New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
ATHLETICS PERCHED AT
 TOP OF AMERICAN LOOP
Ceaaie Mack's Team Regains Peak by Defeating Browns, ? to 0-Yankees Score Two Victories Over White Sox in as Many Days - Indians Nose Out Washington, to 0-Tigers Swamp Boston Red Sox 1Oto2-Cards Again Trounce New York Giants.
By the Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press
 Tho first week of intersection al campaigning on the various major league fronts left the Athletics at the head of their class in the American. with the Braves still impertinently clinging to the top in the National. The Mackmen regained the peak only by defeating sammy Gray and the Browns at Sportsmans park yesterday by a score of to 0. ad- mittedly not the easist task that could be chosen to occupy an early May afternoon.
 George Waiberg let the Browns down with one hit and famed six. He passed four men, however. and might have seen his game snatched from the victory column if the home forces had done any hitting at all. It was the first defeat of tfre season for Gray, who gave only nve hits before stepping aside for pinch batsman in the eighth. George blae- holder worked the final round Tor Dan Howley.
 The AS won by punching three hit, in the fifth with one of Grays two passes. The victory left the teams in a virtual tie for the lead ership, but the Macks gained the top by reason of having won one fewer and lost one fewer than the Brownies.
 The rumble of Yankee heavy artil- lery once more is disturbing the peace and quiet of American league cities. The champions have regis- tered ss hits in their last three games, and have won all of them. Three homers by Behrig on Satur- day and one by Ruth on Saturday and another yesterday paved the way for two Yankee victories over the White Box, II to and to 5.
 Waite Hoyt was derricked on sat- urday for the first time this season. but George Pipgras yesterday gained the distinction of being the first Yankee pitcher other than Aoyt to 70 the route this spring. The Sox prodded Pipgras for 10 hits. and George himself helped the opp0sa- ton along with five passes, but he was strong in the pinches. Eleven White Box were left stranded
 Washington still is unable to have a good hitting afternoon simultane- ousiy with | first rate pitching exhi- bition by any member of the sena- torjal stan. Adolph Liaka. one or the best right handlers in the major leagues, turned back the Indians with tive hits yesterday. but saw ms opponents win the game by to D.
 Liska now has lost three straight, each by enc run. He has worked 2 eetel ~ twenty odd inninss with only fnur runs. earned and unearned against his record.
 The Tigers held big rally al Nayin held yesterday at the expense Of Ed Norris. who was routed witn other Boston pitchers in 10 to . victory.
 The Cardinals are closing thelr series At the Polo Grounds today. and John McGraw still is hopeful that perhaps they will leave him the paint on the fagpole. After trounc- inr the clan McGraw by 10 to in ten innings on Saturday. the cham vtons came right back yesterday with | pair of late rallies, which netted . . to victory.
 The sabbath triumph pulled the Cardinals back into tie for second with the Cubs who had stolen a margin by beating the Phillies twice on saturday. but who were forced to sit idly yesterday as the Cards threw the Giants. Burleish Crime" led the Pirates to ' to ? victory over the Braves at Boston. pulling the Back Bay band down within reaching distance of the Cubs and Cardinals.
 Daxxy Vance entertained 2O.O0o Flatbush customers at Ebbets field yesterday by inflicting various humiiiations upon the Cincinnati Reds, the chief of which was to l decision for Brooklyn. Vance al- lowed just four hits and famed nine. The only run off him was Curt Walkers home in the fourth. Glenn Wright started his first game at short field for the flock and cele- brated by providing Vance with his ultimate winning margin by hitting a home run in the fourth with one mate q hna rd