New Britain herald., 1929-05-11

The stampede is now on in earnest. Will the Yankees again beat their field to q pulp by May 30. as usual: Another step in that direc- ton was taken yesterday when the champions battered the Tigers for a 10 to 5 decision at Navin field as the Indians upset the whitewash bucket on the Athletics 9 to 0. That combination Of events gave the Yanks their eighth straight victory. and increased their lead over the second-place Mackmen to one and one-half games.
 The Yankee attack consisted of l3 hits for s3 bases, including Babe isuth's sixth homer and Bob Meu- sells third. Both of these big blows were concentrated in the fifth inning, helping the Tanks into a lead of 5 to 1. but the Tigers scored four times in their own half to tie it. Leo Durocher's tumble and Har- ry Heilmann's homer with one on helped.
 Taking matters into their own hands, Bill Dickey and George Pip sras. Yankee battery partners, led an eight-round assault which rent Vic Sorreil to the showers and net ted Professor Higgins four runs. It was Pipgras' third victory and his second complete game.
 Walter Miller. the Cleveland southpaw. officiated at the obsequies over the Athletics. The Indians raked Rube Walberg for four runs in the third and four more in the fourth before Mir. Mack called far help. By that time help was un- necessary.
 The Browns recovered from the Yankee blow sufficiently to shade the Red Sox by { to ,. Jack Ogden had just that much edge over Charlie Ruffing. Washington round. ed out the day by setting down the White Sox in Chicago, 1 toc.
 While Earl Clark the Boston cen ter fielder. ret q new major league record by snagsing 12 Cincinnati flies and making one assist at Braves field the Reds busted themselves with the more serious business of subduing the Braves to 5. They had to have the help of Rabbit Maranville's first 1929 error to do it. The defeat dropped the Braves more firmly into third place. with the Pirates only half a game distant fol- lowing their IS to 9 victory over the r Ore 0vercAme an adverse margin of seven runs scored in the first inning
 The moro serious fighting on the National league front saw the Cubs and the Cardinals lock-step their way through the Giants and the ! RehinA respectively. This double victory kept ,the Bruins in front, leading the rcd birds by one game.
 The Cubs found little or no Liffi- culty in reducing the pitching of John J. McGraw in the first game of what club owners looked hope fully forward to es a crucial en- gagement. The frisky Bruins fairly reveled in what was served them by the Messrs. Genewich, Scott, Henry and Judd. while Charlie Root and Mike .Cvengros prevented the home team from becoming dangerous.
 Root aided his own case with a homer in the sixth with two men aboard. but could not last out the game. Cvengros dashed to the res- cue in New York's sixth as Root forced . Giant home on base on balls Kiki Cuyler continued his bat ting debauch with one home run an i a single.
 The great dazzler. Arthur (. Vance. found himself unable to turn back the Cardinals single hand cd. and Brooklyn was whitewashed by to c. Even the best of them need run or two. Sylvester John son gave the Robins just seven hits