New Britain herald., 1929-05-02

~ ths Associated Press. ...;r
tn Cubs are on the brink OF the,i
,rsat Adventure quest throusn
~ M In an effort to prove tne'
thev really can win = ball game
go from home. The Brains Of
1875 lost the pennant for TWO IT,
aens: Their failure when away IRON
,Wrts,ay field and their inabihty 70
"a from tho Phillies late In the sea
~, n homo or abroad. In inc
enenins Of their eastern INVASION ~
H.ker Bowl today. the men OF NC
certhy have an opportunity 70 o.
I'm piling up revenge on DOL" Wv
scores.
The last few days Of the CUBS IN
,,t,a.sectional warfare in the west
were anything but pleasant LOT
prof. Mccarthy. After taxing two
hsstinss In three days ut Cincinnati
~. charges closed their stay there
xesterday by f,ddling through 10
innins, Of baseball in q game evehtu.
allv called with tho score tied AZ
= to permit the Cubs to start tne'r
tret eastward on schedule. Inc oe-
fsnss perked up. but the hitting was
Ths Cubs seemed to have tine
rame In hand by ! to over tne
reputation route until heo n
and Hughey critz smacked douo'ss
n the home ninth on either soc =,
= lit batsman. Guy Bush walked
Tia next batter on purpose and pull
a sut Of the hole. The 18th saw
Mn IN difficulty again. Dixon iec
- 9TH = double and reached th'ro
n = sacrifice. Two batters ~er
naaeeA BY intent, and shaner anu
Alien fell down In the pinch.
The Cardinals and the Pirates al
- ens.sed in . I to I tie game
aver the IL inning route yesterday
"a ra,n swept out all National league
cempetition in the east. Wee WINE
sherlel went the distance .asans.
casmsn Hill, Steve Swetonic ana
Irvin Dranne. The Cardinal south
- permitted the Pirates to tie the
scere with . two run rally IN inc
ninth. and there the teams re.
NAMED fastened until darkness ie"
ever Sportsman's park In the lstn.
rhs Athletics featured an an
kreyiated campaign by stampedin9
the nestou Red Sex by ~ to NJ
Fenwsy park In . game whicn net
TED the A. 20 hits, good for ~ bases
The Maekmen seem to be clutcnins
earnestly indeed for the oatt'ns
raatie shed By the Yankees. 1t was
net q record. but was 20 close TO one
fkat fanatics were sent scurrying to
IL eeeks.
. Al sistmsns capped the Athletic
stack with Ave hits and lost MS
chance to get . sixth when ne lett
: third strike deaf by unmolested In
the saa9sth. One Of AIS drives vas
4 heaser, which. with single. was
helteveA In the sixth round. help
ias The AZ to 10 Of their runs.
Jimmy Fox also contributed i've
ssssti>s to the cause Of Connie MACK
I've q them home runs. Sammy
HALE hit four times. f.ilt CASTOR.
"a Durham. BILLY Bayns and Ed
Carroll were exposed to the hre OF
the Nackmen. Mack employed Bob
oreve until It became no-centest IN
tAe sixth. After that Ossie Orwell
teak . few on the chin and Bill
oAorss rushed to the rescue.
while all Of this commotion was
churning up.the Fenway. the Browns
were quietly opening their invasion
ef Cleveland BY shading the Indians,
4 to :, behind the smart pitching Of
Alvin Cfowder. That one counts
for Just - much In the standing Of
the clubs - the Athletic orgy at
Desten, and Ssfves to keep the
Browns In front by . margin Of one
aAA ene-half games.
The rest Of the American league
program yesterday was swept away
b. rain ut New York and Chicago.