New Britain herald., 1929-04-25
Rv ths Associated Press

By ths Associated Press
 ' The anticipated duel between the . ,'u0s and the Giants already IS be- D rlrning to take definite form. Heroic shadows of the baseball past. . Mraiths Of warriors like Chance and t Mattv. march in d phantom legion . urcing the battle lines of 19-' on , ,o combat like that which marked . National league campaigns from . rgos through about 1913. That pc rlod saw the rise and fall Of the . Peerless Leader. but the little Ma z poleon remained in the fight to wit ness the renewal ot hts hslorlc . rivalry with Chicago.
 Snow-N hite haired John J. Me : GraW aagin occupies his old tam1iIaN position at the top ot the standing of inc clubs. but the Bruins are not far behind and the champion card . inals threaten 10 make it a three :, r,ne party. The Giants climbed 10 the top Of the heap hy executing a snart< 9-2 about-faco against the rhillics at the Polo Grounds yester- dav as the Braves begged down , from their first week spurt and per . mi,tod the Robins 10 take a second . ds.a sion in Ftarhush by 10 ;. The Cubs dcpIoyod along the 'l,;tsb,rsh front to give Pirate ans thgir first opportunity to watch 4 rhampiorship battle this year The powcrfuI bat Of Rogers Hornsoy was spINcd by the splitter ot burIslsh Grjmes and without its aid inc Rrutns il1sr lacked the power 70 .o.in Tho Pirates hammered mar lnv Root unfecinely through th~ carIv rounds. and finally snatehed inc winning run from Berlyn Horne in the 18th to triumph by , to 4
 Joscph N. Mccarthy. who already has proven his right 10 wear the mantle of the late Frank Leroy Chance. led his team from under a four run deficit in the third 10 even terms in the eighth, but the mafcn 10 victory was just stride too long The defeat plunged the Cubs into a tie with the Cardinals for third rlace. but loft both only half gam' hehind the Giants, Rain forced ne Cards to pos1 pone their home open ug against the Cincinnati Reds yes terday,
 The Yankees rocked the American loagl1o front with a blast which shat tered Charlie Euffing and the Rec 2 SoX hv 10 9 The barrage con sisted Of lb hits and with such back. ing Waite Hoyt breczed to his sec ond rriumnh.
 Although the Yankees did tho heavier firing the Athletics "er' rtlIsr as effective with their ! shot at Fred NIarberry and Lloyd Brown who succumhed with the Senators Shibo park by 10 4 The Athletic lttark vas capped by q home rrr from he bat of Jim Foxx with on mate aboard in the fourth. Thi' blow gave the Mackmen a leaC which they never surrendered
 Al Simmons. making his first ap poarance Of the season, tripled witt two one just ahead of Foxx, an' scored with the young first base maI on the circuit blow. This outburs
 
 runs the Senators had gained on inning earlier at the expense 0 George Earnshsw pitching his frs game of the year.
 Activity in the western half 0 the Barnard loop was confined t Detroit where 3seoo fans st th home opening Of the Tigers sa Harry Rice save the Bengals by
 spectacular sliding catch in th ninth. Two Cleveland runners ver nbase as Rice sprawled headfore most near second to clutch Lux SeUelIs tantalized. Detroit won b
 10 $.
 Sorrell and Stoner worked for th Tigers against Milius. Harder an Holloway. Rain forced the post ponement of the BroNn-W hite So game which was 10 have opened th American league season in thica gC