New Britain herald., 1929-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE
 PROMISES TO BE CLOSE
Psnnant Will Probably Go to Team With Greatest
 Stamina and Breaks" s"-Boston Braves Only East . em Team to Meet Defeat - Drop 4-3 Decision to Pirates-Phils Nose Out Cubs - Giants Beat St. Louis = Robins Bury Cincinnati - Tanks Win
 Again.

" the Associated Press
 The National league pennant. 1t would appear. will 50 to the team
 possessed of the greatest stamina and of fair share of the ''breaks." |"
 The league has had 70 many dog lights in recent years that the cus- toners have come to expect them. slt looks like they will have little. if anything. to complain of this season. - Victories for three of the four eastern teams in their frays with the Invaders from beyond the Alle- ghanies yesterday served to 50 tight en the race that Boston. in first place. now is removed from Phila- delphia, in last place, by only three and one half games.
 -a. Boston's Braves, who have aston iehed not only the baseball world but themselves by holding on to the a league lead. were the only eastern club to meet defeat. The Braves, despite . two run rally in the ninth. dropped . 4-3 decision to the Pitts- Nlrgh Pirates who vaulted into Fourth place in the standings. The ,Waner boys drove in all the Pirate runs and were terrors to Brave bats men in the defense.
 The Phils nosed out the Chicago Cubs, ? to l, Pinky Whitneyls single with the bases loaded in the ninth breaking up a pitching duel between Claude Wiiloughby and Sherih Blake. The sheriff allowed only two hits up to the ninth but the Phils nicked him for two more in the last frame, and these, with a base on balls and Blake's nun of a thrown ball proved his undoing.
 The New York Giants finally beat ot. Louis but needed three home runs to pull out , to verdict. The Giants made eight other hits s6 Clafence Mitchell but circuit tluuts by Terry. Jackson and Fullis were the only ones that counted in the scoring. Bill Walker. young southpaw. held the Cards to six hits, one of them Jimmy Wilson's homer in the ninth.
 The reformed Brooklyn Robins cIouted May and Kolp for 15 lusty hits and buried Cincinnati under . n to ! score. Billy Clark staggered around at intervals but the end Of the game found him still on the mound. the first Robin pitcher. other VAan Dax1y Vance to perform that feat this season. !. Seven runs were scored In the 10th 6Aelng ot the American league game between the Yankees and Chicago White sox but the Tanks tallied four of them and won the battle. 2 te {. With the score tied at Ball at l tAs end Of regulation play. Bob Meu- s1l smcte . homer with the bases ftll in tho Tanks half of the 10th to carry the count to 7-s. The Sox came back with three-run drive ! tat sent Heimach and Wiley Moore to the showers. Hoyt stopped l the rally ono short of a tie.
 Harry Heilmann's two home runs helped the Detroit Tigers down Bos- ton for the third straight time. to {, Owen Carroll pitching steady ball esd receiving excellent fielding sup pert.
 Minus Walter Johnson. who is i'll | with influenza, the Washington Sen- Atsrs nevertheless played good ball ta swafnpins Cleveland. 13 to 5. The Senators pounded three Indian hurlers for 1S hits. including home ran, double and single by Goose Cos lin. Garland Braxton gave Cleve- land only eight safeties.
 Philadelphia and St. Louis were kept idle by rain.