New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 The long awaited grudge- meeting between the Reds and the Cubs came off in Cincinnati yesterday but hardly as advertised. Lured by threats and counter-threats of what would happen when the Messrs. Will son, Kolp and Donohue found them- selves once more within the con fines of a single ball park, even SC roomy a battle ground as Redland field 35,4 clients appeared before the turnstyles with cash in hand.
 They settled into their seats, or standing spaces, expecting at least a ten round bout but really hoping for a battle of the Marne.
 After all they had been led to hope for. they saw nothing but two very business-like ball games played by peaceable young men who ap- parently did not even know how to make a hostile gesture. Red Lucas won the opener for the home team by to 5, his 17th triumph of the season, but Guy Bush turned the tables for Chicago in the night cap. winning his 18th game by a score of 10 to 1 after being held c to 0 by Pete Donohue for seven rounds.
 The crowd, the largest paid at tendance ever accommodated at Redland field was not hostile to the pennant- bound Bruins, although Hack Wilson did hear few deep throated Bronx cheers from time to time. The fans more than made up for this. however, by the way they cheered Hacks circus catches, and he made several in the two games.
 The even break enable the Cubs to stretch their margin half a game to 13 full contests as the Pirates again bowed to the Giants, this time by 10 to 5. The Bruin edge now is exactly the same size as that owned by the willy MT. McGillcuddy in the rival league. The Pirates are only three games ahead of the Giants, who took three out of four.
 Lester Sweetland pitched the Phil lies to 8 to 0 triumph over the Robins in Brooklyn yesterday. al lowing only four hits, and Willie Sherdel shut out the Braves in Bos- ton by an identical score while al lowing five hits.
 The game at the Polo Grounds was marked by Mel Ott's G2nd home run and by Cy Riglers manipulation of broadcasting device which am plitied announcements of batteries and player changes to fans through out the vast park.
 After 32 scoreless ininng. the mas ter minds of the Yankees devised I plan for getting runs across the plate, at once simple and effective. It was merely to have Mr. Ruth step to the front and hammer the ball out of the lot, which he had neglected to do for some days until yesterday, as box score of Yankee games will show.
 Putting this plan into operation against Wall Stewart, in the fourth and the ninth innings at Sports mans park yesterday, MT Ruth snapped the Yankees string of scoreless innings and lifted his per sonal home run total from 33 to 35 but failed to win the ball game, which the Browns did at the ex- pense of Roy Sherid by 3 to ?, Ruth's two homers broke up d tie which had existed among the Yankee slugger and Hack Wilson and Chick Klein.
 The Athletics also lost yesterday when Al Thomas allowed just four hits to win by to 0. It was three out of four for the White Sox over the leaders, who now have dropped six of their last eight The Mackian lead remains fixed at 13 games be- cause the Yankee record over the same period is identical
 Detroit finally won from Wash hgton, stopping the Senators by & to ' in II innings at Navin field and the Indians divided a doublr header with the rejuvenated Red Sox. Cleveland took the opener by 5 to 4 and Boston the nightcap by 5 to g.