New Britain herald., 1929-09-16
WRICLEY FIELD FILLED
 AS CUBS DEFEAT ROBINS
Double Headers Fail to Attract Fans to Other Cities in Crcuits-Chcago Needs Only One More Victory to Sew Up National League Pennant-Giants and Cardinals Split Twin Bill-Reds Take Two From Braves - Hugmen and Indians Divide - Other Games.

By the Associated Press.
 The major leagues dipped down Into the minors yesterday for an idea to bolster box offices weakened by the unsecmly decision of both pennant races in dSeptember. Games scheduled for later dates at Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis were advanced to manufacture art- fcial double headers as fan bait. Some 15.000 Cardinal clients con- tributed cash at the turnstyles to see the Giants perform twice at St Louis, but there is no report of any riots before the gates of Redland field or Braves field, Sunday home of the Red SoX.
 The Cubs filled Wrigley field on one-g game basis, and delighted their 1000 customers with a victory over Brooklyn by 13 to 4. The re- suit placed the Bruins within one victory of the flag, and dropped the Robins to sixth place below the idle Phllies. Charles Root held the Brooklynese safe at all stages as the 1uDS lulItu JpuCh -NtN HCIll'' i'ONAeo New Weeney. John Morrison and Win Ballou. Rogers Hornsby picked up his 37th homer and one other hit.
 The Cubs have three chances today to nail up their flag. and doubtless will make good on one of them their own game against Brooklyn and the two the Pirates must play against tke hard swinging Phillies
 Bill Walker pitched masterful ball against the Cardinals in the opener to win by to c on four runs pre- scented to him by his support in the very first inning, but Larry Benton failed in the nightcap. to f. The Cards aided by Andy Highs homer, scored four in the first round of the second game and added two more in the third, just enough 10 weather an eighth inning rusA which ncttcd the Giants four markers. Jim Lind sey, Houston recruit, was on the mound for the Cards. and stuck to his guns through the Giant rally.
 Any designs the Braves may have had on the seventh place were quiet ed yesterday when the Reds won both halves of the Cincinnati bar gain by to i and to 3. This double triumph gave the men of Hendricks q margin of 10 games in seventh place. and a fighting chance to overhaul either the Robins or the Phillies, if not both.
 The Pirates and the phillies were idle Two games are an tap at Forbes field today.
 At the Yankee stadium, where a natural double header vas played due to a postponement when Clevc- land last visited New York. a sur prising crowd of 10000 turned out to see the fallen HuSmen divide two with the Indians. The veteran Tom Zachary outpointed Willis Hud- lin to win the opener by l to c, adding his 11th victory to a record which shows no defeats. Luke Sew els wild throw to catch Ruth nap ping off first in the third proved fatal, as Dickey followed with q single.
 The Indians wallorcd Waite Hoyt and Fred He.mach impartially in the second game, piling up fl hits to win by 10 to 0. Joe Hauser hit a homer in the third with two mates aboard. Cleveland remained two games ahead of the idle Browns in the battle for third place, but, of course, failed to improve it's slight chance of ovcrtaking the Yankees,
 Detroit increased it's margin over Washington 10 two and one half games by winning the first half of d double header, 16 to ?, and then fought the Senators to 3 to : tic in the eighth inning niGhtcap, call ed because of darkness. As this was not an artificial double header, two games will be played today.
 The Browns and the MarEs were .J