New Britain herald., 1929-07-27
HOSPITAL LIST CRIPPLES
 PIRATES IN LEAGUE RACE
Donie Bush at End of Resources in Trying to Stay i'll Battle-Nose Out Braves, g to s - Cubs Maintain Lead By Trouncing Philes - Cards Take Fourth Straight From Giants-Cincnnati Defeats Brook lyn-Athletics and Yankees Also Win
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. Donie Bush, fiery little leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is having lot of luck these days but it's all bad
 A formidable hospital list has so crippled the Corsairs in recent weeks that it will take all Donie's skill 10 jockey his lineup around so that the Pirates remain within hailing distance of the Chicago Cubs, cur rent pace-setters in the National league.
 The Pirates sailed along in serene fashion until Pie Traynor was hurt in Philadelphia. Then BurleiGh Grimes. ace of the pitching staff, sut- fered a dislocated thumb. George Grantham bobbed up with a lame shoulder in yesterdays battle with the Boston Braves, Grantham and Paul Waner collided as both chased a short fly and were so badly shaken up they had to retire from the game. The collision did Grantham's shoulder no good and Big Poison Paul" suffered bruised leg and arm that may keep him out of the line up for several days.
 Notwithstanding the loss ot two of their most effective batters, the Pirates rallied in the ninth to nose out the Braves in a knock-down and drag-out battle, 9 to S. The Braves had scored three runs in their halt of the last frame but the Corsalrs tied up the game on Clarks homer and scored the winning run on single by Pinch Hitter Erwin Brame'
 The Cubs maintained their one rame lead over Pittsburgh by trouncing the Phillies, 13 to 10 in game in which 35 safe hits were scored. Y for the Phils and IS for the Cubs. The Phils scored seven runs in the first two innings, four of them coming over on Chuck Klein's 3lst homer in the second in ming with the bases loaded. But the Phils couldn't hold this lead, the league leaders clustering II hts for as many runs in the third and fourth innings. Cliff Heathcotte, subbing 
 in as many times at bat.
 Showing a further return to form the St Louis Cardinals downed the New York Giants for their fourth straight victory, to 3. and advanced to within two games and a half of third place.
 Jakie May let the Brooklyn Dodg-
 c;1 !, and I'inrirl- l. nati trotted off with 4 10 l trl- umph. The Reds punched hits of McWeeney in the third to score three runs, enough to win the game as it afterwards proved.
 In the American league, the Phil adelphia Athletics retained then 10 1-2 game lead over the Yankees by downing Chicago 3 to l. Howarc Ehmke let the SoX down with foul hits. Ted Lyons was touched fol two runs in the first inning but al lowed only one hit-a home run bI Jimmy Dykes-after the third in ming.
 Behind Ed Wells eight hit pitch ing the Yankees pounded Sammy 1TdS anu lItilS NlcN al L Ol til' Browns for II hits and a 90 shut. out. Lou Gehrig hits his 24th homer and Bill Dickey drove out two.
 Walter Miller was too much fol Senator batsmen and Cleveland bea Washington, to ,. The Indians scored two runs in the first ininnt and drove Sad Sam Jones out of tn, box with another in the second in ming. Hadley and Liska finished III we'll but the Senators could not over come the visitors early lead.
 Behind steady pitching by Owel Carroll, Detroit beat the Boston Re, SoX. 4 10 1. Harry Heilmann got double and a home run to lead tn Tigers l hit offensive against Mil Gaston. Carroll allowed only sevel hits and never was in danger.