New Britain herald., 1929-06-15
CARDINALS ADVANCE AS
 PIRATES FALL BEHIND
Rsd Birds Celebrate Delayed Opening of Boston Series by Beating Braves Giants Turn Back Pittsburgh Brooklyn Misplays Give Cincinnati Reds the Game-Athletics and Yankees Both Win in Ameri- can League = Washington Recovers to Defeat White Sox.
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 After two days, of vain battling against ran squalls, the Cardinals ssttlsd themselves yesterday to the more pleasant task of beating the Braves. The Red Birds celebrated the delayed opening of the Boston series by shading Judge Fuchs tribe, { to ;. and 90 regained first place by the percarious margin of half . game. or two percentage points. The Giants paved the way for this Cardinal advance by turning back the Pirates. ' to ,. after talk ine two Ruccaneer pokes on the chin In the two preceding after moons.
 With the Boatonese imprisoned Tn Sportsman's Park for three games In the next two days, Billy South worth entsrtains high hopes of con- solidatins the advanced position Of the Cardinals. but he may have to fight hard for any advantage ha Sains. Led by the veteran Harry eeibeld, the Braves gave the league champions . severe argument yes- terday. The visitors went 70 far as to propsl Wee Willie sherdel from the box in | most undignified man. nsr in the seventh while scoring three times to come within one of tic.
 Sylvester Johnson saved the day for 1htrdel, who got credit for the victory. Jim Bottomley helped tre- mendously with his eleventh homo run.
 The Pirates can't win them all, sAd this becomes particularly evi. dent when pitcher like Larry hsaten achieves his highest form. Benton gave the hard swinging Ruc- canesrs just seven hits, and seldom waS in any danger after the Giants knocked Jess Petty from the box in the first inning. It vas Petty's seeend knockout in two daya
 Brooklyn committed three mis- plays ia the ninth at Cincinnati yes- tsrday. enabling the Reds to score three times and tie, but rswon the eame In the elventh when Rhiel walked and scored on Frederick's double. It was Drooklyn's second straight victory over the Reda.
 With the limit of the trading sea- sen enly hours away. Jim Welsh encs mora finds himself in the re- salia of the Braves, while Eddie Farrell again is . Giant, n . result of a straight trade yesterday. Wslsh came to New York in ths Horntby deal, and Farrell moved to BAsten in the transaction which made Larry Bsaton . Giant.
 The Athletics and the Yankees wsn tAsir customary victories yes- terdey. Maintaining the eight gams rap by which the Athletics lead. The Nacks humiliatsd Cleveland . secend time O Bob Grove turned in fine ball to win by ! to 0, and tho Hugmen etampeded the Tigers. IS to {. Grove save just six hits in winaint his tenth Of the season and his sevsnth In succession. He has lest enly once this season.
 TAe Yanks had another fine hit ting sftsrneon. raking George Uhls. 0eeeee Smith and Jehn Prudhome for seventeen hlows, including Lou 0ehriG's sixteenth and seventeenth Aene runs. These two drives sent 0ehrtg into the unehalleneed lead Of the two majors. Waite Hoyt held the rigsrs to nine hits. and gave the impression that he could have done even better. had the occasion de- mandsd.