New Britain herald., 1929-06-05
RUSH OF ATHLETICS IS
 HALTED BY THE TIGERS
Yankees Gain . Full Game on Mackmen Through Turn In Affairs - Senators Rally In Ninth to Defeat Browns-Five Home Runs Battered Out by Chi csgo Cubs Downs Giant Clan-Cards and Robins Shit Even-Braves Shade Cincinnati Reds.

1y the Associated Press.
 The long, long trail ended for the Athletics and the Giants yesterday when the Tigers and the Cubs spent their respective afternoons in get ting . bit of revenge for recent in- dignities. but no great cheer was heard to 90 up from the camps Of the Browns and the Yankees at the general state of affairs in the American League. The New York entry gained one full game on the flying Mackmen as result of the days proceedings. and the Browns held their ground, but neither re- .ceived any guarantee. that Professor Connie Mack would not go forward again at an carry date.
 The Athletics were due to lose game sometime. and it had to be the veteran John Picus Quinn who succumbed to Detroit bats. After the dean of all the pitchers retired from the field of action. Mir. Mack tried the daring experiment of ex- posing Oswald Orwoll to enemy fire. with the result that the Tigers seal ed their victory by 8 to- to the accom- paniment of home runs by Heilmann and Shea anp fine pitch ing by Victory Sorrell. The Detroit CT nevertheless failed to last out the game, and Stoner finished.
 With Ruth and Gehrig still on the shelf, the Yankees were not so fero- cious on the offensive az they have been known to be. but. they had enough to squeeze out the decision over Red Faber and the White SoS by . { to ?. Red failed to reach the heights he sometimes achieves against the Husmen. and Henry Johnson was some better than he has been on certain occasions this year.
 ]. The Yankees now have seen four successive starting pitchers finish their games. Some more work of this order would Dc more welcome te Husgins than another batting sptuFge-which ii certain to develop soener or later. anyhow, after the Tanks, make restitution to the law :of averages for the gait they main- tained for two solid years without a dump.
 The Browns suffered heart breaking reverse at Washington when the Senators, themselves with 10 particular destination. turned le4se | six-run rally in the ninth to wia to !. The Senators got mo- whore. and the Bowns fell one game nearer the Tanks.
 Jimmy Zinn turned in five hit pitching to defeat Chasise RuaSax aa4 Jack Russell at the home of thed Rcd 0ox. The seore WAS | to O. 1
 Turned back in fhree games An1 tAeir home field. the Cubs fired tavs more runs at Giant pitching to seys the last game Of the series by 10 to .. The victory snapped John NcQFaw's string at five straight. eaA continued the Cubs in third pjsce. The Giants retained the fourth rung of the ladder as the Pirates again got even with the PAillies. this time by t 5. ! The Cub hedas runs were deliver d as fellows: Wilson. !: Grimm. Grace, Hornsby, sene apiece. Roush anA Terry bit for the circuit for New York. Al Nehf started. but haA to have the help of Charlie Rect at the ss1a. .F'redaie Titxsim- meas was pounded from the box by the Bruins.
 The Cardinals got only an even break against the Robins, winning the first game by to l and permit ting Brooklyn to take the second by II tc {. The Cards remained comfortably in first place, but the Pirates and the Cubs gained a bit
 St. Louis won the first game in the seventh when Jim Dottomley's homer with Douthit on base sent Watson Clark To defeat and credited . victory to Jess Haines. Gink Hendrtck and Babe Herman featur- cd the Robin attack in the night cap. Hendrick got two home runs, each with two on. and Herman got four hits out of four times at bat.
 The Braves shaded Cincinnati by to in the remaining National League struggle.