New Britain herald., 1929-07-03
CARDINALS BEATEN FOR
 EIGHTH STRAIGHT TIME
Pirates Take Verdict by , to Score-Cubs Strengthen Position by Shading Reds-Athletics Take Double Header From Senators - Yankees Nose Out Red Sox in 10 Innings - Giants Split Twin Bill With Braves-Phillies and Robins Idle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
 The situation of the Cardinals is becoming more and more alarming every day. but at the current writing 1t appears that there is not even a situation in the American league, what with the Athletics free to way lay the Senators at will.
 The champions Of John HeydIer's circuit dropped their sixth straight yesterday when the ambitious Pi- rates won by to 3 at Forbes field. The Cubs head the race by shading the Reds in Chicago, to 4 in II rounds. By way of focusing bit Of attention on the American league, the Athletics slammed the Senators by to and to l. gaining half game on the Yankees who nosed out the Red Sox by to 3 in ten in- nings.
 The defeat of the Cardinals ran Billy Southworth's losing streak to 12 games in the last fl. Some of the pessimstic fear the St. Louis play CTS are on the verge of developing the defeatist frame of mind which made it so easy for them to lose four straight to the Yankees in the last world series. The Cubs, the Pi rates and the Giants are slowly but surely leaving the league champions behind in the hectic pennant fight, and even the second division yawns If the Cardinals cannot check their descent.
 The Pirates annoyed the veteran Clarence Mitchell at intervals for six innings before descending upon him in the seventh for the two runs which provided the ultimate Pitts burgh margin. Sylvester Johnson checked the Buccaneer rally, but the damage already had been done. Er- win Brame permitted ten hits, one more than the Pirates made, but scattered them wisely and passed only one man against the five walks charged to Mitchell.
 Suffering an ineyitab ble reaction after their successful five day stand in St. Louis, the Cubs faltered a bit against the Reds at Wrigley field yc-t. rday, .e, rallied snarr!y in the late rounds. Eppa Rixey was su- preme in the pinches for eight in- nings, but Jack Hendricks removed him in tr" l ftcr the first two batters to face him reached base. With this much of start the Bruins assaulted Adolpho Luqu1 with sufficient vigor to score twN -.ns to tie and then pulled out the decision with another marker in Ire 11tk.
 More important to the Cubs even than the victory itself. which was by no means un'mpo. mt, was the showing of Charlie Root, who rich ed his first ball in many wees. gave way to a pinch batsman in the ninth inning rally. and Guy B lsh held off the Reds for two rounds to get official credit for the victory.
 By winning. the Cubs remained half a game ahead of the Pirates. and increased their margin over the Giar ts to four full contests. The Few Workers took the first game of q double header at Boston by to as Melvin Ott t his 23rl homer. but the Braves claimed title to tn, second, 3 to 2. The Phj:lies and th- Robins got the afternoon off
 By ove.powering the Sena. orG i. the first game and outpointing tho'h | with more finCsse oi Jimmy Foxx's | 18th homer in the second. the Ath- | :etics exter dcd their mastery of u Nlshinc-onians to 15 games in Y starts this season. The Macks ir- | cidentally stretched their lead over | the Yankees and the Browns to min , and one half games.
 Ed Morris kept the Yankees Jn the anxious seat to the very clos+, and might have escaped with the de- ci5ion in the regulation dista ,e It l for an error in the ninth by himsel. | Gehrig drove in two runs needed l.; | tie after two were out, and Meu3A ended it in the tenth with a double | after Ruth had singled and advance | on sacrifice. Waite Hoyt gave way l 10 pinch bdtsman in tie ninth, an; | the victory went to Wiley Moore.
 The Tigers were thoughtful ] enough oi Miller Huegins's pace of ' mind 10 slug the Browns by 10 to 1. The champions thus climbed bac
 liace by a percentag 1 margin, although virtually tied witt | the Browns. The Indians won two | extra inning games from the Whit, l SoX in Cleveland by f to in 10 in- l niDpe and by to { ;,,