New Britain herald., 1929-04-27
BOSTON BRAVES DEFEAT
 GIANTS AT POLO GROUNDS
Chicago Cubs Fail to Get High.( lass Pitching But Out
 slug Pirates-Cardinals Smother Cincinnati Reds Robins Shade Phillies-Athletics Down Yankees to 2-St Louis Browns Topple White Sox- Indians Swamp Detroit-Red Sox Beat Senators.

E. ,ae Also. .ated Pry-S.
 Arnough the antics Of the Boston Braves at thr Polo Grounds yester- day enabled them to defeat the slarrlnd Giants i 10 .. and so 10 mount the National league pinnacle, fiji, rumbl, oc Chicago and St. Louis artillery. heavy and light occupied ,n, attention of baseball addlCts all ..Iorg ile front Failing for once 70 art hish rIass pitching the cubs proved themselves equally able to Nin by brute strength as they out ,-uec,l th, Pirates by 2 10 .. The nuaryd National league open at st, louis saw the Cardinals subject the Reds to mhmnan torture by 10 :.
 Grv Bush mounted the tirlns step TOT inc cubs at Pittsburgh and Ar4rhertd rnree-run onslaught by rn. Pirates m the second Joe Me rarthv took him out in favor of Mix. tyrusros. however, when the Buccaneers repeated tho pertortH- ansr in the eighth. ln the mean time fh. Bruins had eluhbed Messrs. Krcmer. Frame. Petty and French for nine runs. so TO great damage was done he Chicago cause, Granth- nra pokcA out hon. runs on behalf of the Pirates.
 News that Gahby Hartneu soon may return 10 his post behind the hat rheered supporters Of the cubs more than he victory itself. Gahl'y nov k tossing 'tm in practice, with out pain, after a long lay-oii,
 Joss Hainos vss the master Of Inc Rods in th. St Louis opening ai- though ho permitted littIr HnghlN Crtf2 to get a homo run Tn" ards achieved - hits off P,tr Donohu", Jackie May and Eppa HiNey, and never permitted the Reds even 10 threaten.
 The fray ai tho Polo Grounds was rotahle chiefly for the brilliant Ma nonal league debut or Harry Selbold. once Of the Athletics staff and more lately the sensation Of the Feadln@ team in the International league. The Braves reached Carl Mays for three lgIes and home run hN George Harper in the fiftf, giving Scrnold four runs on which 10 work. He had tho Giants slut out nntll the ninth when double by lieese and homer by Mel Ott gave the home force two consolation markers,
 The Robins rounded out the Ma ion league program by shading the Phllies : 70 in q merry melee al Ehbets field LoUe koupal again saved tn" Robins, fer Doug Me Wreny and Ray Moss had faltered
 old Jack Quinn. in his seconi stat Of thu season against tn" Yankees obtained adequate re'"ne for the game the Hugmen so rudelE snatched from his grasp in the Bronx last wgok His opponent was Herb Pennoeh. aiing Yankee left haadcr. who gave his arm a try-out after q rest dating back 10 last August i rennock's control was poor. and when he put il over the Macknen slammed il. The As final ly won by to after running up
 
 The silver fox farmer was driven out in the sixth by three singles, which scored one run. left two on and set the stagr for inc first tripl" play Of the season. Henry Johnson passed Simmons, flijns the corners. and then Hale hit into tho triple demise. Johnson 10 GraboNski 10 Gehrig 10 keenig. Cochrane was caught at third by Behring's fine peg after a double play had been en- gineered by way or the plate.
 The victory put the Macks back into first place. fourteen points ahead Of the Browns. with whom they were tied before the games Of yesterday. The Athletics gained an edge because Of having lost fewer games than tn" St. Louis team which on game alone, is a halt game ahead
 At Chicago yesterday the Browns assa uited old Red taber for five runs in the eighth 10 ain by 10 $, Con. man and rrowder divided tha Sr Louis pitching.
 Cleveland defeated Detroit by Il 10 , and the Rcd SoN shaded in, Senators by 10 in rcmaiuin. American I'a9u,s games,