New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
BEGINNING OF THE END
 IN SIGHT IN AMERICAN
Athletics Increase Their Lead Over Yankees by Trim ming Hugmen to 3-Browns Hold Their Ground by Beating White Sox-Red Sox Defeat Washing ton Detroit Wins From Cleveland -P Pirates De. feat Cincinnati Chicago Cubs Shade Cardinals.
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By the Associated Press
 The beginning of the end is ap- parent in the American League, but John Heydler's contenders seem just 10 have begun the fight. The Ath- letics increased their lead over the champion Yankees to eleven ana cne-half engagements by defeating the Hugmen. 10 3. in the opener of a three game series at Phi!adel- phia yesterday, but the Browns held their ground ten and one-half games from the front and moved into sec ond place by nipping the White sox, { to 1.
 While all of this was going on i'll the Barnard League. the Pirates were winning from Cincinnati, to 3. and the Cubs were shading the Cardinals, to 4. Safe from the reach of the Robins, the Giants hao a pleasant afternoon against thelr cousins, the Phillies. whom they de feated by 2 to for the eleventh time in twelve starts. If the rest of the second division only would nay the Giants the same respect the Phillies pay. John McGraw's trou- bles would end.
 Broad hints have been made, by hox officials no doubt, that the cur rent engagement of the Yankees ana tho Athletics is something to De con- sidered crucial. At the current writ~ inR. however, the most cruclal CIT cumstances in Shibe Park IS the pitching plight of Miller Hugglns' Waite Hoyt was used up in the los- inx game yesterday, George fip- rras can hardly be expected to tur1 in two consecutive performances ol the calibre of last Saturdays effort' and the rest of the Yankee boNmen seem unable to make the Athietlcs even hesitate.
 George Walberg once more WoVe the southpaw spell about 1ankee hats yesterday to win his tentn VIC torv of the season and his thlro straight from the champions. Every time an Athletic or two landed oii the paths. Max Bishop seemed to h't for two bases, making Walbers task easier. Bing Miller hit in his tventy-eighth straight game, ex- tending his own seasons record. one bf his drives was triple which d'd Master Hoyt no good.
 All of the Yankee scores were the result of home runs. Tony Lazzer: t,tcked up his eighth after GehrL& had singled in the fourth. and Lon himself crashed through with his tventy-first in the sixth to tie Mel Min ott of the Giants for the inter- league lead.
 Sammy Gray resigned in favor or h pinch batsman just too soon to ee' eredit for the Browns garrison fin- Dah against Al Thomas in Chicago. t.eorre Blaeholder got the benefit of home runs by Manush and Mellllo In the ninth.
 The Red Sox defeated Washing ton. { to l, and Detroit won from Cleveland, to 2, in the remaining American League fixtures.
 Rogers Hornsby continued the Cub streak against the Cardinals by rapping Clarence Mitchell for | home run in the eighth with the score tied at to 1. The RaJah went on something of spree with three out of four, driving in two runs. Guy Bush manned the guns for Joe Mccarthy.
 The victory continued the Cubs m second place, one .mall game behind the Pirates, and dropped the Car Uinals into a tie with the Giants, three contests from the lead. Young Henry Meine, considered a daring experiment ten days ago. turned in another winning game for Pitts- burgh.
 Home runs by Leach of the Giants and Southern of the Phils and a measure of loose Philadelphia pitch ing featured the John McGraw's victory at the Polo Grounds. All of the New York runs were scored with two out. Bill Walker was in good form al all times except in the fifth when the Phils got their three,
 Brooklyn rallied to nose out the Braves by 2 to 5. with Win Ballou doing some fine relief pitching