed the Tanks. He started against Cleve- land but was pounded for all their runs before he could be removed in the middle of sixth inning rally Lefty Heimach finished.
 Alvin Crowder hung up his 2oth victory of the year at the AS eX- pense, giving them only four hits, three of which come in the ninth and scored the As two runs. Jack Quinn was the victim of punched hts Tn the sixth and seventh innings and made way for Ossie Orwoll in the latter frame.
 The Washington Senators took un- disputed possession of fourth place by turning back the Chicago White Sox, to 4. The Boston Red SoX found Sim Gibson for only five hits and Detroit coasted to an to o vic- tory. Jack Rothrock. Red SoH out fielder, started in left field, then played shortstop and ended by pitch- ing tLe final inning, giving the Tigers no hits.
 Meanwhile the St. Louis Cardinals protected their one game lead in the National league by trouncing Brook lyn, to 2, while the New York Giants home-runned their way to a ' to { victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
 Old Pete Alexander kept Brooklyn batsmen subdued all day while the Cards were ripping three Dodger pitchers for II hits including Jim Bottomley's 31st homer of the year. That drive, with none on in the fifth. gave Bottomley the league lead. his nearest rival being Hack Wilson, of the Chicago Cubs who has hit 80.
 All of the Giants runs were scored on homers, Lefty O'Doul getting two with one each for Mel Ott and Ira wis Jackson. Jackson's came with two on in the eighth and broke A tie that existed at that moment Out side of these home runs. Ray kolp piched we'll outpitched Larry Ben ton in fact but those long cIouts en- abled the Giant red head 10 record his 18th victory of the year.
 The Cubs retained their mathe- nautical chance to win the pennant by trimming the poor old Phlllies, : to 6. although the tail-enders gar's Joe Mccarthy some bad moments by scoring three runs in the ninth within one of a tie.
 The Pittsburgh Pirates took the first game of a double header from were beaten in the nishtcap, 4 to :.