New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 The final obsequies for the 1929 major league baseball season proved to be an amusing rather than sad ceremony. Few fans and not many ball players abandoned the furry over preparations for the world series long enough to pay much at 1ention 10 the closing games yestrr- day, but those who turned out were treated 10 baseball vaudeville act when the ancient members Of the coaching staffs stepped out for I final crack at the game along with the youngsters who were getting trials in anticipation Of next year.
 The venerable Washington come dian, Nick Altrock stole a march on such comparative infants as Lew Fonseca and Al Simmons, who have been battling for the American league batting crown by snatChing the very top of the list from them at the last minute. Nick went into yesterdays game toward the end and got one hit out Of his one time at bat. It was not enough to win. however, for two young Boston pitchers, Durham and Simmons, held the Senators in check to win by a 2 to 1 count.
 Connie Mack kept his regulars in the final game for tuning up be- fore the series and he needed them to beat the Yankees. Dusty Rhodes, late of Jersey City, he'd the cham pions under control until the seventh inning when Mule Haas tied the score at 2-2 with freak homer. The ball glanced off Paschals glove in to the stands, Simmons completed the 5-2 triumph in the ninth with his 35th homer of the year and tied Lou Gehrig for second place in the league standing.
 St. Louis and Cleveland gave their younger pitchers a workout in their closing double header and the Brownie youngsters came out ahead each time. Stieley, newcomer from the Texas league outpitched Brown to take the first, Az and kimsey conquered Shoffncr in the second i to l
 Chicagos lowly White Sox slam med the ball like their National league neighbors to win the final from Detroit to :. The Tigers went ahead in the ninth on Dale Alex ander's 25th homer but the Sox scored twice in their half to win.
 Johnny Evers and Hank Gowdy, coaches of the Boston Braves. tried AltroCk's stunt against the Giants to wind up the National league session. They played only in the last half of the ninth and the total result of their efforts was one error for the former keystone member Of the in field combination of another gener- ation of champions. Evcrs probably Is hoping that the current Cub in field will fare better in the next few days than he did in his lone effort to revive part of the old one. The Giants contributed two young pitch CTS who performed well enough to give New York a 9-4 victory.
 Ancient Ivy Wingo of Cincinnati also joined the spirit of the ancients who were closing the season proper ly and caught part of the game against St. Louis. Despite his efforts and those Of Marvin Gudat who started his second game Of the year and finished it well, the Cards eked out 2I victory.
 The champion Cubs let Hank Grampp, who spent the season pitch ing for batting practice. start . game, but ha did not last long against the runnor-up Pirates. H, went out in the second inning wher Pittsburgh hammered him for si, runs. Blake, Carlson and Bush also were ineffective and the Pirate, closed wit h an 10 2 triuunnh