New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
MITCHELL PITCHES CARDS TO VICTORY OVER CUBS
etsraa Sesthpaw h Especially Effective in Pinches- Grimes Lsads Pirates to Win Over Cincinnati Giants Swamp Braves, II to 4-AtAlstics Take Two Frem Seaatsss - Yaakses Noss Out Red Sox- Cicass anl Dst<sit are Rainsd Out of Cane at Navin F713L

tD4 AUgoEN84V0 GtU1. . Clarence Mitchell, renowned as 4he only left handed spit-baller in saaptivity. gave further proof yestsr- A1ay that thts h not his only claim Ao fame. The Brooklyn cast-o6. al. saays supreme In . crisis, pitched the GCardinals to . ( to decision over 4Ae Cubs at St. Louis in the seasons Itrst semi crucial series. and thereby 2ifted his team into the lead over its sChicaso opponent by . margin sf Aalf game.
 ' The veteran Mitchell surrendered Nleven hits to the enemy. as against AAnly nine collected by the Cardinals tR the Nesars. Blake, Bush and 1Jehf. but they still pay on on runs. wight handed swingers though they Are, the Bruins found 1t impossible 1e locate Ar. Mitchsil's tsasers when - hit weulA Aave meant the ball ~kame. Each side had nine left on Aase, but the wild" ,as of McCatthy's spitchars save the 'ardinals . mar gtn.
 3Aw aided his own cause with ' Asiple. He also received first class Ssacking iron, Andy High, who hit a Dome run and two sinsiet to drive in -Four runs.
 Burleish Grimes pitched for the Pirates against Cincinnati yesterday. rhis simple assertion is rapidly be- seeming synonmemous with . state. Nnent to the effect that the Pirates won. which they did yeserday by : ' !. The Buccaneers thus enableed Aheir biz spit-bAller to enter his SAventh successive victory into his fredit column at the expense of eppa Jeptha Rixey. The Pirates, Aew only three games out of the had, are the only club showing any &gns 1t the moment of disputine Gub-Cardinal supremacy.
 The Philli4s and the Robins were 1le yesterday. and the Giants de. 1Gated the Braves by II to {.
 The days campaign in the Ameri-
 ln Leatue met with the full ap- 4teval Of Mr. Cornelius Mc0ilitcud. 1y. even though the Yankees defeat
 d the Red Soxby to 6 at Boston. dr. AcQillicnddy. the while. was Angased In the pleasant task of talk 9aG tw9 from the Senators. each by
 scere Of ! to :. The Browns got 1Aly sa even break at Cleveland. winning by [ to : after the Indians AaA n4Ded out | 5 to [ decision in thA twsvIe-inning opener.
 ' \ Ths double victory of the Athletics stretched the Mackiah lead to three gAmes over the Browns and four ever the Yaakses. The fighting quality ef Connie Mack's team was apD2rsat in the first game. in which tho Az spetted their opponents sttht ruas in the first two rounds. \ fearth.reund assauK against Had ley. Dsrate and Hepkins gave the Aackmea eisht ts tie, and they won S out with ons mere in the fifth as MewAr4 EhMks flnished fine e1nse.
 Ths second half If the shibe park hattls was free-hittine see-saw battle. hnt George waiberg was ehaAe b4tter thaR three Washington eppeaenta.
 1a6e Avth1 eighth home run and Lyn IAFy's second started the Yank- kes sees4ng at Boston, but these tive Marhefs were far from enough. The Augmen had five errors concealed abeat their persens. and the display ef these presented Beston with five unexpected runs. A New York driv" Ter three in the ninth just over- Matched . Boston counter attack Ter . single run in the home half.
 Chicago and Detroit were rained cut at Navin Field.