New Britain herald., 1929-06-17
ATHLETICS RETAIN LEAD
 DESPITE LOSS YESTERDAY
Cleveland Outsmacks Macmea to Win by 10 to Score -Yankees Sink the Tigers - Washington Dsfeats Chicsgo-St Louis Turns Back Boston - Braves Take Two From Cardinals Split Double Bill ~ With Pirates - Giants Flatten Robins by 11.4 Count
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The flrst third of the way has been Unveiled, but for the Athletics it has been anything but the hardest. Even though Cleveland sutsmacked the Mackmen by 1s to g in Cleveland yesterday at the Yankees were sink ing the Tigers by II to ' for the third time in four days. the Phila- delphians passed the 5l game mark with 3s victories and only le defeats for . percentage of .7s5 and lead of eight game over the Yankees.
 This record is two games below the figure reached by the HuGmsn in the Arst Si engagement last year, but is i've games better than the mark of the 1927 Yankees. who set an American league record with 11o victories aRd . percentage of .71%. The Yankees iR ls.s, the first year Of their currsat reign. showed s7 victories sRA lt dsfsats in their first n skirmisAes.
 If precedent holds good, the ad- ..rantags of the Mackmen will prove -suffici--t. From this point te the finish, Prof. McGillicuddy can play ..SS3 baseball and close the season with ss victories and %s defeats. To beat such . mark, the Yankees Nould have to win SC and lose only 1T. . .st1 clip as compared to their current .sos. The grade seems not quite 70 steep as 1t might when the fecer+ hard hitting of the cham- -pions is considered. but it is stiff enough to suit Miller Hussins.
 Both Rube Walberg and Walter Miller fell hsfsrs enemy bats in the melee at Cleveland, but the Indians winning just managed to shade the Athletics at the finish. The joy sf 4he Yankees at winning from the Tigers was tempered by the sight Of Herbert Pennock. the one-time in- comparable left handler, on his way 4s the showers once more. Pennock -eltw . good early lead in the fifth. And Wiley Moore held of the Tigers just long enough to pick up credit fer the victory. Waite Hoyt VAS in there at the finish.
 - Dpb Msusel got back into action ,es | pinch batsman for Benny Pas eAal. and remained In the game. He vt . siasls his Arst time up, and a Teal inesAe the held home run on his Secend trip. driving in two runs.
 1. Washington defeated Chicago by [ to : and St. Louis turned back Boston by 5 te |: in remaining Amer lean league fixtures.
 The Natisnsl league Donnybrook became even warmer through the ,{urn of the games ysstsrdsy. The 1feves, Whs were supposed to sup 3iy an afternoon of clean fun for the Eardinsls, se ter fsrgot themselves 3s to Wth tive sns,run decisions tfen tho league cham mpisns, 6 te E end te !. Billy seuthwerth risked lis second line of pitching defense 1n the opener. but the Braves routed .Rs les . person than Jess Haines in the nightcap.
 Much the same thing happened at Cincinnati, penie Bush rot away with the Arst same by . to while Vmpleying young Meins against
 aolfo Lusue and others, but the
 sdt aMassd all hands in the second 4ray by knocking Durleish Grimes from the bes and giving him his first 1sfsat of the season. He has ten .victories. The score vas to l, with Pete Donehue officiating for the
 Reds
 The Cubs meanwhile were taking . ! to 2 jolt from the Phillies while <he Giants were fattening the Rob, las in Flatbush. II to {. behind the -1ns pitching of Carl Hubbel. Bense Banned ID Cubs just to make his triumph more impressive.
 These various results left the Cardinals still leading. but only by -%he skin Of their teeth. with the Pi- 1Ates barely ahead Of the third place Iubs. The Cards with .s1s were three points ahead of the Buc- Vaneers. who in turn were three renits in front of the Bruins. The Uiante were only three and one half games from the lead when the bat tle smoke cleared.
 At midnight last night the dead line on major league trades was %eached. assuring the fans of the exact makeup of the teams which
 FilI battle down to the wire, three And one half months away.